Formula 2 - Apolyton - Page 10

Rasputin · February 14, 2004, 08:45

mmm roman chariot race !!!!

spikes on the wheels .....

that would be cool

Spaced Cowboy · February 14, 2004, 10:56

What, is skanky on vacation again?

Adagio · February 14, 2004, 12:05

No, he just unsubscribed this thread

Skanky Burns · February 14, 2004, 12:11

I have been busy with work (and haven't had much sleep).
Update tomorrow morning.

Skanky Burns · February 14, 2004, 22:00

And they are off and racing again!
Spaced maintains his lead on the rest of the pack, but has a minor upset when he inadvertantly uncovered yet another oil patch. He started skidding towards the left side of the track but recovered soon enough. Meanwhile Rah is gaining slowly on our champ.

Drogue narrowly avoided an accident as Frozzy rammed Jonny just before he could ram Drogue. The track safety officer, having been fired only moments before the event, had no comment. Adding to the carnage, Pave misjudged the next turn, slamming into the side fence of the track just short of the next turn. He is out of the race.

ADG was stunned that there was a collision that did not involve him.

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Current speeds, wildcards:
Spaced, 6, 1
Rah, 7, 2
Drogue, 4, 1
Jonny, 1, 0
Frozzy, 0, 2
ADG, 4, 2

Rasputin · February 14, 2004, 23:05

go spaced, dont let him catch ya ....

Drogue · February 15, 2004, 06:56

Skanky, are you sure that's right, my orders shouldn't put me there.
My orders were

Quote:

Accellerate straight
MMMM

and it shows in my PMs that you have read that PM. I should be one square northwest of the oil slick, not southwest, hence no crash for me. You moved me two forward, instead of 4.

Adagio · February 15, 2004, 07:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
ADG was stunned that there was a collision that did not involve him.

You've got that right

I feel like Tackelberry (Sp?) in Police Academy 1:

*Tackelberry bangs head against car-front (several times)
Person 1: What's with him?
Person 2: There was some shooting, and he missed it

Skanky Burns · February 15, 2004, 07:03

Not sure how I made that error. Fixed.

Oh, and get your orders in. I have already received Rah's, still waiting on everyone else's.

Drogue · February 15, 2004, 07:29

Orders sent

Doubt I can catch either rah or SC, but the last hidden oil, or a misjudged corner, could give me a chance.

Rasputin · February 15, 2004, 08:57

rahs blind driving is unveleivable !!!!

Spaced Cowboy · February 15, 2004, 14:43

Sent

How long is this track anyway, and what does the finish line look like.

Skanky Burns · February 15, 2004, 14:50

You will be able to see the end next round...

Jonny · February 15, 2004, 16:31

Sent

Jamski · February 15, 2004, 19:00

Shall we play 10 points for 1st, 8 for second etc...

-Jam

Drogue · February 15, 2004, 19:20

I think the old Formula 1 scoring is better, because it rewards those that take risks to win.

10 for first
6 for second
4 for third
3 for 4th
2 for 5th
1 for 6th

Should we backdate it to the last one? What happened in the last one?

Rasputin · February 16, 2004, 00:42

damn nothing for finishing furthest back on the track !!!!!

Skanky Burns · February 16, 2004, 01:37

Still need orders from Frozzy and ADG.

Rasputin · February 16, 2004, 02:50

hurry up nd finsih so we cna start again

Adagio · February 16, 2004, 09:15

I thought I did send... nevermind, will send right away...

Adagio · February 16, 2004, 09:18

Orders has (finally) been sent...

Skanky Burns · February 16, 2004, 10:32

The end of the race can now be seen! Hooray!!

Besides that, the only noteworthy event is Frozzy crashing into the side of the track, attempting no doubt to emulate Eventis.

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Current speeds, wildcards:
Spaced, 7, 1
Rah, 8, 2
Drogue, 5, 1
Jonny, 2, 0
ADG, 5, 2

Adagio · February 16, 2004, 10:38

... and sent...

duke o' york · February 16, 2004, 10:39

So who wins? I think that I'm right in believing that there is one more oil patch remaining, but if rah and Spaced both use their final wildcards to accelerate, can rah catch up and will he choose the correct side to pass Spaced? Will it come down to the winner simply being the person to send their orders in first on the last round?

Skanky Burns · February 16, 2004, 10:50

I think Spaced has the edge in this one. Should both of them accelerate next turn and use all their remaining wildcards to accelerate, S will still be 1 square in front of Rah.
And yes, 1 final oil-patch.

Spaced Cowboy · February 16, 2004, 11:04

sent

Jonny · February 16, 2004, 11:13

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Drogue · February 16, 2004, 11:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I think Spaced has the edge in this one. Should both of them accelerate next turn and use all their remaining wildcards to accelerate, S will still be 1 square in front of Rah.

Yes, but they will cross the line on the same turn, and rah will be further ahead at the end of that turn. The best way is to look at it this way though:

Rah has 18 spaces left. If he accelerates with both his wildcards he'll be moving at 11 next turn, and 12 the turn after. So next turn he will have 7 spaces to go, moving at a speed of 12, and so will cross the finish line in 1 and 7/12 turns, or 1.583 turns.

Spaced Cowboy has 15 spaces left. If he accelerates with his remaining wildcard he'll be moving at 9 next turn, and 10 the turn after. So next turn he will have 6 spaces to go, moving at a speed of 10, and so will cross the finish line in 1 and 6/10 turns, or 1.6 turns.

Therefore, Rah will cross the finish line first.

Drogue · February 16, 2004, 11:34

Oh, and sent, for what it's worth. Looks like I'll be coming 3rd

if Jamski hadn't hit that slick, he would have won, even at that speed. Scary

Skanky Burns · February 16, 2004, 11:39

Lightning round!!!

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Current speeds, wildcards:
Spaced, 9, 0
Rah, 11, 0
Drogue, 7, 0
ADG, 5, 2
Jonny, 3, 0