Race 1 is the first of the International Race School's yearly tournament races.
History[]
Early History[]
During the development of the hover car International Race School, several races were designed for a school tournament, the first of which would usually demonstrate the initial capabilities of the school year's students.
Hover Car Racer[]
Moments after Race 1 began, a crash occurred on the first corner, taking out two of the 20 participating racers.
During the 5th lap, Jason Chaser, who was coming 10th overall, suddenly experienced mechanical difficulties as the Argonaut's left-rear magneto drive lost all power without warning. Rushing into the pit lane at the next opportunity, Jason's eagerness to get back on the track caused him to subconsciously move the Argonaut outside his pit bay's line, incurring him a 15 second penalty. Once the penalty was over, Jason hurried to overtake the driver in Car 70, narrowly avoiding elimination.
By Lap 25, the Race was being led by the driver of the Speed Razor, Xavier Xonora, thanks to his skills on the track and his seven seconds long pit stops.
Upon Lap 29, sic cars remained in the race, with Xonora still in the lead, Barnaby Becker in second, Ariel Piper in fourth, Jason in fifth, and Isaiah Washington in sixth. On the final run along the coastline to the finish line, Jason experienced another mechanical failiure as both of his rear magneto drives lost power, causing the Arognaut to lose ground to Washington in the Black Bullet.
On the final hairpin, Ariel suddenly lost control of the Pied Piper as a virus assaulted her car's computer and depowered her right-side magneto drives. As the Pied Piper flew out of control over the bay, Jason saw that the emergency crews wouldn't reach her in time to prevent her from crashing into the cliffs, and went after her. As Ariel refused to eject from her car since losing it would mean the end of her time at the Race School, Jason used the Argonaut to lift the Pied Piper, narrowly making over the edge of the clifftop.
Once emergency crews had control of the Pied Piper, Jason drove back to the course to pit lane, having officially failed to finish the race, which Scott Syracuse pointed out had cost Jason the points he would have earned for coming fifth.
After the race was over, Jason's mech chief Sally McDuff reported what she'd found regarding their depowered magneto drives, and Ariel shared with Jason the revelation that someone had put a time-bomb computer virus in her car that had been set to go off towards the end of the race.
Race Details[]
Race 1 of the International Race's School's tournament is a SuperSprint-type race, one that lasts 30 laps around a short course through the forests and coastline of southern Tasmania near Hobart. The race is classified as a SuperSprint 30-2-1, where the last-placed racer is eliminated at the end of every 2 laps.
Top Finishing Positions[]
- Xavier Xonora
- Barnaby Becker
- Unnamed French Youth
- Isaiah Washington
- Jason Chaser (Did Not Finish)
- Ariel Piper (Did Not Finish)
Trivia[]
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