We’re back with more white hot RAMjet League action as our 3 remaining racers speed towards the final checkpoint,

“Over Pass”-the only light in here is generated by the bikes’ headlights and thrusters and the faint bioluminescent glow of the extraterrestrial lichen along the length of the tunnel.

Sharp turns and twisting paths quickly open up wide then shrink just as fast.

Our racers are barreling down 60 miles of near total darkness but the end is in sight!

The racers open up their throttles as they see a white pinpoint of light in the distance!



Hellracer, The Grey Ghost and Stingray burst out into open sky!

The darkness and twisting terrain of Over Pass has Stingray confused and exiting the Inferno Catacombs upside down!

The racers find no checkered flags or fanfare upon exiting, only large red arrows pointing due east.


They are in the home stretch!

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Drongo Vik here at the finish line.

The stands here are full of excited and very drunk race fans!

I can hear the bikes coming even before the first one comes into visual range!

Wait!

I can see black dots in the wavy mirage of desert heat.

It’s nothing but wide-open throttles here in the last leg, 100 miles of salt flats separate the racers from the finish line!

It's time for top speeds as the riders empty their fuel reserves.

The Grey Ghost and Hellracer scream forward, holding nothing back.

This last stretch is nothing but horsepower, cunning, and ability rule this dash to the end.

Our remaining riders hold on as they push their machines into the red and beyond!

Stingray’s motor just blew!

Blaze is bringing the bike down in a controlled crash using only his anti-gravs!

Stingray has hit the salt and is in a tumble!

RAMJet parts are being hurled everywhere by the rolling bike!

Blaze is rolling violently ahead of his ride!

He has come to rest in a twisted heap and is not moving!

It looks like his beacon was trashed as we are not receiving any kind of signal so we don’t know if he is dead or alive at this point!

Rescue hovercraft have been dispatched!




It's a neck and neck battle between The Grey Ghost and Hellracer as they approach the finish line!

Both racers have crossed the finish line…

I can't believe it...it's too close to call!

We will have to run the holovid back!

It's pandemonium in the stands!

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The officials have reviewed the holovid down to the microscopic level and have declared ....

Hellracer to be the winner by 2 whole microns!

Hellracer is your 2077 INDEPENDANCE RAMJet SUPERMOTOENDURO CHAMPION!

(Cheering, yelling whooping from crowd nearly drowns out audio)

Let’s hear it for all of the racers who competed this RACE!

This is your old pal Drongo Vik saying "see you next race if I don’t get fired!"


And most importantly, all Glory to our Corporate Benefactors!

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cannibal girl what are you doing next? what about your fallen teammates?

get paid every time I say KRINK INC.! sucka! to be my first race I couldn't be happier, possibly losing all 3 of my teammates i'm sure there is enough left of them to regenerate and maybe some left over for breakfast. c'mon ratfink we got celebrating to do.

she walks off with a liter of hard grape soda in each hand .

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Ghosthawk and team Grey Ghost demand a replay or a riot. Preferably a riot.

Though the also hope second place pays well enough for a new body

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BREAKING NEWS


late breaking news from hospital security. Directly after Flyboy crashed and died the Shock Shadow that was assigned to Black Widow as here security detail is being charged with her assassination after Hospital security responded to gun shots in her room.

Half of the Red Shadow fans believe it is an Action Force conspiracy but the more optimistic half believe that the Red Shadows are executing "Operation Rectify".

This would be a first. No one has ever attempted a reset of this level. Plus the legalities are sketchy but the Red Shadows have never been too picky about following rules or laws.

BREAKING NEWS

The Shock Shadow suspected of Black Widow's murder is dead from what appears to be cyanide poisoning. Authorities believe he had a suicide pill. It appears that he never intended on leaving the room. Reports say that it was SS McGuire.

BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING


BREAKING NEWS

Flyboy, Black Widow, The Baron and SS McGuire are all standing in the Team Red Shadow pit along side their bikes.

Breaking does not even start to cover what the Red Shadows just did to the NEWS. They just shattered the news, then piled it in a pile on top of a nuclear bomb and blew up the news.

Team Red Shadow just pulled off "Operation Rectify" not only did they pull it off they pulled it off with 4 people and 3 bikes. For those not familiar with Team Red Shadow's theoretical "Operation Rectify", well it is not theoretical any more. Many Red Shadow fans believed that Team Red Shadows had plans to replace dead racers by time travelling back to the beginning of a race and time traveling back to the future with the past, still alive, versions of the dead team members.


WOW that is all that can be said about that stunt. Guess Team Red Shadow just proved that there was a way around having to pay P-Luv Inc. big bucks for sub standard clones with possible glitchy programming. It may screw up the timeline but at least they will not have to worry about becoming flesh eating zombies using this route.

Funskool post-race holonet feed:

Head of Funskool Racing speaking, “It is with great sadness that bring you this news. Hoecake Atoms died of complications from Dissing Terry. His remains were bagged up, brought to his ex-wife’s house, and set on fire in an epic ding and ditch, per his final wishes. I’d like to tell you his last words were of thanks and appreciation to all 13 of his loyal fans, but in fact it was, ‘I knew I shouldn’t have ordered the Red Claw special last night.’ In loo of a big memorial or flowers, he asked that people donate to the RamJet Fire & Rescue Squad.

That brings us to happier news. We have found, not a replacement, but a new pilot for the Jethawk. A person whose bravery and special set of skills are already known throughout the system. Funskool Racing is proud to introduce, Super Cop!”
[applause]



Super Cop: “Hi. I’ll make this short and sweet since I know some of you are still grieving. I am really excited to be entering this competition. I know I have some big shows to fill and I’ll try my best. I wish I could answer any wuestions you might have, but the ink on the contract is still wet and the Squad mechanics and I haven’t had time to look at the condition of the bike. We’ll be holding a holochat AMA before the next race where hopefully I’ll be able to address everything. Thank you for the warm welcome. Now if you’ll please excuse me, we have a A Lot of work ahead of us.”

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The following paid psuedo-celebritry endorsement is brought to you by McCullen Foods, a divison of M.A.R.S. Industries.

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I like mine with mustard .

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