[color=gold][center][h1][i][b]DELTΔ HYPER[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color][color=gold][center][h2][i][b]Episode Six: Dark Side of the Moon[/b][/i][/h2][/center][/color]
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[quote]”Well, no issue of that here, Bea! In your preparations for the race, how have you and Ava been feeling about the setup for Luna?”[/quote]
[color=#1EFF24]”We’ve had a few weeks to dial the ships in, so if we still don’t have it right, then we have a big problem elsewhere.”[/color] Bea chuckled, [color=#1EFF24]”As far as sim performance goes, we’re happy with what we have going on. We’ve done a lot of work not just on the ships, but on ourselves so hopes are high for this week.”[/color]

[hr][center][h2]Saturday May 22nd, 2094, 15:48 Universal Lunar Time
Mare Austral, Luna[/h2][h3]Qualifying[/h3][/center]
Small maneuvering thrusters were firing all over the Carrera Condor ship’s surface to arrest motion in unwanted directions in absence of aerodynamic drag, the Skittles-colored and sponsored craft unnaturally bare with all the air brakes removed and stiff compared to Bea’s usual setup to account for the Moon’s peculiarities as it went over elevation changes. Inside the cockpit, the diminutive Briton was straining against the g-forces of the turns, acceleration and braking for the first time in the season and filling up the unofficial onboard with thoughts that couldn’t have been broadcast before ten in the evening.

Aside from Ava, she topped everyone who ran before her with a comfortable margin. Dorian, Astrid, Cassie and Hyeon-Ae followed, all placing behind her before Paul set a new trend. All in all a good performance despite their lackluster pilot augment integration, with the two exceptions of Dorian’s poor qualifying form throwing a pitchfork into the race predictions and Ava’s absolute flier of a lap.
[color=gold][center][h1][i][b]DELTΔ HYPER[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color][color=gold][center][h2][i][b]Episode Six: Dark Side of the Moon[/b][/i][/h2][/center][/color]
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[quote]”An impressive 9th place for you Bea- and wow, 5th for Ava! Stacked between Zygon and Valkyrie, how do you think you'll carry your qualifying speed into the race tomorrow, as it looks like your setup here seems to be dialled in?”[/quote]
[color=#1EFF24]”Yeah, absolutely over the Moon with the qualifying performance! Or should I say ‘over the Earth’?”[/color] She pointed behind herself, roughly where the Blue Marble hung in the Lunar sky. [color=#1EFF24]”Really good show by Ava today, I think even she was a little bit surprised by that, here’s hoping we haven’t gobbled up all our luck for the weekend.
We’ve seen the effect of teammates racing alongside each other - the power of friendship if you will - so both Zygons right behind me are a small concern. It will be a consistency game tomorrow, which sadly is Hyeon-Ae’s thing. But we have the pace over them, so as long as I keep my eyes forward and hit my marks, it will work out.”[/color] The Valkyrie ship clearly could outpace Zygon here, so all she needed to do was hold them up long enough for Dorian to catch up. Aside from relying on the French, it wasn’t a bad backup plan if she can’t get away from the Korean team on her own.

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[center][b]Bea Ward @MadBea[/b]: 
[i][A point-of-view shot from Bea’s helmet camera taken during the qualifying inlap, left arm reaching out toward the canopy and pinching the Earth between her thumb and index finger.]
"I have hostages! The #18 Limited collection better sell out before the weekend is over or there will be consequences! 😛

And just in case it needs to be stated: Do NOT use the Chyron to watch movies while driving! Yes, it’s certified for in-car use, but that’s for sat nav.
Those I’m saying this for: You know who you are...”

#StyleInMotion #18Limited #Bay-Ran #FormulaAG #CarreraCondorFA[/i][/center]
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[center][url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TrLdbYUu7LJQf9_6F1zblN3WfwvCU8R3W8Xskd8b3vI/edit?usp=sharing]Carrera Condor NPCs[/url][/center]