Nearing the end of the Moto GP Season

Round 6 has been and gone. We are ever closer to crowning our first moto gp champion.

This week, we turned the grid around and ran in reverse direction. Of course the riders welcomed this change ;)

Lining up to qualify were Shadow mannonen ,Erin Davies, Jordy Wonder & AgrenDarkstar.
After some airbourne antics...

The qualifying times looked like:

Shadow mannonen 27.10
Erin Davies 37.99
Jordy Wonder 38.52

AgrenDarkstar failed to record a time, leaving just 3 for the final race

At the finish line, the order stayed the same. Leaving the current league standings at:

1st - Erin Davies - 102pts
2nd - Wes Scorpio & Shadow mannonen - 50 points
3rd - Saphyra Melodie - 35pts
3rd - Kandy Tomorrow - 25pts
5th - Deano Kharg - 20pts
6th - Marcomr2 Zenovka & tatiana komarov  & Jordy Wonder - 16 points
7th - WillSampson Resident & sippycup inventor - 13 points
8th - Olivier Bobair - 11pts

See you all in 2 weeks for round 7 :)





MOTO GP Update

As you're all probably aware, last weeks moto gp was cancelled due to staff shortages.
This means we will have an extra date added to the league, so the last race now takes place on the 6/12.
This is posted on the events board in the pits, and also our events calendar which you can go to by clicking the link on the right of this page

Next moto gp is 25/11 - hope to see you there :)

HCN04: October

Just when you thought it was safe to return to the pits, HCN04 is already looming!

Yup, Saturday 15th October is the next date for our monthly cruise n' party event at the Corse track... Usual thing... Park up your hottest, baddest street racing hardware and party with us when we close down the main straight and turn it into SL's premiere car cruise. I'm taking the month off from DJ duties, so the music will be handled by Todd Squall and I'll be partying with everyone else...


As well as the usual party, we're also bringing back the "Pimp Your Ride" competition at HCN04 in October. Once again, we're looking for some really radically designed and modified cars, pushing the envelope of tuning. Whether it's a scratch built design, a car designed from a premade shell, or your own twist on something already out there with some cool attachments, we want to see it. As last time, there are prizes, trophies and cash to be won.

Here's a brief run through of the rules:

No Copybotted cars or components. When we say 'no', we mean it and anyone using or suspected of using illegally copied parts in their builds will be disqualified.

Cars must be drivable, so a maximum of 31 prims, with multi-prim attachments if needed

Cars must be realistically proportioned, sized etc.

There are no real limits for creativity other than your mind, so with a few weeks and a myriad of body shells, rims, engines and other components out there to choose from, you should have no problems in creating some truly awesome cars. To assist you with exceeding the prim limits, you can of course make some parts as attachments. Here's a really cool and very handy demo of an Attachment Script to help you. I use this script and it's very good and simple to implement too.

If the recognition and respect of your peers when you proudly show them off at HCN04 isn't enough, we've also got some cool prizes too...

Prizes

1st place - Trophy , L$500 and a Prefabrica car of your choice
2nd place - Trophy, L$200 and a Prefabrica paint scheme of your choice
3rd place - Trophy and L$200

This competition is open to anyone and everyone, except Prefabrica and Corse GP staff. Entrants will be judged by us at HCN04 in October, so you have a few weeks to build your sweet sweet ride...

Moto GP - round 4

A slow start to todays event. In the end we got out on the track and some very good racing was had.

Qualifying turned out like this:
wes scorpio 0.19
sippycup inventor 00.37
jordy wonder 00.43
erin davies 0.44

Wes continued his speedy evening with sippy hot on his heels. After 10 laps the order was:

1st -  wes scorpio25 points
2nd - sippycup inventor20 points
3rd -  erin davies 16 points
4th - jordy wonder 13 points

So current league standings are:

1st - Erin Davies - 62pts
2nd - Wes Scorpio - 50pts
3rd - Saphyra Melodie - 35pts
3rd - Kandy Tomorrow - 25pts
5th - Deano Kharg & sippycup inventor20 points
6th - Marcomr2 Zenovka - 16pts
7th - WillSampson Resident - 13pts
8th - jordy wonder 13 points
9th - Olivier Bobair - 11pts

Lots more photos of this event are on our flikr page. It's a public group, so why not add your own :)

Moto GP, The Story So Far...

Yesterday saw the latest round in the Corse Moto GP series, which once again was a well fought battle to the finish line...

With possibly the largest field of entrants so far, it was a great meet and well attended by the loyal fans too, which was really nice to see...


As usual, Wees did a great job organising and coordinating the race meet with qualifying being split into two rounds so the grid lineup was as follows:

1st Wes Scorpio: 00:19.18
2nd Saphyra Melodie: 00:19.76
3rd Marcomr2 Zenovka: 00:31.36
4th WillSampson Resident: 00:33.76
5th Erin Davies: 00:35.80
6th Olivier Bobair: 00:41.26

Wes snatched Pole Position with Saphyra snapping at his heels with another sub 20 second lap with the rest of the field taking a little longer to reach the finish line to close the qualifying session.

The race itself was the usual thrill a minute with Wes taking the lead from the hole shot and never looking back. Saphyra suffered local lag issues and sadly withdrew from the race, leaving everyone else chasing each other for 2nd place behind Wes. At the drop of the chequered flag, the results were as follows:

1 Wes Scorpio 00:03:58(11)
2 Erin Davies - 2 laps
3 Marcomr2 Zenovka - 2 laps
4 WillSampson Resident - 4 laps
5 Olivier Bobair - 4 laps
6 Saphyra Melodie - 9 laps


So, after 3 rounds of the Moto GP season complete, the current leaderboard looks like this:

1st - Erin Davies - 46pts
2nd - Saphyra Melodie - 35pts
3rd - Kandy Tomorrow - 25pts
3rd - Wes Scorpio - 25pts
5th - Deano Kharg - 20pts
6th - Marcomr2 Zenovka - 16pts
7th - WillSampson Resident - 13pts
8th - Olivier Bobair - 11pts

So, with 3 races down and still 5 to go, the league is wide open and can still be won by someone who's not even raced yet...

The Corse Moto GP League is open to everyone* and all models of Prefabrica superbikes, from the PFB900 models, the PFB999 Zanzo, SGP500 bikes and the new mesh SGP1000 and SGP1100 which is a purpose build race model and ideal for the Moto GP League, so why not check the calendar for the next race meeting, grab a Prefabrica bike and come and see if you've got what it takes to win the Moto GP League.

*Bytegang, Prefabrica & Corse GP staff ineligable for entry

Calling all Tuners and Modifiers...

As you know, we're big on representing the tuning & modifying scene in SL... The monthly HCN parties are just one of the ways we show our love for the scene and the recent "Pimp Your Ride" competition brought out some cool street rides.

So, If you're into creating some kick-ass custom rides and want the edge, Prefabrica have come up with 2 mesh rim designs for you... The Nordschleife and the San Marino, both available through Marketplace are full perm and ready for use. As with all mesh products, you will need the latest V3 compatible viewer to see these items correctly.



So, with the next "Pimp Your Ride" competition coming up in October, these are perfect for adding a little something extra to that special entry ride. Also, these are just the first in a line of future Tuner products from Prefabrica, so stay tuned and don't forget to add us to your bookmarks and RSS feeds to make sure you stay up to date with the releases...

Fast Cars n' Deep Pockets...

So, in my earlier post, I hinted at something we'll be doing after the Hot Corse Nights party on September 17th...

If you want to take part, you'll need a Corse GP racing HUD, a fast car and deep pockets, because we're gonna be running some 'buy in' races. It's a simple premise, each person hands over a predetermined amount of money to one track official, they race 10 laps and the winner takes the lot. We'll run a few 'buy in' races after the party, so you'll have the opportunity to win your money back if you get beaten... Seeing as the HCN parties are the social side of the Tuner scene at the track, it seems only right that we switch up the racing for those nights too... If they're popular, they could become a regular monthly thing along with the HCN parties...

The 'buy in' amount won't be astronomical, however if people decide they want to up the ante for a particular race, all parties must match the amount, or withdraw, so if you don't fancy risking too much money, you won't have to. There might also be one or two surprises on the circuit too, so you can practice all you like, but you'll still get caught out on the night ;)

So, see you for HCN03 on Saturday 17th September at 3pm SL for the party and then a couple of hours later, we're doing it fast and furious around the track ;)