Racing Overview

• The races will be split into three parts: Warm-up, Qualifiers, and the Main Event. The first race will occur on the Golden Dragon track in Shikoku on Saturday, and the second on the highest voted track on Sunday (vote in the discord).
  
• Warm-up (30 mins): any ships can race to get used to the track and shake off the rust.
  
• Qualifiers (30 mins): registered players/teams race for the whole duration to set the best single lap time they can.
  
• Main Event (up to 30 mins): all participants race for the fastest completion of a set number of laps for the best (fastest) overall time. Everyone can join, but you will only be near the front if you do well during the Qualifiers.
  
• Points are earned both by individuals and teams. The structure is outlined below:
  
  Point Structure

  Qualifier

  • 1st (player & team): 3 points
    
  • 2nd (player & team): 2 points
    
  • 3rd (player & team): 1 point
    

  Main Event

  • 1st (player & team): 8 points
    
  • 2nd (player & team): 7 points
    
  • 3rd (player & team): 6 points
    
  • 4th (player & team): 5 points
    
  • 5th (player & team): 4 points
    
  • 6th (player & team): 3 points
    
  • 7th (player & team): 2 points
    
  • 8th (player & team): 1 point
    
    Team points are based on the average of the top 2 performers.
    

Racing Mechanics

• To use some of the commands, you must select the first racing ring solar or one of the racers. This will display the track's name.
  
  Racing Commands

  /race solo <lapCount> [raceNum] - immediately starts a solo race. Must have the first ring of the track selected. If there is more than 1 route for the track, specify the number.
  /race host [raceNum] - host a race lobby. The host is also a racer. Must have the first ring of the track selected. If there is more than 1 route for the track, specify the number.
  /race join [spectator] - joins the lobby of the targeted player (participants work as well as host) as racer(default) or spectator(if specified)
  /race setlaps <lapCount> - sets the lap count for the race. Host only
  /race start - begins the race. Host only
  /race disband - disbands the lobby if the race hasn't started yet. Host only
  /race withdraw - removes you from the race and forfeits your standing
  /race status - prints real-time stats of the race (times, checkpoints), triggers automatically when the leading player finishes a lap.
  /race info - prints info about the race (host name, loop count, participants)
• Remember that racing engines are necessary to participate in the races.
  
  Racing engine purchase locations

  • 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.
    

Rule Changes

• Drone ships are currently disabled from racing.
  
• All racers have unlimited respawns.
  
• Interfering with ongoing races is forbidden. This includes deliberate bumping by the racers.
  
• PvP around the racetracks is forbidden during the event.
  
• RP is not required around the racetracks during the event.
  
• Temporary unstable jump holes will be spawned to connect the racetracks during the event. They do not exist in the roleplay environment.

Rewards

• 1st place player: 20 mil.
  
• 2nd place player: 10 mil.
  
• 3rd place player: 5 mil.
  

All team points will contribute to their Season Score, with rewards (and accolades) to be collected at the end of the Season by the top 8 teams. The current Season is Summer.

Note: players who won individual rewards during the last racing event will only be eligible for team points. The reward money will instead go to the next eligible player on the leaderboard.


Streams
Anyone streaming the event gets 4mil for each day.

Betting
Each of the teams below will have an in-game account where players can send money to bet on the team. The total bet amounts will be updated daily to represent the perceived odds of them doing well. Betting will close before the start of the first race.

Payouts will be sent to the accounts that sent the money, with the amount determined by the latest odds. Odds will be generated based on the bet on each team out of the combined total bet amount across all teams.
E.g. if you bet 1mil on a team with 1/10 odds, you will get 10mil if they win, 5mil if they get second place, 2.5mil if they get third place, and nothing if they place lower.