Previous Time Block
Final Results
Legend of Terms:
POI NOTE: I will NOT be pre-warning of upcoming POI points. I will ONLY auto-stop teams for two things: fuel and, when completely exhausted, rest. Anything else you want (including tourist POI, restaurants, premature fuel, rest at any point before complete exhaustion), YOU need to PM me in advance (before I run the time block that you’d complete it in). Also, please don’t map out everything from here to the end in one PM… try to keep it within a couple time blocks. Remember: Tourist POI and sit-down restaurants (not fast food) give bonuses to morale and fatigue, but take some time. Tourist POI also give points to the POI award at the end.
BD: Block Distance. This is the amount of mileage covered during the current 2 hour period.
OD: Overall Distance. This is the total distance that the team has covered since the event started.
FS: Fuel Status. Approximate fuel reading on the vehicle’s fuel gauge.
MRL: Morale modifier
FTG: Fatigue Level
Last Town: Last town of note that was passed (will not include tiny villages)
Next Waypoint: Should be self explanatory.
Weather Condition: Current weather condition at the end of the time block.
Notes: Any notes I have for your team during this time block. Including POI results, car issues, etc.
VicVictory:
BD: 327 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: LOW MRL: -1 FTG: +13
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 62 degrees, clear
Notes: Team has refueled in Albany, NY. Waypoint complete: New York State Museum. Waypoint complete: Logan Airport. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
Ongoing issues: Smell of burning transmission fluid, minor slippage of transmission.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line at approximately 320am Monday morning. Final MRL/FTG: +15 (YEEHAW!) / +37 (Holy crap. Bed, NOW.)
@Elizipeazie:
BD: 0 mi OD: 2559 mi FS: FULL MRL: +4 FTG: -2
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 81 degrees, clear
Notes: Team wakes up and gets back on the road at 2a. Team has refueled in Clifton Springs, NY. Team has completed 3 waypoints. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
FINAL STATUS: Team arrives at approximately 1110a Monday morning. Final FTG/MRL: +17 (YEEHAW!) / +13 (Slightly fatigued)
@kobacrashi:
BD: 0 mi OD: 2824 mi FS: FULL MRL: -3 FTG: -25
Last Town: Syracuse, NY Next Waypoint: New York State Museum
Weather: 64 degrees, clear
Notes: Team wakes up and is ready to go by 2 am. Car will not move and makes a grinding noise when attempting to do so.
CRITICAL FAILURE: Failing right front CV shaft has stripped out the hub. While this would be considered fixable, failure occurred after the first team crossed the finish line, thus team is considered out.
FINAL MRL/FTG: +5 (not bad) / +0 (feeling fresh)
@Madrias:
BD: 224 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: LOW MRL: +2 FTG: +11
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 62 degrees, clear
Notes: Team has refueled in Albany, NY. Waypoint Complete: New York State Museum. Waypoint Complete: Logan Airport. Team is EXHAUSTED. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
Ongoing issue: Rattling noise in engine (Noise has intensified). Chip in windshield.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line FIRST, at 109am ET, Monday morning. Engine is wheezing and rattling like a paint can, but still running. Final FTG/MRL: +17 (YEEEEHAW!) / +39 (Holy Crap. Bed. NOW.)
@Mikonp7:
BD: 598 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: 1/4 MRL: +4 FTG: +0
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 80 degrees, clear
Notes: Team is on the road at 2a. Team has completed 3 waypoints and refueled twice. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line at approx 1045a Monday morning. FINAL MRL/FTG: +15 (YEEHAW!) / +13 (slightly fatigued)
@Centurion_23:
BD: 763 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: 1/3 MRL: +3 FTG: +2
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 85 degrees, clear
Notes: Team has completed 3 waypoints, refueled twice, and taken a 4 hour rest break.
Ongoing issues: SES light is on.
FINAL STATUS: Team has crossed the finish line at approx 150p Monday afternoon. FINAL MRL/FTG: +7 (Pretty fun) / +20 (tired)
@Xepy:
BD: 327 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: FULL MRL: +3 FTG: -38
Last town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 80 degrees, clear
Notes: Team gets back on the road at 6a. Waypoint complete: New York State Museum. Waypoint complete: Logan Airport. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the line at approx 1030a Monday morning. FINAL FTG/MRL: +3 (Feeling fresh) / +13 (YISS!)
@Boiled_Steak:
BD: 0 mi OD: 2451 mi FS: 3/4 MRL: +0 FTG: -11
Last Town: Cleveland, OH
Weather Condition: 66 degrees, clear
Notes: Team is ready for the road at 1a, but car will not start.
CRITICAL FAILURE: Cam bearings failed, cams damaged.
FINAL FTG/MRL: +0 (Feeling fresh) / +3 (aight)
@GetWrekt01:
BD: 386 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: LOW MRL: +3 FTG: -23
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 81 degrees, clear
Notes: Team stays in a hotel in Syracuse until 5a. Team has completed 2 waypoints and refueled once. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
Ongoing issue: SES light is on.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line at approx 1215a Monday afternoon. FINAL FTG/MRL: +6 (Feeling fresh) / +16 (YEEHAW!)
@Ryan93:
BD: 1049 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: LOW MRL: +4 FTG: +30
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 63 degrees, clear
Notes: Team has refueled four times, completed four waypoints, and taken a 4 hour rest break. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
FINAL STATUS: Team has crossed the finish line just after midnight TUESDAY morning. FINAL FTG/MRL: +30 (Bed… now!) / +18 (YEEHAW!)
@Radster:
BD: 709 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: 3/4 MRL: +4 FTG: +14
Last Town: Boston, MA Next
Weather Condition: 74 degrees, clear
Notes: Team is back on the road by 11p. Team has completed 3 waypoints and refueled twice.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line approx 850a Monday morning. FINAL FTG/MRL: +16 (Slightly tired) / +11 (YISS!)
@SkylineFTW97:
BD: 754 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: LOW MRL: +3 FTG: -5
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 86 degrees, clear
Notes: Team stops for the night, and is back on the road at 6a. Team has completed 3 waypoints and refueled 3 times.
FINAL STATUS: Team has crossed the finish line at approx 455p Monday evening. FINAL FTG/MRL: +22 (tired) / +11 (YISS!)
@Keikyun:
BD: 472 mi OD: 3160 mi FS: 2/3- MRL: +4 FTG: -12
Last Town: Boston, MA
Weather Condition: 74 degrees, clear
Notes: Team is back on the road at 3a. Team has completed 3 waypoints and refueled twice. TEAM MORALE IS HIGH.
Ongoing issue: Stereo has failed.
FINAL STATUS: Team crosses the finish line approx 835a Monday morning. Final FTG/MRL: +7 (Feeling fresh) / +17 (YEEHAW!)
Team Greasy Lightning
The lights were just a blur to Fuzz at this point. Somewhere in the back of his mind, the thought process that identified the city as Boston had failed to connect. There was the barest comprehension, only brought forth by the voice on his phone’s GPS gently barking orders, that they were near the end of the run.
Rick was sound asleep in the back of the Senator, snoring lightly as he leaned against a pillow on the door, rear window slightly cracked. Jen was awake, in the barest sense of the word. Her eyes were like garage doors propped open at the bottom, but her breathing was regular and she occasionally exhibited one of her nervous tics, a propensity to clean under her nails with her other nails.
Green exit signs flashed by, growing to a burst of brilliance as their headlights approached, only to fade just before their chariot passed by.
“Where are we?” Jen mumbled.
Before Fuzz could come up with an answer, the GPS chimed in. “In one mile, take Exit 26, Logan Airport, then, bear left.”
“There, I guess,” he responded softly.
A gentle smile crossed her lips. “We did it.”
“You wanna wake Rick for the big moment?”
She looked back at her husband. His neck was curled backward slightly, and his lips and nose twisted in a comical mask by the pillow. She shook her head. “Let him sleep. He’ll probably have to help us get settled in, anyway.”
The mile passed, and Fuzz guided the decrepit Keystone toward the short term parking area of the airport. Two minutes later, their journey ended as they pulled into a stall and set the parking brake. No sooner than Fuzz had taken a deep breath, his phone chimed with a notification.
It was a message from the event organizers.
Congratulations on completing a long, grueling road tour in your unique pile of junk. We have detected that you are within the deactivation zone, and as such, may now open the little… present… we left for you…
Fuzz looked up from his phone and grinned. “You’ve been waiting three thousand miles for this.”
OK, Here are the awards!
Time winner: @Madrias
Time average winner: @Mikonp7
POI stops winner: @Ryan93
RP awards: @Madrias, @Ryan93, @Keikyun
WWVB: @Xepy … reminds me of my old Saturn coupe.
Hard luck award: @Kubboz … the dice really didn’t like you. The eyelash mobile should have made it all the way, but instead made a really early exit.
Ballsy award: @SyberRacer … In the words of Gibbs from True Lies… “Stupid, but ballsy.”
Zen award: @Madrias is the hands down winner here. He is the only one who consistently performed both RP and pace/fatigue management from start to finish.
As for the “present” from the organizers, anyone who attempts to open it before the finish, or anyone who is considered out that attempts to open it… it immediately starts smoking and emitting a massive amount of heat, leaving only bits of burned glass and a small amount of melted metal when all is said and done. Anyone who makes it and opens it in the deactivation zone… You get a small bottle of 18 year single malt scotch, a voucher for dinner at the finest steakhouse in Boston, a dash plaque for your car or collection, and a participation trophy. And a small block that says “throw me in the big cement garbage can before you leave.”
Thank you all for participating in this round! There were a lot of fun vehicle entries and storyline posts.