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Well, its starting to get towards that time again, for the Imitora Players Run. This year's run (IPR 2k6) will be held in standard rally style (last year's run was an all out sprint from cops) on open roads and in cities, with check points, stop overs, and the like. Currently, I have three confirmed players, Tanara, Gnufasur, and Andossa Se Mitrin Vega. I just need one more racer.

You'll be allowed to enter as many characters as you like, but be able to keep up with whats going on with all of them. I expect a general understanding of grammer and spelling, but you don't have to be a damn dictionary, close enough will do on hard words.

In the cities, you'll have to keep a generally low profile. Imitora has an insane night life, but no walking around with guns hanging out (concealed carry is ok), or stuff like that. Act normal. On the open highways, anything goes. Drive hard, drive fast, just don't crash.

Car's have to be realistic. I know damned well Buggatti has a 250mph+, 1000whp, 1000ftlbs tq car. I also know that it is fairly easy to get some cars up to those levels. I have no problem with that. Hell, my main character will be in a 1000hp BMW M3. But if you are gonna do it, try to keep it real. If you don't know anything about cars, then ask, most people that are going to participate (myself and Andossa (I assume)) know a bit, enough to get you just about any car you would want. I don't want jet cars, I don't want flying cars, or hover cars, or cars with plasma powered engines or any of that shit. I want straight up, gas powered cars that go. I have no problem with high speeds and high power cars, just be able to back it up with real worl numbers and info.

Else wise, just about anything goes. If you have any questions, ask away, I'll be more than willing to help. For those already in, feel free to post character info and car info now, and lets try to work out some good ideas for 'drama' in the story. As the last line of the National Anthem says, "Gentlemen, START YOUR ENGINES!"

Well, its starting to get towards that time again, for the Imitora Players Run. This year's run (IPR 2k6) will be held in standard rally style (last year's run was an all out sprint from cops) on open roads and in cities, with check points, stop overs, and the like. Currently, I have three confirmed players, Tanara, Gnufasur, and Andossa Se Mitrin Vega. I just need one more racer.

You'll be allowed to enter as many characters as you like, but be able to keep up with whats going on with all of them. I expect a general understanding of grammer and spelling, but you don't have to be a damn dictionary, close enough will do on hard words.

In the cities, you'll have to keep a generally low profile. Imitora has an insane night life, but no walking around with guns hanging out (concealed carry is ok), or stuff like that. Act normal. On the open highways, anything goes. Drive hard, drive fast, just don't crash.

Car's have to be realistic. I know damned well Buggatti has a 250mph+, 1000whp, 1000ftlbs tq car. I also know that it is fairly easy to get some cars up to those levels. I have no problem with that. Hell, my main character will be in a 1000hp BMW M3. But if you are gonna do it, try to keep it real. If you don't know anything about cars, then ask, most people that are going to participate (myself and Andossa (I assume)) know a bit, enough to get you just about any car you would want. I don't want jet cars, I don't want flying cars, or hover cars, or cars with plasma powered engines or any of that shit. I want straight up, gas powered cars that go. I have no problem with high speeds and high power cars, just be able to back it up with real worl numbers and info.

Else wise, just about anything goes. If you have any questions, ask away, I'll be more than willing to help. For those already in, feel free to post character info and car info now, and lets try to work out some good ideas for 'drama' in the story. As the last line of the National Anthem says, "Gentlemen, START YOUR ENGINES!"

Why not?

Will my entry from last time (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9555422&postcount=9) work? If you want a different driver I can come up with one easy, but playing the same characters could be fun...

That works, looks like this is all closed up then. Go ahead and start posting info everyone, I'll have my characters and cars up shortly. I do believe that HotRodia also knows his/her way around cars, so, go ahead and post any questions.

That works, looks like this is all closed up then. Go ahead and start posting info everyone, I'll have my characters and cars up shortly. I do believe that HotRodia also knows his/her way around cars, so, go ahead and post any questions.

Not nearly as well as you do. Sadly other aspects of my life have prevented me from becoming the car guru I wanted to be.

And I'm male, just for future pronoun use. ;)

Charli Firewalker (http://www.atddm.com/charli3a.jpg)

Ht: 5' 11"
Wt: 155
Hair: Bright Auburn, worn to shoulder blades
Eyes: Emerald Green
Age : 29

Publicly there is very little known about Charli Firewalker. She has passsports from several different countries. Speaks a number of languages fluently, and has a thorough if electic education. She has both passenger and CD liscensing, and has a multi engine fixed wing pilots liscense as well as a rotary liscense. She has made a living in the past as a hotshot/smoke jumper, paramedic and firefighter.

if you get her trust and can get her to talk...
Not all that long ago there was a little girl named Charlene, who lived happily with her mother and father. But the bad men came and killed her mother. Charlie ( as every one called her ) and her father ran, but got caught by the bad men. They tried to make her think they were her friends, but her father told her the truth. And so Charlie left.

She managed to hide so perfectly that they never, ever, found her. The Shop searched, oh how they hunted for her, but they never succeeded, even after she got her story published in the Rolling Stone.
How do I know? She was my mother, and I'm a Charli too...

Only more so... ...** there is classified information known only to GM and player at this time

Vehicle: AMX/3 (http://www.atddm.com/x38.jpg) -full side view (http://www.atddm.com/34a.jpg) & angled view (http://www.atddm.com/31a.jpg)

However her car is done in black with no 'bright work/ chrome' and like all of the other remaining AMX/3's there is no badging.
http://www.atddm.com/x38a.jpg

· 401 engine **
· A custom made OTO Melara five-speed manual gearbox was used
· Vacuum actuated headlamps Power steering
· 4-wheel power disc brakes (hydraulic assist from the power steering pump)
· Teague designed T-window double pane glass between cockpit and engine compartment
· 4-wheel independent suspension: single coil-over shock unequal length A-arm up front and dual coil-over shock trailing arm/A-arm in the rear
· rear pop- up spoiler
· Leather interior
· Retractable wipers.

one of seven known to be in existance, this particular one is believed to be the "BMW AMX" that was tested by BMW and Turin Polytech. BMW proclaimed the body assembly (a boxed sill backbone structure) one of the most rigid structures that they had ever tested. Speed runs were limited to 160 M.P.H. due to body lifting because of the lack of a front spoiler, which was later added. Test runs later gave speds at 200 mph plus. Cooling modifications were made in 1970. Cast magnesium wheels by Campagnolo and four-wheel disc vented brakes by the German company Ate.
Designers: Giotto Bizzarrini & Dick Teague

More rata is available if needed...

Damn. Been forever since I ran into anyone who knew what an AMX was...

LOL Back in 1972 I was priviledged to drive around in the the customized pride and joy of the son of a family friend - he was a Navy Seal and the car was a baby blue AMX ( not a Javelin but a real AMX ) I don't if I had a crush on the car, the guy or both...but ever since then it has been my icon for an American Muscle Car & might help explain my fascination with special forces types

and when I found out about the ill fated AMX 3's I couldn't resist 'snagging' so to speak the one that no one knows where it disappeared to.

OOC - Made it. Nice car btw. I had forgotten about those myself. Also remember that my wife will most likely RP as much as I do, so when you see Dorian and Sonya instead of ASMV, don't be surprised.

Now for the drivers and their rides (Hopefully you don't mind if I use Strom and Marie)

Driver: Marie
Ht: 5'5
Wt: 150
Hair: Brown
Eyes: green


Car: 1939 Lincoln Zephyr
Name: Mirage
Color: Bloodberry

Specs

Engine: Ford 520 D514RT w/ Vortex Supercharger
HP: 660
Torque: 625 ft/lbs
Heads: SCJ Super Cobra Jet
Intake: Victor Dominator

More specs to follow



Other Notes:

Hydraulic lift to allow for clearance on rougher roads and terrain


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e228/Sonya0111/Mariescar.jpg

Driver: Storm
Ht: 6'8
Wt: 330
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel


Car: 2005 DeLorean Concept Edition
Name: Irrational Behavior
Color: Silver Sea

Specs:

These will follow shortly(when time permits)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/stormgiantxxxl/005462.jpg

I will be back in tonight for more of the discussion.

WOW both of those cars look great!

warning: in Imitora the cops will chase ya no matter who you are and they have no problems playing dirty - but then again neither do the racers. It's become almost traditional that they end up having to bust some one out of jail. And be sure to get your pre oder in for the resulting videos. The guys who shoot those videos are just as wild as the drivers.

Mercy may be there to pick up the 'one off' that Black Owl is building for her but she won't be racing....I don't think.

Re-posted in this thread for convenience.


Driver Name: Argenti Loraba
Driver Age: 30
Driver Bio:
Argenti Loraba is one of the more accomplished HotRodian drivers, having participated in hundreds of races of varying types over her twelve-year career. Born in Showroomtown, HotRodia, Loraba first became interested in automotive matters when she saw a THR Matador cruising down Grande Beaulevard in her hometown. From the age of ten until she was sixteen years old, Loraba helped her mother in the family auto-body shop; performing simple repairs at first and eventually gaining sufficient expertise to build a car of her own, which she did at seventeen and then began racing it. She has the highest amount of overall wins among GT class drivers in the HotRodia Racing League, and sports trophies from many other events. She has lately become interested in rally racing, and has participated in a number of international events of that nature, including the Imitora Player's Run 2k5 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=442484).
Picture/Physical Description:
Height: Five feet six inches
Weight: 135 pounds
Race: Human
Sex: Female
Hair Color: Chestnut
Eye Color: Hazel
Vehicle (Include Modifications): HRMC Chromera RV (Race Version)
Class/Subclass: Race
Vehicle Picture:
http://img80.exs.cx/img80/1488/chromera3flag1.jpg
Sponsors: HotRodia Motor Corporation, Loraba Auto-Body Repair

Tan is right, the videos are insane. Basically take the Mischeif series, mix it up with the IMV films stuff, toss in a bit of KCSR, and your getting marginally close to the level of filming done for this race. But then again, as Super Streebike editor Mike Seate says, somtimes the best rides are the ones we don't get on camera!

If any of ya'll want to, bikes are more than welcome to run, not just cars. In fact, about 60% of the filming is done from bike cams. Further, all the antics will be caught on tape. So don't do anything you don't want your mother to see.

Speaking of cops...well, we'll have our work cut out for us (I never understood that phrase?). Patrol and squad cars are BMW 540s and Mercedes Benz E500s. Helicopters will also get in on chases, monitering the chase from the air. Once we get on the open highways, the big four door cruisers are replaced with large, yet nimble CL500s and 645ci's. They also use bikes, but the big cruisers are more for city mobility. The cops you really have to look out for are the undercover units that use very high end, very fast cars, including CLS55s and the new M5s and M6s.

Cops are dirty, and play to win, ramming cars off the road, setting up spike strips that cover entire portions of highways, using undercover units, and going as far to get light military envolvement. There is no law against street racing in Imitora. However, there are no laws saying it is legal either. It is left up to the officers' discretion, and few, if any, feel that street racing, or this mass rally style races should be legal.

The race will be a mix of high end pulls on wide open highways, where top speed is king, and diving into small cities and using the near race track quality city highway systems to loose cops, and get other racers lost ;-).

I'm working on a play list right now that I will listen to when posting, and as soon as its done, I'll get up info for my character. The man, the myth, the legend...


Robert Fortier (http://actors.pick2web.com/pics/1222112/cliveowen.jpg)

LOL Back in 1972 I was priviledged to drive around in the the customized pride and joy of the son of a family friend - he was a Navy Seal and the car was a baby blue AMX ( not a Javelin but a real AMX ) I don't if I had a crush on the car, the guy or both...but ever since then it has been my icon for an American Muscle Car & might help explain my fascination with special forces types

and when I found out about the ill fated AMX 3's I couldn't resist 'snagging' so to speak the one that no one knows where it disappeared to.

Sounds like you've had a very interesting life. I don't suppose this was in Houston? I grew up there myself, and saw some very nice cars on the city and suburbian streets.

Ok, car post pour moi comming up shortly, just so you know hte actuall victor of the race is going to be determined by an RNG. I just want decent RPing skills on everything that happens inbetween.

I'm thinking that Charli might post a simple advertisement "Wanted: Navigator." and see if any one picks up on the fact that she's not looking for a Lincoln...

Victory.

It is the driving force behind our actions, a motivation for completing tasks of a competative nature. It is what we all strive for, an end to which no mean is too crazy, out there, or dangerous. There are men and women who will stop at nothing to get victory, to claim the title. There are many who seek victory for many reasons:Fame, Money, Power, Respect. Then there are those who seek victory for one reason alone. The adrenaline rush, the jump that gets the senses tingling, puting the seeker on edge, setting off all the nerve endings. The end to these men is not victory. No, victory is the means, it is the adventure that is the end.

Robert Fortier is one of those men.

He is the man, the myth, the legend. In Imitora, it is claimed that none can rival his speed. None can tame his abilities. None can touch him. He is, without a doubt, one of the fastest men alive.

At age 16, upon recieving his liscense, it was seen that he was indeed a natural. One blessed with the tallent of driving, one who, no matter what the vehicle, could push it around any track, down any strip, through any set of twisty roads, taking the vehicle past its capabilities.

He as raced everything, from supercars to bikes, trucks to sedans. If it has wheels and a motor, he has done it. Some say that he is not a man at all, but a ghost, a spirit, an otherwordly being whose only job it is to torture the poor mortals who try to race him. Others say he is a machine, an advanced cybernetic being, designed to test the limits of vehicles at thier upmost edge, and beyond that, who was loosed on the streets. Others say just let the guy drive.

He as seen many cars pass under him in the past, from massive single turbo Supras to fancy up done Audis. But now he has but one ride to race. Sure, he owns a small fleet of vehicles, an Audi S8 for daily driving, a Nissan Skyline for track racing, a Suzuki Hayabusa for those time he just wants to go real fast, but when it comes to racing in the real world, there is only one make, one model, that can satisfy his needs. The BMW M3.

The yard stick by which all others are judged, the Bavarian Beast, the Autobahn Bomber, the Teutonic Terror is far from it's stock restrictions. It started life as a E46 M3, powered by the now infamous S54B32 inline six. However, the motor was removed from its harness, and now sits, awaiting a new home. Sitting in its spot is a motor from an older E36 M3, the S50B32. A three point two liter inline six, the block was custom built by DA Motorsports for holding power. A custom Garrett turbo is mounted to the six, and tuning has rated the motor at over one thousand horse power. Through a small amount of street tunning, Fortier has managed to spin the rollers of the Dynometer at 942 rear wheel horsepower, and 805 foot pounds of torque. It waits for any and all takers, ready to put the most ardent challenger to shame.

Slight body modifications hold the car down to the road at its top speed of 235 miles per hour, and a full suspension upgrade helps the car stay tight and ready in the corners. Fortier has nothing to hide, and will release any information to those who wish to know what exactly makes the M3 run.*

He calls it:

Destiny (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/HABITAT/Picture038.jpg)

*I'd list the full set of Mods, but I don't want to bore you with technical mumbo jumbo, but if you want the list, I'll post it up.

I forgot to mention the name of Charli's car -

Like I said it's all black - many many layers of hand rubbed black laquer with this artwork 'rising' out of the black...

http://www.atddm.com/phnx2a.jpg

PHOENIX...

Nice paint job...

Re-posted from my TG inbox now that the forums are working again.

I'm a native Houstonian - and somewhere I have a picc of an equally rare Vector M12 parked at one of the Mercedez dealerships here in town. In my younger days I definitely qualified for the 'life is stranger than fiction' catagory.

What is my pet peeve nowdays are the massive numbers of H2o's and 3's one sees trundling around town - if this were the wild and wooley Hill Country I might see reason, but here in Houston? *rolls eyes*

I can't get my posts to take in the forums - I know that Imi lost a couple of posts as well...

so here's my reply to yours in the race ooc thread

Ah...the Hill Country. I love it up there. And yeah, off-road vehicles in a city deserves an eye-roll or two.

Houston. That is where I got to see a Lambo up close and personal for the first time. A yellow Countache (spellcheck) Anyway. I used to spend a lot of time there. Grew up in SW Louisiana myself. And all the Hummers suck anywhere - not just in cities.

I have no problem with the real ones, out in the back country, but the fakes? meh!

Houston has a wide population of exotics and more DeLoreans than one can shake a stick at too boot.

DOWN WITH H-TOWN!!!! Ft. Worth for the win!

Erm, no... Ft Worthless is nothing but a jumped up suburb of that wretched hive of bad architecture <golf balls on a tee as major buildings? ewww >, bad roads < though it may just be the drivers> and general wanna be villany - Dullass -< Houston had Blood & Money long before "who shot JR?", and we had Needless Markup first - Though I will have to give them the Texas Book Depository - though it really should be the Grassy Knoll >

Houston Rulz!

Bah. All you have in Houston is Humidity. At least when it hit 100+ for months on end in Ft. Worth, it was a dry heat. And after my last trip to H Town...all the fast cars are in the Metroplex!

Anyways, The initial post should be up soon, but seeing as Gnu hasn't posted yet, I'll leave a spot opened for a bit.

Counter to humidity - Air Conditioning!!!:cool: :p

So how long are we going to wait for Gnu?

Untill I get the race started, which will probably be sometime early next week, once I get moved back home and all settled in.

Imi, this looks like fun, once again lol.

I think I'll hop in on this one.

*pulls Lance out from under the hood* Will he work?

Lance is always welcome...but Hoot wont be racing this year. To busy being President and all.

Welcome Tarlachia, and that makes two of us going with classic American muscle - or has Lance been corrputed?

Though in the terms of classic Marie's 1939 has us both beat.

Lance is always welcome...but Hoot wont be racing this year. To busy being President and all.

Does that mean Lance can do a little domestic terrorism in Imitora and get away with it? :P

No, it just means that Lance won't get the full torture that comes with being arrested by Imitoran cops!

ooh, kinky...

We really started to bring in the Purple People Eater, but decided to go a different route this time around. What's Lance driving anyway?

That reminds me, I still have to dig up the specs on the DeLorean concept. Should have that info by the time we get going.

Imi, you do any thing resembling torture and there won't be an Imitora for the race to be run over...and I hadn't thought that arresting the head of state of a regional neighbor would go over very well...Mercedes is coming to pick up that custom job...

still working on that...Imi's helping me on that one.

This one is for Dan (Tarlachia)

Car: 1969 Dodge Charger
Motor: Mopar Crate 426 Hemi(specs availiable upon request)
Motor Modifications: Open exhaust dump, Holley Nitrous NOS 100hp Wet Shot, 750cfm Holley Carb, Stainless Steel Headers 2.25inch
Transmission: CRT Built 727 TorqueFlight ProStreet Auto with 4.10 final drive (specs on request)
Suspension: Stock torrison bar and rear leaf

It sucks, I know, but its 3:00 in the morning, and I'm tired, and despite teh fact that of all the muscle cars they are my favorite, I know less about the 69 Chargers than any other car I know about. I can expand on it later, but for now, ya'll hve to live with this...

Look at it this way man...it's still better than my Galant lmao.

This one is for Dan (Tarlachia)

Car: 1969 Dodge Charger
Motor: Mopar Crate 426 Hemi(specs availiable upon request)
Motor Modifications: Open exhaust dump, Holley Nitrous NOS 100hp Wet Shot, 750cfm Holley Carb, Stainless Steel Headers 2.25inch
Transmission: CRT Built 727 TorqueFlight ProStreet Auto with 4.10 final drive (specs on request)
Suspension: Stock torrison bar and rear leaf

It sucks, I know, but its 3:00 in the morning, and I'm tired, and despite teh fact that of all the muscle cars they are my favorite, I know less about the 69 Chargers than any other car I know about. I can expand on it later, but for now, ya'll hve to live with this...

Sounds pretty sweet to me based on what's there....

http://www.atddm.com/69chgr2.jpg or..

http://www.atddm.com/69chrgr.jpg

a nice pair of 69 chargers.

and if you like American Muscle (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://moparhouse.com/main/69char09.jpg&imgrefurl=http://moparhouse.com/main/pictures.html&h=372&w=394&sz=29&tbnid=d4yCjRJaAB_kRM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=43&prev=/images%3Fq%3D69%2Bcharger%26start%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN) heres a site with some great piccs.

Waiting on Imitora to get his rear back on line...

Hey everyone, sorry about the absence. I'm in the process of finding a job (appearently expirence counts for nothing) and trying to get settled back in at home for the whopping month and a half thats left of summer. I will try my hardest to get the RP up and running by hte end of the weekend, but I really can't make any promises. It will be up by next Friday, I can promise that, because I should get alot of inspiration with my plans for next Friday. I'll try to keep everyone updated, thanks for the patience!

I think his inspiration is a viewing of F&F 3- Tokyo Drift - saw it myself this afternoon. Half the kids in the US will be wrecking their cars this weekend, thinking they know how to drift...sigh!

I think his inspiration is a viewing of F&F 3- Tokyo Drift - saw it myself this afternoon. Half the kids in the US will be wrecking their cars this weekend, thinking they know how to drift...sigh!

Shit. Hadn't thought about that. I may avoid driving even more than usual for a while.

That, and drifting is stupid. I only wanna see it for the Asian girls and cars and to see Brad Taylor get hit in the face with a wrench. I got real inspiration last night (as well as two hundred bucks), and later tonight, after I get some more, the first post will be up.

Just wanted to mention that there is a thread open at Nomad's Road (http://www.appnr.info/forums) about the RP and all are welcome to drop by, visist, join, make comments talk about your cars, your characters.

Maybe we'll even get the GM to drop some hints as to what to expect during the race.

The thread about Ignition can be found down in the forum titled Games People Play

Cool. That looks like a nice forum.

By the way, thanks to Imitora for the Immigrations/State scenario. I had so much fun RPing that incident. :D

LOL It sure looked like you did!

LOL It sure looked like you did!

I'm that transparent, huh? ;)

I'm just glad you all enjoyed your first of many encounters with Imitoran authority figures.

Hello Imitora,

I was wondering if it was too late to sign up for this Rp?....i just noticed it today, please inform me, i could either take the side of the law or another racer..

O sorry, i missed the word INVITE...o well maybe another time.

Hey Really Drunk - send Imi a TG, he might well have room for another, as an earlier entry has vanished.

Ok, thank you,

Sooooo...when's the race gonna start? :)

I know that RL has Imitora deep in it's evil clutches. I think he may be able to get on line tonight, but I'm not putting money on it.

*Kicks Imitora to continue thread*