MotoSL -- Pre-season race

Saturday was the first Pre-season race of MotoSL , 21 riders came out and gave the track a spin in qualify and 4 group races. Fun was had by all , i think , i heard no complaints hehe.

This season is shaping up to be quite a interesting mix of teams when compared with FormulaSL. The top 3 FormulaSL team drivers are all riding for different teams in Moto SL . Motorato and Xia form OMG's bike team , Silk Bamboo and Thorn are the Red wings, Yamaha Harley and Bike Racer ride for Domino Designs, Jafo Tendaze and Vince Nacon race for Vince's team, and Suzy Cuddihy and me , ride for the Pure team. Thats 6 team mates in FormulaSL that now ride on 5 different teams.

As for the Group 1 race of the day itself i will cut and paste the short narative from the RaceSL website---

Motorato Ware of OMG Magazine gave us all a refresher course on why she has the number 1 plate with a clean victory after 15 laps. Crippy Oh of Pure Racing was hot on her tail after a battle with Jafo Tendaze, but unable to close the gap by lap 15. Crippy finished second over all with Jafo 3rd

=))) ..more to come on MotoSL, this is also a big week for FormulaSL leading up to next weekends Race #11. After the Motorcycle race i went to a Horse race in the Antiquity sim , it was very cool, although i didnt see any racing before i crashed, i got to see lots of horses and thats what counts =)

Crippy's new ride

Les White just finished my new bike for the upcome MotoSL season 3 . I will be racing for the Pure team with Suzy Cuddihy. This weekend coming up, F1s are taking a break and we may be getting in a pre-season bike race. More info in blogs to follow about MotoSL, Pure and depo.

Crippy Oh turns 101...easy on the SLex please!!

Last night Crippy Oh hobbled her old butt across the finish line in her 100th and 101st races of her Pontiac Raceway Park career. I came in 2nd place in Go Kart and Late Model races held at Mooz Raceway. As always big thanks to Suku Ming and Toby Rainbow and my fellow drivers, Jafo Tendaze, Doll Kabuki, Suzy Cuddihy, Subwoofer Fuhr, Greg Drayman , Mater Gamba and the whole crew it was a fun night as it always is . Subwoofer got the win in the Go Karts and Greg Drayman got a big win in the Late Models , which he has been training hard for . Grats all .

My placement stats in 101 races add up to the following -------
Wins: 21, 2nd Place: 26, 3rd Place: 24, 4th place: 6
5th place: 11, 6th place: 6, 7th place: 1, Did Not Qualify: 6

Race # 9 FormulaSL -Crippy returns to podium

Finally the internet gods allowed me to be online long enough to make it around 30 laps of the Group 1 race and come in 2nd place. Timing had to be impecable though cause i crashed offline just 15 minutes after the race was completed, which as the new rules states if you crash offline while in a race.... you are out... DNF (did not finish), no place , no money, no points. Grats to Motorato for her 3rd win of the season and grats to Suzy Cuddihy for her 2nd straight podium at 3rd place, both have really been kicking some butt.

But it did turn out well =) Motorato Ware of the OMG magazine team is looking hot in this final part of the season and is putting pressure on Jafo for the driver title and on Archer Racing for the team title . 3 more races remain, the next one being at Mooz , were gonna have to pull out all the stops to come out on top. For the full official run down of race # 9 at Snowpeach raceway, check out http://www.racesl.com/ , for pictures and race commentary , and the SLodcast video of the event, which should be up soon.

A Day in the Life ..of a SL Race Car Driver..part 2

So anyways .....after sunbathing , reading , gossiping , playing gammon ect... i needed to relax some , so its time to hit the Hot tub. Life on the island has been alot of fun . We are still slowly terraforming and expanding upon it .

We share the sim with the city of Herlit a Gorean role-play city , they are very nice and neighborly, we've have had no problems with them at all...well except for the occaisional cutie in a loin cloth coming over for one reason or another ...like i said ....no problems .

By now its Noon SL time , and for me that means 1 thing , my baby Rayne is gonna pop on during part of her lunch time at work . This is always a time of day i look forward to . We usualy share some close moments in her tea house or my house , or the new Koi pond she has built and supplied with some very nice pose balls .

Rayne and i have been dating for over a month now , and have grown quite close , she is fun and loving , a big supporter of my endeavors and just someone who is always there for me.

Classy, warm and stylish... Rayne is what was missing for me in SL for a little while , ive always had close friends since being here, Charmed Daehlie, Khrys , Ronni, Isolone , YumYum, Doll faced Kabuki, Dinee, Tiana , Jafo and others ...but Rayne has certainly filled a empty spot in my SL life.

As sweet as lunch time is...its also short , usualy still giddy and excited , its time for some adrenaline. A quick hop on the swing set will take care of that .....come by sometime if you ever want a good swing , i love my swing set , its good for drying hair , catching bugs in teeth , counting your toes or just plain getting sick on lol.

By now ...its actualy time to get down to business, what day in a life of a race car driver would be complete without ...well....racing cars

First stop.. is the site of the next FormulaSL race, for some intensive Formula1 practice.

The Formula 1 training for me is amongst the most involved i currently do , practicing at the track every day .The league uses 3 tracks (so far ) and the most advanced race cars on SL , created by Les White, these cars have advanced set ups , whose parameters must be tweaked for every track and every race.

They are scripted to burn fuel and wear out tires , so races include critical pit stops , proficiency at them can spell a win or loss, up a place or down a place, it can be quite a challenge at times. Visit Mooz raceway or http://www.racesl.com/ if the premier top of the line racing league in SL interests you . bring your wallet or a sponsor though, its pricey , but worth it.

While im at one of Les White's Grand Prix tracks , its always good to get in some practice on Les' racing motorcycles for the upcoming MotoSL season. While the Formula 1 cars Les has built are the best and most advanced race cars in SL , these bikes are easily the best vehicles created so far in SL period, they drive so smooth and nicely .

Unlike most cars and bikes in SL these arent hit the gas and go vehicles , you need to accelerate (and decelerate) thru 6 gears and a tachometer( same with Les' Formula 1 cars also ) , giving you plenty to think about out on the track, gearing , your racing line , your opponents , plus with these babies , you accidentaly stray from pavement to grass and the bike will wreck , sending you flying .

Im quite looking forward to the upcoming season (MotoSL season 3 ) , ive already been picked up by a team sponsored by DEPO and Chester Orbit, a generous sponsor who has done great things to help sponsor the RaceSL leagues.

Next stop is my first love in SL racing , Fairgrounds raceway , i came here in what seemed so long ago and was immediately inspired to become involved in the racing season here . Run by Suku Ming and Toby Rainbow, if its variety in SL racing you want , this is where they keep it . 2 full sized oval tracks , 1 paved , 1 dirt , that also include several tracks within both sims . A paved large oval, paved small oval and paved figure 8. The dirt track owned and run by Toby Rainbow includes a large dirt oval and dirt figure 8 . These sims are sponsored and part of the Pontiac collection of sims .

The variety doesnt stop there either, Suku and Toby offer 13 classes of cars to race, 6-8 races on 2-4 days a week. Car classes include Late Models (pictured , Nascar type car) , Street Stock, Limited modified, Grand American modified, Mini-stock, Dirt Midget , Go Kart, Pure Stock, Pro Truck , Pontiac Solstice, Dirt late model modifieds, Legends cars and Sprint cars . Teleport into the Garage sim sometime and check out the wide variety of cars available on the vendors located at TP spot .

So finaly another hard day is coming to a end , time to peel out of my stinky racing leathers and become a lady again. I like to put on a nice dress, and get into the arms of my sweetheart Rayne and go dancing somewhere nice , passing the rest of the day with my loved ones..... with another day just on the horizon .... i cant wait . Thank you for sharing in some of the activities that occupy a typical day for me on SL =)