NSSCRA 8- Everything Thread (IC)

by **Tropicorp** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:19 pm

Event Guide :: Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur

Track Location: Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest, Atlantian Oceania
WGP2 Lap Record: 1:52.216 (Fast Cocoabo, WGP2 S1)
NSSCRA Lap Record: TBD
Track Lap Length: 6.63km (Track Layout)

Overview:

The Cocoabo Park Circuit is cut out of the Cocoabo Forest just a few kilometers from Cocoabo Park. Shuttles will be run every 5-30 minutes from the central Cocoabo Park to various locations around the Cocoabo Park Circuit for guests to seamlessly transfer between the Park and the Race Track for the full event weekend. The Cocoabo Park Circuit was originally designed for the Cocoabo Enrichment and Enhancement Project (CEEP) where Cocoabo are trained under the leadership of Tropicorp Scientists and the Cocoabo Preservation Society.

Team Tropicorp drivers Cocoabo #78 and Cocoabo #28, coming off Top 10 Finishes in Sedile, will likely be favored to win the race at the tricky Cocoabo Park circuit that will rarely if ever permit the drivers to hold a straight line. The advantage of course familiarity for the Cocoabo who are trained and bred on the Cocoabo Park Circuit has been evident in the circuits only two previous internationstatal racing events on the World Grand Prix circuit where Cocoabo #23 posted finishes of 2nd and 1st in two events. While Cocoabo #78 and Cocoabo #28 will be favorites to take advantage of their guaranteed spots for Team Tropicorp and compete for the victory in the Cocoabo Preservation 300K race weekend, they will also be joined by teammates #88 Anavella Ariiki who is competing for Rookie of the Year honors and debutant #98 Jixaka Motorai who will take additional sponsorship from Cocoabo Park and twii.tur in an attempt to make her NSSCRA debut. Motorai is an aspiring auto racing driver who earned a spot on the VIlitan Union Olympic Auto Racing Roster during the Olympic Motorsports demonstration in the Free Republics and also works full time as a researcher at the Cocoabo Park. Team Tropicorp had originally planned to have Euroli Islander compete in the Cocoabo Preservation 300K but feedback regarding inaccuracies in Team Tropicorp's Cocoabo Park Circuit Simulator postponed Islanders NSSCRA 8 Debut. Islander will instead spend the weekend working to improve the Simulator based on feedback from Team Tropicorp's four on-track drivers.

When the course is not in use by CEEP or hosting an international race weekend it is occasionally used as part of a driving tour of the Cocoabo Park. Cocoabo can often be seen grazing the hilltops on the Eastern side of the course between turns 1-3 and along the river delta under turns 5 and 6.

Racing Line:

Drivers will hug the line along the tributary between the hills around turns 1, 2 and 3; speeding out of turn 3 toward the over taking zones at turn 4, 5 and 6. Crossing the river they will bend around to set themselves up for the long, slow turn 8 - another prime opportunity for overtaking. Getting through the 'Esses' will be critical to set up back across the river for the 90 degree turn 12. Sweeping through 13 to set up for the Hairpin Turn 14 and then accelerate back across the line to complete a lap. While the turns are varied a moderately skilled driver will be able to handle them. The biggest challenge for drivers will be maintaining focus as a lack of any truly 'straight' sections means that the driver will always be on the wheel, setting up for the optimum line in every section of the track.

Previous Race Winners at the Cocoabo Park Circuit:

WGP2 S1: 1. Jang Xiopeng (VMR) | 2. Cocoabo #23 | 3. Timo Jänkirinää | Pole: Jannik Markner

WGP2 S2: 1. Cocoabo #23 (TRP) | 2. Jama'obo Pegasii | 3. Karli Schmitt | Pole: Cocoabo #23

Event Sponsors & Activities:

:: Cocoabo Park ::

As the host of the Cocoabo Preservation Grand Prix and the events major sponsor, Cocoabo Park is the publically accessible portion of the Cocoabo Forest, itself a joint venture between the Cocoabo Preservation Society, Tropicorp and the Island Emirate of Turori to Preserve, Study, Highlight and in some cases improve the existence and appreciation of Turori's Native Cocoabo.

While the Cocoabo Forest itself is a vast land where Cocoabo flocks are allowed to roam free, at Cocoabo Park visitors from around the multiverse are treated to intimate tours, close encounters and educational experiences all with the Cocoabo at the center. With limited on site lodging and a fully equipped village at the entrance area to the Park, visitors could spend days at Cocoabo Park without even venturing on one of the Park's tours into its different Cocoabo training enclosures or even further into the Cocoabo Forest.

In addition to the commercially driven aspect of the Park, and as a critical part of the relationship with the Cocoabo Preservation Society, the Park also serves as a hub for the team of Scientists and Researchers from both the Cocoabo Preservation Society and Tropicorp many of whom reside full time at the park. While the Cocoabo Preservation Society led efforts are more focused on passive studying and preservation, the Tropicorp team lead the CEEP - the Cocoabo Enrichment & Enhancement Project out of the Park. Beyond just researching and understanding the Cocoabo Genome, the CEEP team are tasked with focused training and enrichment activities to hyper-focus Cocoabo to hone their talents and skills and bring them to the forefront. One of the most popular enclosures on a tour of Cocoabo Park is the CEEP's sporting enclosure where Cocoabo can be found participating in activities such as Footsport and even on a lucky day, Motorsport.

Admission to the central areas of Cocoabo Park inclusive of all Educational Exhibits are included in the cost of admission to the Cocoabo Preservation 300K. Guided Tours, Educational Sessions and Childrens events will double in frequency throughout the race weekend up until one hour prior to the start of the race. Any patron with a ticket to the Cocoabo Preservation 300K will also get a "Cocoabo Passport" book where they can collect stamps for attending various sessions, exhibits and tours throughout the Park. Completed Passports can be turned in on Race Day for a free Race Programme or can be used for 50% off admission for up to four guests on a return visit to Cocoabo Park.

:: Cocoabo Preservation Society ::

The Cocoabo Preservation Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to spreading awareness about Turori's native and endangered Cocoabo species, as well as collecting donations and raising funds to help protect, care for and breed Turorian Cocoabo. The Cocoabo Preservation Society has long been a major player in many aspects of the Turorian way of life. From being the 'go-to' place for high society to mingle and philantropicly dump finances in return for generous tax write-offs, to being an organization that prides itself in bringing educational programs to the children of the Island Emirate, the Cocoabo Preservation Society was a microcosm of an embodiment of everything that it means to be Turorian. However, the Cocoabo Preservation Society had always been an entity. An organizing body responsible for overseeing, for logistically ensuring existing commitments continued and the best interest of the Cocoabo was always at the forefront. A reactionary entity, and an entity charged with maintaining the status quo.

Under the guidance of former Turori National Team player Noa-Isinao Wioauoi, a transformation of the Cocoabo Preservation Society took place. To Wioauoi, there was more to the Cocoabo Preservation Society than counting heads in the flock, hosting benefit events and visiting elementary schools. Wioauoi had a vision of greater things for his beloved Cocoabo, and that Vision would be as grand as they would come. Wioauoi sought the assistance of the regions largest quasi-governmental super corporation, Tropicorp, who had the capital, infrastructure and sheer manpower to implement the new vision for how the Cocoabo Preservation Society could achieve its primary mission. As a result of Wioauoi's vision, The Cocoabo Preservation Society has partnered with Tropicorp to develop to Cocoabo Forest just north of Turori.

The Cocoabo Preservation Society does not pay to associate itself with major sporting events or venues such as the Cocoabo Preservation 300K, however commercial relationships sometimes arise through market sharing arrangements or donations. Examples include donations directly to the Cocoabo Preservation Society but earmarked as only to be used for marketing purposes as there are certain selections a donor can choose; a Donor who may directly donate to an entity and ask to remain anonymous, but instead request that the CPS logo be displayed; Proceeds sharing arrangements where the CPS logo is used on merchandise with a portion of the proceeds going to the CPS and the remaining portion used to cover the costs associated with the Marketing or Sponsorship. The most prominent example has existed with Vilita & Turori Motorsports who have in the past displayed the CPS logo on the vehicles to increase awareness for the Cocoabo Preservation Society but also sells special CPS merchandise with a portion of the proceeds going towards Cocoabo Conservation. The CPS typically are open to all donor or market sharing relationships so long as the --- official Cocoabo Preservation Society Neutral Color Logo Template --- is used to ensure a consistent image. The Cocoabo Preservation Society has a close relationship with the Kionao Locals of the Vilitan League including primary kit sponsorship where a portion of all Kit Sales go back into the preservation efforts. The CPS also offers special donation packages including exclusive corporate tours of Cocoabo Park and the Preservation Society headquarters for selected donors.

At least 10% of the cost of every ticket sold to the Cocoabo Preservation 300K goes directly back into the Cocoabo Preservation Mission. The remainder of the ticket revenue covers staffing plus ups for race weekend events, temporary seating and infrastructure improvements and maintenance for the racing track section of the park.

:: twii.tur ::

twii.tur is a short message communication service based in Turori allowing users to exchange content of 140 characters or less. The service originated as a way to allow officials to receive alerts and key information such as incoming weather notifications, major events and the ability to stay coordinated during a time of crisis but was under-utilized and doubts were raised as to whether the overhead of the infrastructure was worthwhile to maintain.

As capabilities of interconnected and handheld communication devices improved, the Turorian Weather & Information Interchange (Twii) was adapted into a public facing service where users could sign up to create their own twii nodes where users would sign up to a twii group to receive all the twii messages delivered by members of that group.

Ultimately, as demand grew, a fully public release of twii came at the connected location twii.tur where all users can participate in the public twii, selecting which messages to receive by adding individual users, groups or topics to their twii.tur feed.

Twii.tur will have a photo booth set up where fans can get behind the cockpit of a number of different racing vehicles including Cocoabo #28's NSSCRA Stock car and Cocoabo #23's World Grand Prix Race Car. Twii.tur representatives will instantly post the image to the users twii.tur account. Guests will also have the chance to spin a prize wheel to earn things such as Sunglasses, Socks, Pens and communication device grippers emblazoned with the Twii.tur Logo.

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:43 pm

Saint Kanye wrote:(OOC: The following is an English translation of a message left on Zakhilwal's voicemail after the race.)

Hey Rinzi. This is Sam from Mayhem. You know, the deodorant guys? Congratulations on the 12th place at Sedile. We just wanna say that we want you back in Tropicorp next week. Well, originally we weren't gonna do it, since we wanted a top ten, but we reconsidered and said top 15 will do. So here's the thing. If you get another top 15 in Tropicorp, we'll be with you at West Carolina. Repeat that there, and then it's Newark. And so on. If you fail, we won't be back the week after, until you get another top 15. In short: Top 15 means Mayhem for the next race. No Top 15, no Mayhem. Except the six races we already talked about. Those are locked in. Please call us back if we have a deal.

Rinzi Zakhilwal was settling into his lodgings at the Cocaobo Park and enjoying the tropical scenery, which reminded him a little of the lush green landscapes in his native Yunnan. He had dropped off his luggage and then stepped outside for a bit of fresh air when he discovered he had a new voicemail. He listened to it. Good news...

He returned the call and said, "Hey, Sam. I just got your message. Sounds like a fun challenge to stay in the top 15. I'm up for it!"

by **Hapilopper** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:57 pm

Westfield’s Antiques and More, a few miles north of Hapilopper City
The day after returning from Sedile
For some reason, the three drivers of Team Blue, as well as advisor Drake Stevenson, took a field trip to one of Hapilopper City’s biggest antique stores. Westfield’s, a few miles north in the surburban town of Evanston, featured thousands of square feet of literally everything – furniture, trinkets, old records, old computers, video tapes, Betamax tapes, sporting goods, interesting neon signs, and a lot of HASCAR memorabilia. The field trip had been Drake’s idea, as he noticed the three drivers looking rather frustrated with how the Leruse 400 in Sedile went.

For one, Chet Byrd, who actually started his first race of the season, made an alright performance for himself before getting caught up in a large accident late in the going. While he finished, the damage ruined the aerodynamic qualities of his Preston Skychief. When the checkered flag dropped, Byrd ended up 31st. Chris Holmes, meanwhile, had a tire go down running over debris from the accident and he fell to 29th by the end of the race. Bronson avoided most of the mayhem, but he lost the draft near the end of the race and ended up 21st. None of the three were pleased with how the race had gone.

The four men walked slowly through the massive antique store and stopped to find a large promotional clock that had been in auto parts stores across Hapilopper back in the late 80s. The painting depicted Chet Byrd and his old #8 Preston Skychief, as well as his old teammate Harlan Sessions and his #1 Skychief. The clocks, as well as other promotional items featuring Byrd and Sessions, were withdrawn from circulation after Sessions’ death in a gruesome accident in the Buckridge 500 of 1989.

Upon seeing the clock, Byrd became very quiet and turned away. Drake understood why. So did Frank, to an extent. Chris, however, didn’t. Sessions had been killed before Chris was even born, and while Chris had been told about the accident, he was asked to kindly not play any video of it or ask Chet about it for fear of bringing back any bad feelings.

“What’s the significance behind this?” Chris asked. “Who is that?”

Drake looked at Chris and quietly gave him a signal to please stop for fear of upsetting the senior driver any further. Chet, however, looked at Chris and told him the tale.

“That was one of the finest men I have ever known,” Chet said. “He lost his life behind the wheel. It didn’t have to happen, either.”

The 72nd annual Buckridge 500, The Raceway in Buckridge
September 30, 1989
A half an hour before race time, Chet Byrd and Harlan Sessions were joking amongst themselves. The 25-year old Byrd was seen at the time as one of the top prospects in racing in Hapilopper. Two years before, he had been taken in by the Preston Motors factory team, Team Blue, whose lead driver, 32-year old Harlan Sessions, had scored the HASCAR Challenge Cup in 1986 and 1987 and quickly became one of the top drivers in all the country, in a land where motor racing was king.

“You’re going to enjoy what the back of my car looks like,” Harlan joked to Chet. “I put a message on the back of my car for you.”

“Really? I’d sure like to see it, but I’m not going to see it when I cross the finish line, man,” Chet said with a smile. “I’ll be beating your ass today!”

The Raceway in Buckridge, a 3-mile high-banked trioval, was one of Hapilopper’s first race tracks, and lent itself to high speed racing and drafting. An estimated 250,000 fans were on hand for what was HASCAR’s biggest race, the Buckridge 500. Throughout the month of September, over 100 drivers challenged for 45 starting spots, and starting in the front were Team Blue’s two drivers, Harlan and Chet. The night before the race, the two drivers made a deal to work with each other until the last five laps – in which case, all bets would be off.

As the pageantry and spectacle gave way to the actual action on the track, Chet stuck with the plan. For the first half of the 167-lap race, Chet stayed behind his teammate, who had cleverly stuck the message “Hey Chet, stay here!” on the back of his car. HTN’s RaceCam picked the message up, and commentators had quite a laugh about it. The two stuck with each other, even as the lead pack battled on and on in one of the most intense battles the sport had ever seen. By the time the race reached the halfway mark at lap 84, the lead had changed hands 53 times among 10 drivers, and the two Team Blue drivers were right there in the lead pack.

At the 89th lap, however, something went horribly wrong. A backmarker, who had been warned twice about dropping debris, ended up dropping another piece of debris in the final corner. Nobody saw the debris or even knew it was there. Harlan ran over the piece with his right-front tire, and before long, his car lost the ability to turn. He was on a first-class trip to the outside wall.

The sound of car hitting concrete wall was sickening enough, but it only got worse. Harlan spun sideways along the track. Patrick Jennings, driving the #53 Major Excelsior, couldn’t see a thing, and stupidly, he never took his foot off the gas. Not knowing what was coming, he ended up hitting Harlan’s car, driver-door first, at top speed. Harlan was killed instantly. Jennings suffered a concussion and ended up leaving the sport out of guilt from what happened.

The race went on, but Chet, his heart out of it after coming around the next time, pulled out of the race. Since joining Team Blue, Harlan had become more than just a teammate to him. Harlan had been a fishing buddy, a drinking buddy, and a brother he had never had. Harlan had even named his first child, a boy, for Chet. That boy, born two months before the accident, would never know his father, and was kept away from the track by his mother. The pain was just too great.

After the accident, Chet closed himself off from the world, and closed himself off socially from other drivers. Where he had once been seen as a happy-go-lucky driver, and the class clown of the sport, Chet became cold, aloof, and almost anti-social. He was scared of making friends. He didn’t want to see another one of his best friends put in the ground.

Westfield’s Antiques and More
The Present Day
“…so, yeah, that’s what happened.” Chet had just finished his story about his teammate and best friend. Chris actually felt kind of guilty he had asked Chet about his fallen comrade, but Chet didn’t seem to mind.

“Look, Chet, I’m sorry if that revived any bad feelings,” Chris said quietly. “I didn’t realize…”

“It’s fine,” Chet interrupted. “I’m actually not upset. It’s been 30 years since it happened, and honestly, it’s a better day today. It doesn’t hurt to think back to what happened these days, because I don’t think Harlan would have wanted me to dwell on the dark days. He’d want me to think of the happy times.”

Just as he said that, he picked the clock off the shelf and took it.

“I’m going to put this in the Team Blue shop,” Chet said. “I don’t think Harlan would have wanted us upset over bad results or whatever. He always told us ‘to hell with the last race, let’s get ready for the next one’ and that’s what we’d do. And we’d get ready for those races and more often than not, we’d do well. Sometimes we’d even win!”

By the time the day had ended, the clock had been placed quite prominently in a spot where all the drivers could see it. It ended up being the only thing any of the four drivers picked up, aside from a complete set of golf clubs in reasonably-good condition for $40 that convinced Drake to take up the game.

“I’ll be going to the driving range tomorrow!” Drake said with a huge smile on his face.

by **Vilita and Turori** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:05 pm

Yraaga Gilli'i :: #41 Tropicorp Racing Supply Dart
Career Statistics
:: STARTS: [ 40 ] :: WINS: [ 2 ] :: TOP 5: [ 11 ] :: TOP 10: [ 20 ] -:- POLES: [ 0 ] *
* Stats as of the conclusion of NSSCRA 7

Without any top level experience heading into their debut season on the Stock Car Circuit during 6th Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association (NSSCRA) season, Yraaga Gilli'i's Stock Car Racing career got off to a slow start failing to place better than 20th in their first six NSSCRA races. Heading into the Kermania Fortress Run in Jebslund, there were rumors that sponsor Tropicorp Racing Supply was considering replacing the under performing Gilli'i with one of their Cocoabo from the Cocoabo Enrichment and Enhancement Program, or with another proven driver such as Jama'obo Pegasii or Juracai Klianiota.

That week Gilli'i drove the race of their career placing second and kicking off a string of Top 15 finishes that would last the remainder of the season. After failing to place better than 20th in their first six career events, it would not be until the start of NSSCRA Season 7 that Gilli'i would place outside the Top 20 again.

The learning curve in the stock car ranks has been a short one for the Tropicorp backed driver who, as a recognized employee of Tropicorp by virtue of Tropicorp Racing Supplies sponsorship and personal services agreements with the driver, earned defacto citizenship with the Calanian enclave, and now was represented Tropicorp at the highest level and ready to turn things up one more notch. Gilli'i stunned the racing world with a back-to-front drive at the Toys '4' All 500 in Lonngeylin, Vilita for their first career NSSCRA victory. It was also the start of a season-long battle with Cassadaigua's Stacie Houston on the short tracks with Gilli'i taking the first checkered of the Short Track season, Houston taking the second and Gilli'i taking the third in Houstons own back yard in the Five Star Mobile 500.

Gilli'i's short track prowess was evident and the Tropicorp driver used a runner-up finish at South Stead in the seasons penultimate race to qualify for the Championship Four season finale at the Tundra Falls Proving Ground. While Gilli'i had used their status as arguably the best demonstrated Short-Track driver on the NSSCRA circuit to get them to the Championship Four, there was nothing short about the Tundra Falls Proving Grounds. Gilli'i kept their title competitors in their sights all race long and ended up crossing the line just behind their rival Stacie Houston who took home the win and the NSSCRA Season 7 Championship.

While there was certainly disappointment on the day, a runner-up finish in the series point standings was far beyond the expectations that had been set out for Gilli'i when they were originally signed to drive the #41 Dart at the beginning of NSSCRA Season 6. Now, heading into the eigth NSSCRA Season, Yraaga Gilli'i and the #41 Dart team have picked up additional backing from the Turoki Island Tourism Board and will bring their new look Tropicorp Racing Supply machine back to the track with one goal, avenge their Championship Four defeat and claim the NSSCRA Title.

Vilita & Turori Motorsports #41 Dart - NSSCRA 8 Sponsor Lineup

:: Tropicorp Racing Supply
Tropicorp is a quasi-governmental corporation created to conduct Research, Development and Production activities primarily on behalf of the Tropics of Vilita. One of the byproducts of Tropicorps development in a remote location on the Calanian mainland has been the removal of native and wild tree species to make way for development space. Tropicorp engineers discovered a dense grove of Calanian rubber trees.

Tropicorp Engineering developed the special Calanian rubber to create high performance racing tyres for testing purposes. After the tests proved successful, It wasn't long before the tooling was done and Racing Tyres were popping out on an hourly basis from the workshop and Tropicorp Racing Supply was born. Tropicorp Racing Supply is an independantly run department within Tropicorp which leverages Tropicorp R&D, Tropicorp Engineering and Tropicorp Sports to design and develop new and improved products for distribution under the Tropicorp Racing Supply namesake. In addition to the now-famous Sifaka Tyre, Tropicorp Racing Supply's standard product line includes everything from Crew Uniforms to Composite-Material suspension parts. Tropicorp Racing Supply continues to partner with Tropicorp Engineering and The Dart Group for advanced product opportunities to include primary Chassis Construction and Hybrid Power systems.

As the primary sponsor for Yraaga Gilli'i, the Tropicorp Racing Supply Logo appears on the hood and rear of the #41 Dart. The logo of Tropicorp appears on the two rear Quarter Panels.

:: Turoki Island Tourism Board

The Turoki Island Tourism Board, through their "Visit TI" campaign, is always looking for new and exciting ways to reach across the multiverse and pull new tourists into Turoki City and to experience the grandeur of Turoki Island itself. From the well preserved Northern Forests and the native villages of Riailia to the Southern Shores and the always-hopping Island Capital of Turoki City, Turoki Island would seemingly 'sell itself'. But with the ongoing development throughout the Vilitan Cove region and new tourist destinations such as Cocoabo Park cropping up, the Turoki Island Tourism board occasionally decide they need to get their name back out in the forefront of the minds of would be tourists before they start planning their next week-long getaway.

The Turoki Island Tourism Board sponsorship fits nicely with Gilli'is Tropicorp Racing Supply sponsorship as Turoki Island is the closest location on mainland (Islands in the Cove) Vilita to Calanian Tropicorp and daily ferries between Turoki Island and Tropicorp support many of the employees and family of Tropicorp itself.

As the main associate sponsor for Yraaga Gilli'i, the "Visit TI" logo appears on the trunk of the #41 Dart as well as in front of the rear tyres on both sides of the vehicle.

:: DART

The Dart is the best selling personal vehicle transportation in the Tropics of Vilita with options including fully electric, fuel injected and self-piloting available. The Vilitan Dart is also the vehicle of choice for Vilita & Turori Motorsports in the Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association.

After a backlog in orders for its new model vehicles, Productions has finally caught up with demand and the Dart is now being sold on-demand at special Dart Dealers throughout the Tropics. Electric powered Darts can be charged free at any Arcticala branded Charging Station through a special agreement between Arcticala Electric and the Dart group.

As the primary factory support for Vilita and Turori Motorsports, Dart insignia and lighting decals appear on all Vilita and Turori Motorsports cars. The Dart logo can also often be seen in front of the front Tires and behind the rear tires of the #41 car.

:: CoCoCo Entities

Stood up after the fall of the reign of Lord Gregory, the multi-national logistics and holdings company CoCoCo established a footprint inside South Covello and established itself as a primary supplier of core goods and services. Internally the goods were used to provide essential raw materials and goods to Turorian shops such as Cocoa-bo that had opened a presence in country. Soon after, however, central public distribution locations were also established.

One of the most prominent public facing arms of the CoCoCo is Coco-mart, the big box store primarily found in South Covello. Coco-marts were sood up throughout South Covello to serve as an interface between CocCoCo and the public offering excess goods to the citizens of South Covello and somewhat reasonable prices compared with what it would have taken for a citizen to acquire similar goods during the reign of Lord Gregory. Other major public-facing CoCoCo entities include Cocogas and CoCoLectric. The CoCoCo have established multiple headquarters throughout the multiverse including their original location based out of Turori, they primary overseas headquarters in Esportiva on a collection of Islands off the coast of South Covello where raw goods are imported, sorted and redistributed to the mainland in support of CoCoCo entities, and smaller regional hubs throughout the multiverse like the one found in the Free Republics.

As a team sponsor for Vilita and Turori Motorsports, CoCoCo Entities are featured on all Vilita and Turori Motorsports cars amongst the contingency sponsors.

While Yraaga Gilli'i is currently off to a slow start to their NSSCRA Season 8 campaign, the driver of the #41 Tropicorp Racing Supply Dart has thus far kept close enough pace to their competitors to remain inside the Top 16 of the points standings which would be needed come the end of the regular season in order to advance to the Playoff Round. Gilli'i and the #41 Team are not ready to raise the alarm bells just yet as the speed has been there as evidenced by a first career Vilaye Energy Drink Pole Award earned by Gilli'i at the Leruse 400 in Sedile.

by **Newmanistan** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:05 pm

Race: Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur, Cocoabo Park Circuit, Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest, Tropicorp
Lap Record: 2:03.000 seconds

1 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                                 2:04.441
 2 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)                      2:04.513
 3 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)             2:04.582
 4 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                             2:04.595
 5 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                         2:04.726
 6 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                          2:04.773
 7 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                           2:04.840
 8 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)                     2:04.873
 9 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                         2:04.892
10 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*                 2:04.984
11 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*                   2:05.002
12 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                             2:05.115
13 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                         2:05.241
14 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                             2:05.254
15 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                             2:05.330
16 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                            2:05.346
17 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                         2:05.411
18 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                          2:05.429
19 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)                      2:05.640
20 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                           2:05.680
21 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                            2:05.781
22 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                         2:05.903
23 #16 - Gordon Orton (Xanneria) *Q*                           2:05.919
24 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                           2:06.089
25 #23 - James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*                    2:06.141
26 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                           2:06.163
27 #24 - Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                           2:06.207
28 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                          2:06.210
29 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)                    2:06.299
30 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                                2:06.323
31 #73 - Chet Byrd (Hapilopper) *Q*                            2:06.478
32 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                               2:06.702
33 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                            2:06.972
34 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                             2:07.066
35 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                       2:07.920
36 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                           2:08.159
37 #55 - A7DXZ5 (Wagensvolk) *Q*                               2:08.230
38 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                            2:08.345
39 #99 - Liuyong Xu (New Northwesteros) *Q*                    2:08.566
40 #48 - Travis Barkley (Newmanistan) *Q*                      2:08.750
41 #21 - Paul Nystrom (New Northwesteros) *Q*                  2:08.873
42 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                            2:08.901
43 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                                 2:09.340
44 #90 - Blueton the 1st (Newark Aristocracy) *Q*              2:09.462
45 #05 - Tucker Capps (The Western Carolina Union) *Q*         2:09.486
46 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)                2:09.522
47 #68 - Brad Koopalowski (The Western Carolina Union) *Q*     2:09.643
48 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)                       2:09.676
49 #04 - Phil Urnsen (Svennish Isles) *Q*                      2:09.693
50 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                               2:09.890
51 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                             2:09.902
52 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                               2:10.091
53 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                            2:10.254
54 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                              2:10.310
55 #08 - Jeff Shreeves (The Western Carolina Union) *Q*        2:10.324
56 #80 - Franklin Egar (Filindostan) *Q*                       2:10.359
57 #29 - Frank Joy (Caleonia)                                  2:10.482
58 #02 - Kohan The 10th (Newark Aristocracy)                   2:10.655
59 #33 - Tyler Joy (Caleonia) *Q*                              2:11.297
60 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)                       2:11.694

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:30 pm

If there were any signs telling visitors not to feed the wild untrained cocoabos, the visitors from the Sherpa Empire ignored them. Zakhilwal and his crew gave some table scraps to a cocoabo that wandered by when they were having lunch, and before long the cocoabo was coming around every meal to see if they would share their food. The other teams joined in, and soon the cocoabo was being spoiled rotten.

Qiang's crew arrived later than Wang's and Zakhilwal's because they had gone home during the break between races, and Qiang arrived after his crew because he'd missed his flight. When people saw Qiang, they asked him about Mendok and Kami rather than explaining why there was a cocoabo prodding Qiang with its beak and staring at him expectantly. Eventually, Qiang snapped at the cocoabo, "What do YOU want?" and someone explained that they'd all been feeding it.

On the day of qualifying, Zakhilwal's newly-adopted pet tried to follow him into the pit area. When he shooed it away, a security guard mistook the cocoabo for Cocoabo #78 -- they had vaguely similar plumage -- and thought there was an altercation between two drivers. The security guard stepped in to break it up, and while Zakhilwal was explaining what had actually happened, the cocoabo went ahead into the pits and started pestering the #79 crew. Wang snarled and swung his helmet at the poor bird's head to chase it away. "Get out of here you stupid bird!" The cocoabo ran for cover, startling several people as it tore through the pits, eventually taking shelter in Rinzi Zakhilwal's car. Luckily, Zakhilwal had the good sense to remove it gently rather than scaring it again and causing more chaos.

The cocoabo was then escorted out of the pit area, and Rinzi Zakhilwal had learned a valuable lesson about feeding wild animals.

From that point on, things went well. The cocoabo had not damaged Zakhilwal's car and he was able to drive a good qualifying lap, which put him in the 2nd row of the starting grid for the next day's race. Qiang would start one row behind him, and Wang had made the cut to compete in the race after qualifying with the 11th fastest lap time.

Qiang was more conscious than usual of the risks inherent in racing, now that he had a baby who was counting on him to come home alive -- but he was also conscious that the more he focused on his driving the less likely he was to fuck it up and get hurt.

After the qualifying session was done and Qiang returned to his lodgings for the night, he found the cocoabo waiting for him. "You are one stubborn bird," he said. He gave it a half-eaten veggie wrap that was leftover from dinner and hoped it wouldn't try to climb in his car tomorrow.

by **Tropicorp** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:36 pm

Team Tropicorp's Female Flock Tackle the Cocoabo Park Circuit

#98 Jixaka Motorai follows #3 Skip Stiller during practice for the Cocoabo Preservation 300K

Donning Cocoabo Preservation Society colors, Cocoabo #28 looks to break through to Victory Lane

Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur, Cocoabo Park Circuit, Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest :: After a strong start to the NSSCRA Season 8 for Team Tropicorp's lead drivers Cocoabo #78 and Cocoabo #28, the expectations were sky high entering the first ever Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur race weekend at the Cocoabo Park Circuit, the very same course where the two Cocoabo had turned in their fluffy feathers and become world class auto racing driver as part of the Cocoabo Enrichment and Enhancement Program at the Cocoabo Park. With Cocoabo #78 having already taken Team Tropicorp to victory lane in the Tundra Falls Exhibition and both Cocoabo #78 and Cocoabo #28 having posted Top 10 finishes as recently as the most recent NSSCRA event in Sedile, some pundits were even wondering if it was fair to have the Cocoabo Park event on the schedule considering how much of a home field advantage the Cocoabo might have on the track.

Any concerns that were had by pundits, competitors or NSSCRA officials themselves was well and truly put to rest after Practice and Qualifying for the Cocoabo Preservation 300K was complete. While no one could doubt the skill and knowledge of Cocoabo #28 and Cocoabo #78 at the Cocoabo Park Circuit in their native Cocoabo Forest, Team Tropicorp as an entity had only just transitioned from "Experimentation to benefit other areas of our business line" to "We're putting winning ahead of researching". Unfortunately, with little to compare to every once in a while Team Tropicorp engineers are bound to swing and miss and it seems they have done so - at least with their initial setup and preparation - at the worst possible time for their Cocoabo holding back the birds on their home course as none of the Team Tropicorp machines could qualify inside the Top 20.

Jebslunds Eva Kerman set fast time in the qualification session with a speed of 2:04.442 - nearly a second and a half slower than the time that Team Tropicorp simulation engineer Euroli Islander projected that a Fast Cocoabo could pilot a stock car around the Cocoabo Park Circuit. The best Cocoabo in the field during qualifying was Cocoabo #28 who barely earned the final qualifying slot into the field beating out Xanneria's Gordon Orton by 0.2 Seconds. While Cocoabo #28 and the entire Cocoabo Preservation Dart team will be delighted to have qualified for their home event, they would certainly have envisioned a starting position better than 21st on the grid. Cocoabo #78 who was actually decently fast in practice was unable to keep their form together for their qualifying run and will roll off the grid in the 28th position alongside Vilita and Turori motorsports driver Yraaga Gilli'i in the Tropicorp Racing Supply #41 Dart.

While many are still expecting the Cocoabo to make their way through the field on Sunday and compete for Team Tropicorps first ever points event victory, there will be two other Team Tropicorp drivers in the field as Rookie of the Season candidate Anavella Ariiki actually out-paced Cocoabo #78 for the 26th best Qualification time and will start the event in 24th while Cocoabo Park employee and aspiring auto-racing driver Jixaka Motorai will make their Stock Car Racing debut from the 35th starting position. Motorai's special one-time #98 racing car features the logo of twii.tur, presenting sponsor of the Cocoabo Preservation 300K, and the @CocoaboPark symbology highlighting the official social media presence of Cocoabo Park on twii.tur on the quarter panels and hood of the #98 Dart.

It will be the first time ever that Team Tropicorp has fielded four different cars for four different drivers in the same event and it will equal the record for most female competitors fielded by a single team in one event with all four Team Tropicorp drivers for the Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur being female. While Team Tropicorp officials are certainly hoping for good runs from all their drivers they remain cautiously optimistic that one of their Cocoabo can fight their way through the pack and protect the legacy of Cocoabo drivers on their home circuit.

For Cocoabo #78 and Cocoabo #28 the Cocoabo Preservation 300K is an outstanding opportunity to prove that Cocoabo #78's victory in the Tundra Falls Exhibition was no fluke and the Cocoabo are for real and will be competitive throughout the NSSCRA season. For Annavella Ariiki, a first event on home soil for her team will hopefully allow het to climb the standings where she is off to a slow start outside the Top 5 in the Rookie Of the season points standings. Finally, it is expected to be the only stock car race of the season for Jixaka Motorai and unless the laboratory specialist pulls off an unlikely podium finish it is likely that Motorai will be back donning her lab coat tomorrow back to work at the Cocoabo Park.

One unexpected side effect of competing in the Cocoabo Forest thus far has been the general public's inability to discern Cocoabo #28 and Cocoabo #78 from the free Cocoabo roaming in and around the Cocoabo Park Circuit. Typically at an NSSCRA event when you see a Cocoabo, you know its either Cocoabo #78 or Cocoabo #28 a highly skilled trained master of automotive piloting and someone who is unlikely looking to be bothered but who's autograph or impression might be worth getting. At the Cocoabo Park Circuit, however, you can't look for too long before finding a Cocoabo and a few have even been inadvertently let into the garage areas with the teams. While these Cocoabo are still intelligent, the Wild free Cocoabo have no specialization or focus and are likely just looking to sample some of whatever you just brought back from the "We'll Fry It" Shack outside turn one. For those unaccustomed to the presence of excess Cocoabo, it would be assumed that any Cocoabo who is part of the Cocoabo Enrichment and Enhancement Program will have some sort of accessory or attire identifying them as such. Cocoabo #28 and Cocoabo #78 will likely have on protective outerwear or some sort of accessory with their car number and/or sponsor and team identifications on them while roaming the Garage area.

#NSSCRA racing this weekend @CocoaboPark Circuit! Come join the fun, learn about @CPS Cocoabo Preservation and great prizes from twii.tur!

by **Esmerel** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:47 pm

07/07/2019
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Point Of View: Phoenician
by Lukas Reiley

After four of the thirty events (and the fifth's qualifying session) in the NSSCRA season, we speak with the team at Atlas-Phoenician Racing to get their insights on how the season's gone so far.

Lukas Reiley joined lead driver David Rockingham and team boss Damian Weatherford in a quick interview.

The driver of the #82 so far finds his season better than expected. He starts the 300K later today in 16th.

Ben Carpenter is running a special CoCoCo paint job for the event, but starts towards the back in 29th.

Joseph Rawlings is set to make his first start since Tundra Falls. He qualified 17th for the 300K.

XBC: So what are your thoughts on the season so far? How are you settling in?

DAVID: That's a bit of a broad question, isn't it? Huh... I'd say it's actually been pretty good. We've done well so far. No top 10s yet, but we're getting close. There's been a bit of trouble in the races, but so far no DNFs. We're feeling good.

DAMIAN: You mean to say you're feeling good. You're doing good too.

DAVID: Oh? You have an opinion, Damian?

DAMIAN: I mean, I should have one, right? (chuckles) ...Well, so far the season has been what we're looking for. Consistency and at least some form of impression. Not every new team in the garage can say they're able to keep themselves afloat as well as we have, though there are competitors. Team Blue and the Valentinians are the closest. They get some credit for doing good too.

XBC: Good to hear, you guys. I've got one more for you before I have to take care of some other business. What kind of goals are you focusing on for the races to come?

DAMIAN: Short term, keep up the consistency. Medium term, win a race or two. Get a Chase competitor. Championships can wait, but being in the hunt for one wouldn't hurt.

DAVID: And who knows? Maybe we get a Five Star Combo. What I'd like, though, and what seems to be a real possibility is Rookie of the Year.

DAMIAN: Yeah, that too. It's going to take a driver and car that can beat the competition, but so far we've got that.

NSSCRA- Cocoabo Preservation 300K Presented by twii.tur
Qualifying Results

1. Oberst Eva Kerman (JEB) - #13 BDA Loewe - 124.441
2. River Suzgar II (VIL) - #14 Vilita Dart - 124.513
3. Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (SHW) - #06 Mayhem AutoModi - 124.582
4. Roman Gwinnett (XAN) - #12 Ben Foster's Knox - 124.595
5. Kai Qiang (SHW) - #44 Khamdo TMW - 124.726
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FAILED TO QUALIFY
Gordon Orton (XAN) - #16 Ben Foster's Knox
James McCurty (HMI) - #23 Starlight Suites Chevrolet**
Chet Byrd (HAP) - #73 Fat Chuck's Preston
A7DXZ5 (WGN) - #55 TMW
Liuyong Xu (SHW) - #99 Prime Insurance Chadwick
Travis Barkley (NEW) - #48 Rocket Rocket
Paul Nystrom (NNW) - #21 ArgOil Chadwick
Bluton The First (NWA) - #90 Newark Chevrolet**
Tucker Capps (XAN) - #08 Jim Lowe Mercado
Brad Koopalowski (MSH) - #68 BaNaNa Boy Mercado
Phil Urnsen (SVI) - #04
Jeff Shreeves (CSV) - #05 EsportivAir Mercado
Franklin Egar (FID) - #80 Badai Angin Kecepatan
Tyler Joy (CAL) - #33

Vilaye Energy Drink Pole Award
After 5 of 30 Events

1. Thea Alvarez (STK) - #46 Multiversal Chadwick - 1
2. River Suzgar II (VIL) - #14 Vilita Dart - 1
3. Kai Qiang (SHW) - #44 Khamdo TMW - 1
4. Yraaga Gilli'i (TRP) - #41 Tropicorp Dart - 1
5. Oberst Eva Kerman (JEB) - #13 BDA Loewe - 1
Ties broken by who obtained their pole(s) first.

by **Vilita and Turori** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:40 pm

Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur, Cocoabo Park Circuit, Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest :: When the cars roll off the grid for the first ever Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association event at the Cocoabo Park Circuit in the Cocoabo Forest, multinational logistics and holdings company CoCoCo will be in the race with their logo on the hood of a Stock Car just as they have been for the four prior events on the NSSCRA circuit this season. However, unlike previous seasons when CoCoCo had their focus and support fully behind a single driver, this will be the third driver in five events that the CoCoCo has served as primary sponsor for as they look to complete their goal of sponsoring a car in every single NSSCRA event during NSSCRA Season 8 despite being unable to secure a charter for their own driver, Rockii Ezis, to compete in a full slate of races.

CoCoCo driver Ben Carpenter leads #2 Centur Tiones past a flock of Wild Cocoabo during Cocoabo Park practice

For the first three events of the season the CoCoCo had worked out a deal with Vilita and Turori Motorsports and Tiones Lumber to allow the CoCoCo 'egg' logo on the hood of the car. The result was a victory for Tiones in Starkville, the first ever race win for CoCoCo as a primary sponsor. While in the moment everyone was thrilled with the outcome - CoCoCo's investment had finally resulted in the all-important Victory Lane photo op, Vilita and Turori Motorsports had gotten their first race victory of the season and Centur Tiones had finally proven they could win in the regular season to set themselves up for a place in the Championship Chase playoff round - in the days following the victory the scenarios became a little more complicated. While CoCoCo was thrilled to get their photo op with their car - many of the pictures focused on the side of the car - emblazoned with a large 'Tiones Lumber' logo and a small CoCoCo logo. The drivers uniform was the same way, with Tiones Lumber across the chest and a little CoCoCo patch above it. Sure they had bought the primary space on the car for the race which got them amazing air time during the event, there was still something to be desired in the whole Victory Lane experience.

For Tiones Lumber it was the opposite effect. Finally they had won a regular season race but the logo on the hood of the car was that of a different company... on their car driven by their driver. They had been quick to work with their partners to open up space on the hood of the car but was the small financial savings worth having another sponsor logo on the hood of their car in victory lane? It certainly seemed as if Tiones Lumber would be reconsidering whether to 'sell off' more space on their car for CoCoCo branding in the future - particularly in the playoffs.

Which would then leave Vilita and Turori Motorsports in a bind as they have a full time sponsor who wants to be recognized and be on a winning team and is going to start exploring their options outside the team if need be - which is exactly what the CoCoCo did heading into the Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur weekend, inking a deal with Atlas-Phoenician Racing to fully sponsor the #84 CoCoCo Pontiak in at least five events during the NSSCRA season.

So now the real question is, who will land the fruitful CoCoCo sponsorship in the Western Carolina Union? Rumors have put discussions between Rocket Motorsports and CoCoCo at an advanced stage. The light blue colored Rocket Rockets could easily take on the CoCoCo sponsorship without much effort but it seems the main hurdle in such a deal is Rocket Automotives desire to be successful on their own without outside influence. How long into the season they will accept mid-pack performances before turning to an outside influence such as CoCoCo remains to be determined - but if the CoCoCo are able to ink a deal with another team in the meantime Rocket Motorsports may lose their chance to boost their season with an influx of multinational foreign cash for their stock car racing programme.

Ben Carpenter will look to impress his new part time sponsors by driving through the pack from the 29th starting position on Sunday. The top Rocket Motorsports driver in practice, Bryan Harrison, will start the event in 20th place while another potential CoCoCo target if the company can resolve any differences between itself and Tiones Lumber is Centur Tiones who will start alongside Harrison in the 19th position. Of course, regardless of where CoCoCo's primary sponsorship ends up, they remain committed to getting the #60 car of Rockii Ezis into as many races as possible and even working out a charter swap deal to allow Ezis on track on a weekly basis even as a qualifying driver if needed. Until then, CoCoCo will continue negotiations for hood placement on vehicles throughout the NSSCRA circuit on a week-to-week basis in addition to continuing its team-wide partnership with Vilita and Turori Motorsports as associate sponsors on all three VTM machines including Tiones, Yraaga Gilli'i who will start the Cocoabo Preservation 300K in 27th place and former NSSCRA champion River 'Shark' Suzgar II who will start along side pole sitter Eva Kerman on the front row and best placed of all CoCoCo drivers for victory in the Cocoabo Forest.

by **Jebslund** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:48 pm

The Leruse 400, in Lexi's opinion, was a brutal reminder of both the need to temper her desire to improve with proper self-care, and the fact that, in racing, the condition of a driver's car could make or break her.

For Lexi, a lack of sleep the night before the race had lead to inconsistent performance, proof that even Kafferol was no substitute for proper rest when it came to reaction time and good judgement. On several turns, she had managed to trade paint with the side walls, and there had been several times during the race where her pit crew yelling at her about missing opportunities to pass had alerted her to those opportunities only too late to make use of them. After apologising to Sie Nah, she took a self-imposed day off to catch up, taking the opportunity to apologise to A7DXZ5 for her carelessness behind the wheel. While it was true Lexi saw her Bartpinguin as no more alive than the bed she slept on, she was aware, mostly through discussions with her pit crew about their observations of the other racers, that A7DXZ5 saw things differently (and Lexi supposed she would, too, if she were to find herself in a world where humans that were mechanically no different to her were all inanimate objects), and it made sense to her to apologise to the TMW for what was very much bad form on her part. She knew she'd hate to see even inanimate vehicles treated like that if she were a car.

For Eva, the return of engine troubles in her Löwe had caused her performance to drop late in the race as a result of unscheduled pit stops losing her time and laps she was never able to make up. While there was talk about using her spare, there was no concrete decision made, and Eva was forced to simply work on her skills as a driver while the gearheads and brass debated sausage and clam quality back and forth over a problem Eva knew was as simply dealt with as swapping the cars rather than trying to fix what was clearly not working. One of the discussions taking place was whether or not to switch from the ZTR-38R Ausf. C19 to a beta-prototype ZTR-E38R Ausf. C20, the newest variant of the Löwe, currently in secondary prototyping, if the NSSCRA officials were willing to approve it, but Eva was partial to the Ausf. B18, the variant she'd used in domestic races.

by **Saint Kanye** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:00 pm

NSSCRA: YEEZIES HOPE TO TAME TRICKY TROPICORP TRACK
Jebslunder earns pole; Stiller leads GFR charge

by Maria Muller

COCOABO FOREST - It's the fifth points race of the eighth NSSCRA (Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association), and perhaps its most difficult yet. We're at the scenic Cocoabo Forest for the Cocoabo Preservation 300K at the Cocoabo Park Circuit road course. This forest is home to hundreds if not thousands of, you guessed it, Cocoabo birds, the same species as Team Tropicorp's racers #78 and #28.

Eva Kerman, driver of the #13 Lowe for Team Jebslund, earned the pole for the race. "I'm really not surprised by this", says Jeremiah Brooke, driver of the #18 Chadwick for St. Kanye's Glorious Free Republic Motorsports. "I know I study and train as hard as she does, but this kerbal eats and breathes road courses. She probably took less time than I did to familiarize myself with the layout of the track." Jebslund is indeed known for its road course events, hosting both the Kermania Fortress Run and the Die Landschaftlich Schöne Strecke race in NSSCRA.

Brooke's teammate Skip Stiller, who has one Fortress Run win, had the fastest time of the Kanyeans, qualifying twelfth in the #3 Chadwick. Brooke himself is in twenty-second, while Thea Alvarez put the #46 in thirty-fourth. "Very disappointing qualifying effort for me", Alvarez told the Kibitzer. "I was trying my hardest to keep my car from going off course. Now I'm stuck near the back, though I'm expecting a fierce fight to the front with some of the better drivers like Meg [Team Cassadaigua's Meghan Sharpe], Kevin [Cosgrove, Hampton Island driver] and that nice Hapiloppian rookie [Chris Holmes]." Meanwhile, Stiller spoke of the event's venue, "This is a very beautiful place. I'll be focusing on the race first, but afterward, there will be much time to go around the forest and explore. I like forests. They're relaxing. Thea likes the Cocoabos more. She hasn't stopped taking photos with the birds since we got here."

The unchartered drivers for this race are: Sofia Kerman (#69), Eva's teammate, also showing her road course abilities with a seventh place start; two drivers who missed last week's Leruse 400, Valentian Gwen Tracer Allison (#31, tenth) and Sherpa Dinggu Wang (#79, eleventh); Joseph Rawlings of Esmerel (#83, seventeenth), in only his second start since the Tundra Falls 500; and the hometown driver Cocoabo #28 (twenty-first). Tropicorp scientist Jixaka Motorai will use the open charter in the race, putting the #98 vehicle in the thirty-fifth starting position.

In sponsorship news, Vilita and Turori-based logistics giant CoCoCo continues to push its sponsorship onto teams that are looking for them, with Esmerelian rookie Ben Carpenter being the latest to have his car painted in the company's blue and brown. Before Carpenter's #84, the CoCoCo colors have been seen on full-timer Centur Tiones (#2) and part-timer Rockii Ezis (#60), both of Vilita & Turori Motorsports; there are also rumors that the company is looking to partner with Newmanistani stable Rocket Motorsports. In the wake of these events, an unnamed GFR spokesperson quickly dismissed the possibility of CoCoCo being displayed on one of their cars next. "We [GFR] understand that this is a huge sponsorship opportunity, but it will be a conflict of interest for us. While they have Cocomart, Cocogas and Cocolectric in the retail, oil and electricity categories, we already have stable funding from [Kanyean companies] Rich Discount Stores, Argo Petrol and Emerald Energy, respectively."

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

(OOC: All resemblances to real life names and Twitter handles are coincidental.)

by **Wagensvolk** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:08 pm

A7DXZ5 had mixed feelings about Patterson's apology. It was nice that Lexi was considerate enough to apologize -- most people weren't -- but... She was still driving.

A7DXZ5 told Lexi it was OK what had happened at the Leruse 400, but it wasn't entirely OK, not really. Did people accept slavery if you just treated your slaves gently? No. A7DXZ5 felt like she had wussed out by accepting the apology and not taking a stand. But it was hard to take a stand when she was so badly outnumbered by the foreigners and their strange half-dead cars that mindlessly waited until someone drove them.

It was easy to see that the world needed to change, but it was harder to actually stand up for that change.

by **Newmanistan** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:00 pm

Race: Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur, Cocoabo Park Circuit, Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest, Tropicorp
Lap Record: 2:03.000 seconds
Minimum Time to Avoid DNF: 2:11.000

Segment 1:

1 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)            2:04.434
 2 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                  2:04.528
 3 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                    2:04.567
 4 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                    2:04.686
 5 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)              2:04.705
 6 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                     2:04.779
 7 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)             2:04.871
 8 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                         2:04.916
 9 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                 2:04.961
10 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                       2:05.063
11 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)     2:05.180
12 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                     2:05.313
13 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                   2:05.470
14 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                  2:05.813
15 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)              2:05.852
16 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                 2:06.014
17 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                    2:06.023
18 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)               2:06.036
19 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                   2:06.082
20 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                     2:06.114
21 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*           2:06.248
22 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*         2:06.396
23 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                   2:06.423
24 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                    2:06.494
25 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                     2:06.499
26 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                 2:06.571
27 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                     2:07.046
28 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                 2:07.081
29 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                    2:07.351
30 #24 - Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                   2:07.410
31 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                    2:07.553
32 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                 2:07.712
33 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                       2:07.785
34 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                  2:08.160
35 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                      2:08.461
36 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)        2:08.880
37 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)               2:09.522
38 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                         2:09.738
39 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                   2:09.748
40 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                   2:09.811
41 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                       2:09.840
42 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)               2:09.909
43 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                     2:10.014
44 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                        2:10.165
45 #29 - Frank Joy (Caleonia)                          2:11.098 DNF
46 #02 - Kohan The 10th (Newark Aristocracy)           2:11.372 DNF

Segment 2:

1 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*           2:04.421
 2 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                    2:04.502
 3 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)            2:04.802
 4 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                     2:04.830
 5 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                   2:04.865
 6 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                 2:04.956
 7 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                     2:04.964
 8 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)     2:04.986
 9 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                    2:05.019
10 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                       2:05.033
11 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                    2:05.076
12 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                 2:05.204
13 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                        2:05.228
14 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                  2:05.351
15 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                  2:05.452
16 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*         2:05.602
17 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                 2:05.818
18 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)             2:05.850
19 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)              2:05.850
20 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                    2:05.889
21 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                   2:05.949
22 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                     2:06.089
23 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                 2:06.122
24 #24 - Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                   2:06.457
25 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                         2:06.654
26 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                     2:06.844
27 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                     2:06.918
28 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)              2:07.160
29 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)               2:07.232
30 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                   2:07.720
31 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                    2:07.902
32 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                 2:08.248
33 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                   2:08.309
34 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                    2:08.332
35 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                       2:08.437
36 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                   2:08.575
37 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)               2:08.840
38 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                  2:09.062
39 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                      2:09.331
40 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)        2:09.363
41 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                         2:09.559
42 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                       2:09.620
43 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)               2:10.257
44 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                     2:10.521

Segment 3:

1 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)            2:04.182
 2 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                     2:04.393
 3 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                    2:04.452
 4 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                     2:04.567
 5 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*           2:04.606
 6 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                  2:04.801
 7 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                     2:04.833
 8 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                  2:04.859
 9 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)             2:04.949
10 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)               2:04.952
11 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                     2:05.047
12 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)              2:05.050
13 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)              2:05.118
14 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                       2:05.220
15 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                        2:05.337
16 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                   2:05.709
17 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                         2:05.727
18 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                    2:05.801
19 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                    2:06.021
20 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                 2:06.022
21 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                 2:06.079
22 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                   2:06.095
23 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                 2:06.403
24 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)               2:06.515
25 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                   2:06.642
26 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                 2:06.643
27 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                 2:06.782
28 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                   2:07.007
29 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                       2:07.319
30 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*         2:07.328
31 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                    2:07.488
32 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                    2:07.685
33 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                    2:07.758
34 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                   2:08.194
35 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                     2:08.239
36 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)     2:08.469
37 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                      2:09.106
38 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)               2:09.398
39 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                  2:09.434
40 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                         2:09.560
41 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                     2:09.770
42 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                       2:09.885
43 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)        2:10.233
44 #24 - Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                   2:13.942 DNF

Segment 4:

1 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                    2:04.373
 2 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                     2:04.519
 3 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                 2:04.588
 4 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)              2:04.740
 5 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                         2:04.762
 6 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                     2:04.786
 7 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                 2:04.914
 8 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                 2:05.056
 9 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                 2:05.105
10 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                 2:05.106
11 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                   2:05.157
12 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                   2:05.473
13 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                  2:05.474
14 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                    2:05.556
15 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)             2:05.570
16 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                    2:05.752
17 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                   2:05.767
18 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*         2:05.802
19 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                       2:06.007
20 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)               2:06.127
21 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                  2:06.395
22 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                  2:06.604
23 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                        2:06.898
24 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                       2:07.238
25 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)            2:07.280
26 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                     2:07.593
27 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                     2:07.613
28 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                    2:07.815
29 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)     2:07.843
30 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*           2:08.733
31 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)               2:08.772
32 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)              2:08.821
33 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                   2:08.831
34 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                    2:08.891
35 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                      2:09.082
36 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)               2:09.372
37 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                       2:09.845
38 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                    2:09.900
39 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                         2:10.142
40 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                   2:10.357
41 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)        2:10.464
42 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                     2:10.776
43 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                     2:12.501 DNF

Segment 5:

1 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                 2:04.243
 2 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                     2:04.454
 3 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                 2:04.465
 4 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)              2:04.475
 5 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)     2:04.487
 6 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)            2:04.549
 7 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                    2:04.748
 8 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*         2:04.757
 9 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)               2:04.759
10 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                    2:05.187
11 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                  2:05.240
12 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                 2:05.340
13 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                        2:05.402
14 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                    2:05.477
15 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                  2:05.566
16 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)             2:05.599
17 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                     2:05.602
18 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                    2:05.703
19 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                   2:05.900
20 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                 2:05.917
21 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                 2:06.047
22 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                   2:06.056
23 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                         2:06.074
24 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                   2:06.155
25 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                  2:06.312
26 #98 - Jixaka Motorai (Tropicorp)                    2:06.682
27 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                    2:06.770
28 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)               2:06.793
29 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                     2:07.560
30 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                     2:08.003
31 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                   2:08.557
32 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                       2:08.732
33 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                      2:08.783
34 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*           2:08.855
35 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                       2:08.907
36 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                   2:09.137
37 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)               2:09.386
38 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)        2:09.446
39 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)              2:09.750
40 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                       2:09.833
41 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                     2:09.843
42 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                         2:10.588

Final Results: (times listed in seconds)

+-----+-----------------------------------------------+---------+
| Pos |                    Driver                     |  Avg.   |
+-----+-----------------------------------------------+---------+
|   1 | #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)          | 125.049 |
|   2 | #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                 | 125.208 |
|   3 | #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                | 125.317 |
|   4 | #7 Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)         | 125.368 |
|   5 | #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori) | 125.455 |
|   6 | #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)              | 125.531 |
|   7 | #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)             | 125.613 |
|   8 | #82 David Rockingham (Esmerel)                | 125.619 |
|   9 | #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)              | 125.627 |
|  10 | #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)             | 125.656 |
|  11 | #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                 | 125.687 |
|  12 | #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)             | 125.722 |
|  13 | #69 Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)                   | 125.734 |
|  14 | #30 Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                 | 125.826 |
|  15 | #83 Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel)                 | 125.924 |
|  16 | #31 Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z)         | 125.977 |
|  17 | #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)               | 126.010 |
|  18 | #84 Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                   | 126.011 |
|  19 | #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                   | 126.127 |
|  20 | #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)             | 126.164 |
|  21 | #06 Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire) | 126.193 |
|  22 | #15 Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)           | 126.350 |
|  23 | #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)               | 126.563 |
|  24 | #79 Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire)           | 126.573 |
|  25 | #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                   | 126.606 |
|  26 | #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                | 126.636 |
|  27 | #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)               | 126.710 |
|  28 | #37 Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                | 126.822 |
|  29 | #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)            | 126.849 |
|  30 | #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)              | 127.070 |
|  31 | #98 Jixaka Motoai (Tropicorp)                 | 127.316 |
|  32 | #81 Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                 | 127.347 |
|  33 | #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)           | 127.559 |
|  34 | #88 Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)               | 127.850 |
|  35 | #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                   | 127.937 |
|  36 | #67 Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)               | 128.740 |
|  37 | #32 Andrew Holden (Lisander)                  | 128.953 |
|  38 | #00 Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)           | 129.664 |
|  39 | #86 Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)    | 129.677 |
|  40 | #03 Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                   | 129.805 |
|  41 | #0 Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                     | 129.917 |
|  42 | #94 Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                  | 130.185 |
|  43 | #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                 | DNF     |
|  44 | #24 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)               | DNF     |
|  45 | #29 Frank Joy (Caleonia)                      | DNF     |
|  46 | #02 Kohan The 10th (Newark Aristocracy)       | DNF     |
+-----+-----------------------------------------------+---------+

Point Standings Thru Five Races:

+-----+-----------------------------------------------+--------+
| Pos |                    Driver                     | Points |
+-----+-----------------------------------------------+--------+
|   1 | #46 Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                |    211 |
|   2 | #3 Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                 |    200*|
|   3 | #27 Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)              |    198 |
|   4 | #13 Oberst Eva Kerman (Jebslund)              |    194 |
|   5 | #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita & Turori)          |    186*|
|   6 | #14 River 'Shark' Suzgar II (Vilita & Turori) |    185 |
|   7 | #18 Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)             |    184 |
|   8 | #44 Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)             |    184*|
|   9 | #4 Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                |    179*|
|  10 | #12 Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                 |    173 |
|  11 | #2 Centur Tiones (Vilita & Turori)            |    166*|
|  12 | #78 Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                   |    165 |
|  13 | #10 Eddie Walters Jr (Xanneria)               |    162 |
|  14 | #06 Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire) |    149 |
|  15 | #25 Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)             |    143 |
|  16 | #5 Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)               |    142 |
|  17 | #82 David Rockingham (Esmerel)                |    141 |
|  18 | #30 Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                 |    137 |
|  19 | #75 Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)             |    135 |
|  20 | #37 Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                |    131 |
|  21 | #28 Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp)                   |    126 |
|  22 | #11 Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                 |    125 |
|  23 | #15 Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)           |    124 |
|  24 | #22 Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)           |    124 |
|  25 | #7 Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)         |    119 |
|  26 | #81 Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                 |    110 |
|  27 | #84 Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                   |    109 |
|  28 | #31 Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z)         |     96 |
|  29 | #6 Alex Knight (Hampton Island)               |     80 |
|  30 | #69 Sofia Kerman (Jebslund)                   |     79 |
|  31 | #88 Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)               |     72 |
|  32 | #9 Lício Granado (Lisander)                   |     71 |
|  33 | #16 Gordon Orton (Xanneria)                   |     71 |
|  34 | #50 Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)              |     64 |
|  35 | #79 Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire)           |     62 |
|  36 | #23 James McCurdy (Hampton Island)            |     59 |
|  37 | #32 Andrew Holden (Lisander)                  |     56 |
|  38 | #24 Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)               |     50 |
|  39 | #83 Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel)                 |     46 |
|  40 | #86 Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)    |     42 |
|  41 | #0 Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                     |     38 |
|  42 | #67 Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)               |     38 |
|  43 | #03 Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                   |     33 |
|  44 | #55 A7DXZ5 (Wagensvolk)                       |     31 |
|  45 | #99 Liuyong Xu (New Northwesteros)            |     27 |
|  46 | #17 Tyler Abbott (Cassadaigua)                |     26 |
|  47 | #60 Rockii Ezis (Vilita & Turori)             |     25 |
|  48 | #94 Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                  |     23 |
|  49 | #21 Paul Nystrom (New Northwesteros)          |     22 |
|  50 | #00 Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)           |     21 |
|  51 | #19 Sage Caldwell (Saint Kanye)               |     19 |
|  52 | #48 Travis Barkley (Newmanistan)              |     19 |
|  53 | #73 Chet Byrd (Hapilopper)                    |     16 |
|  54 | #98 Jixaka Motoai (Tropicorp)                 |     16 |
|  55 | #29 Frank Joy (Caleonia)                      |     13 |
|  56 | #02 Kohan The 10th (Newark Aristocracy)       |     13 |
+-----+-----------------------------------------------+--------+

Next Race: Race 6- (July 9/10)- Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400, North Wilkesboro, Western Carolina Union (Speedway)

by **Hapilopper** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:41 pm

Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest, Tropicorp
Race weekend
All of Team Blue’s dramatis personae were experiencing one fit of trouble or another on this weekend in Tropicorp. Chet Byrd, never known as a particularly good road racer, was struggling to find the right line around the circuit, and failing with spectacular results. Chris Holmes was trying to figure out how to make the car last on long runs, as were Frank Bronson. And team advisor Drake Stevenson, who had bought new golf clubs for only $40 at Westfield’s Antiques and More in Evanston, was finding himself remarkably unpopular with members of Team Blue after some weird-smelling black residue, from both the clubs and the bag, found itself all over some of the crew’s luggage.

“You want to tell me what the hell this black crap is all over my bag?” roared Ken Henson, Team Blue owner, at Drake. “It smells weird, it looks like it’s hard to get off, and you might have ruined this damned bag!”

The bag had been part of a deluxe luggage set that Ken’s wife, Marla, had bought for him at Resnick’s Department Store many years ago. The luggage set had been made of smooth mountain leather and had Henson’s initials engraved on them. Now there was this black residue all over it and Henson wanted an answer right this very second.

“Um… I thought I got it off,” Drake said sheepishly, tacitly admitting that the funny-smelling residue had emanated from his golf bag. “I was hoping I’d have time to go golfing this weekend so I brought my bag and my clubs. I heard there's a nice golf course at Cocoabo Park and I wanted to play a round.”

“Well, you should have cleaned them beforehand, or at least put new grips on the clubs,” Ken said with a hint of annoyance in his voice. “Those grips might be what’s causing the residue, and… good lord!”

Ken looked back at Drake’s golf clubs to find the grips, well, in pretty unfortunate condition. They had literally fallen apart, piece by piece, and were practically shedding, not unlike a dog, by the minute.

“Holy cow,” Ken said. “Yeah, get some new grips for those clubs. If you don’t, we’ll throw those damn things off the plane and we’ll buy you some new ones. How much did you pay for those things, anyway?”

“40 bucks.”

“Well, get what you pay for,” Henson replied. “You’ve made enough money to not skimp on golf clubs.”

The golf clubs, unfortunately, did not survive the trip to Tropicorp. The residue found itself all over bags belonging to Chet Byrd and Frank Bronson, and both were visibly annoyed at their bags getting this unusual-smelling gunk all over them. Bronson, an avid golfer, took three of the gold-colored clubs, including the driver, from Drake’s bag and slipped it into Chris Holmes’ car as part of some strange practical joke. By the time Holmes noticed the club inside the car, it was too late.

The foul odor from the residue seemed to amplify itself as the heat picked up, and by the time several laps had been completed during practice, the smell was unbearable inside the #81 car. Chris had been completely unaware of the situation going on with Drake Stevenson’s golfing equipment, so he was more than a little bit surprised to see a driver, a 3-wood and a pitching wedge lodged inside of his car, and for some reason, he picked up rather quickly that the clubs were the source of that strange odor.

“What the HELL are these clubs doing in my car?!” Chris barked over the radio.

“What clubs?” asked crew chief Lawrence Malloy.

Drake, standing next to Malloy on top of the Holmes trailer and listening to the radio frequency, looked over at the crew chief and mouthed the words “clubs?” at him.

“Someone has put three golf clubs inside my car!” Chris shouted. “These damn things STINK! I can’t think of anything else that would cause this smell! And what the hell is this black shit all over them?”

Drake’s eyes went wide and his face went pale. He didn’t know who, but someone had put some of his clubs inside Chris’s car for whatever reason.

“I’m gonna throw these things out or I’m going to puke!” Chris shouted. “This is disgusting!”

Sure enough, at speed, Chris put down the window net of his car, picked up the clubs, and heaved them out the driver’s side window on the fastest part of the circuit, demolishing the clubs beyond repair. NSSCRA officials, seeing Chris put down the window net and seeing the golf clubs fly from the window of the car motioned for him to come down pit road immediately and demand an explanation. Before officials could get to him, however, Drake had rushed from the trailer and towards the car, demanding an explanation for why the golf clubs had been both in his car, and also thrown out of the car.

HOLMES FINED $5,000 FOR THROWING DEBRIS FROM CAR
DEBRIS BELIEVED TO BE GOLF CLUBS

-HTN headline that evening

Drake never got a word out before the smell, even more putrid than before, wafted into his face, poisoning his nasal passages and giving him an unfortunate sensation to throw up, which he did all over one of the pit stalls.

“Were those yours?” Chris asked Drake.

“Yes, those were mine. What the hell was that smell?” Drake asked.

“There’s this black crap all over my car, I think it came from those golf clubs,” Chris said. “I didn’t even know they were in my car. That’s one of the nastiest things I’ve ever smelled.”

Drake then looked down pit road, then back towards Chris and rolled his eyes.

“I wonder who took those things from my bag,” Drake said. “Guess I’m not going golfing this weekend.”

That night, Drake found out it was Frank that took the clubs from the bag and stuffed them into the 81 car, which led to a brief physical altercation in the team center, ruining both men’s dinner. The altercation ended when Frank told Drake that he would pay him the $40 back, plus buy him a new set of golf clubs at a sporting goods store in Hapilopper City when they returned from Tropicorp.

“Drake, you can’t play golf with those clubs,” Frank said. “Those things are embarrassing.”

“Clubgate” wound up being the highlight of Team Blue’s race weekend, a weekend that was marked by the team’s two qualifying drivers not doing a whole lot that was worth writing home about. Frank was 10th at one point late in the race, but after missing a braking point, ran off the circuit and wound up an embarrassing 28th by the time the checkered flag dropped.

HOLMES HOSPITALIZED FOR BREATHING DIFFICULTIES
TEAM BLUE CALLS PROCEDURE 'PRECAUTIONARY'

-HTN headline after the race

Chris, meanwhile, had been sickened by the black residue boiling itself over inside his car, and early in the race, asked for relief help in the form of Chet, who failed to qualify for the race. Chris wound up being hospitalized when it was determined he had breathed in vapors from the black residue, but was quickly released when it was determined the black residue was nothing more than rubber from a golf club grip.

True to his word, the day after returning from Tropicorp, Frank took Drake to a sporting goods store not far from the Team Blue shop, where Frank spent over $700 of his own money on a set of golf clubs, balls, a glove, tees, and other paraphernalia. Two days later, the two played their first round of golf together. The first time Drake hit a ball with his new equipment, the ball wound up going solidly into the water about 200 yards past the tee.

Frank laughed heartily at Drake’s first shot. “You’ve got a lot to learn, my man,” he said. “You’ll get it.”

by **The Western Carolina Union** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:33 pm

Antoher struggle for the Western Carolina boys

COCOABO FOREST - After another brutally awful qualifying session in the back, its so long for Brad Koopalowski. While it may not be for reasons you may have expected. A violent workers strike in the Kong Island region of Koopalowski's home country has left the Banana Boy factory there rendered useless. effective immediately the 68 will be terminated from entering in future NSSCRA races and the efforts of Spicer's race team will be no more than a two car entry of Jeff Shreeves and Tucker Capps.

"Were sorry Brad has had another issue with sponsors running into trouble, but with how bad the season has gone, and the fact I have not run one of my cars with minimal outside sponsorship, it's in the best monetary interests of the team to run only two cars for the remainder of the season. We hope Brad can land on his feet in the domestic racing scene or find even another ride in NSSCRA." That was the short statement released by the Spicer team after the race in Tropicorp.

The best chance so far for the Spicer team to make a race is coming up this week at the team pseudo home track. The track is 0.625 miles and four corners or the rough equivalent of a 1 kilometer racing circuit. Located in the foothills of the mountains prevalent in the western portion of the nation, Wilkesboro offers some unique challenges. While common on non-oval tracks the oval in Wilkes County has small elevation changes, something very uncommon on the Oval racing scene. Also infamous amongst International racers at least, is the fact the track doesn't have a a full sized pitroad. Infact, of the 46 drivers to start the race, 10 drivers will have to share there stalls with others. This race will also see the debut of the first non-petrol powered car as the #93 of Robbie Moren will run a Imagination Powered car in the race this week, although its unclear if he is the open-charter or not this week.

Be sure to be downtown Thursday night as Downtown Wilkesboro will be hosting racefest 2020! not only can you meet your favorite NSSCRA drivers, but you can also taste the most popular contribution Western Carolina has given to Esportivan culture. We are of course talking about Moonshine!

by **Tropicorp** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:06 pm

Event Highlights :: Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur

Track Location: Cocoabo Park, Cocoabo Forest, Atlantian Oceania
WGP2 Lap Record: 1:52.216 (Fast Cocoabo, WGP2 S1)
NSSCRA Lap Record: 2:04.182 (Yraaga Gilli'i, NSSCRA S8)
Track Lap Length: 6.63km (Track Layout)

Summary:

Jebslunder Oberst Eva Kerman led the field to the green flag alongside Vilita and Turori Motorsports driver and former NSSCRA champion River 'Shark' Suzgar II for the first ever Cocoabo Preservation 300K in the Cocoabo Forest. While both drivers were strong throughout the day maintaining their place at the front of the field and recording Top 10 finishes they would be bested by a somewhat unpredicted source: Short Track ace Yraaga Gilli'i.

While many had expected Team Tropicorp's Cocoabo drivers to by the darkhorse candidates for race victory, the entire Team Tropicorp squad seemed to lack the technical capacity to maintain pace with the main challengers at the front of the pack. Both Cocoabo were starting deep in the field and particularly in the case of Cocoabo #78 the Team Tropicorp cars showed potential but picked up too much damage trying to climb up through the pack that they would eventually get side tracked, bumped off track or forced to pit out of sequence losing track position. Perhaps it was a lesson learned for Tropicorp scientists and researchers as the Cocoabo seemed to struggle up against drivers without intimate knowledge of their course, unable to predict their erratic lines and some of the close bump and grind racing of the stock car circuit. Cocoabo #28 was the best finishing Team Tropicorp driver in 19th while Cocoabo #78 limped home 25th in a damaged race car. Team Tropicorp's other drivers, debutant Jixaka Motorai and Rookie of the Season candidate Anavella Ariiki completed the event but finished 31st and 34th respectively.

In the end the star of the show was Gilli'i who improved 27 places from their starting position to take the checkered flag, beating Glorious Free Republics driver Skip Stiller after a late run with fresher tires to become the first ever Cocoabo Preservation 300K Champion.

Highlights:

by **Saint Kanye** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:26 pm

NSSCRA: ALVAREZ FALLS SHORT AGAIN
Yeezie settles for third as Gilli'i takes the win at C. Forest

by Kelsey Ratzenberger

COCOABO FOREST - After finishing second to Sherpa competitor Kai Qiang in last week's Leruse 400 NSSCRA (Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association) race, Kanyean racer Thea Alvarez was determined to grab a win at the Cocoabo Preservation 300K at the Cocoabo Park Circuit here. Alvarez, who drives the #46 Multiversal Automotive Coatings Chadwick for Glorious Free Republic Motorsports, was enjoying a two-second lead with twelve laps to go, but the rest of the pack, led by teammate Skip Stiller in the #3 QED Car Rentals machine, were closing in. Still, Alvarez held on to her lead, even as the pack had cut the deficit to about half a second with seven and a half laps remaining. The #46 car had successfully made it through Turns 6 and 7, and is now facing the larger Turn 8 while still holding off the cars behind. Unfortunately, Alvarez slowed during the turn, and gave Stiller just enough room to squeeze past. The #3 driver grabbed the lead, but not for long, as only a lap later, the #41 Tropicorp-sponsored Dart of Vilita & Turori Motorsports' Yraaga Gilli'i would get past Stiller and hold him off successfully until the end for the victory.

Fourth place, behind Gilli'i, Stiller and Alvarez, went to Clarissa Alanis Star in the #7 Isalov Industries Eveline, marking the highest finish and first top five for both the Valentian rookie and her team. Fifth was Gilli'i's teammate River Suzgar, better known as the Shark, in the #14 Vilitan Tourism Dart. Sixth was defending NSSCRA champion Stacie Houston in the #27 Five Star Mobile Blaze for Team Cassadaigua, followed by Vannish Motors Racing's Floyd Hackerbee in the #75 Humboltson Hotels VM, then David Rockingham in the #82 Winters Corporate Pontiak (the highest finish and first top ten for both the Esmerelian rookie and his team Atlas Phoenician Racing). Rounding out the top ten was the polesitter, Jebslunder Eva Kerman in the #13 BDA Lowe, followed by Qiang in the #44 Khamdo Electronics TMW.

Jeremiah Brooke, GFR's third full-time driver, took twelfth in the #18 Hyde Medical Group Chadwick, while Team Tropicorp's two Cocoabos, #28 and #78, settled for nineteenth and twenty-fifth, respectively. Open charter user and Tropicorp scientist Jixaka Motorai drove the #98 Twii.tur Dart to a thirty-first place finish, just ahead of Team Blue's #81 factory-sponsored Preston driven by both Hapiloppians Chris Holmes and Chet Byrd during the course of the race. Holmes is the car's regular driver, but after experiencing nausea due to the smell of melting rubber in his car, had to step out and be replaced by Byrd, whose usual #73 entry failed to qualify.

"I got much closer to winning this week than last week, but somehow finished worse", said Alvarez after the race. "Despite this, I have to keep a cool head. It's not all bad, though, got to keep the points lead for more than a week, longer than everyone else have had it. And I rose a lot of spots from my bad start to the race. I did so much to get in front, and got there, but I just couldn't close things out. I'll just have to keep trying."

"When I got past the 46, I thought the race would be mine. Gilli'i was a surprise. Nothing against him, but when one thinks of his successes they think more of short tracks, not road courses. He definitely proved us wrong today. He'll be someone to watch out for all season long", added Stiller. As for Brooke, he said of his performance, "Twelfth.... that was pretty good for my first time out here. Unfortunately, that's still way behind my teammates. And 'pretty good' won't cut it if I'm planning to barge into the win column and the Chase. Still, I'm happy for getting the chance to try a whole new track layout. A good race car driver is open to different experiences, and I say I learned a lot during my time here."

Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal, the current points leader among the series' rookies, finished the race twenty-first despite a third place start. Kanyean men's hygiene company Mayhem, which has been on the hood of Zakhilwal's #06 AutoModi here and in Sedile, has said that they will not return to sponsor the Sherpa driver for next week's Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400 in the Western Carolina Union. "This is just temporary, though", said Samuel Dawkins IV, Mayhem spokesman. "Our deal [with Zakhilwal] is to have him finish in the top fifteen to have us continue sponsoring him for the next race. He didn't do that here. However, if he gives us what we require from him in the West Carolina race, then we'll be back with him in the race after that. And so on. That is, except for the initial six races [in the deal] that we said we will cover."

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

OFFICIAL STANDINGS - Race 5 of 30 (Cocoabo Forest)

1. #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (VNT)
2. #3 Skip Stiller (STK) (Top Kanyean driver)
3. #46 Thea Alvarez (STK)
4. #7 Clarissa Alanis Star (VEZ) (Top rookie)
5. #14 River Suzgar (VNT)
9. #13 Eva Kerman (JEB) (Polesitter)
10. #44 Kai Qiang (SHW) (Last week's winner)
12. #18 Jeremiah Brooke (STK)
13. #69 Sofia Kerman (JEB) (Top unchartered driver)
19. #28 Cocoabo #28 (TRP) (Top hometown driver)
31. #98 Jixaka Motorai (TRP) (Open charter user)

DRIVER POINTS

▮ 1. #46 Thea Alvarez (STK) - 211
▲ 2. #3 Skip Stiller (STK) - 200 (1W)
▮ 3. #27 Stacie Houston (CDG) - 198
▮ 4. #13 Eva Kerman (JEB) - 194
▲ 5. #41 Yraaga Gilli'i (VNT) - 186 (1W)
▮ T7. #44 Kai Qiang (SHW) - 184 (1W)
▼ T7. #18 Jeremiah Brooke (STK) - 184
▼ 8. #4 Meghan Sharpe (CDG) - 179 (1W)
▼ 10. #2 Centur Tiones (VNT) - 166 (1W)
▼ T47. #19 Sage Caldwell (STK) - 19

BATTLE FOR ROTY

▮ 1. #06 Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (SHW) - 149
▲ 2. #82 David Rockingham (ESM) - 141
▮ 3. #30 Lexi Patterson (JEB) - 137
▼ 4. #37 Frank Bronson (HAP) - 131
▮ 5. #15 Jolyn Helen Ceeta (VEZ) - 124

NEXT RACE

Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400 @ Wilkes County Speedway, North Wilkesboro, The Western Carolina Union

by **Valentine Z** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:42 am

The Valentians - Actual Race @ Leruse 400 @ Leruse International Speedway, New Leruse, Sedile

“Good luck with the race today!” Gwen would exclaim to both Jolyn and Clarissa, while giving slightly more attention to a slightly uncomfortable robot, “Hey, Clarissaaa! Don’t worry about it, I’m sure that you got this one just like the last time! You got nothing to worry about!”

“Yeah, listen to your friends!” Jenny added on, “I have taken the liberty of adding extra failsafes and security measures! You will be running fine, right as day!”

“Thank you very much, my friends! Still, I hope that those comments from the others wouldn’t mean it!” with Clarissa referencing to the off-handed comment on whether robots should be allowed to drive.

“Nah, don’t sweat it,” Jolyn reassured her friend as well, “Those who said such things, have clearly no understanding on how you exactly work. Now, come on, we got a race to go for!”

Gwen would stay behind with the others, and only after a short while she took a public transportation and wandered off into the heart of the city to see what it has to offer, all the while trying to ignore all the many pairs of eyes looking at her.

Going back to the race track, Clarissa and Jolyn exchanged their pleasantries to each other as friends, then they got into their car and started their engines. This time, Jenny was also around and connected to Clarissa’s systems in order to make sure that she is operating well; otherwise, she is not allowed to remotely control Clarissa to cause destruction. Not that she has that kind of mindset, anyway. Chief Technician Jared and the Valentian crews checked the vehicles to ensure that the two vehicles are in a good working order, and they indeed are.

“Okay, you are both good to go,” Jared announced on the comms to Jolyn and Clarissa, “Good luck, ladies!”

“And they are away!” the announcer blared out once again as the racers crossed the start line, roaring along the speedway.

The first segment was rather tame and easy for the Valentians – Clarissa and Jolyn started off from rather far positions from each other, and this was in turn due to the qualification timings that they have gotten themselves for this race. Clarissa finished the first segment at the 13th position, up from her qualification positions a little, it seems. Jolyn, on the other hand, was stuck at 31st, and would be taking some time to get back to the top positions that she is destined for. She might still be doing it for fun, but she is no longer going to just fall behind the positions.

The second segment was also not too bad for the Valentian duo – Clarissa fell back a position of 14th by the end of it, while Jolyn would struggle and move towards 29th, even if she didn’t do so well by the end of the segment; she did around 0.200 seconds worse than the first segment, but somehow managed to maintain her place and even overtake 2 cars.

The third segment spells trouble for the Valentians… specifically only for Clarissa. By the mid of the last lap of the segment, she noticed that something is a little odd with her vehicle. It was almost as if it was getting a little harder to control and-

“WHIZZZZZ!” went one of the tires on the front, specifically the front left tire.

“Guys, guys!” Clarissa exclaimed on the comms, “Pressure on the front left tire decreasing! Frictional Coefficient and Controls sub-optimal!”

“… WHAT?!” the pit crew shouted to clarify once again.

“Her tire lost air,” Jenny said in a deadpan voice, propping up a bench and watching the race from afar and away from the heat of the crew members, while plugged into her laptop to check for anomalies on Clarissa’s code. This time, it would seem that Clarissa herself was doing fine; it was simply the matter of fact that her car crapped out on her, and with that, the two Valentians made their way to the pit stop, with Clarissa trying her best to control her vehicle and losing some time due to that. Jolyn’s vehicle was still fine, but she also figured that she would go for the change of tires and topping up the gas. After all, it was best not to get caught in the middle of the track with these problems.

“Jolyn, you are doing great, proud of you!” Jared would chat into the comms, with Jolyn smiling as ever and enjoying the cold air that the AC was providing, “Ice-cream?”

“Err, just one spoonful,” Jolyn answered back, as she took a spoon of vanilla ice-cream, as well as taking a fresh bottle of water for during the race itself. And with that, Jolyn was off once again.

Clarissa, on the other hand, wouldn’t take too long as well. Her tires were quickly replaced, and she was ready to hit the road after topping up gas. Jenny and Clarissa herself confirmed that there is no software glitches that are happening, and that she still has 85% of her battery remaining – more than enough for this race.

They finished off with Clarissa at 33rd, and Jolyn at 31st, with the former losing a lot of positions due to the deflated tire on the course.

The fourth segment was not too bad for the duo – Clarissa climbed up to 21st, while Jolyn skyrocketed once again to 18th. Clarissa would be asking Jolyn on how she was managing and how she was handling so well.

“Instincts, I suppose,” Jolyn replied back, “I mean, you just get used to the track after some time, and wow, this air conditioner is amazing! I am surprised that we didn’t have that on our first race!”

The fifth segment was also pretty well-done for Clarissa… more or less; she managed to climb back a position, giving her the 20th position. While nothing too shabby, the Valentians are only glad that nothing awful has happened then, such as Clarissa glitching out, or her car giving her trouble.

Jolyn, on the other hand, would be extremely out of place and so very motivated that she managed to surpass every single vehicle in the span of the last 2-3 laps of the segment. The turns and techniques that Jolyn has done were all very flawless – she would get just the right amount of speed for the straight lines, and then she would slow down just the right amounts in order to maintain the speed. All of this has paid off big time, and she found herself in the 1st place for the segment.

“Nice one, Jolyn” Clarissa would exclaim in through the comms, impressed at her friend’s performance, and hoping that she will be able to get there one day as well.

“Heh, this race is not over,” Jolyn remarked, “Who knows when I will be back out a few positions later… I will try to maintain it, for now.”

As if predicting herself, Jolyn indeed was correct about the race not being over, and herself not being able to maintain the positions; due to some overestimation on the turn, Jolyn slowed down a little too much and along with still having too much friction on the tires, would lose as much as 50% of her speed. This in turn proved to be costly, as a whopping 24 cars behind her managed to overtake her. She tried her best to get back or to speed up and overtake, but it was proving to be too dangerous; rather than risk the many lives of people around her, Jolyn decided to eat some crow and let these cars pass, ending back at 25th by the end of the segment, i.e. at the end of the race.

“I’m so sorry, Jolyn! What happened?” Clarissa asked.

“Lost my focus. Slowed down too much and lost too much speed. Man, these guys are just waiting for a single slip-up, aren’t they?”

Clarissa would finish at 19th, just one position above from the end of the fifth segment.

The Valentians - Night After Race @ Leruse 400 @ Leruse International Speedway, New Leruse, Sedile

Clarissa and Jolyn would got out of their cars, with Gwen joining them shortly after. It was once again a nights-out for the girls, and same as well for the rest of the Valentian crew.

“So, it went well for this time?” Gwen asked curiously.

“Yeap! No major accidents, no screw-ups… well, my tire deflated, but that was a rather minute situation,” Clarissa said with excitement in her voice, “And the best part? I didn’t glitch! Thanks, Jenny!”

“You’re welcome, and err, no hugs necessary, thanks.”

After a hearty Valentian dinner at the local restaurant (much to the surprise of the locales who probably has never seen anyone this tall), the Valentian racing trio decided to go for a little night out on their own, while the rest of the Valentian crew were also free to do as they please for the night – movies, bars, night clubs, anything that they have in mind, it was green light from Valentijn, Clarissa, and Gwen.

As for the trio, they went to a park for a quiet night and reflection. Clarissa and Jolyn would be playing a game of chess, while Gwen would be staring at a distance into the pond, wondering if she would make it for the next race, amongst many other thoughts. Do these people know about her actual self? The fact that she could potentially be the Fate of many others around her, and that if she decided to control, she can control everything? Gwen did not exactly have the biggest of aspirations on taking over planets, universes, and the omniverse, but she likes to keep things in check, and for this race, she has decided not to mess around with the fates of everyone else; instead, she would simply go with the flow, letting space and time decide for itself and-

“HEYYY!” Clarissa patted her on the shoulder from the back, in an attempt to leapfrog on her.

Gwen: “Hahah, ahh… hi, Clarissa!”

Clarissa: “What are you thinking about?”

Gwen: “Ahh, nothing! Just thinking about the race tomorrow… and maybe some other things.”

Clarissa: “Trying to be a Fate? You know you can’t exactly do that, save for the lighthearted contexts.”

Gwen: “I know, but what if it is really, really dreadful, like someone about to die in a horrific freak racing accident? Should I just stand there? Ugh, I just hope that there won’t be such accidents.”

Jolyn: “From the races that we have participated in, these people have quite a good track record, so I have trust in them that they won’t mess up majorly.”

Gwen: “I hope you are right. I don’t want to abuse my powers, but at the same time… if I must, I will have to help.”

And with the three of them chatting on until around 2-3 AM, they decided that it was time to go back home and since the few days afterwards were day offs, they decided not to flag a taxi or take public transport (if there is any left during this time of day) and instead took a rather long walk back. Most Valentians love walking and watching the night life, after all. The city areas were well-lit, while the NSSCRA lounging only have dim street lights illuminating, with almost everyone sleeping.

“Oooh, wait, I forgot to show you something! It’s from Jeremiah!” Clarissa said out to the other two, while showing her phone.

“Aww, isn’t that nice!” Jolyn commented, “Well, the chocolates definitely worked, and I hope that they have no problem with the repairs!”

“Hey, I am gonna say something too! Andddd there you go!”

“Very well done! I see that Clarissa has been making friends already,” Gwen would banter playfully, “We should make friends too, maybe with Lexi, or with those Sherpa people.”

“Well, after a day or two of rest, we have to get ready for the next race!” Clarissa exclaimed yet again, with her happiness and cheerfulness knowing no bounds or no bottom, “For now, we sleep, and I will help you guys pack tomorrow, haha!”

by **Xanneria** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:32 am

New contender?
By Lee Iyokoka

COCOABO FOREST - While it was an exciting race, today we shall focus on news from outside of the track. It was announced that Baker will be entering some races in the NSSCRA. While Knox and its subsidiary Mercado are Xannerias main entries, Baker will be the first entry from National Motors. The car is also unique in that its a car powered by a type of Fuel called "Imagination" The fuel is supplied by the nation of Nimbus in containers of blue liquid, and will be used to power the car of Moren instead of a traditional petrol. This car is a colaberation between National Motors and Parker-Woods a company located in the Former Citizens of the Nimbus System.

As for the race, while Orton DNQed the race even though he had a fast lap, it was Walters again who showed the way with fast times throughout the high speed non-oval. Walters looked strong, and was running in 9th or 10th for a good chunk of the race. But when the last lap came, he was stuck in a battle for the position of 8th. But on the last corner a coming together happened and *BAM* the hapeless Walters Jr got turned. He would drop to 17th at the end. Gwinnett once again proved to be the most consistent driver in NSSCRA as the golden boy was in the 10th-15th area of the race in most times except pitstop sequences. Gwinnett got 11th and is now 10th in points. Hometown driver Yraaga Gilli'i won the race in dominant fashion leading the last segment of the race. Following the Local, were two Yeezy drivers in Skip Stiller and points leader Thea Alverez. Clarissa Star finished 4th in her best finish to date and another local Shark Suzgar II was fifth. Next up is the 400 lap race at Western Carolina's Wilkesboro Motorspeedway. A traditional home to Stock Car racing in Esportiva, due to tax breaks being given to teams who station themselves on Carolinian land.

by **The Sherpa Empire** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:39 pm

Kai Qiang and Houzhi Chang were eating breakfast outside so they could enjoy the beautiful tropical morning, talking over their plans for the race as they usually did at breakfast on race days. They were having omelettes with tea and some kind of local fruit. Zakhilwal was not there, but they guessed that wherever he was, he must have already finished his breakfast because the wild cocoabo that he'd befriended was now begging for food at their table, nuzzling affectionately against Qiang's arm and making pleading noises. Qiang moved his plate away from the cocoabo. "You're a bird; what do you want an omelette for?" he said. "That's like cannibalism!"

"I don't think they would use cocoabo eggs for food," said Chang. "It's probably just chicken eggs with seasonings."

"I don't see why not if the eggs aren't fertilized," said Qiang.

"You don't think it'd be weird to eat eggs from something that's smart enough to drive?"

Qiang shrugged. There weren't many things he was squeamish about eating. "I don't know why it likes me so much anyway," he said. "Rinzi's the one that's nice to it. No, you can't have my breakfast! I'm not Rinzi! I don't even look like him! Holy Mother!"

"You probably smell like him," said Chang. "It probably thinks you both smell like garlic, chili, and car exhaust."

"Half the park smells like car exhaust."

"I don't suppose you've been using that body wash he got from the Yeezies?"

"Oh...," said Qiang. "That's probably it."

The conversation shifted toward the weather forecast, and how they were going to cope with the high temperatures that were predicted later in the day. The forecast said there was a slight chance of thundershowers, and they debated how seriously to take that.

If luck kept up the way it had gone for the last week or so, they could expect to get caught in a torrential downpour and/or struck by lightning.

They were both a little on-edge because a variety of bizarre events had occurred since arriving in Tropicorp. Two incidents in particular stood out, one involving Rinzi's feathered friend and one involving golf clubs. The only golf clubs Chang or Qiang had ever seen before were the putters at the mini-golf course in Seven Star Park. They weren't sure if it was normal for golf clubs to smell, but boy did Drake Stevenson's clubs smell horrible... Qiang had been lucky enough not to run over the golf clubs when Holmes threw them on the track, even though he was practicing at the time, but he really did not appreciate having them thrown on the track. He was a little more sympathetic to Holmes' plight after smelling how bad they stank, but still thought the whole incident was obnoxious.

When they arrived at the track on the day of the race, there was a rumor going around that Chris Holmes had not been able to completely remove the foul smell from his car. Qiang and Chang rolled their eyes at the way the drama just never seemed to stop. "Here we go again..."

Qiang tried a similar strategy to what had worked for him in Sedile, starting conservatively and then catching people later when they pitted or their tires and brakes were too worn to push too hard. It wasn't quite as successful this time as Qiang had a couple of laps when he just was having a hard time navigating around lapped cars and hitting his brake points the way he wanted, which meant he wasn't catching up to the lead pack as quickly as he needed to. He still managed to edge into the top 10 and keep his place in the points standings.

"I had a couple of clumsy moments, but it wasn't too bad overall," Qiang said in a post-race interview. "Obviously my goal is to win, but 10th isn't terrible."

Zakhilwal and Wang were more unhappy with their results. "I'm disappointed that I messed up my deal with Mayhem," said Zakhilwal. "I was all pumped up to see how long of a streak I could keep it going, finishing in the top 15, but then I screwed it up after one race. I gotta get it together, insh'Allah."

"It's just demoralizing," said Wang. "I finally get a chance to race, and I'm 24th. I know I can do better than this. It's depressing when you put everything you have into racing, and you still finish behind a trained bird and a bunch of kids that weren't even born when I started. I feel so old when I hear Qiang Kai has a daughter now. I was racing in the Nanchang Racing Club before he was even born."

"Well, look on the bright side," said the interviewer. "At least nobody put sludge-covered golf clubs in your car."

Wang cracked a little smile. "Yeah, that's true. I hope Holmes is okay."

As Zakhilwal was strolling through the Cocoabo Park after the race, he noticed the cocoabo he had been feeding was following him. "You have been very distracting," he said to it in a tone that was half joking and half scolding. He petted it anyway. "Tomorrow, I am leaving and you will have to find someone else to feed you."

Awp? said the cocoabo.

"Yes, awp."

by **Vilita and Turori** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:46 pm

Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400, North Notwilkesboro, Western Carolina Union :: When the checkered flag fell on the Cocoabo Preservation 300K, CoCoCo officials were somewhat disappointed to see their car driven by Ben Carpenter in the first of a five race sponsorship package cross the line 18th and out of contention for the victory. Having sponsored Vilita and Turori development driver Rockii Ezis for a number of seasons, CoCoCo would normally have been perfectly content with an 18th place finish by a rookie driver on a brand new track. Now, however, having tasted victory albeit only partially through Centur Tiones during Race 3 in Starkville, the bar had been raised for cars sponsored by CoCoCo. It wasn't just about airtime, spreading the company name and providing someone for the VIP's in their executive suites and viewing perches to cheer from - it was about finding a partnership that would bring success to the CoCoCo brand.

While CoCoCo had signed a five race agreement with Atlas Phoenician racing to sponsor the chartered #84 Pontiak of Ben Carpenter, the races were non-consecutive so once again the CoCoCo were scrambling to find a car to put their logos on for the NSSCRA's 6th race on the schedule, the Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400. Luckily for CoCoCO there was one particular Sherpa driver who failed to meet the performance requirements of their previous sponsor, the Yeezie men's care company Mayhem. The Mayhem brand, like many others, expect results from their sponsorship but their agreement with Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal was particularly strict, requiring Top 15 finishes in order for the sponsorship to continue. From Mayhem's perspective they were just looking to raise brand awareness before releasing their product line of deodorants, body wash, moisturizer and hair gels into the Sherpa Empire and were not likely interested in long time agreements past the launch anyway. However, when Zakhilwal finished 21st in the Cocoabo Preservation 300K, Mayhem immediately cut ties - at least temporarily, with the Sherpa driver leaving them without a major sponsor heading into the race weekend in the Western Carolina Union.

The #06 CoCoCo Automodi will be driven by Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal in the Western Carolina Union

While Zakhilwal still had the support of Wolf Totem, Grasslands and Automodi, the team were looking for that funding boost that could keep them on par with the series top teams such as Vilita and Turori Motorsports who were sponsored for the first three events of the season the CoCoCo and had won two races already this season and Glorious Free Republics Motorsports who were sitting in 1st and 2nd place in the series points standings. With CoCoCo looking to continue their presence on the hood of at least one stock car in every event on the NSSCRA Season 8 schedule, the timing couldn't have been better and CoCoCo swooped in with an agreement to sponsor Zakhilwal in the Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400. While they only signed papers for one event in the interest of efficiency to get the partnership going, CoCoCo is still without a commitment for a full season sponsorship and is believed to be working a proposed six-race extension to its relationship with Zakhilwal, a driver who CoCoCo officials quickly grew a liking to during the Cocoabo Preservation 300K presented by twii.tur weekend as the Sherpa driver was photographed multiple times throughout the weekend enjoying interactions with the wild Cocoabo that roamed the lands around, and sometimes inside the speedway grounds. While Zakhilwal struggled at the Cocoabo Park Circuit just like CoCoCo's driver Ben Carpenter, their performances earlier in the season and their apparently affinity for Cocoabo made the deal a slam dunk for CoCoCo officials who have already began working how to incorporate Zakhilwal into their NSSCRA sports marketing strategy in the future. CoCoCo's newly formed interest in Zakhilwal could also mean a cooling in discussions between CoCoCo and Rocket Motorsports as the rumored partnership reportedly hit a snag when Rocket Automotive was unwilling to concede prime placement on the Rocket Rockets in exchange for funding support from CoCoCo.

by **Jebslund** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:19 am

Eva was and wasn't happy with ninth.

On the one hand, the Oberst expected better of herself than ninth, even with the stiff competition this year, given all the work she'd been putting in. Last season had proven that she had the talent, and she hadn't exactly been sitting around with her thumb up her ass in the off-season, racing in the domestics every time she could get the leave. Even with the issues with her car, she felt she should have at least finished in the top five. Her first stop after the race was the simulators for a long night of practice.

On the other hand, though, finishing ninth in spite of the car gnomes playing merry hell with her car again was no mean feat, considering the troubles had started early in the race and continuing throughout. There was something to be said for placing top ten with an uncooperative vehicle against people whose vehicles, for the most part, seemed to be working just fine. Her handling of the issues had most definitely improved, as had her ability to compensate for needing more pit stops than usual. The race had also been productive in finally nailing down a defect in the engine which had caused most of the troubles, resulting in a new one being rushed out to her.

As for Lexi, she'd enjoyed her day off from studying, using the time to get to know as much as she could in a day about the cocoabos that everyone seemed to be crazy about (and with good reason! Lexi was definitely one of the drivers feeding the adorable avians.). She had also taken a trip to one of the Cocomarts, which had a selection comparable to Jebslund's Krimskrams chain of stores, something Lexi found refreshing, as she was able to get some of her favorite brands from back home. She had also looked into import and export laws for cocoabos, just out of curiosity, though she didn't really feel right about looking into buying one, given some of the other drivers.

As for her performance in the race, Lexi was a bit disappointed, but knew that continued improvement was the only way to place better. Sie Nah had been talking about implementing a bonus system as added motivation to do better, but, thus far, it had only been talk. Her pit crew had told her that the executive council had yet to reach consensus or an acceptable majority on the matter, with most of the members abstaining pending further review, so the discussions would go nowhere until more races had passed. In the meantime, Sofia and Lexi went out, post race, for a celebratory drink to the former beating the latter, as well as taking the top finish among the unchartered drivers. After that, and a night to sleep it off, Lexi was back to her training routine, determined to finish in the top ten next race.

by **Saint Kanye** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:15 pm

(OOC: All resemblances to real life names and Twitter handles are coincidental.)

by **Newmanistan** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:02 pm

Race: Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400 @ Wilkes County Speedway, North Wilkesboro, The Western Carolina Union
Lap Record: 20.555 sec.

1 #10 - Eddie Walters Jr. (Xanneria)                         20.932
 2 #41 - Yraaga Gilli'i (Vilita and Turori)                   20.940
 3 #27 - Stacie Houston (Cassadaigua)                         20.957
 4 #78- Cocoabo #78 (Tropicorp)                               21.059
 5 #7 - Clarissa Alanis Star (Valentine Z)                    21.059
 6 #81 - Chris Holmes (Hapilopper)                            21.096
 7 #14 - River Suzgar (Vilita and Turori)                     21.116
 8 #83 - Joseph Rawlings (Esmerel) *Q*                        21.157
 9 #2 - Centur Tiones (Vilita and Turori)                     21.179
10 #31 - Gwen Tracer Allison (Valentine Z) *Q*                21.185
11 #11 - Jenna Logan (Cassadaigua)                            21.198
12 #37 - Frank Bronson (Hapilopper)                           21.209
13 #73 - Chet Byrd (Hapilopper) *Q*                           21.259
14 #16 - Gordon Orton (Xanneria) *Q*                          21.268
15 #30 - Lexi Patterson (Jebslund)                            21.303
16 #15 - Jolyn Helen Ceeta (Valentine Z)                      21.324
17 #79 - Dinggu Wang (The Sherpa Empire) *Q*                  21.335
18 #3 - Skip Stiller (Saint Kanye)                            21.365
19 #5 - Bryan Harrison (Newmanistan)                          21.367
20 #24 - Kevin Daniels (Newmanistan)                          21.373
21 #69 - Sofia Kerman (Jebslund) *Q*                          21.438
22 #88 - Anavella Ariiki (Tropicorp)                          21.452
23 #28- Cocoabo #28 (Tropicorp) *Q*                           21.469
24 #4 - Meghan Sharpe (Cassadaigua)                           21.533
25 #82 - David Rockingham (Esmerel)                           21.574
26 #25 - Kev Schorebrook (Vangaziland)                        21.598
27 #08 - Jeff Shreeves (The Western Carolina Union) *Q*       21.600
28 #12 - Roman Gwinnett (Xanneria)                            21.646
29 #93 - Robbie Moren (The Western Carolina Union)            21.767
30 #06 - Rinzi Aogar Zakhilwal (The Sherpa Empire)            21.834
31 #23 - James McCurty (Hampton Island) *Q*                   21.844
32 #18 - Jeremiah Brooke (Saint Kanye)                        21.870
33 #05 - Tucker Capps (The Western Carolina Union) *Q*        21.892
34 #75 - Floyd Hackerbee (Vangaziland)                        21.967
35 #99 - Liuyong Xu (New Northwesteros) *Q*                   22.122
36 #6 - Alex Knight (Hampton Island)                          22.178
37 #32 - Andrew Holden (Lisander)                             22.181
38 #84 - Ben Carpenter (Esmerel)                              22.279
39 #48 - Travis Barkley (Newmanistan) *Q*                     22.280
40 #21 - Paul Nystrom (New Northwesteros) *Q*                 22.341
41 #13 - Eva Kerman (Jebslund)                                22.383
42 #86 - Bluetarch The 5th (Newark Aristocracy)               22.400
43 #9 - Lício Granado (Lisander)                              22.424
44 #55 - A7DXZ5 (Wagensvolk) *Q*                              22.442
45 #46 - Thea Alvarez (Saint Kanye)                           22.493
46 #33 - Tyler Joy (Caleonia) *Q*                             22.590
47 #90 - Blueton the 1st (Newark Aristocracy) *Q*             22.617
48 #03 - Mike Reddiër (Caleonia)                              22.626
49 #67 - Denny Truex Lenlin (Sedile)                          22.649
50 #02 - Kohan The 10th (Newark Aristocracy)                  22.655
51 #80 - Franklin Egar (Filindostan) *Q*                      22.666
52 #44 - Kai Qiang (The Sherpa Empire)                        22.666
53 #0 - Hana Bhe (Filindostan)                                22.671
54 #22 - Kevin Cosgrove (Hampton Island)                      22.673
55 #00 - Ilham Lukas Jenie (Filindostan)                      22.715
56 #50 - Ellie Lindskog (Vangaziland)                         22.795
57 #94 -  Daniel Almirola (Sedile)                            22.805
58 #29 - Frank Joy (Caleonia)                                 22.838
59 #04 - Phil Urnsen (Svennish Isles) *Q*                     23.202

by **Saint Kanye** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:04 pm

NSSCRA: NO WCU DRIVERS IN HOME RACE
Walters Jr. gets pole; Yeezies scattered

by Yennefer Spencer

NORTH WILKESBORO - Three weeks ago, New Northwesteros' Direwolf Auto Team was able to break a string of DNQs and make it to their home NSSCRA (Nationstates Stock Car Racing Association) race, the Kobold Tools 300 at Starkville Raceway. This week, the series is in the Western Carolina Union for the Northwestern Bank of Carolina 400. Like the Northwesterosi, the Carolinians are in their first NSSCRA season, and are trying to bring their own two cars into their home track. But unlike the Northwesterosi, they didn't succeed.

Central Shaneville-born Jeff Shreeves, who drives the #08 Mercado, was infamous for his constant failures to qualify even while he was with ShaneEyoho Motorsport last season. After his country's economic crisis and SEM's closure, Shreeves moved to Xanneria and then the WCU, where he remains to this day. Teammate Tucker Capps saw significantly more action than Shreeves last season, as he joined Xanneria's KRD Team Iona as a replacement for Tom Bombelli, who was booted from the #16 Knox due to behavioral issues. After being released from KRD in favor of rookie Gordon Orton, Capps found a home in the WCU, piloting the #05 ride. The new rides turned out to be a non-improvement for Shreeves and a downgrade for Capps, as they have yet to make the field this season.

According to Kanyean racing analyst Max Gannon, "[WCU team boss Marvin] Spicer thinks he's saving money by signing his two guys, but he's really not. There are better foreign drivers out there than that proven dud Shreeves. Shawn Curtis, that Newmanistani vet, has one win. Liangmei Li [of the Sherpa Empire] too. The Norwesties got themselves [Liuyong] Xu, and they were able to make one race. Oh, but they haven't done anything since. Get your [butts] back to work, Direwolf!" Unfortunately, like Capps and Shreeves, Xu and teammate Paul Nystrom aren't in the race.

Meanwhile, the drivers of St. Kanye's Glorious Free Republic Motorsports had unremarkable qualifying times for the 400, which is being held at the Wilkes County Speedway. Skip Stiller, driver of the #3 Chadwick, starts eighteenth; #18 driver Jeremiah Brooke is twenty-eighth and Thea Alvarez of the #46 is thirty-sixth. KRD's veteran, Eddie Walters Jr. (#10), is the polesitter, while fellow Xannerian Robbie Moren (#93) uses the open charter. He will start twenty-sixth. The unchartered entries are Esmerelian Joseph Rawlings of Atlas Phoenician Racing (#83, starting eighth); Valentian Gwen Tracer Allison (#31, tenth); Hapiloppian Chet Byrd of Team Blue (#73, thirteenth); Orton; and Sherpa Dinggu Wang (#79, seventeenth).

"Much like Starkville, this is a short track. I hope I take advantage of the faster pace this time around, instead of getting tangled with other drivers", said Brooke. "Nothing against Clarissa [Alanis Star, #7 driver for Valentine Z, which the Yeezie driver had a run-in with in Starkville]. She's showing some improvement. I, myself, am training on how to avoid unnecessary contact, and how to make a good save if that inevitably happens." Meanwhile, Alvarez said, "I started near the back last week [in Cocoabo Forest] and ended up third. Let's see if I could get myself going again this time."

Sage Caldwell, GFR's part-time driver, will once again remain in the sideline, but the team is trying to get him into the race after this one, in the Newark Aristocracy. Unless Newark's team gives the open charter to either their unchartered driver (Blueton the First) or someone else entirely, Sage and the #19 Chadwick will try to be part of the field at Warlock Raceway, his second appearance of the season.

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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