To mark the 22nd Anniversary of Freelancer's release, Discovery has partnered with Regulancer to host a celebration event. A micropatch will be released shortly containing new racing mechanics. To explore how this new gear works, on the 1st we'll be hosting a racing tournament across Pennsylvania, Provence and Dublin.

Racing engines are special Light Fighter mounts that allow you to travel at the Ludicrous Speed of 1,000ms. They have near instantaneous charge times, and function like a temporary speed boost - they burn your power, and once it's depleted, you'll be forced out of cruise again. They also affect your thrusters, boosting your speed to approximately 600ms.

To make good use of this pair of mechanics, you'll need to engine kill and maneuver precisely to preserve your momentum and slide around tough corners. In addition, Aingar's magic means we now have FLHook supported racing that'll track your lap times and add waypoints to each ring. This also tracks the top times for each track using a local leaderboard. This functionality will expand further in the future.

Racing engines will be purchasable from:

• Allentown Base, Pennsylvania.
  
• Golden Dragon Casino, Shikoku.
  
• Heisenberg Research Station, Cologne.
  
• Monte Carlo Freeport, Provence.
  
• Noshima Freeport, Shikoku.
  
• Trafalgar Base, New London.
  
• Valley Forge Station, Pennyslvania.
  
• Waterloo Station, New London.

As we want everyone to be able to participate and this is a part of a wider pan-community event, roleplay requirements will be removed in proximity to the races. This is an opportunity to come together and have a good time, regardless of faction or ID. Staff will be hosting the event on the main Discord server's stage as well, with @TheKusari streaming on Twitch. Please join us if you want to listen in to commentary!