NSSCRA 7- Everything Thread (IC)

[Saint Kanye]

NSSCRA: KANYEANS FINISH 1-2 IN EXHIBITION RACE
Alvarez narrowly edges Brooke for win; Stiller salvages Top 20

by Dante Dinkley

TUNDRA FALLS - The recently concluded Exhibition at Tundra Falls proved to be a great race for two of the drivers from St. Kanye's NSSCRA (Nationstates Stock Car Association) team, Glorious Free Republic Motorsports. Thea Alvarez, who drives the #46 Multiversal Automotive Coatings Chadwick C-1000, and Jeremiah Brooke of the #18 Hyde Medical Group Chadwick C-1000 started fifth and fourth, respectively, stayed up front much of the time, and battled each other hard in the final laps, with the 19-year-old Alvarez eventually winning by just 0.019 second over her teammate Brooke. Cassadagan Stacie Houston, who was part of last season's championship four alongside both Alvarez and Brooke, finished in third position, followed by hometown driver Bryan Harrison in the #5 car, and Lisanderian open-wheel standout Lourdina Westgrens, who is making her NSSCRA debut in the #7 Dunneot. Skip Stiller, also of GFR, lingered mid-pack, taking his #3 QED Car Rentals Chadwick C-1000 from a 21st place start to a 19th place finish. He led just two laps compared to Alvarez's 32 and Brooke's 30. Polesitter and defending NSSCRA champ River Suzgar was dominant in the early stages of the race, but somehow dropped like a stone in the middle. He was only able to salvage 24th place, one spot in front of Cocoabo #28, who started dead last.

From fourth, Brooke was able to jump ahead of Floyd Hackerbee and the #75 to grab third by Lap 2. He then picked off Kai Qiang (#44) and Suzgar (#14) to take the lead by Lap 6. On Lap 10, Suzgar would be at fourth, and a lap later, Alvarez would pass him and drop him to fifth. She then passed Qiang at third and Hackerbee at second and eventually her teammate Brooke in the "Hyde Ride" by Lap 15. She would lead until Lap 21, where she would get passed by Houston on the outside. Meanwhile, Stiller was making little progress, only getting into the top 20 with a pass that saw him get between Andrew Holden (#32) and Ellie Lindskog (#50).

In a scene that would remind many NSSCRA fans of the end of last season's Vilaye Energy Drink 314, Brooke and Houston would be side by side at the start/finish line at the end of Lap 24, with the Kanyean being scored narrowly ahead. The #18 would be up front for five more laps before conceding it back to the #46, who would lose it a lap later to the #2 of Centur Tiones.

The first DNF of the race would belong to Hampton Island's Kevin Cosgrove on Lap 36. He was trying to overtake brothers Mael and Gael Erwann (#71 and #99 respectively) of Brittany Normandy Aquitaine, but got too aggressive and sent his #22 Shellshock Batteries machine into the wall.

Afterwards, Alvarez kept up with the front pack, and Stiller slowly but surely gained ground on his opponents. Brooke almost spun himself out trying to pass Westgrens for third on Lap 47, but he managed to save his car. Unfortunately, this dropped him to 17th place. The second caution flew on Lap 68, with Mael Erwann getting tangled with Central Shaneville's Shane Wray (#20) and collecting Sherpa Tsering Chu (#90). Stiller came out of the pits with the lead, but not for long as Hackerbee, Alvarez, and Meghan Sharpe in the #4 Spacebook machine all flew past him after just two laps. Alvarez led some more laps after, as did Brooke after climbing back into the top 10.

The #46 and #18 in fact swapped leads several times in the final thirty laps. The #27 of Houston sneaked by the GFR cars for the lead with twelve laps to go, but it was short-lived as after three laps, the Kanyeans overtook her, Alvarez on Houston's outside and Brooke on her inside. Alvarez had the lead over Brooke, by a single car length, coming to the white flag. Brooke was able to decrease that lead, but not retake it as GFR's female driver held on for the victory, a huge improvement from her 36th place finish in the same event last season. Stiller avoided finishing outside the top 20 by passing outside pole starter Qiang on Turn 1 of the last lap, and Licio Granado (#9) on Turn 3.

"Yes! Victory!" said Alvarez. "Couldn't have opened the season with a higher note than this. Now to replicate this success next week, when there are now points and a Chase spot on the line." "Man, Thea did well today", commented Brooke. "She improved a lot. That's not to say she wasn't good last season. She was good, and I think I was good, but this is the kind of performance that this team needs to be showing in this new season. Gonna disagree with her though, as much as she wants a repeat of this finish in the Tundra Falls 500, I'd rather get mine next."

Stiller stated, "First of all, I congratulate my two teammates. Okay, they ran well, but what about me? I'd need to stop the pressure and stress from eating me. We'll just need to make the proper adjustments, not just with the car, but also to me as a driver. That's what I need."

All qualifying sessions and races will be broadcast live on SKYNET (Saint KanYe NETwork) Sports Channel 12, and online at nsscra.skynet.stk.

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OFFICIAL STANDINGS - Race 0 of 23 (Exhibition)

1. #46 Thea Alvarez (STK)
2. #18 Jeremiah Brooke (STK)
3. #27 Stacie Houston (CDG)
4. #5 Bryan Harrison (NEW)
5. #7 Lourdina Westgrens (LIS)
19. #3 Skip Stiller (STK)

DRIVER POINTS

N/A

NEXT RACE

Tundra Falls 500, Tundra Falls, Newmanistan

[Cassadaigua]

Houston Third, Compliments Competition,
by Chelsea Dufresne, Concord Heights Times

It was really nice for the organizers to let our baseball team also play in Tundra Falls for the playoffs. That way I can do double duty here in coverage, which means I get twice the pay for the same amount of travel. The great part about the Proving Grounds is the layout of the facility, with the baseball stadium being in the middle of the race track’s infield. Many Cassadagan fans traveled to Newmanistan for baseball, and not really for the exhibition race, but because they were here, they opted to view the exhibition event. Far more Cassadagan fans are expected to come for the actual Tundra Falls 500, which starts the season.

An exhibition is a competitive test session, and while Thea Alvarez and Jeremiah Brooke celebrate their 1-2 finish, let’s hope they do better then the drivers who finished 1-2 in the exhibition last year. That would have been Jia Huang, from The Sherpa Empire, who has not returned to the team this year. As well as Tyler Abbott from Cassadaigua who lost his ride in the middle of the season due to ineffectiveness. The man who won the championship, the “Shark”, was 26th in the Exhibition last year.

Finishing third was Stacie Houston, who was passed by Brooke in the closing laps of the race. Once again, these two finish in close proximity, and that will probably lead to them being in close proximity after the race as well, as they seemed to forge a good friendship last year. Of the race, Houston told us, “It was a good test, I felt that we did great. We were up there running at the front all day long. Had a car that could of won, and I have to thank Five Star Mobile for their support in making this happen. This is going to be more competitive then it was this year, the returnees have more experience, and there were some new faces in this field who were very good. I look forward to the main event here and doing what we did last year!” Other Dagan finishes saw Meghan Sharpe run 6th, but Jenna Logan run 26th. Sharpe was also happy with her day. “All in all, yeah, a good performance. Plenty to like.” Logan wasn’t too determined and laughed about it, saying, “We’re off to the same start Suzgar was last year!”, in referencing Suzgar’s 26th place finish in the exhibition last year.

[Vangaziland]

Vangazi Run Unmotivated Race

"The truth is", said Floyd Hackerbee, "We didn't put everything on the line today for an exhibition race." Floyd and the #75 Humboltson Hotels car started best out of the VMR teams at 4th. His race looked lackluster at times, especially during a poor start.

"A lot of rust came into play", Hackerbee admitted. "Things got rough early in the race."

When an incident took Kevin Cosgrove out of the race, Floyd was behind him. Floyd was running faster, but the front of the pack had been behind Cosgrove at the time, moving up the slower cars. In an attempt to avoid Cosgrove, Floyd had to go wide inside to the wall. This caused the Humbltson machine to take damage along the front fender. The Vangazi also lost several places during the incident before even reaching the pit lane.

By the time Hackerbee returned to the track, he had significant ground to make up. "If those first 50 laps were incident free for me, the outcome of the race may have been different."

By lap 65, Floyd had returned to the lead. It showed his car had the pace to put up good times. Unfortunately, this lead started to falter by lap 100. "It felt great to lead a few exhibition laps", said Hackerbee. "Hopefully its a sign of things to come throughout the season."

The #75 would eventually fall out of the top 10. Floyd held steady at 16th for quite a few laps towards the end. It showed he wasn't quite pushing the race. "This was more of a warm up thing", Floyd said after the race. "The early races will have the most parity. As the season wears on, those who put forth the effort will find their form. Nothing was at stake for me to really push as hard as I should have towards the end."

Kev Schorebrook and the indigo #25 had a better finish at 9th. "The top 10 is not a bad place to be", said Kev."The truth is that the Chase makes these first few races about 'win or lose' only. Points are almost extra until the post-season. At this point, you just need to earn your one win."

Kev was the top Vangazi to finish, even though he started behind the others at 7th. Schorebrook spent the first 98 laps treading just under the top ten. Kev really started picking things up around lap 101. The REDUP #25 moved into the top 5, running as high as 3rd. It ran that segment 4th fastest on the field.

As the race wound down, Kev fell behind a faster pack. Among those to pass him were Sharpe and Houston on either end of the offending pack. Kev also seemed to fall back for a position he might have fought harder for in the regular season. "I guess I just wasn't that excited to fight those cars off for the rest of the race, to be honest", Kev admitted. "The test of the day was to fight back from mid-pack. We got up there for a bit. Now we know we need to work on our late race strategy."

Kev also had a slow pit stop, which saw his crew run the worst time of the day. Kev even spun his wheels a little on exit. A better stop with a more aggressive defense might have given Kev the win.

"The good thing about this race is that the Tundra Falls 500 is coming up soon", said Ellie Lindskog. Lindskog and the Royal Imperial Brewery #50 had a rather lackluster race.The reorganization of the field after the Kevin Cosgrove incident took Lindskog out of the top 10. She looked thrown off her game early.

"The silver lining is that we qualified well. That can come in handy in the future. It also shows we had a good week leading up to the race. That'll also help later."

Ellie spent time between laps 60-100 running closer to 20th. Part of this turned out to be a strategy, as Ellie started to pick things up later in the race. She gained enough spots to keep her just outside of the top 10 as the race started to wind down. By the time the checkered flag fell, Lindskog had fallen to 14th.

"This is a week all drivers will need to improve on", Jessica Franssen said about the Vangazi. "I'd give them time to find their form and settle in. The exhibition race is a great way to help set the tone and establish which teams are putting the work in before the season starts. Now using the first week and race as a springboard, each team can set up their plans for the season."

[Xanneria]

Trouble brewing in NSSCRA?

it may be only an exhibition, but thewre's some stirring going on with Xanneria's KRD Team Iona Tom Bombelli was the fastest of the three Knox Hawkeyes but due to him not having the National Charter he missed the race. Sounds bad but to make it worse there is rumblings behind the scenes about favoritism from the Iona team. It is well known that Roman Gwinnet is the favorite driver for Knox with factory backing and a nickname of "The Golden Child" he's unlikely to go anywhere, but the second charter was given to Eddie Walters Jr a second generation who brings massive funding from a top Xannerian restaurant. That leaves Bombelli, a fast and talented veteran but not a native of Xanneria. Being that Bombelli is a native of neighboring Starcom Racing*, he seems to be the odd man out. This race seemed to amplify the possible issues too as several fans were claiming anti-Starcom bias. When told of this Team Iona head Dirk Iona said he would look into solutions and would possibly swap out Walters Jr and Bombelli for the second charter in alternate races.

As for the race, Walters Jr and Roman Gwinnet struggled a bit finishing in 31st and 33rd respectively 2 laps behind winner after handling issues slowed them down. Although may just be due to the boxy nature of the Knox Hawkeye Seen HERE!





*My Puppet

[The Sherpa Empire]

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‭Tsering Chu had never seen anything like the Proving Grounds and the crowds that they attracted. It was exciting and awe-inspiring, but she wasn't entirely ready for it. Her team was the best-funded of the ones from the Sherpa Empire, but she still didn't have the same top-of-the-line equipment, slick professionalism, and extensive supporting staff that some of the crews from richer nations had. She wanted to be competing at this level, but she wasn't completely confident that she belonged.

‭People tried to talk to her, either not realizing she was Deaf or hoping that she could lip-read well enough to understand them, and she had no idea what they wanted from her. She had brought her friend Mendok Sherpa to help her talk to people that didn't know sign-language, but Mendok didn't know English. When they tried asking Liangmei Li and Kai Qiang's crews for help, they were dismayed to discover that most of them didn't know English either, and some of them didn't even know enough Sherpa to understand what Mendok was saying to them. Kai Qiang himself knew some English -- but he was busy with his own crew, and Tsering and Mendok were shy about pestering him.

‭Qiang would wave when he saw them around the track, but he made no attempt to make conversation.

‭Out on the track, Tsering was more in her element. She knew her car, and she was at home behind the wheel. When people who could hear described sounds, she usually had no idea what they meant, but there was one sound she understood: the roar of engines. She could feel it in her hands when she gripped the wheel, and reverberating up from the floor when she put her foot to the pedals.

‭The competition was fiercer than she was used to, but she kept up reasonably well for the fist several laps. Just as she was starting to think, yeah, she could do this, two cars crashed in front of her and she couldn't swerve in time. She tried to turn out of the way, but too late. She spun sideways into them, and she was out of the race.

‭At least there were no points on the line...

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‭Liangmei Li was trying to make a big thing about how she had finished ahead of Kai Qiang in the exhibition race, but he wasn't that interested. "It's an exhibition race and you came in 12th," he said. "And you can stop posing like that. You're a driver, not a grid girl."

‭"Are you intimidated by my sexuality?" Li asked mockingly.

‭"I'm embarrassed for you," said Qiang. "Now, if you'll excuse me..."

‭He wandered off to find Thea Alvarez and congratulate her on winning. He'd had a bit of an off day and hadn't done that great himself, but it was some consolation that at least someone he liked had come out on top. He didn't really mind losing to Alvarez.

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[The Ferret Lands]

An Announcement from the Ferret Racing Commission:

Effective immediatly, Francis Furheart Jr. has been placed on racing probation due to his, although unfortunate, disastrous showing in the exhibition race. Qualifying far behind your teammates is one thing, but having a DNF on a race, even not scored, is completely unacceptable. While our team is not the most competitive in the field, we have expectations for our drivers and failing to complete a race is totally not in that range. He is still a full member of our team and will continue racing, but further poor showing may result in further action. We hope Francis can improve on this showing in the future.

In happier news, we congratulate our other driver in finishing 27th in the race! This is not a bad showing for the first showing, and we hope to see him in the top 20 soon!

Good luck to all other teams in the first race of the season coming up, the Tundra Falls 500.

[Vangaziland]

Lindskog Inspired Hammerhead Displayed At World Culture Fair

Planners from a nation called Saarkrisken set up the World Culture Fair in a metropolitan area by their coast. The town of Saark hosted the event with guests from around the world establishing shop in small, wooden huts. The fairgrounds looked like a village, filled mostly with food and drink vendors from around the world.

"Sharing drink and dining are an important part of the fair", said Mary Ambeth, marketing executive from Royal Imperial Brewery. Since the Alpen View Brew Fest has downgraded its celebration, the company looks to the World Culture Fair to tout its wares internationally. "These sorts of events help us interact with customers. This year, we wanted to do something other than just sell beer and t-shirts."

The brewery pulled off a joint campaign with Vannish Motors and their subsidiary, AngelWing Bikes. In one hut, open on one side like a lean-to, sat a Vannish Motors Hammerhead and an AngelWing GreenHog. The car is painted in the same scheme as Ellie Lindskog's #50 car. The vehicle lacks all sponsors. It also features the production spoiler, as opposed to the decklid standard on NSSCRA vehicles.

"We painted this model specially for the World Culture Fair", said Edgar Halvorsen, chief product officer of Vannish Motors' Sportscar Division. "It's a great way to bring attention to NSSCRA, Vannish drivers and our sponsor Royal Imperial Brewery."

The same brewery which sponsors Ellie Lindskog also has a booth at the fair, where Vannish food and the company's award winning beer are sold. "It's easy to think that we're just a beer company and exist to facilitate parties. The truth is that we give lots of money towards education and help promote safe driving policies. Our company is also one of the Mainland's top employers. We're an important part of the Vannish economy."

AngelWing Bikes is a new venture for Vannish Motors. The GreenHog is their first foray into high speed electric bikes. It boasts just over 350 horsepower. Top Speed for the GreenHog is limited at 150 mph. The battery pack gives a range of up to 196 miles between charges. Testers have called the bike nimble and responsive with its handling.

A special feature of the bike on display was the purple lighting ran into the bodywork. Certain editions of the GreenHog come with red lighting from the factory. The lights are an homage to the psi-kinetic devices VMR used in season 2 of the WGP2. An aftermarket company is producing multiple colors of the lights one can have installed, including a ColorBlend kit capable of custom colors.

"When you see the GreenHog, you should think the future is now", said Pat Laverly, brand manager for AngelWing Bikes. "It's the start of what we hope to turn into one of the top motorcycle companies of the multiverse."

"I'm glad I can be a part of something like the World Culture Fair", said Ellie Lindskog. The driver will speak at a video teleconference with any gathered guests on an afternoon between races. "The AngelWing's bike is definitely a sign of things to come, with green vehicles. It's a great way of seeing something iconic like a muscle car, with the new wave of technology."

[Newmanistan]

Cutoff time for Tundra Falls 500 qualifying!

Race: Exhibition at Tundra Falls
Track Record: 56.342

Qualifying Results: (Drivers in red were among those who needed to qualify in, and were not able too)

1 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                           56.624
 2 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                          56.666
 3 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                        56.710
 4 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                      56.762
 5 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                       56.770
 6 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                          56.784
 7 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                     56.799
 8 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                    56.809
 9 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                          56.814
10 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                        56.826
11 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                           56.875
12 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                       57.013
13 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                         57.046
14 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                             57.110
15 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                       57.133
16 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                     57.150
17 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)               57.179
18 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)             57.188
19 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)             57.364
20 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                        57.366
21 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                       57.495
22 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                             57.509
23 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                         57.527
24 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                         57.595
25 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*                  57.653
26 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                       57.699
27 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)           57.767
28 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)                  57.786
29 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*              57.840
30 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                             57.840
31 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                         57.868
32 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                         57.930
33 #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                     58.032
34 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                           58.487
35 #32 Andrew Holden (Lisander) *Q*                        58.542
36 #42 Euroli Islander (Tropicorp) *Q*                     58.675
37 #49 Melvin Andrew (One Jamaica) *Q*                     58.848
38 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                        58.859
39 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                     58.870
40 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                            58.875
41 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                          58.939
42 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)           59.099
43 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                    59.110
44 #98 Adam Poboski (Greythorne) *Q*                       59.121
45 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                    59.129
46 #29 Jeff Shreeves (Central Shanesville) *Q*             59.155
47 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)           59.161
48 #94 Yael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine) *Q*       59.179
49 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                       59.465

[Saint Kanye]

NSSCRA: STILLER CLAIMS POLE FOR TUNDRA FALLS 500
Alvarez sixth; Brooke in mid-pack

by Maria Muller

TUNDRA FALLS - Glorious Free Republic Motorsports' Thea Alvarez and Jeremiah Brooke were in high spirits last week as they finished 1-2 in the Exhibition at Tundra Falls NSSCRA (Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association) race. Skip Stiller, also of GFR, finished way below them at 19th. Not exactly a reason to celebrate. But there is now, as he'll be starting on pole for the first points-paying race of the season, the Tundra Falls 500, also held here.

"This is a most desirable position for me, considering how hard I found it to move up from the middle in the exhibition race. My concern now will be to hold my position and prevent others from taking the lead from me. Great job to the crew. They prepared this car according to how we understood it needed to be like", said Stiller, who drives the #3 QED Car Rentals Chadwick.

Alvarez will be starting at the outside of the third row after posting the sixth-fastest time. The driver of the #46 Multiversal Automotive Coatings Chadwick will be aiming for her second straight trip to victory lane. Brooke and his #18 Hyde Medical Group Chadwick, however, will be hard-pressed to move up from 26th, just ahead of defending champion River Suzgar in the #14. Melvin Andrew (#49), Adam Poboski (#98), Jeff Shreeves (#29) and Yael Erwann (#94) once again fail to qualify. Andrew Holden (#32) and Euroli Islander (#42) are out this week after making it in last week. The opposite is true for Tom Bombelli (#16) and Warren Pawstone (#34).

All qualifying sessions and races will be broadcast live on SKYNET (Saint KanYe NETwork) Sports Channel 12, and online at nsscra.skynet.stk.

GAG SHOW POKES FUN AT NSSCRA DRIVERS, GOES VIRAL

by Ray Wright

KARDASHIA - The popular Kanyean sketch comedy show R.O.F.L. is known for turning almost any topic into material for its gags. From the rise of gamer grandpas to the recent World Assembly brawl, the show, which airs on SKYNET Comedy Channel 28, has been a go to of Yeezies who need a laugh on Sunday nights. The hottest topic of the moment appears to be the Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association (NSSCRA), its drivers, and the relationship rumors connected to them. A NSSCRA-themed sketch by the show has recorded over 3 million views in 24 hours after it was uploaded online.

In the clip, fictional drivers and lovers Josiah Bricke (played by Anthony Spielman and meant to be a parody of Kanyean Jeremiah Brooke) and Tracie Austin (played by Charlotte Nimitz and meant to be a parody of Cassadagan Stacie Houston) talk about getting matching sponsors, helmets making it hard to blow each other kisses, the troubles of "being caught drafting with other girls", and finishing a race in a tie because "they were holding each other's hands while driving". A fictional announcer mentions that it was the second such tie they've had "after Tara Martinez and Mai Zhang (meant to be Kanyean Thea Alvarez and Sherpa Kai Qiang) did the same last week".

"Holy s---, that was hilarious, and that guy does look like our friend Brooke", said Kanyean driver Skip Stiller. Brooke himself said "Not really, I don't have that stupid pink hair anymore", referring to the result of a bet with his teammates that he lost last season. "And Stacie and I are not dating. But this is a parody. It twists the truth. If I complain about them portraying Stacie and I dating, might as well complain about them putting ninjas and people throwing fireballs in the World Assembly brawl." Alvarez also spoke up. "I heard that Tara Martinez mention at the end. I hope they also do a sketch about her! I'm a big fan of R.O.F.L., ya know."

EZIS, WEST, FRANSSEN BEST HOPES FOR A PART-TIMER WIN - POLL

by Yennefer Spencer

According to an online poll conducted by the Kibitzer, Rockii Ezis of Vilita and Turori was seen as the part-time driver most likely to score a win in the NSSCRA this season. 29% voted for the VTM development driver, just slightly ahead of St. Kanye's Philip West (26%) and Vannish WGP racer Jessica Franssen (21%). Lisander's Mor Holstein got 10% of the votes, while Tyler Abbott of Cassadaigua and Kevin Daniels of Newmanistan got 7% apiece. The survey, taken by about 10,000 people, assumes that a part-timer does win though; a separate poll reported that 78% of about 15,000 respondents believe that they won't compared to 22% saying they will.

[Brittany Normandy Aquitaine]

Nantes Times

A Special Edition Report

Upon the start of the NSSCRA season, barely anything was heard about it to the everyday citizen of Brittany-Normandy-Aquitane, until the President made a report on the situation, stating how the drivers will be funded more by the government to get started as a way to get themselves recognized, which then got people interested at home.

A driver review...

Erwann Brothers Overview
As young boys, they loved racing, and watched races all the times, stock car or indycar, they loved it. Soon they got into go-kart seasons and constantly were on top as young ones, and as teenagers, they got into smaller dirt and stock cars on tiny tracks in races which they won in, and then eventually got on top in the B-N-A Stock Car Series, which they stopped racing from temporarily to partake in the NSSCRA to go pro.

Gael Erwann #99
Gael was who got the triplet trio into racing, after seeing a race one day which his father was lazily on the couch, and he managed to convince his parents to sign them up for go kart seasons, which is a tournament for kids or teenagers in B-N-A in... well... go-karts. Eventually he became popular from getting into dirt tracks as a teenager, and stock cars in his late teens and early twenties, soon becoming one of the top dogs in B-N-A, and being good friends with president, Gael Yannick II.

Mael Erwann #71
Mael followed Gael into racing, but seemed to be better at speed and handling than the other brothers, which got him in better positions, what got him was he pushed his car to much at times, and costing him more wins is fuel and tirewear that ruins his day late into races. He also partook as a child in sports, where he wasn't so good.

Yael Erwann #94
Yael followed Gael into racing, and wasn't to good, but loved the idea of it, and when on the Erwann Banana Racing Team, he had a great car, which he was so used to, he didn't need to pay to much attention to the track, and he could still win. He also has a good history with relationships... i guess.

Overall, with funding from the government of B-N-A, the drivers look to perform better.

Also on Gael's number issue, he had an interview which he stated... "It doesn't matter to much to me, as long as I race, I will be happy on the track, and maybe one day keep up with that 90 car too."

Article made and produced by the Nantes Times.

[Brittany Normandy Aquitaine]

"Banana Erwann Motorsports" Team Workshop

Location: Nantes, B-N-A

A 1 day trip to B-N-A after the qualifier before the race occurs every week for the team.
Yael is upset that he won't be in the race once again after being placed unluckily into a qualifier position, where he must qualify well to get in. As for Gael and Mael, they have been strategizing for the race, and discussing fuel and tire plans with the crew chief and pit crew.

They also took some laps of practice late in the evening post-qualifying and immediately after the fly back, where they didn't do to well as it wasn't a serious practice. They had to also attend a press conference together as a trio and answer press questions.

The press made it hard on them, as Yael couldn't get a word out without being bombarded on performance, Mael was questioned about what he is doing with his handling ability, and Gael was questioned about what he is doing leading the B-N-A team into pro stock car sports, and where the effort has been.

This conference really drove the drivers out of it and they left as soon as they could to fly back to Tundra Falls, Newmanstein, and are mid-flight as this news comes out.

[Tropicorp]

Tundra Falls 500, Tundra Falls Proving Grounds, Newmanistan :: After putting all three of their cars into the Tundra Falls Exhibition race, things were looking promising for Team Tropicorp. Now with the season set to begin, however, there will be just two Team Tropicorp cars in the field after Euroli Islander was unable to qualify for the season opening Tundra Falls 500.

Euroli Islander was not fast enough at Tundra Falls

Euroli Islander, along with the two Cocoabo in the Team Tropicorp Program, Cocoabo #28 and Cocoabo #78, each qualified for the Exhibition at Tundra Falls with Cocoabo #78 leading he pace for Tem Tropicorp qualifying in 19th position with Euroli Islander sneaking into the third and final open qualifying spot though time wise it wasn't terribly close with Islander half a second faster than Xanneria's Tom Bombelli.

During the exhibition race the goal was just survival and that is what Team Tropicorp did - survive. All three cars went the entire distance of the Exhibition with the consistent, but not incredibly Fast, Cocoabo #28 edging out their teammates with the Cocoabo placing 25th ahead of Euroli Islander (29th) and Cocoabo #78 (30th). Still with seven drivers having DNF'd from the Exhibition it was a solid first outing for Team Tropicorp.

Of course, the goal for Euroli Islander each week was simple: Qualify. After doing so successfully for the Exhibition, expectations were high for the Tundra Falls 500. Unfortunately Euroli Islanders time was about two tenths of a second slower than it was one week prior and the Team Tropicorp driver could only post the 36th fastest overall time; fifth best among open drivers which was not good enough to advance to the main event with Tom Bombelli of Xanneria, who narrowly missed qualifying for the Exhibition race.

Euroli Islander was the slowest of he three Team Tropicorp drivers during the qualifying session with Cocoabo #78 fastest in 22nd and Cocoabo #28 posting the 30th fastest time of all drivers. With only Cocoabo contesting the Tundra Falls 500 for Team Tropicorp, there will only be so far the scientific data collection will go. Team Tropicorp had considered a charter swap to ensure Islander qualified for the race but eventually decided against it as they also remain in discussions with major teams about the sale of the second Team Tropicorp charter as the team remains focused on developing its 3 drivers and Engineering research and experimentation on the high powered Stock Cars.

[The Sherpa Empire]

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‭Tsering Chu had recruited all of her pit crew from among her classmates at Yulha Sherpa College for the Deaf, but not all of them were actually Deaf. They mostly used sign language to communicate, but it wasn't as quiet as you might imagine. The ones who could talk did, and since some of them were hard of hearing, that usually meant yelling. Mendok Sherpa liked to play music, which had to be played loud for the benefit of those who were hard of hearing, then when they wanted to talk, she had to turn it down so they could hear over it.

‭In the next bay over, Liangmei Li and her crew were aggravated by the noise. When they yelled at Mendok to turn it down, it took forever to get her attention, and then she would turn the music back up a few minutes later. They got more and more pissed off until one of their tire-changers, a man named Ningxiao Hong, went over and stole the speakers.

‭Mendok was afraid to try to get the speakers back herself, so she went to ask Kai Qiang's big burly crew chief for help. "Why didn't you just turn the music down like they asked?" Kai Qiang asked.

‭"Is THAT what they were saying?" said Mendok. "I don't speak Chinese! I had no idea what they were saying!"

‭"Okay, I'll get your speakers back," said Qiang, "but you need to lay off on the loud music."

‭"Thank you," said Mendok. "I really didn't know that's what they were saying."

‭Qiang's crew chief mouthed in Chinese, "How was that not obvious?"

‭Qiang waved the question away and went to get the speakers. His crew chief followed him to make sure Li and Hong didn't give him any trouble. Kai Qiang was too proud to ask other men to protect him from getting pushed around and picked on, but he was short and he didn't look very tough, so sometimes people thought they could push him around. His crew chief, who was much larger, didn't mind using his size to discourage people from starting trouble.

‭When Mendok had her speakers back, Qiang asked if Chu's team needed any help getting ready for the Tundra Falls 500, since his team was in good shape. "It wouldn't hurt to have an extra set of hands," said Mendok.

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‭At the qualifying session for the Tundra Falls 500, Tsering Chu had the best time of the three drivers from the Sherpa Empire, qualifying 7th overall. She sent Mendok to thank Kai Qiang for helping her get her car ready. "It handled great," Chu signed. "Everyone did a good job, and it was really nice of him to help us."

‭Kai Qiang shrugged when Mendok passed Chu's thanks on to him. "I want to beat you guys, but I'll beat you fair and square and I'm not going to make it easier for the rich snots that had everything handed to them."

‭Mendok giggled at the indignant way he said the "rich snots" line. "There are a lot of people that don't think we should be here because we only came in 5th in IRACT. We still have to prove that we belong here, and it really means a lot that you're not snubbing us."

‭"I think they should have given the 3rd charter to Wang, but it wasn't my call," said Qiang. "And a feel good story for deaf people is still more interesting than another trophy on the shelf for some snot that already has it all."

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----o-֎-o----

‭Kai Qiang had no idea how the writers at R.O.F.L. had guessed that he had a crush on Thea Alvarez. He hadn't worked up the nerve to even ask her out. Was it really that obvious even without him saying anything?

‭Thea's reaction sounded like she didn't mind. When she said she hoped they did a sketch about "Tara Martinez," was that a hint that she wanted him to ask her out and give them more to write about?

‭It was worth a shot, he decided. If she really disliked him, she would have complained about the rumors by now.

‭When he had a chance to talk to Thea, he said, "I heard you liked that R.O.F.L. sketch about Tara Martinez and Mai Zhang. How would you like to really give them something to talk about? Could I take you dancing sometime? Maybe karaoke? If you really want to give the comedians a field day, we could do something crazy like mud-wrestling."

‭He would have liked to make some kinkier suggestions, but he was afraid of scaring her off if he got too raunchy too soon and it turned out she didn't have all the same kinks that he did.

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----o-֎-o----

[Jebslund]

It was a good week for two of the three Jebslunden teams.

For the Die Leute mit den Waffen and Luft-Raum teams, it was a week in which not-bad (though not winning) qualifier and race finishes were followed by similar (though not *better*) performance, and it was for that reason that, while the drivers and pit crews were certainly in higher spirits than they'd been opening week, not one of the team members was idle, everyone practicing and studying and generally doing what they could to improve performance as a whole. Oberst Eva Kerman, in particular, could often be seen with her eyes glued to her phone, watching and rewatching previous footage to glean as much as Kerbally possible from it (indeed, it was the only way she could, at this point. She'd been banned from practice laps on the course due to taking too many. Other drivers needed practice time, too.), rarely interacting with anyone else. There was simply no time if she wanted to get the most out of her studies.

As for the Wasserarmee team, however, things were considerably less optimistic. Nicht-Bill especially was feeling the pressure like no other. He'd been the only Jebslunder driver in the exhibition to have fallen back int he standings, and his pit crew were tripling their practice sessions in order to work on their speed as a result even as he stayed in his quarters and studied, occasionally sending for takeout as he did and leaving only to run practice laps on the track.

[The Ferret Lands]

We are very pleased by the showings by all of our drivers today! #55 and 56 qualified 18th and 19th respectively, and driver 34 managed to qualify to enter the race, placing 29th. A much stronger showing for this first race of the season compared to the exhibition race, especially for Furheart Jr. The team is ready to race competitively tomorrow! Good luck to all drivers for the race.

[Vangaziland]

Kev Schorebrook met Ellie Lindskog in her hotel suite on the night before the race. The two were fans of a TV show airing in Vangaziland. 'Runolf' was based on a Vannish folk hero of the same name. Runolf Vang was an ancestor of the Imperial Royal Family of Vangaziland. He was the first person of mixed Scandinavian Vann and African Gazi heritage. From Runolf's medieval origins, the modern Vannish Empire started to rise.

Kev and Ellie would be streaming the latest episode on a laptop El carried on the road. Although the show was playing, the two spoke and laughed throughout the show. The series was an epic, the sort of show many people are often quiet for. Kev and Ellie got along so well though. Their conversation was more engaging than simply watching a show.

"Imagine being back in those days", Ellie fathomed as she looked over to Kev. The pair sat on a long sofa. They both wore casual clothes. Ellie was more comfortable in yoga pants and a long sleeved tee. Kev wore jeans and a hoody. She turned her gaze back to the TV with a smile.

"I don't know if I'm made for the sword and axe days", Kev said with a laugh. "Imagine not being able to shower all the time."

"Yeah, or the lack of healthcare and prevalence of pseudo science. A little cough could become fatal." Ellie appeared to be thinking of something a little deeper than just hygiene. The two topics were related, of course.

"Yeah, but mainly the showers. And I bet the beds weren't too comfortable." Kev also kept his attention on the TV. He occasionally glanced at El, but tried not to make it obvious. The two were really good friends and were trying to keep their relationship professional.

On the screen, several characters were caught in a fight scene. One side of the warriors were dressed as barbarians with horned helmets. Those on Runolf's side had more simple clothing, with axes and Scandinavian style shields. The shields made the difference and helped the opponents fall one by one.

Throughout the fight, Runolf stood out. He was played by an actor who was becoming a breakout star in Vangaziland. The scene was a major piece of choreography, which saw Runolf sometimes fighting off multiple people with an axe. He used spinning attacks and even a few timely kicks.

A female warrior was the last to finish her fight. The barbarian kicked her legs out from under her and tripped her. Runolf leapt from the side of the screen with a diving attack to sever the man's arm with a strike. The enemy fell to the ground, clutching his wound before passing out in shock. Runolf sheathed his axe and turned to the female. His dark brown hand extended to help her to her feet.

"It looks like you took quite the spill, M'lady", said the Black Viking.

Ellie laughed a little at the overplayed trope of the damsel in distress. "I wish I had someone on the track to rescue me like that", Ellie said. She knew it left an opening for Kev.

It was an opening Schorebrook took. "That's me", he said playfully. "I'll be your Runolf. Just follow my path. Get on my tail. Draft away."

"Mmm hmm", Ellie replied as she crossed her arms and lowered her eyelids. She turned away from Runolf to eye Kev up and down. When he started to look, she turned away. It made Kev hold in a laugh as he knew what she was doing.

"I guess we're like today's knights and warriors", Kev added. "Besides real soldiers. But think. Back then there were Vannish knights whose primary mission was to represent the Empire. We do that for sure."

"That's an awesome way to look at it", said Ellie as she thought to herself. "The races are like some kind of joust or gladiator thing. Again, not as much as fight sports."

"Dude, the MFC was awesome", said Kev about the Multiverse Fighting Championships. "Three Vannish belts won in Vangaziland? Ridiculous."

"Jessica knows Linda Henshmen", Ellie said about one of the fighters. "Jess is such a rockstar."

"I hope my career can go as well as hers", he said about Franssen. "She's such a household name in the Empire. She really does a lot for the sport."

The two continued to watch their show and talk in preparation for the race. It showed the two had chemistry and worked well together off the track. Ellie needed Kev's guidance as a more experienced racer. She needed to improve on the track from what she did last year. Her exhibition start was mediocre at best. The Vangazi would have to show up for the Tundra Falls 500 and throughout the season.

Both drivers were relaxing tonight after sharing a good meal. They would be well prepared and relaxed for tomorrow's race.

[Vilita and Turori]

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Vilita & Turori run in the Top 10 in Exhibition Event

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Centur Tiones :: #2 Tiones Lumber Dart
:: WINS: [ 0 ] :: TOP 5: [ 0 ] :: TOP 10: [ 1* ] -:- POLES: [ 0 ]

After starting the exhibition at Tundra Falls in 9th place, Centur Tiones quickly started powering their way through the field and made it up into the Top 5 by the end of the first segment challenging 'Final 4' playoff drivers Stacie Houston of Cassadaigua, Jeremiah Brooke of Saint Kanye and teammate River 'Shark' Suzgar for the top spot.

Tiones slipped back through the field after a change of tires and a slow pit stop and was never able to quite so the same speed as they did in Segment one, settling for a 10th place finish on the day. Still, the showing was an improvement on the way Tiones and the Vilita & Turori Motorsports team kicked off NSSCRA 6 and one of their drivers ultimately ended up as series champion, so there was a lot to look forward to still for Vilita and Turori.

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River "Shark" Suzgar :: #14 Vilitan Tourism / Vilaye Energy Drink / Toys '4' All Dart
:: WINS: [ 0 ] :: TOP 5: [ 0 ] :: TOP 10: [ 0 ] -:- POLES: [ 1* ]

The defending NSSCRA Champion got the season off to a good start qualifying on pole position for the Exhibition at Tundra Falls. As it was the first event of the season it was the Vilitan drivers first pole of the season* though it won't count towards the Championship standings.

The event itself did not go as smoothly for Suzgar who after finishing second in the first segment, dropped through the field and ended up having to settle for a dissapointing 24th place finish. Despite the poor showing in the exhibition, Suzgar won't let it get to them too much as the team had a slow start to the NSSCRA 6 season as well before rallying back to win the Championship.

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Yraaga Gilli'i :: #41 Tropicorp Racing Supply Dart
:: WINS: [ 0 ] :: TOP 5: [ 0 ] :: TOP 10: [ 1* ] -:- POLES: [ 0 ]

After qualifying 10th for the season opening Exhibition at Tundra Falls, Yraaga Gilli'i drove the #41 Tropicorp Dart to a very consistent showing around the Tundra Falls Superspeedway and ended up as the highest finishing Vilita & Turori driver in 8th place.

Gilli'i never ran higher than 4th during the event but battled the upper-mid-pack vehicles throughout ultimately edging out Vangaziland's Kev Schorebrook for 8th place.

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Development / Open Drivers ::

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Rockii Ezis :: #60 CoCoCo / Coco-Mart Dart
:: WINS: [ N/A ] :: TOP 5: [ N/A ] :: TOP 10: [ N/A ] -:- POLES: [ N/A ]

Rockii Ezis has not yet been able to get onto the track in the NSSCRA 7 season as he awaits word from Vilita & Turori Motorsports that they have secured an additional charter for their Driver #60.

Ezis spent the weekend of the Tundra Falls Exhibition back in Rockii Coast doing simulator work to help make the team cars better after a mildly slow start to the season. The team are still working hard to work out the details of an addition charter to permit Ezis to return to the NSSCRA Field in Cassadaigua. While Ezis is on hand at the Tundra Falls 500, standing by in case any driver needs a subsitutie, the CoCoCo sponsored youngster may not see the track until the field rolls into the Lonngeylin Bull Ring later in the month.

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iBen Toralmintii :: #77 Turori Tourism / Cocoabo Preservation Society Dart
:: WINS: [ N/A ] :: TOP 5: [ N/A ] :: TOP 10: [ N/A ] -:- POLES: [ N/A ]

iBen Toralmintii is currently not scheduled for any events this season.

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Vilaye eyeing NSSCRA Pole Award Partnership

:: Vilaye Energy Drink

The Vilisorma beverage company has begun negotiations with the NSSCRA organizing commitee regarding the possibility of one of its brand being named the official sponsor of the NSSCRA series Pole Award, handed out weekly to the driver fastest in the Qualification Round.

Vilisorma Beverage Company has long been a supporter of Vilitan sporting ventures particularly through its Vilaye brand. Vilaye energy drink has long been the title sponsor of the Vilitan League's seasonal Tropical Trophy competition, has served as a kit sponsor for teams both in the Vilitan League and even abroad and has also been heavily involved in Vilita & Turorian Motorsports. Vilaye has been a personal sponsor of famed Vilitan World Grand Prix driver R.L. Cruisin and has recently expanded that support to up and coming Grand Prix drivers Juracai Klianiota and Jama'obo Pegasii. Vilaye also served as sponsor of the Vilaye Energy Drink 314 race at the Vilitan Mountain Challenge Course in Rockii Coast during the sixth NSSCRA season which saw Vilaye sponsored driver River 'Shark' Suzgar II claim the championship and development driver Jama'obo Pegasii put in solid performances before graduating to the World Grand Prix 2 circuit.

Vilaye Energy Drink is made from "natural extracts" and the Vilisorma Beverage Company (VilBev) prides itself in using minimal artificial processing. While the Vilisorma Beverage Company keeps the actual formula for its top products, including Vilaye, locked away in a vault in their Sorma based headquarters, always reluctant to reveal the true ingredients, it hasn't slowed the market for its products and most customers report no ill effects from the beverage.

Vilaye has shown success in mutual partnerships in the past.

Vilaye drivers R.L. Cruisin and River 'Shark' Suzgar have regularly ben found signing autographs for fans at the Vilaye Energy Drink booth outside various races and other sporting events where representatives from the Vilisorma Beverage Company are on hand to deliver free product samples and goodies to every fan who stops by the booth as well as often distributing coupons for buy one-get one free on any Vilisorma Beverage Company product.

Vilaye's latest promotion, "Cans 4 All" Is coming to a close shortly after the conclusion of World Cup 81 where Vilaye was an official partner.

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[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

NSSCRA SEASON TO KICK OFF AGAIN

by Brianne Henry,

We are just a few hours away now from the start of the 7th NSSCRA season, here at the Tundra Falls Superspeedway at the Proving Grounds. After the last season, which was widely viewed as the most successful in the history of NSSCRA, there is a sense that this year may be even better. Many of the same drivers return, from many of the same great nations. However, new nations are looking to make their mark in the series as well. The exhibition event was won by Thea Alvarez, from Saint Kanye, and the young driver is certainly expect to be on the bigger threats for the title this year. Jeremiah Brooke, also from Saint Kanye was second, and Cassadaigua’s Stacie Houston was third, so in many ways the season kicked off with similar names at the top of the list. Finishing fourth was Bryan Harrison, from Rocket Motorsports, as he will hope to earn his first NSSCRA victory this year. Newmanistan was shut out of victory lane until the very last race, right here at the Proving Grounds, when Shawn Curtis got the win. The story that day was not really Curtis, since it also allowed River Suzgar, otherwise known as “Shark”, to win the title. Finishing fifth was Lourdina Westgrens, out of Lisander. They are one of the first time nations to be excited about, especially because the nation has strong open wheel pedigree.

The Tundra Falls 500 comes at a time where there is a lot going on in the world of sports. River Suzgar’s homeland, Vilita, recently won World Cup 81. On behalf of The Rocket Report, we send our congratulations to them on that win. The World Baseball Classic is going on, with the Rockets playing Hampton Island in a quarterfinal series that is set to begin today as well. It’s one of those days that makes the Proving Grounds so special. Game 1 of that series will be taking place during the race. Two world class events going on at once. That is seen as an advantage for our Rockets, since they have experienced that at the Proving Grounds, and because the star player on Hampton Island is actually a black bear, and we know bears don’t like loud noises. Hampton Island does have participants in the NSSCRA series as well.

We look forward to an excellent event!

[Greythrone]

Location: Xavam Automotive Sport Team Base, Polington Tower, East Dunside, Greythrone
Time: 10:00am Local Time

Xavam AST principal/ manager, Rob McTempest III comment that he satisfied with the performance of #76 Kevin von Pressman at Exhibition at Tundra Falls. He also said #70 Larry Toothworth has tried his best but they are new in this competition and nothing to be concern off. Young #98 Adam Poboski still failed to get thru a race after failed to qualify. This is only a dawn for Xavam AST for trying a new event after much involving with Greythrone Touring Car Championship (GTCC), NationStates Stock Car Racing Association is a new field of business.

Race Record
#70 Larry Toothworth - 49th place [59.465]
#76 Kevin von Pressman - 39th place [58.870]
#98 Adam Poboski - fail to qualify

[Newmanistan]

Race: Tundra Falls 500
Track Record: 56.342
Minimum Time Needed to Avoid DNF: 59.550

Segment 1:

1 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   56.636
 2 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      56.652
 3 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 56.743
 4 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   56.751
 5 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  56.835
 6 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     56.902
 7 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   56.998
 8 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    57.019
 9 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.035
10 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                         57.084
11 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       57.106
12 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                57.130
13 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              57.309
14 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)       57.323
15 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         57.367
16 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      57.402
17 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.427
18 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     57.489
19 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.542
20 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.581
21 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          57.695
22 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       57.720
23 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    57.723
24 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                     57.822
25 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.852
26 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      57.852
27 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         58.131
28 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       58.151
29 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              58.202
30 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         58.333
31 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    58.370
32 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           58.584
33 #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                 58.698
34 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   58.704
35 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   58.747
36 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   58.835
37 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     58.890
38 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      58.966
39 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        59.053
40 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 59.123
41 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                59.348
42 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                59.366
43 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                     59.452

Segment 2:

1 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   56.746
 2 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    56.795
 3 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   56.806
 4 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   56.815
 5 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       56.912
 6 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 56.940
 7 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          56.959
 8 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)       56.966
 9 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   57.046
10 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       57.049
11 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.116
12 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  57.306
13 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      57.325
14 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         57.374
15 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.558
16 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      57.577
17 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      57.581
18 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   57.607
19 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    57.742
20 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           57.757
21 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.778
22 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                     57.920
23 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              57.963
24 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                         57.999
25 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         58.015
26 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     58.125
27 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       58.339
28 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              58.395
29 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 58.432
30 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         58.494
31 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     58.616
32 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                58.767
33 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                     58.831
34 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                58.856
35 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   58.875
36 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       58.893
37 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      58.951
38 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    59.018
39 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     59.025
40 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        59.121
41 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 59.180
42 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                59.473
43 #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                    DNF

Segment 3:

1 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)       56.668
 2 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    56.732
 3 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      56.745
 4 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 56.756
 5 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                         56.791
 6 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   56.833
 7 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   56.880
 8 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          56.882
 9 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      57.117
10 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              57.227
11 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      57.241
12 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  57.250
13 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       57.272
14 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   57.298
15 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              57.394
16 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       57.399
17 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.421
18 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.426
19 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     57.427
20 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     57.485
21 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           57.616
22 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       57.648
23 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.890
24 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.933
25 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         57.990
26 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    58.074
27 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   58.075
28 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                     58.145
29 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   58.264
30 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    58.385
31 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                58.524
32 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         58.725
33 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     58.772
34 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                58.831
35 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        58.926
36 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 58.964
37 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   59.007
38 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      59.022
39 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                59.184
40 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       59.305
41 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         59.546
42 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                        DNF

Segment 4:

1 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    56.624
 2 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   56.666
 3 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    56.814
 4 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      56.815
 5 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  56.821
 6 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   56.936
 7 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          56.957
 8 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                56.987
 9 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      57.020
10 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.079
11 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.174
12 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              57.187
13 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         57.212
14 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       57.225
15 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.329
16 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         57.364
17 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       57.509
18 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     57.624
19 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.679
20 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.684
21 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              57.727
22 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   57.868
23 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   57.927
24 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                     57.927
25 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       57.941
26 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           58.268
27 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      58.434
28 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         58.555
29 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     58.734
30 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     58.783
31 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 58.843
32 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   58.853
33 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      58.869
34 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                58.935
35 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   59.004
36 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    59.053
37 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        59.094
38 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       59.271
39 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                59.353
40 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                            DNF
41 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)          DNF

Segment 5:

1 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    56.678
 2 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   56.686
 3 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   56.819
 4 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 56.910
 5 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  56.989
 6 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   57.004
 7 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       57.026
 8 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                57.136
 9 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         57.141
10 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    57.280
11 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   57.301
12 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              57.379
13 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.381
14 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.447
15 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      57.457
16 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.486
17 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     57.618
18 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      57.621
19 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           57.634
20 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     57.655
21 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      57.737
22 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.770
23 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       57.925
24 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         58.108
25 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   58.188
26 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          58.188
27 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       58.248
28 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     58.426
29 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              58.665
30 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        58.846
31 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       58.877
32 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      58.878
33 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                58.992
34 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         59.052
35 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   59.073
36 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                59.086
37 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    59.281
38 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 59.540
39 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                        DNF

Final Results (Average of Segments 1-5)

1 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    56.910 WINNER
 2 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   57.026
 3 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  57.040
 4 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.242
 5 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      57.246
 6 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    57.321
 7 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          57.336
 8 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   57.353
 9 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       57.370
10 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    57.386
11 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      57.397
12 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       57.409
13 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 57.442
14 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   57.458
15 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      57.472
16 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   57.473
17 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         57.546
18 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   57.581
19 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              57.670
20 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                57.709
21 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       57.725
22 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         57.757
23 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              57.819
24 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     57.830
25 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     57.949
26 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           57.972
27 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       58.025
28 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         58.053
29 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         58.353
30 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     58.536
31 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       58.675
32 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    58.821
33 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      58.937
34 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   58.959
35 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                        59.008
36 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                59.119
37 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                 59.130
38 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                59.165
39 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                        DNF
40 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                            DNF
41 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)          DNF
42 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                        DNF
43 #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                    DNF

Points:
(Note: Last year, the winner got 45 points and 2nd had 39, due to the 39 car field. Now that we are using a 43 car field, the winner will receive 48 points, while 2nd gets 42, 3rd gets 41, and so on, One point is given to the pole winner every week).

1 #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                    48
 2 #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                   42
 3 #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)                  41
 4 #90 Tsering Chu (The Sherpa Empire)                 40
 5 #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                      39
 6 #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                    38
 7 #34 Warren Pawstone (The Ferret Lands) *Q*          37
 8 #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                   36
 9 #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                       36
10 #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                    34
11 #48 Shawn Curtis (Newmanistan)                      33
12 #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                       32
13 #88 Liangmei Li (The Sherpa Empire)                 31
14 #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                   30
15 #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                      29
16 #24 Ashley Matthews (Newmanistan)                   28
17 #55 Francis Furheart Sr. (The Ferret Lands)         27
18 #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                   26
19 #1 Hauptmann Wilhelm Kerman (Jebslund)              25
20 #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)                24
21 #99 Gael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       23
22 #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                         22
23 #23 James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*              21
24 #63 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                     20
25 #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                     19
26 #69 Oberfeldwebel Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)           18
27 #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                       17
28 #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                         16
29 #56 Francis Furheart Jr. (The Ferret Lands)         15
30 #16 Tom Bombelli (Xanneria) *Q*                     14
31 #71 Mael Erwann (Brittany Normandy Aquitaine)       13
32 #7 Lourdina Westgrens (Lisander)                    12
33 #8 Jennifer Jane (One Jamaica)                      11
34 #70 Larry Toothworth (Greythorne)                   10
35 #21 Omar Brady (One Jamaica)                         9
36 #20 Shane Wray (Central Shanesville)                 8
37 #76 Kevin von Pressman (Greythorne)                  7
38 #91 David Land (Central Shanesville)                 6
39 #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)                      5
40 #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                          4
41 #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori)        3
42 #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                      2
43 #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                  1

Next Race: (Oct 20/21)- Grande Mountain Speedway, Grande Mountain, Cassadaigua (Oval)

[The Ferret Lands]

The green flag is in the air at Tundra Falls! The season is underway! Cutoff.

OOC: Woohoo!
IC: Woohoo!

[Saint Kanye]

NSSCRA: LINDSKOG TAKES TUNDRA FALLS
Young Vannish earns first career win

by Claude Harlan

TUNDRA FALLS - For driver Ellie Lindskog of Vangaziland, the date of this Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association (NSSCRA) season's Tundra Falls 500 will surely be one to remember. The young driver of the #50 Royal Imperial Brewery VM Hammerhead may not have started the race up front, but got there as soon as she could, holding off the competition and earning a win and a Chase spot, something she didn't manage to do last season.

Second place behind Lindskog is Kai Qiang of the Sherpa Empire, driving the #44 red and gold car known as the "Flying Fish". Third is Centur Tiones of Vilita and Turori in the #2 Tiones Lumber Dart, followed by Qiang's teammate Tsering Chu piloting the #90 machine and Kanyean Thea Alvarez, last week's exhibition race winner, in the #46 Multiversal Automotive Coatings Chadwick C-1000. As for the other two members of St. Kanye's Glorious Free Republic Motorsports, polesitter Skip Stiller finished ninth in the #3 QED Car Rentals Chadwick while last week's runner-up Jeremiah Brooke, in the #18 Hyde Medical Group Chadwick, could only manage a finish to match his car number. Meanwhile, Kevin Cosgrove of Hampton Island put his #22 Shellshock Batteries car in last place for the second consecutive time.

Stiller was able to lead the first eight laps of the race before giving way to Cassadaigua's Meghan Sharpe in the #4 Spacebook car. Sharpe then had the lead for the next four laps, and then it was Chu for another four. Qiang, #5 Brian Harrison, and even Brooke were able to run up front in the first thirty laps. Alvarez found herself sinking to as low as 18th, while Lindskog was able to put herself in the top 10 before pitting and rejoining the race outside the top 20. Cosgrove caused a caution on Lap 37 with another failed move to gain position, like last week. This time, instead of the outside wall, the #22 car went swerving into the infield. He was battling namesake Kevin Von Pressman in the bright pink #76 Xavam for the 31st position.

Brooke exited pit road with the lead, holding it for seven laps before conceding it again to Chu. Lindskog appeared to have the fastest pit stop, gaining more positions than any other driver. Alvarez, Qiang and River Suzgar in the #14 Vilaye Energy Drink Dart have also rejoined the top 10 pack. The second yellow flag of the day flew on Lap 65, when the #6 Charged Up Transmissions car of Alex Knight spun on the frontstretch. If not for James McCurty (#23) being able to qualify, there would have been no drivers from Hampton Island remaining in the race, as Knight didn't return to the track. Brooke retook the lead after the caution, but only because he stayed out of the pits; other racers quickly overtook him. It was River Suzgar in the #14 on top after a handful of laps, but the defending champion had some problems with his car and was forced to head back to the garage. Debris on the track some time later caused a third caution and reshuffled the field.

Alvarez and Stiller stayed in the top 15, but Brooke had to fill his tank and get four tires. This dropped him even further, to outside the top 30. "Probably should not have gambled when I didn't pit with the others" said the #18 driver after the race. "Even without the caution, I would be forced to pit sooner or later as I was using up precious tires and fuel. That made things harder for me. Skip [Stiller] is right. I found it hard to move up once I found myself in too deep a hole. Well, there's always next week. The crew and I, we'll keep working hard like in the offseason."

Stiller would manage to lead laps 107 to 111, but those were the last laps to be led by a Kanyean in the race. Alvarez found herself as high as second the rest of the way, though, and would be fourth at the white flag, however Chu was able to run her down and beat her to the line by less than a car length.

"Congrats, girl", said Alvarez, referring to Lindskog. "I like her. No, not like that! We're both young female drivers in this series, and I hope we can get to know each other better, as friends. Maybe we can go out with the Dagans, and maybe we can invite [Lourdina] Westgrens and [Liangmei] Li, too." The 19-year-old was also asked about her talk with Qiang before the race, which some news crews were able to see. "We're friends. He was just asking me if I wanted to hang out. Maybe he can show me around the Empire when we go there to race. Again, as friends. Like the Kanyean drivers and the Sherpa drivers all go together. As for that R.O.F.L. thing, I said I wanted the show to parody me because I, as a fan of the show, would be honored. And I don't really care how they depict me and Qiang. Like [Jeremiah] Brooke said, they twist the truth. That's what a parody is all about."

Stiller said of the race: "The #3 team tried its best, but we weren't able to get it done. Still, it was a fun race, many lead changes. There were crashes, which is an inevitable part of racing. Just grateful that I didn't get caught in it, or my teammates for that matter. Although I hope those who did will come out fine."

The next race will be at the Grande Mountain Speedway in Cassadaigua. There have been no news so far about what company will be sponsoring this race, unlike the one at Concord Heights which will once again be known as the Five Star Mobile 500. GFR's open charter driver, Philip West, has said that he will run this race "only if his Cassadagan counterpart Tyler Abbott doesn't show up". All qualifying sessions and races will be broadcast live on SKYNET (Saint KanYe NETwork) Sports Channel 12, and online at nsscra.skynet.stk.

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OFFICIAL STANDINGS - Race 1 of 23 (Tundra Falls I)

1. #50 Ellie Lindskog (VNG)
2. #44 Kai Qiang (SHW)
3. #2 Centur Tiones (VNT)
4. #90 Tsering Chu (SHW)
5. #46 Thea Alvarez (STK)
9. #3 Skip Stiller (STK)
18. #18 Jeremiah Brooke (STK)

DRIVER POINTS

1. #50 Ellie Lindskog (VNG) - 48 (1 win)
2. #44 Kai Qiang (SHW) - 42
3. #2 Centur Tiones (VNT) - 41
4. #90 Tsering Chu (SHW) - 40
5. #46 Thea Alvarez (STK) - 39
T8. #3 Skip Stiller (STK) - 36
18. #18 Jeremiah Brooke (STK) - 26

NEXT RACE

Grande Mountain Speedway, Grande Mountain, Cassadaigua

[Cassadaigua]

Naming Rights Secured for Grande Mountain,
by Erica Finn, Grande Mountain Gazette

We welcome the world to Grande Mountain Speedway for the second NSSCRA race of the season, in hopes that females will continue to dominate the series. This time, though, we are ready for the winning driver to come from Team Cassadaigua. Our efforts at the Tundra Falls 500 were okay, but that’s about it. Stacie Houston ran 10th, Jenna Logan 12th, and Meghan Sharpe 15th. There was nothing particularly wrong about their races, but they were not the fastest cars on the track. Nor were they the slowest. Houston, who won the race, told us, “Not really sure why we didn’t have the speed we had last year, but you have to give credit to everyone else, especially Ellie. Happy to see her win, and I do think the Vannish drivers will be tough this year. She has my number if she ever wants to call and hang out.”

The next race is right here in the Matriarchy, and Tyler Abbott will be using the open charter for the race. Abbott told us that, in going along with what Philip West of Saint Kanye said, “We will be showing up. We need to be, we need to show that we are better then we were last year. It was disappointing to lose my ride, and I will have to make the most out of every chance I can get. Hopefully, I will be showing up, and leading laps.” Newmanistan’s Shawn Curtis will need to take note, but it has been a while now.

As far as naming rights are concerned, there was speculation that this would be named the Seth Johnson 500, but that was quickly shot down by speedway management saying, “The city has provided tributes to Seth in other ways, we can do something else, and move on.” Pink Love Clothing will instead be the sponsor, and the name will be the Pink Love 350.

[Brittany Normandy Aquitaine]

Nantes Times

While many were hoping for the Erwann brothers to do something this weekend bigger than what happened, the brothers in the race still thought they had a pretty good race compared to the Exhibition.

Gael Erwann
Start: 25th
Highest: 13th
Lowest: 25th
Finish: 21st

Mael Erwann
Start: 20th
Highest: 20th
Lowest: 40th
Finish: 31st

Yael Erwann
N/A Did Not Race

Interview with Gael Erwann - Postrace - Tundra Falls

"Gael, how was this race tonight."

"I thought the competition today was fierce, nothing like at home, and my #99 put a great fight to get all the way up to 13th, which shows we can be dominant this year if we put ourselves into the groove of this series. The last few laps though the car was a bit slower, tirewear and fuel caught up to us and we just fell back a bit to 21st, but overall great race for everyone back at home to watch.

"Any troubles with the car at all, anything possibly concerning going into future races?"

"Nothing that really concerned me today, the car ran well for me, although Mael may need improvements, and Yael hasn't even raced yet, so we'll hope he can qualify into next week's race, but that is an obstacle based on others times." "The only concerning thing is my other 2 brothers may not perform as well as they should be out there."

"Alright thank you for that, Gael, moving to Mael Erwann with his car."


Interview with Mael Erwann - Postrace - Tundra Falls

"Mael, what happened out there after the start that made you fall back?"

"At the beginning, the car was very loose, and I had to try some adjustments mid-race to my line that just made me fall back, making my starting spot my highest today, which i find disappointing, but later on we found a good groove and managed to get from 40th to 31st to end the day, so I think next week will be a lot better."

Do you think Banana Erwann Motorsports will eventually gain strength and funding to compete with other top drivers in this series?"

"With the right people, which we have, and right cause, which we likely have, we'll soon be a team you don't want to mess with."

"Thank you Mael for the interview, glad to see you positive, now we head back to the B-N-A Racing News Coverage Booth."


The 3 brothers will now head home to B-N-A for a 1 day practice before flying out to Grande Mountain, Cassadaigua.

[The Sherpa Empire]

‭

----o-֎-o----

‭It was a good day for racing fans in the Chinese Territories. Apart from one badly-timed and awkwardly long pit stop, Kai Qiang was in top form at the Tundra Falls 500. Ellie Lindskog managed to slip ahead in the later laps and snag first place, but Qiang was 2nd and Tsering Chu was not far behind in 4th. Chu was getting more acclimated to the big crowds and the fierce international competition. After the race, she and her crew could be seen smiling and happily signing to each other. It was an unusual sight, but charming in its way. They knew they were underdogs, being among the youngest and least experienced people at the track, as well as being unable to rely on radio the way the other teams did. They had rigged up a system of push buttons for common messages like "stopping for fuel," and a video screen to sign to each other if there was something absolutely essential that wasn't covered by the push buttons -- but they had to use it conservatively so that Chu wouldn't be distracted from what was going on around her on the track. There was a good reason why drivers who weren't Deaf used radio instead.

‭Liangmei Li was the only driver from the Sherpa Empire to do worse at the Tundra Falls 500 than she had done in the preceeding exhibition race. While Qiang reaffirmed his place as the king of Sherpa stock car racing and Chu bounced back from her embarrassing DNF at the exhibition race, Li dropped from 12th to 13th. Finishing 13th wasn't terrible, but it wasn't exactly taking the world by storm.

‭Li was sure she could do better. She was still convinced that she was better than Qiang or Chu, and she was annoyed that she hadn't managed to prove it. Li was not the sort of person who believed that everyone is special in their own way. She was the sort who believed that some people are just born better than others. She looked down on Qiang and Chu because they were dorky. Qiang was beautiful in a way, but he was much too effeminate for Li's tastes, and he didn't seem terribly well-adjusted. He was introverted and moody and just... off somehow. Chu was disabled and frumpy-looking, and she had the stupidest laugh -- probably because she couldn't hear how stupid she sounded. In Li's mind, this made them lower beings, and she couldn't conceive of a world where in spite of their quirks they might still be better drivers than her.

‭When a reporter from Beihua asked her about the race, she tossed her hair, struck a pose, and confidently asserted, "It's still early in the season. I didn't win today, but I'll do better at Grande Mountain. I'm looking forward to visiting Cassadaigua. We still live in a very male-dominated society, and racing is still a very male-dominated sport, so it'll be fun to see what it's like when the tables are turned."

‭Later the reporter asked Kai Qiang what he thought about going to Cassadaigua, where women ruled the roost. He shrugged. "It wasn't a problem when I was in Cassadaigua last year. I don't know why people make such a big fuss about the matriarchal culture in Cassadaigua. It's not like it's the only country on the planet where people aren't equal."

‭

----o-֎-o----

‭The Chinese edition of "Celebrity Death Match" marked the beginning of the new season of NSSCRA by airing a match between Kai Qiang and Jia Huang. It had the show's usual mix of ridiculous dialogue, over-the-top violence, and stylized animated gore. The animtion had to be stylized to get past the government censors. The violence was too gruesome to be allowed on Sherpa TV if they had portrayed it realistically. The episode started with Jia Huang trying to play matchmaker and hook up Kai Qiang with her (fictional) nephew. When he said he wasn't interested, their disagreement rapidly escalated to the use of lethal weapons, but no matter how viciously they tore each other apart, their pit crews were there to put them back together using car parts. By the end of the fight they were both more machine than human, and they were spilling more oil than blood. Eventually, they realized they couldn't kill each other, and they called a truce. Jia Huang offered Kai Qiang a roasted rat on a stick. He choked on the rat and keeled over dead, making her the winner.

‭Kai Qiang -- the real one, not the animated one that was half machine -- thought this was roll-on-the-floor hilarious. There was something about the animation and the way the voice actors delivered their lines that was just perfect.

‭His crew chief looked disgusted, maybe even a little queasy. "That's funny to you?" They were at the airport waiting for a flight to Cassadaigua, and watching the show on Qiang's tablet. A Cassadagan or Newmanistanian boy was kneeling on a seat to watch over Qiang's shoulder, even though he couldn't understand the dialogue.

‭Qiang was surprised that his crew chief was so grossed out. "You don't think it's funny?"

‭"No," said his crew chief. "It doesn't bother you that people think it's funny to watch you getting your guts ripped out?"

‭"It's 'Celebrity Death Match'," said Qiang. "This is what they do." The boy watching over his shoulder giggled at something on the screen. "See? He thinks it's funny."

‭"Just because that's what they do doesn't mean it's funny and it doesn't mean you need to watch it. There have been too many real people that had to be scraped off the scenery because they were reckless like Jia Huang, or like you used to be."

‭"Just because they show me getting my head whacked off on TV doesn't mean anything bad is going to happen in real life," said Qiang. "And you know I don't do street racing anymore." They got to the last scene where the animated robot Qiang choked on the rat, and the real Qiang pretended he was choking too. "Oh, I'm dying!" He accidentally knocked the tablet onto the floor and fell out of his seat when he tried to dive after it.

‭His crew chief caught him and pulled him back up. "You are so weird sometimes."

‭"I meant to do that," Qiang said, not very convincingly.

‭The boy who had been watching over his shoulder was laughing out loud now, and his parents chided him to sit down and stop bothering the other people at the airport. Qiang turned around and assured them in heavily-accented English that the boy hadn't been bothering him.

‭And then the parents recognized him. It turned out they were NSSCRA fans. They asked for autographs, which Qiang gave them. The boy screwed up his face trying to make sense of the way Qiang signed his name. He obviously couldn't read Chinese characters and didn't understand how they worked. "That is one of the coolest-looking signatures ever, but it's hard to imagine how anybody can read that," the boy's mother commented.

‭

----o-֎-o----

‭Tsering Chu and her crew saw the "Celebrity Death Match" episode too. Chu thought it was sick. "Did they ask their permission before they made this?" she signed.

‭"They must have," Mendok Sherpa signed back. "You can't make something like that without asking permission."

‭"I don't think they have to ask permission to use your likeness if you're a celebrity," one of their tire-changers signed.

‭Chu blanched. "I don't want people making things like this about me."

‭"If you get famous, people are going to make fun of you," the tire-changer signed.

‭"This isn't fun," Chu answered. "This is threatening." She winced as robot-Jia Huang got smashed to scrap metal for the umpteenth time. Gasoline leaked from the broken wreck of her body, and robot-Qiang used a cigarette lighter to set it ablaze.

‭"Sometimes people are threatening too. That's why a lot of celebrities have body guards."

‭

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‭In Cassadaigua, while they practiced for the Pink Love 350, Kai Qiang and Thea Alvarez saw a lot of each other around the track. A couple of times, they went out together after their practice laps, but to Qiang's great disappointment, Thea said she just wanted to be friends and nothing more than that. When Qiang offered to buy her drinks so she wouldn't have to worry about what the local drinking age was, she wasn't interested. It was frustrating... He knew she was younger than him and they didn't know each other that well, but did she really have to be so tame and innocent?

‭Innocence was appealing up to a point. It meant there was less pressure and less risk -- no need to act like some larger-than-life macho-man, no need to rush things, no need to worry about getting jerked around and taken advantage of. But there was such a thing as being TOO innocent. Taking things slow was fine, but Qiang got the impression that this wasn't just going slow -- it was going nowhere.

‭He couldn't figure out if there was something she didn't like about him, if she was keeping him at arm's length because she had her eye on someone else, or if she just didn't want a relationship with anyone right now. If it was something about him, he had no idea if it was something he could change or if it was something like his height or his race that he had no control over. He didn't know what he should do.

‭And Liangmei Li added insult to injury by teasing him about it every time they crossed paths...

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