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Team Spanish Fiesta, part 4.

(My team will be visiting the Scotts Bluff Monument to have a rest.)

“Alright, fuck it, we’re stopping. We’re gonna crash if we keep this up.” - Said Ana, stopping the car at one of the sides of the road. She pulled the handbrake firmly, making sure the car would not start moving without them wanting to.

Alejandro took a couple of lunch boxes from a thermal bag at the back; rice and garlic spiced chicken. He handed one to Ana and then took one for himself.

“What a start, eh?” Said Alejandro. “Lots of competition, people willing to do anything to get there first…even someone who brought a Le Mans car. This is crazy.”

“Now that you say it” Ana replied “Haven’t seen them in a while. Probably blitzed us past, dunno. Oh, by the way! Mom made some cheesecake before we left for our ‘holiday break’.”

“Niiiice! Cheesecake, my favourite.” Replied Alejandro, starting a search inside the trunk. “Wait, what lunchbox was it in?”

“Red one.” Replied Ana.

“Well, there’s no red lunchboxes here.” Replied Alejandro.

“Weird. I swear I packed it with your spare parts and the other meals.” Concluded Ana.

Little did our two travellers know, that the cheesecake was being enjoyed by certain Highway Hooligans… (:wink: @Madrias)

After some leg stretching and resting, the two brothers started the car up again. With the front wheels struggling to get traction, Ana launched the car forward once again, rejoining the race. Alejandro set his playlist to play the third song, which was:

To be continued.

Morale: 0 (lunch was nothing special, and our cheesecake dissappeared).
Fatigue: +7 (0 or -X after the stop @VicVictory?)

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TEAM OUTRIDERS

16:00:

(The Enforcer flies down the road at high speed. Marc expertly weaving past traffic and carrying on.)

Zach: OH MY GOD!! YOU’RE GOING TOO FAST!!! AAAAHHH!!!

Marc: No such thing!

Zach: That was our tires screeching as you swerved!

Marc: Felt good!

Zach: Din’t you see those movies they show in high school? Red Asphalt? Blood on the Highway?

Marc: You just named two of my favorites sonny!

(Weave, swerve)

Zach: whimper

Marc: Just close your eyes and think of Christmas.

(tires screech)

Zach: Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about…

Marc: Deep and crisp and even.

Blake: yawn What’s going on?

Zach: Marc’s trying to kill us!

Marc: Try a few bars of Silent Night.

Blake: Don’t worry, Marc’s got cop training.

Luigi: Yeah, but his driving is crazy even by cop standards.

Marc: Oh please, you drive like an octogenarian with Parkinson’s.

Luigi: Kiss my ass! And I heard what you were talking about earlier, take my advice Zach: Don’t take any relationship advice from this flaccid moron.

Marc: Like you would know anything about relationships.

Luigi: They used to call me the Love Doctor!

Marc: Oh please, the only thing women like about you is when you stop talking!

Luigi: I know more women than you’ve ever known.

Marc: And you’ve had the clap so many times it’s more like applause!

Luigi: Better than needing a blue pill every time I meet someone. Marc here needs Viagra just to jerk off!

Marc: This is the shit you left me to deal with Blake, this quota employee.

Zach: Quota?

Marc: Yeah, he was only hired because it fills several quotas for diversity. We’ve got foreigner covered, homo, retard. The city must’ve made a killing in tax deductions by hiring you! Whoa, hang on!

Zach: Why are we slowing down?

Blake: That. (points to a State Trooper on the side of the road, radar gun in hand)

Zach: How did you know he’d be there?

Luigi: He’s part of the Fraternal Order of Police, they all know who sits where so they can best abuse the law.

(Time passes, the Enforcer stops for fuel in Lincoln)

Marc: I told you before and I’ll say it again, this decision to kill our fuel mileage with this engine costs us. Not only in money but time spent refueling.

Luigi: So we gotta visit gas stations more often, all we have to do is beat the other guys to them.

(In the station)

Zach: I noticed Marc and Luigi saying a lot of shit to each other.

Blake: I know, great isn’t it?

Zach: What, that they’re going to kill each other?

Blake: You don’t understand them like I do. Notice how earlier neither of them were saying anything?

Zach: Well, sort of.

Blake: Because we were all concerned with the car and the water pump. Now we’re back on the road and making excellent time. They’re gonna start talking shit again.

Zach: So they talk shit to each other when they’re in a good mood?

Blake: It’s a good indicator of Morale. The more it improves, the more they carry on. So how’s school going?

Zach: I don’t know.

Blake: You don’t know? What, do they not post grades?

Zach: It’s not that, I mean it kinda is. I don’t feel any motivation. It’s like I’m going through all this, but with no goal i sight. No end game planned.

Blake: You’ll figure something out.

Zach: I’m thinking of dropping out.

Blake: … I see…

Zach: I knew I shouldn’t have said anything!

Blake: Hey, look. College isn’t necessarily for everyone. I mean, why did you enroll?

Zach: Well, I know it was rather important to Mom. Plus I’m out of High School, isn’t that what’s next?

Blake: That’s my point. You’re not looking for a specific vocation, you’re not going for a degree related to anything in particular. You’re just going because you think you’re supposed to.

Zach: So you’re not disappointed?

Blake: Who’s standards are you judging yourself by? You’ll figure something out.

Zach: But what if I don’t?

Blake: Do you know who Laura Ingalls Wilder is?

Zach: Of course.

Blake: She didn’t write Little House on the Prairie until she was in her sixties.

Zach: I didn’t realize she was that old when writing it.

Blake: Before that she was focused on surviving on the prairie.

Zach: I’m not following you.

Blake: My point is there are many successful people who didn’t hit their stride until later on in life.

Zach: …

(Rings up drinks and snacks)

Blake: Come on, let’s get back to the car.

Zach: So long as Marc doesn’t kill us.

Blake: Relax, he may drive really fast, but it is nowhere near reckless when he’s behind the wheel.

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Team ‘Southend Or Bust’

Original Post - Previous Post

OOC: Right you are @Fayeding_Spray.

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The day had dragged on a little, though the long drive had given the boys time to work out their differences, and as the sun was starting to dip in the sky, the mood had picked up. They rolled into Fort Kearny to refuel, blasting some less than sightly tunes out of the poor Berlose’s old sound system.

Lyra, from Team Rice Box was sauntering over. Martin, still in the car, saw her walking over. He immediately tapped on the window. “James” he called out.

James was already out of the car and looking around. He looked down to Martin, and Martin pointed to the other side of the gas station. James looked right at her, and slipped his sunglasses off without thinking. That was the second time he’d done that on this trip.

Seb, who was filling the car up, looked round and immediatley clocked onto what was going on. A dirty smirk appeared on his face.

James braced for a charm offensive. He fixed his hair and straightened his shirt. It was time to flirt.

“Have you come over to check out our ride?” he asked, a cheeky smile on his face.

“Maybe” Lyra said, smiling back. Her hands were holding something behind her. “I like your tunes” she said, James giggling. “Hows it going so far?”

Good start James thought. A perfect question. “Well she’s already got a misfire, and the body work is…welll…” - he turned round to look at it. It didn’t need explaining. “…yeah” he chuckled.

Lyra smirked. Her hands had started to move round to the side of her body, but James hadn’t noticed. “I guess your a good mechanic then” she said, with hooded eyes.

Is she hitting on me with…mechanics? “Ah nah, Martin’s our chief engineer” he said, looking through the window to him. Martin, having been watching this, smiled and waved back. “Not that I don’t know some bits and bobs”.

“Mmmhmmm?” she said. She must be messing around with me James thought.

They talked for a while longer, before exchanging Facebook details and agreeing to find each other at the campsite. “Well James” she said, smiling once more. “I guess I’ll see you later”.

“Yeah” said James, slightly in awe “I guess you will”. She walked off slowly, with James watching her go. He sighed. Just then, however, he caught something. She had had something in her hands, it was…a GoPro? Was she filming me? Confusion swept across his expression.

The boys got back in the car. “Well James” Seb began, putting his wallet away. “Looks like your dry spell might be coming to an end” he said, mockingly.

“I think she was filming me” said James.

“What?” Martin and Seb exclaimed. “Was that what she was holding in her hands?” said Martin.

“I think so” James replied.

Seb chuckled. “She’s moving quickly then” he said, patting his pal on his arm.

With Martin now behind the wheel, the boys drove off in pursuit, with James sporting a very big, if slightly confused grin on his face.

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Driving past the stricken Bogliq…

Gran: Oh dear…oh deary deary me…oh the poor souls…shall we stop and give them a lift?

Mopey and Spanners:

NO!!!

Spanners drops down a gear and floors the accelerator…a short while later the van starts to pick up speed…

Gran: David…everytime you accelerate the hole in the floor opens up a bit and then closes again. Actually it reminds me of my dearest husband snoring in his favourite armchair…well until I remember the day he died in the armchair and I was enjoying the peace too much to realise he’d gone. Anyway, where was I? Oh yes…the hole in the floor…is it safe?

Spanners: Is the hole big enough for you to fall through?

Gran: Well no.

Spanners: It’s safe then!

Mopey: Spanners…if you accelerate VERY hard then do you reckon you could get her to fall through it?

THWACK!!!

Mopey: OW!!!

a short while later

Mopey: Gran, the next tourist attraction is closed because of unsafe structures or something.

Gran: David is that correct?

Spanners: Erm…erm…well…erm…no.

THWACK!!!

Mopey: OW!!! Thanks Spanners!

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Team Big Blue: Part 4

US Route 26 West

Paul: Same situation, different day… I’m used to long freeway slogs like this.

Steve: So, what should we do about that Redneck Express?

Ash: We should just maintain a fast and steady pace, but make sure we’re not too fatigued - a rest stop could come in handy sooner or later.

Jez: We just got word that the Bogliq which had been pulled over in Missouri blew its diff and went kaboom a few seconds later when a lorry slammed into it from behind. Both of its occupants survived unscathed, though. Nevertheless, this goes to show that taking an old dilapidated race car onto the road without proper maintenance is never a good idea.

Paul: That crash could have been fatal for all involved - they were lucky it wasn’t. As for that rest stop: If we have to make one, it could be at Scotts Bluff, where part of the old Oregon Trail once stood. And it’s one of the few places in Nebraska that isn’t completely flat. So I’m suggesting we stop there, even though we don’t have to do so. Anyway, all in favor say “aye”.

(After a brief hesitation, Paul’s teammates all say “aye” and agree to his plan to stop at Scotts Bluff).

Paul: I take that as a yes. We’ll take a break in Scotts Bluff then. After that we’ll up the pace a bit to make up the lost time.

Thus, after several hours of cruising on I-80 and US Route 26, Team Big Blue agreed to make a detour to Scotts Bluff, where they would break for some much-needed R&R. But in the meantime, they continued their inexorable march westward.

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Day 1 - Kent Croissants

Previous Part

4 - 6PM

At around 5:20 PM the tiredness was starting to catch up to the three boys but they didn’t want to stop quite yet. The sun begins to sink gradually in the sky turning it slightly orange.

“You two remember WRC 4? For the PS2” said Jordan in an exited voice.

"Vaguely all I remember is that you always drove the bloody Citroen because a certain Aaron Robinson had chosen the Subaru as his car " replied Damien jokingly who had always chosen the Ford Focus or occasionally the Mitsubishi.

“Anyways I remembered that this band I really like had music in the replays for the game, and well I thought, seen as we’re doing sorta rally, and these Friala’s raced in F2…”

“Yes we get the picture just play the bloody song” interupted Aaron who had begun to feel tired after driving in not the most comfortable car, the seat was slightly too soft in the lower back

Jordan starts playing The Cooper Temple Clause and the sky dipped further into the sky the temperature wasn’t decreasing.

“I haven’t seen any of the other teams since the fuel stop when the Letto and Shromet was stopped by, I wonder if anyone’s had a disaster” queried Aaron.

“Don’t start flapping because we had a small oil leak you can check later on if we stop” replied Damien.

“I was just wondering if we were going to see any other teams, I suppose it depends where we stay tonight and I wasn’t flapping.”

Fatigue: +4 (10 total)
Morale: +0 (2 total)

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You’re not yet at Scotts Bluff. When you reach a stated POI, I note it in your time slot notes. You’ll be there sometime in the next time frame, assuming no catastrophies.

Also, for everyone:

I just realized that there are 2 time zone changes. So to deal with that, ALL times (start, finish, interim) are in CENTRAL time… so I don’t have to screw with it later.

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Day 1 4:00pm
Team Redneck

Otis was driving, Jake was reading aloud about Fort Kearney “Fort Kearny was established by the U.S. Army in 1848 to protect the growing traffic along the Oregon Trail from the threat of Indian attacks. This military post was strategically located at a junction where various eastern feeder trails merged, forming one broad trail.”

Half way through reading about its history Jake nods off. After waking a short time later Jakes asks “Whens the next stop”

Otis, “Scotts Bluff, about 3 hours away, but we can stop if you need.”

Jake, “Not yet. I was thinking…” Otis inturupts, “Uh oh” Jake Glares at his dad as he continues, “depending on how we feel at Scotts Bluff maybe we should continue on a couple of more hours instead of stopping for the night, it shouldn’t be hard to find another place to sleep. After such a late start we will only be about 1/3 of the way there and a full day gone.”

Otis, “We’ll see, we should at least stop and stretch our legs, if we continue on it will be 9 or 10 by the time we stop, and I’d rather set up camp and check over the truck while there is at least a little light left.”

Jake not quite getting the answer he wanted changed the subject, “Anybody pass us?”

Otis, "Not that I am aware of, and I haven’t even seen anyone even in the rearview for at least an hour.

MRL 0 (2)
FTG +3 (8)
Odo +131 (493)
Notes: still going strong (for now)

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Legend of Terms:

TBDC: Time Block Distance Covered. This is the amount of mileage covered during the current 2 hour period.
ODC: Overall Distance Covered. This is the total distance that the team has covered since Noon on Friday
MRL: Morale modifier
FTG: Fatigue Level
Notes: Any notes I have for your team during this time block. Including POI results, car issues, etc.

Thursday, 6PM - 8PM

Weather Conditions: 87 degrees, sunny, slight breeze

All vehicles are on I-80 West or 26 West

Upcoming POI (optional, let me know if you want to stop at them for rest/sightseeing): California Hill, Scotts Bluff National Monument.

Next Waypoint: Ash Hollow State Historical Site, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Fort Laramie.

VicVictory:
TBDC: 101 mi OD: 571 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +3 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow. Optional stop: California Hill. Team has spent 15 minutes resting at both Ash Hollow and California Hill. Team is feeling tired.

@BobLoblaw
TBDC: 75 mi OD: 414 mi MRL: +3 FTG: -1 Notes: Waypoint completed: Fort Kearny (with 1 hour rest)

@Madrias
TBDC: 140 mi OD: 623 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +6 Notes: Waypoints completed: Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock. Team is feeling tired. Car begins smelling heavily of gasoline!

@Mr.Computah
TBDC: 126 mi OD: 595 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +9 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow. Team is tired.

@TR8R
TBDC: 104 mi OD: 502 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +2 Notes: Optional top: California Hill (leaving at exactly 8pm). Non-critical failure: Near end of time period, muffler fell off. Comfort penalty will be applied going forward.

@Fayeding_Spray
TBDC: 117 mi OD: 558 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +4 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow. Team is feeling slightly fatigued.

@Zabhawkin
TBDC: 133 mi OD: 626 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +5 Notes: Waypoints Completed: Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock, WARNING: FUEL LOW. Team is feeling slightly fatigued.

@conan
TBDC: 69 mi OD: 533 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +0 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow (+1 hour rest stop).

@findRED19
TBDC: 108 mi OD: 512 mi MRL: +0 FTG: +2 Notes: Refueled in Ogalalla, NE.

@Mythrin
TBDC: 59 mi OD: 520 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +0 Notes: Optional Stop: California Hill (+1 hour rest). Team is noticing a bit of a hum and vibration at higher speed. Coming from somewhere in the rear end. Team is feeling slightly fatigued.

@JohnWaldock
TBDC: 118 mi OD: 550 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +8 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow. Team is tired.

@bastormonger
TBDC: 123 mi OD: 458 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +5 Notes: Waypoint completed: Fort Kearney. Refueled in Kearney, NE. Team is starting to feel tired.

@abg7
TBDC: 133 mi OD: 616 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +7 Notes: Waypoints completed: Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock. Team is starting to feel tired.

@DoctorNarfy
TBDC: 117 mi OD: 580 mi MRL: +1 FTG: +5 Notes: Waypoint completed: Ash Hollow. Team is feeling slightly fatigued.

@DeusExMackia
TBDC: 60 mi OD: 520 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +1 Notes: Optional stop: California Hill (+1 hour rest). Team will be on the road at exactly 8pm.

@Dorifto_Dorito
TBDC: 121 mi OD: 474 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +7 Notes: Waypoints completed: Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock. Team is tired.

@stm316
TBDC: 122 mi OD: 603 mi MRL: +2 FTG: +6 Notes: Waypoints completed: Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock. Team is starting to feel tired.

@LordLetto

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TBDC: 59 mi OD: 520 mi MRL: -5 FTG: +8 Notes: Team is feeling tired. CRITICAL FAILURE: After California Hill, there is a sudden and complete loss of power. When the team pops the hood, they find a 1"x3" hole in their intake manifold (and the missing piece is rattling around somewhere in the top end of the engine).

The following vehicles are in packs:
Erin, FOA

Team Teal Terror

(No RP this time around, but Jen wanted to share some pictures… may or may not originally be from Google of course, lol)

California Hill wagon ruts:

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Ash Hollow:

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TEAM OUTRIDERS

(The Enforcer cruises onward)

Marc: Seems like a waste of time.

Blake: You know we needed to stretch our legs.

Marc: We’re already dead last, I don’t think resting for an hour at Fort Kearny was a wise decision.

Luigi: You never know, there could’ve been some Injuns out there!

Blake: Yeah yeah, but we’re looking at a long night. We’re really going to have to huff it if we want to catch up.

Zach: What’s the plan?

Blake: I’m thinking we’re gonna have to run an all nighter.

Luigi: Is that wise?

Blake: There’s four of us, we can manage.

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Team Wagons West
Day 1 : 10AM-12PM

Toni: Come on you stupid lump! Why do you make my life so hard? I know you hate me, but do you need to do this in front of everybody else?!
Bill: Maybe try speaking a bit nicer. I’ve found that helps with my clients.
Beth: She’s talking to the GPS, Bill. Here, Toni, let me help.
Toni: Keep it! I prefer paper maps.
GPS: Continue 4 km.
Bill: Why does that place look like Hungry Jacks?
Wookiee:You mean the Burger King? Because it’s the parent chain, clown.

LATER
Bill:Sooo, we just did a giant lap of an even gianter block?
Wookiee:Gianter? You’re actually using that as a word? Plus, NO!
Bill: I saw it written somewhere, it is a word!
Toni:The wall above the urinal is not a place to learn new words, boy.

LATERER
Toni: What is that?
Beth: It’s our mascot. A toy scotty. It’s name is “Toto”.
Toni: Don’t. Do. Not. If you do that, it’s going out of the window.
Bill: But, we just crossed the border, Aunt Toni. It won’t hurt anyone.
Beth:Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.
//Toni grabs the toy from Beth and gives it a free flying lesson.

12-2PM

12 o’clock saw our team make a driver change, Bill has been given control. Wookiee is front passenger
Toni has her head out of the window behind Wookiee.
Toni: Yee-haw! Children Of The Corn and stuff!
Beth (reading from a state map grabbed during a quick pit stop) : Nebraska is known for its four seasons and friendly, hospitable residents. Gallup surveys rank Nebraska among the top ten states with the happiest residents. Nebraska is known as the “Cornhusker State” and the state insect is the honeybee. Nebraska is also famous for being home to the largest porch swi…
Toni: I spy, with my little eye, something that starts with C.
Beth: Are we playing that?
Toni: No. I’m quoting horror movies.
//Bill "accidentally " accelerates.
Toni: Yay!

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“Isn’t that a nice view?” Benny asked Kim while at the Ash Hollow.
“I’m from the countryside, Pinoy. It’s just a field.”

That answer makes Benny laughed, he then looked at the Bonchon sitting a bit away.

“How did we manage to stay running?” Benny asked again.
“I dunno, maybe the knowledge that Bonchon Masterpiece is a terrible piece of Korea’s worst engineering achievement is a total myth?”
“How about we try to break it? It doesn’t feel right driving 500 miles without a single mechanical issue.”
“Break it? Nah, it would feel wrong deliberately breaking that thing.”
“But you can bring out your inner race car driver, right? We’re behind now that we decided to stop. But we’re fresh and the car is still working perfectly.”
“I guess I can…”

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Previous [Day 1, 4pm through 6pm]

Day 1, Somewhere between 6pm and 8pm

“I’m still finding that entire conversation with those England boys very funny.” Charlotte said, tired from Banana’s passenger seat.
“You didn’t give me a chance to prepare, and what was with shoving the GP into my hands?”
“Didn’t want to look creepy from the pumps.”
“Yeah, well it made me look creepy”
“Naaaaaaaah, I don’t think they’d mind.”
“Oh, I think they’d care about a random girl filming them, don’t you think? Ya know, one they’d never interacted with before?”
“Pshhhhhhhh, Doesn’t matter.”
“Oh god, you’ve been into the beer haven’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Uuuuuuuugh, We’ll stop soon then.”

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Highway Hooligans

Day 1, 4-6p - “The best snacks are free!”

The Hooligans flew down the highway at blazing speed, the engine roaring as they blew through the first waypoint at Ash Hollow.

Trevor nudged Jake in the ribs, then said, “Lean forward a bit, gotta get something from behind your seat.” Jake leaned forward, only for Trevor to remove a red lunchbox from behind the seat and accidentally hit him in the head with it. “Oh, you cock-bag! That fuckin’ hurt!”

“Well, sorry, Jake, but I didn’t have much time to think about where to put it while they were busy talking to the three of you. So, the meal of the moment is Lunchbox Surprise.” Trevor said, before opening the lunchbox. “Oh, awesome! There’s cheesecake in here!”

Trevor quickly passed some pieces around, and the four of them ate quickly. Once the cheesecake had disappeared, the sunroof was opened and the empty red lunchbox hit the sky, and shortly after, found the pavement.

A little further down the road, they raced through the waypoint at Chimney Rock.

“Can you smell that?” Cody asked. “Smells like gas.”

“If you fuckin’ farted, roll the god-damn window down.” Marcus replied.

“No, I smell it too.” Jake said. “Smells like fuel.”

“We’ll have to stop at Fort Laramie, see if we can fix it.” Trevor said.

“At least it’s not the fuckin’ driveshaft falling out of the car.” Marcus said, looking on the bright side. “Just going to be a long drive where I can’t smoke.”

Aftermath:

Morale: +3 (+1)
Fatigue: +17 (+6)
Waypoints Completed: 4 (+2)
Notes: Team is feeling tired, Cheesecake is good for morale, and the car stinks of fuel.
Travel Notes: Team will be stopping at Fort Laramie to make repairs if possible.

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Gran: DAVID…DID WE HIT SOMETHING?

Spanners: WHAT???

Gran:

DID WE HIT SOMETHING???

Spanners: YES! I THINK WE’VE LOST THE SILENCER!

Gran: IT’S ALSO GETTING VERY FUMEY IN HERE!!!

Spanners: I’LL HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEXT STOP!

Mopey is glued to his phone and oblivious to everything around him.

At the next stop Spanners will try and extend the exhaust so as not to kill everyone with CO.

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Team ‘Southend Or Bust’

Original Post - Previous Post

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“So it’s called California Hill” said Martin.

“Yeah. California Hill” replied Seb, studying the landscape. “Proper bit of history there, mi amigo!”

“Mate I can’t tell if you’re saying that because you’re Spanish or because you’re taking the piss” replied James, also surveying the scene. “And they’re wagon tracks then?”

“Yeah. I think so at least” said Seb, ever-so-slightly unsure.

Martin and James looked at each other, and then to Seb. “Do you actually know much about this place?” asked James.

“Er” Seb began, “Nah, I just saw it on some pamphlet at the airport and it looked cool”

“Right” said Martin, turning around and heading back to the car. The other two followed him. James was browsing Lyra’s Facebook wall, still bemused by the whole camera thing (which Seb and Martin had made sure to joke about non-stop since it happened).

“Have you found her Instagram yet?” asked Martin. “You need to like a few photos, but not too many. She’ll really appreciate that”.

“And since when were you the relationships expert?” replied James.

“Well…” Martin began.

“No no James, how could you forget his 2 previous relationships that both lasted about 4 months?” said Seb, very mockingly.

“Oi” replied Martin. “At least I can get into relationships”

“Yes but Martin, I can still pull way better than you” replied Seb, slightly smugly. He knew full well how attractive he was, and the other two knew full well how easily he could pull.

Martin stared back. “Touché” he said, begrudgingly.

As per usual with this lot, a discussion about one girl had led to a competition about who was the best with girls in general.

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Welp, RIP me. When I saw I was out I was Expecting it to be something to do with the Vacuum System (Like a Total Failure of the Vacuum Line or something), not a Intake Manifold Failure. Oh well, was fun while it lasted, Thanks for hosting.

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Team Redneck
Day 1 18:00

As the two pass the checkpoints Jake reads about them from his phone.

Ash Hollow
Sweet spring water made Ash Hollow State Historical Park near Lewellen a major stopover on the Overland Trail and prompted prehistoric Indians to use it, too. Ruts etched by west-bound wagons are still visible on the bluffs. Today, the area’s beauty and sweeping vistas continue to make this area a popular destination for vacationers and travelers. The history, archaeology and paleontology of the area are interpreted at the visitor center, Ash Hollow Cave and exhibits and structures.

Chimney Rock

Located some twelve miles west of Courthouse and Jailhouse Rock, Chimney Rock was one of the most picturesque landmarks along the Oregon Trail. It signaled the end of the prairies as the trail became more steep and rugged heading west towards the Rocky Mountains.

The discussion about whether or not to stop as originally planned continues. Narrated for simplicity.

So the choice is whether to continue or stop at the Riverside campground at Scotts Bluff as planned. On one hand they are doing very good for the time being, and tomorrow will be a very long day if the two start off at 6:30am as planned, so if they continue for a few hours longer they actually have a chance at finishing the trip tomorrow. On the downside it puts them several hours driving in the dark with very few places inbetween to stop, welcome to the wide open spaces of the American west.
The decision is to press on to Evansville eta. approx 12:30 .

Otis, “fuel light came on, its a good thing Scotts Bluff isn’t much further”

Jake, “I had an idea, lets be good sports, we have plenty of food, lets cook some extra for the other groups while we are there it shouldn’t take us much extra time. And besides I’m beginning to get a case of numb butt”

Otis, “Sounds like a plan.”

OOC: Yes we are cooking, the camp stove is available for others to use as well till about 9:30ish when the two will press on.

Edit: at the top of scotts bluff

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Day 1 - Kent Croissants

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6 - 8PM

The three have just pulled out of California Hill the temperature is dropping and a slight breeze coming through the sunroof had cooled the boys down a little.

“It’s amazing that those wagon tracks are still there, it’s incredible” said Jordan still in a strange sense of awe after stopping at California Hill.

“Alright just 'cause you did history at GCSE Jordan, it isn’t th…” replied Damien but stopping abruptly as they turned around a corner catching eye of the broken Merda. All three started laughing and Aaron beeped the horn and put his foot down as they went past the brown car, also waving their hands out of the windows.

“I sorta feel bad maybe we could have helped” added Jordan afterwards.

“Why? If they are completely stopped by the side of the road it’s not going to be fixable is it, wonder what went wrong though” said Damien.

“Don’t mock too soon can you feel that” replied Aaron who had got his ‘concentration face’ on. “I can feel a slight buzz at high speeds” Aaron began slowing and speeding up gradually trying to find the spot at which the vibration happens.

“Wheel bearing? Or something vibrating just a buzz in general?” questioned Damien who had now begun listening out for the hum.

“Sounds like its from the back” said Jordan who was leaning over the back seat listening around the boot to no avail.

The three boys kept searching for the source of the hum but they were not able to find the source. It wasn’t loud but knowing it was in the background noise, irritated Aaron. However they all knew that the were doing okay in the race so the mood wasn’t spoiled too much.

Fatigue: +0 (10 total)
Morale: +2 (4 total)

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For reference:

Wagon trains lumbered over the ground at a speed between 1 and 2 miles per hour. The emigrants walked between 10 and 15 miles per day, taking just over one week to go 100 miles.

Thats about 2 MONTHS just to get to Scotts bluff

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