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Message no. 1
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 01:49:13 -0600
At 09:27 6/4/97 +0100, you wrote:

>But btw, anyone got a idea what racecars would look like in 2055?
>(just to get it back on-topic... ;)

I had a really funky dream about some futuristic racing after reading
Neuromancer for about 2 hours..
The cars were almost like a drag racer, but lacked the stabilizing fin
thing. (Point, I know jack about cars work. I don't even have my learners
license. To be honest, I dislike cars very much.)
So the basic car, as I was saying, was sort of pointy, and was completely
enclosed, so it was basically a long pyramid shaped car, obviously built
for extreme speed. The track was like a nascar track, but the slope was
more severe. And the announcers, loud and annoying. Unfortunately, I only
remember a teeny snippet :(
And Skye laughed at me over this dream..so now you all can :)

-Adam
<me> I had a dream about some cyberpunk car racing..
<me> Really long skinny cars, like drag racers, except no big fins. On a
sort of Nascar like track, but with higher slopes
[19:22] <Skye-> hehe..
[19:22] <Skye-> weirdo!
<me> *shrug* It was funky.

:]
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 10:59:35 +0100
Adam J said on 1:49/ 4 Jun 97...

> At 09:27 6/4/97 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >But btw, anyone got a idea what racecars would look like in 2055?
> >(just to get it back on-topic... ;)
>
> I had a really funky dream about some futuristic racing after reading
> Neuromancer for about 2 hours..
[snip another one of Fro's weird dreams :)]

This makes me think of something I've been meaning to bring up on the
list: has anyone seen Carmaggeddon? Really cool race game where you get
more time to finish the course by crushing opponents and pedestrians
(splat!) It might make a nice thing to put into an SR adventure, as a
totally illegal race of course, and the participants would have to remain
out of reach of the law for quite some time to come... Any ideas for
adapting it to SR?

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Message no. 3
From: Marcin Serkies <yasiu@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 11:44:33 +0200
At 10:59 AM 6/4/97 +0100, you wrote:

>This makes me think of something I've been meaning to bring up on the
>list: has anyone seen Carmaggeddon? Really cool race game where you get
>more time to finish the course by crushing opponents and pedestrians
>(splat!) It might make a nice thing to put into an SR adventure, as a
>totally illegal race of course, and the participants would have to remain
>out of reach of the law for quite some time to come... Any ideas for
>adapting it to SR?

Yeps... i`ve played that and even wrote few words about that to gaming
magazine where i`m working... But let`s talk about SR adaptation. There is
no problem with points... u know max is i.e. for women with child etc. But
how to do that to remain out of reach of the law. It can be sort of campaign
to find place where Police is not working or is easy to remove. After
removing that problem players can race and then they need to get out. Second
idea is organizing that by fixer. Catch some ppl, give them some drugs so
they`ll not hide and pay some money to police and go on... :)

c-ya

yasiu
Message no. 4
From: Bruce <gyro@********.CO.ZA>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 00:47:00 +0200
At 11:44 AM 04-06-97 +0200, you wrote:
>At 10:59 AM 6/4/97 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>This makes me think of something I've been meaning to bring up on the
>>list: has anyone seen Carmaggeddon? Really cool race game where you get
>>more time to finish the course by crushing opponents and pedestrians
>>(splat!) It might make a nice thing to put into an SR adventure, as a
>>totally illegal race of course, and the participants would have to remain
>>out of reach of the law for quite some time to come... Any ideas for
>>adapting it to SR?
>
>Yeps... i`ve played that and even wrote few words about that to gaming
>magazine where i`m working... But let`s talk about SR adaptation. There is
>no problem with points... u know max is i.e. for women with child etc. But
>how to do that to remain out of reach of the law. It can be sort of campaign
>to find place where Police is not working or is easy to remove. After
>removing that problem players can race and then they need to get out. Second
>idea is organizing that by fixer. Catch some ppl, give them some drugs so
>they`ll not hide and pay some money to police and go on... :)
>
>Any-one seen Cannonball Run?? A cheesy but fun Seventies??? I think
AmeriMovie about a Trans Continental race from NY to LA. Try also the
wonderful Tank Girl magazines first few issues I think the series was called
HellRace or something. See also the second MadMax movie "Road Warrior" which
is great reference material for CyberPunk nomads and in my SR campaign the
tribal lands surrounding Seattle. Lost of real go-gangs and the eternal
search for fuel and food.

The idea of Troll and Ork gangers in big pickup trucks with heavy weapons is
too much fun.

Lets think on that shall we

SR Stylin'

Gyr0
>
>
Message no. 5
From: "Simon T. Sailer" <Simon.Sailer@****.AC.AT>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 19:53:07 +0100
> Yeps... i`ve played that and even wrote few words about that to gaming
> magazine where i`m working... But let`s talk about SR adaptation. There is
> no problem with points... u know max is i.e. for women with child etc. But
> how to do that to remain out of reach of the law. It can be sort of campaign
> to find place where Police is not working or is easy to remove. After
> removing that problem players can race and then they need to get out. Second
> idea is organizing that by fixer. Catch some ppl, give them some drugs so
> they`ll not hide and pay some money to police and go on... :)
>
> c-ya
>
> yasiu

Hmmm- but why should anyone organize a race like that apart from
personal fun? Someone has to make money with it... and there sure as
drek won't be that many paying spectators (paying money, not
blood...)

ss
Message no. 6
From: Marcin Serkies <yasiu@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 07:50:34 +0200
At 07:53 PM 6/5/97 +0100, you wrote:

>Hmmm- but why should anyone organize a race like that apart from
>personal fun? Someone has to make money with it... and there sure as
>drek won't be that many paying spectators (paying money, not
>blood...)

Sure... but drivers will pay for that... you know - like a man hunting
organized for rich people. Spectators can watch it by Matrix for 1.95 charge
for a minute :)

c-ya

yasiu
Message no. 7
From: Bruce <gyro@********.CO.ZA>
Subject: Re: Race cars, 205x (was Re: Ferraris)
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:54:24 +0200
At 07:53 PM 05-06-97 +0100, you wrote:
>> Yeps... i`ve played that and even wrote few words about that to gaming
>> magazine where i`m working... But let`s talk about SR adaptation. There is
>> no problem with points... u know max is i.e. for women with child etc. But
>> how to do that to remain out of reach of the law. It can be sort of campaign
>> to find place where Police is not working or is easy to remove. After
>> removing that problem players can race and then they need to get out. Second
>> idea is organizing that by fixer. Catch some ppl, give them some drugs so
>> they`ll not hide and pay some money to police and go on... :)
>>
>> c-ya
>>
>> yasiu
>
>Hmmm- but why should anyone organize a race like that apart from
>personal fun? Someone has to make money with it... and there sure as
>drek won't be that many paying spectators (paying money, not
>blood...)
>
>Advertising on the cars ??
The fact there would be cult figures in this very underground mini society
that would be very famous within it??
Revenge or grudge matches ??? Corps sorting out there differences.

be creative youre a GM arent you?????????????

Gyr0
>
>

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