Freelance Report: Old Worlds Zero-Gravity Rally
Starport personnel across the Lave cluster are preparing for an increase in traffic, as pilots from the Buckyball Racing Club and the Elite Racers compete in their latest event. The ‘Old World Hustle’, which combines point-to-point rallies and zero-gravity aerobatics, runs from the 11th to the 19th of June... Read more
Freelance Report: Kessel Run Episode II
The Buckyball Racing Club has organised a second ‘Kessel Run’ race in celebration of the antique film series ‘Star Wars’. Although the interstellar travel depicted in the films is now an everyday fact of life, they still fascinate a large proportion of the galactic community. Participants will depart from... Read more
Freelance Report: Buckyball Racing Club Announces Total Recall Event
The Buckyball Racing club has announced that it is hosting a ship and buggy race called ‘Total Recall’. The event is being funded by a major manufacturer of SRV tyres in exchange for data on high-speed vehicle handling on a variety of planet surfaces. Following observations that their tyres... Read more
Freelance Report: Midweek Buckyball Madness
With less than a week until the Spring Break race, the Buckyball Racing Club is running a short ‘Midweek Madness’ event to get racers warmed up. ‘Buckey Ball Raleigh’ is a fuel-restricted race from Buckey Ring in NLTT 57216, via Ball Dock in CD-37 641, to Raleigh Orbital in... Read more
Freelance Report: Buckyball Spring Break Controversy
Accusations of reckless endangerment have been levelled at the Buckyball Racing Club regarding its upcoming Spring Break chauffeurs event. Commander Seneh, the event organiser, had this to say: “This event is a community outreach programme. There will be no ‘first place’ or prizes. While it is true that the... Read more
Freelance Report: Buckyball Racers to Chauffeur Students
Grant Academics, whose slogan is ‘We Make Learning Easy’, has announced a partnership with the Buckyball Racing Club to provide students with chauffeurs during the upcoming Spring Break vacation. The most talented pilots in human space will escort students from the Exigus campus to the biggest tourism hotspots in... Read more
Freelance Report: Officials Deny Funding ‘Turbo Hour’ Endurance Race
Officials at Kanwar Horizons in the Turbo system have strenuously denied allegations of involvement in an unsanctioned Buckyball Racing Club event known as the ‘Turbo Hour Endurance Race’, which will apparently run alongside the station’s annual air show and starship exhibition. Station entertainment director Hector LeMans described as “preposterous”... Read more
Commemorative Space Race
To commemorate ‘Star Wars’, the classic audiovisual entertainment series of the 20th and 21st century, the Buckyball Racing Club, sponsored by Leesti Azure Milk, presents the first part of a new galactic race, the Kessel Run. The race runs from the 31st of October 3301, 00:00 GMT, to the... Read more
Pilot Breaks Galactic Record Twice
The accomplishments of independent pilots participating in the Buckyball Run A* rally race continue to make headlines around civilized space. This 26,000 light year rally race to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy has so far attracted over 40 fearless competitors. One of these competitors,... Read more
Race to Center of Galaxy Starts in Sol
Pilots from all over civilized space are gathering on Galileo station near planet Earth to begin one of the most ambitious organized rally race ever attempted. Called the Buckyball Run A*, this endurance race challenges commanders to reach the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius... Read more