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Although launched to some initial criticism, the Live for Speed Wacky Race has already attracted a fairly healthy number of entrants. With a week to go until the start of the race, it is possible for that list to grow even larger. When asked why he started the race, founder AmTGMan simply replied, "for shits and giggles."

AmTGMan, who also runs the DSRacing squad, a returning competitor in the similar FinalGear Wacky Race, has stated that, although he is pleasantly surprised by the number of entrants he has recieved, he is disappointed in the lack of teh funneh.

"I am grateful for all the competitors who have entered this inagural race, and helped bring some laughs with the eclectic collection of vehicles and co-drivers. However, we have noticed that all teams seem to gotten lazy when developing their cars. No testing hijinks, no problems with the car disappearing and reappearing as an oven mitt, no spectators being maimed. We feel it appropiate to suggest to the competitors that they consider writing some funny press releases, and create some problems and mishaps that are invariably cleared up before the start. To help with teh funneh shortage. And help draw in more competitors. Now do it."

In other news, reports that the worldwide everyone-getting-broke event would affect the race were told they are unfounded, and that all sponsors stated they would be glad to stay onboard. AmTGMan then retreated with an issue of Top Gear Magazine and a roll of toilet paper into a hastily made cardboard porta-potty with "ING" scribbled onto the side.

Related: Greenpeace and PETA retards gathered outside the DSRacing headquarters to protest the environmental impact of the race, as well as the treatment of animals by the team, with one such idiot claiming that "we feel hiring two anthropomorphic animals, and subjecting them to this torture is inhumane, and equal to the hardships suffered by the soviet people under Stalin's rule." When a member of the team, (Clay Alcata, one of the team's two drivers, both of whom are anthropomorphic housecats, or some variation thereof, to be precise) told her just how idiotic her arguement was, she responded "Well, we're still morally superior to you, and your sick, perverted team owner!" With that, Clay was heard to respond "Right. Turn on the sentries," and numerous heavy caliber, gatling gun and rocket launcher equipped sentries appeared and cut down the protesters. No one cried for them, although some may have been bullied into not doing so by the team's second driver, Jessie Aromando, a size-shifting anthropomorphic cyborg dragon-cat.

Unrelated, and bleedingly obvious: People suck.

Random Reference: No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Last edited by AmTGMan, Sun 1 Mar 2009, 16:05.

*Grabs megaphone*

Attention all, one week (and one day) till the start of the race!
One week (and one day) till the start of the race!

That is all.

*Megaphone is grabbed and thrown under a tank*

^ But it removes opportunities for creativity.

(Pictures are allowed in the registration thread though. Not the race thread.)

THIS IS THE REGISTRATION THREAD!

This is a forum game Jayhawk introduced to FinalGear.com (which I'm also a member) and since both races have been quite fun, I decided to bring it here. So, to start...

Quote from Jayhawk, edited to fit by me, because I'm lazy... :

What the heck is this crazy idea?

On Saturday March 7th at 5 PM GMT, the Live for Speed forum will hold it's first ever wacky race! Think of this race as part Death Race 2000, part Cannonball run, and part Wacky Races from Hanna Barbera. Here is how it goes down:

The thread you are reading is for registration of participants and their "vehicles". On the date above, another thread will made by me and you will subsequently "race" via replys for 24 hours, until 5pm GMT on Sunday March 8th. The first person to cross the finish line (meaning the first to post at 5 PM) will be the winner. Special awards will also go to person with the silliest vehicle, most unsportsman AND sportsman like conduct, the lame loser, etc.

What do I race with?

Well, you need to choose a vehicle to race in, and this is the fun part....it can be anything with four wheels, real or imagined!...vehicles with tank treads and flying vehicles are excluded. You can outfit your vehicle anyway you want; 10,000 HP? Go for it. Gun turret? Sure! Let your imagination run wild! Also, you can have a co-driver real or imagined, famous or anonymous, dead or alive. So if you want Bill Cosby to be with you...all the better. Again, use your imagination!

How do I participate in this once I am registered?

As mentioned, I will create a thread at 5 PM GMT on Saturday, thus beginning the race. Obviously, you can't "race" for 24 hours straight....but with a little imagination, you can catch up! And you can't just post that you started the race, warped off to the finish and won. You have got to "fight it out" with the other participants.

What are the rules, if any?

-You have to participate in order to finish.
-You cannot be pissed off if someone blows you up, runs you off the road, etc. Remember, this is a silly race, if you get blown up, you can....I dunno, chant a spell and fix your car and be off again. Be creative.
-You cannot turn the thread into a flame war. Nobody wants that.
-NO IMAGES CAN BE POSTED. Everything has to be done using your imagination.
-Have fun, and be creative and funny in your posts. This could have the making of being one of the LFS forums' most epic threads, so bear that in mind.

To give you some idea's of what you can do, the two FinalGear registration threads...

http://forums.finalgear.com/of ... egistration-thread-26459/

http://forums.finalgear.com/o ... al-gear-wacky-race-32926/

The First Ever Live for Speed Wacky Race participants are:

1.)Luke.S: K.I.T.T. - K.I.T.T., co-driver
2.)Furiously-Fast: Rice-mobile Honda Civic
3.)Migz: The Back To The Future Delorean - Chuck Norris, co-driver
4.)th84: Jet-propelled shopping cart
5.)LineR32: Super Asurada AKF-11
6.)brt900: Smart ForFun
7.)speedway: The short bus - Psycho Mantis and a collection of creepy school-age girls, co-drivers
8.)5haz: Merlin-engined Rover SD1
9.)Thunderhead: Yugo 45 Max Edition
10.)J@tko: Peel P50
11.)mookie427: Winnebago - Zapp Brannigan, co-driver
12.)LFSn00b: Lamborghini R6-100 - Billy Mays, co-driver
13.)TexasLTU: Batmobile - Ronald McDonald, co-driver
14.)Chrisuu01: Ikea Chair GTR - our beloved Victor, co-driver
15.)Jon606: Isetta
16.)Scrabby: The Mulinator
17.)h3adbang3r: The Posermobile - Vince Offer, co-driver.
18.)Gills4life: Old-timey bicycle - Fat Bastard, co-driver
19.)Sueycide_FD: Cadillac Sixteen - the Dancing Storm Trooper, co-driver
20.)GTR_Yuni: GR1500XG motorbike
21.)DieKolkabre: Pontiac Stinger
22.)S14 DRIFT: Yamaha R1
23.)
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25.)
26.)
27.)
28.)
etc...

Oh, and rules will be enforced by a certain giant cyborg anthropomorphic dracat of mine who appears in the second example thread. (Warning: may cause you to never look at me the same way again. You have been warned.)

*Adopts Knight Who Says "Ni" voice."

NOOOWWWW, GO!

Last edited by AmTGMan, Sat 7 Mar 2009, 15:54.

Quote from ma70nismoEd :

that would be my brother. he's played on my account.

btw he's 9 years old. cut him some slack.

That would explain everything.

Quote from mayo70silvia :

it is awesome lfs will get a new car but im getting tired of that because the lfs teams will not use any one of the cars that are better than the new one like the xrg and the fz5 their the best in lfs pluse the xrt rb4 and the (L)x6 (L)x4
their in the lst of the best drifters
**** the new car!

Um, shouldn't someone who is a demo racer NOT be able to drive the cars I've highlighted?

/My crack-o-meter is picking up a signal.
//And your grammar is absolutely atrocious for someone who presumably speaks English.

Quote from Drifting4Life :

That is all.

Since I have no skills at skinning (or photoshop), could anyone make a skin of the Lister Storm race car from the 2003 FIA GT season?


Some photos for reference (GTR2 may also count):
http://www.racingsportscars.co ... -Cours-2003-04-27-015.jpg

http://www.racingsportscars.co ... celona-2003-04-06-015.jpg

http://www.racingsportscars.co ... 3/Brno-2003-05-25-015.jpg

http://www.racingsportscars.co ... ington-2003-06-29-015.jpg

http://www.racingsportscars.co ... storil-2003-10-05-014.jpg

http://www.racingsportscars.co ... storil-2003-10-05-015.jpg

I'd really want to see a turbo-era formula one car, with the appropriate about of boost (about 5 Bar, if I remember correctly). Just imagine driving it around a tighter track like South City. *(through the twistier sections) lag lag lag lag lag lag lag so on and so forth (on a straight) lag some boost OMGWHEELSPINEYESSHOVEDINTOMYBRAINWINDNOISE (brake for a turn) lag lag lag...*