Going Challenges

[Hype]

Challenges

A test of driving mastery and technique, Going Challenges aim to bring out the purest of talent and prowess out of Vice City's racing scene. Do you think you have what it takes to be the fastest on our selection of hand-picked time trials?

Once in a while, Going will drop a new challenge, available for two weeks. Any Argonathian is allowed to take part in the challenge. The goal? Finish the track with the fastest time out of all ( or survive, really depends on what we're going to throw at you )!

There are a few restrictions:
- Challenges must be done with the vehicle specified by the event host.
- You have a maximum of 3 "official" attempts at a challenge, where your time actually counts for the leaderboard. Your personal best out of those 3 will be your final time. You are free to practice as you see fit, however.
- There will be multiple checkpoints scattered around the track, in the form of crates. Passing through every checkpoint at least once is mandatory. The finish line must always be the last checkpoint that is passed in order to validate your time. Other than that, the order in which you go through the rest of the checkpoints does not matter.
-- Challenge Types--

- Time Trial -
A straightforward type of challenge. Drive from point A to point B on a predetermined route in the fastest manner possible. Fastest run wins.

- Delivery -
A challenge where you drive from point A to point B on a predetermined route. However, you have a time limit and score is determined by your car's remaining health. A run is considered valid if the challenger arrives with his car intact at the finish line within the time limit. The driver with the highest remaining car HP wins ( in case two racers have identical car HP, the tiebreaker is the time set on track, in which case the fastest run wins ).

-- Seasonal Leaderboard --

Name	#GC4	#GC5	#GC6	#GC7	#GC8	Total
[ZP]Aky [EAF]Shinyeyes [HPK]Klaus Ghiless Nylez [EAF]Alarba Kessu Sup_ [EAF]Pyro RomanianDad	10 2 4 - 8 - 6 - - -	10 4 - - - 8 - 6 2 -	4 6 8 10 - - - - - 2	- - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - -	24 12 12 10 8 8 6 6 2 2

-- Challenge Leaderboards --

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[Hype]

Challenge #1: Bloodring Alleyway

Type: Time Trial Vehicle: Bloodring Banger ( Glendale ) Prize: $20,000 Available from: 19-Apr-2021 - 03-May-2021 The Bloodring Glendale is the cool, tuned brother of the characteristically slow Glendale. This is a car designed for Demolition Derbys, but what happens when you take this ramming machine on the road? Specifically, through the narrow alleyways spanning Washington and Ocean Beach? Starting at Standing Hotel, your goal is to make your way through the alleyways and finish close to the Pole Position Club ( The track begins and ends at a palm tree ). This will take your driving skills to the limit, as the Bloodring is characteristically allergic to sidewalks. Knowing what angle to take the sidewalk at, when to let off the gas and when to brake will be vital in your run. Or, of course, you can always take the wooden pallet jumps if you are feeling like a daredevil. For the duration of this challenge, a Bloodring Banger will be parked near Standing Hotel, so feel free to do as many practice runs as you want. Contact me in-game or on Discord if you would like to attempt an official run.

[Klaus]

This looks like a copy of the VC rally by Aky. Good luck with it though.

Will you be recording every run?

If the event staff cancel a scheduled run and for that you miss the deadline, will you then be denied a chance to participate?

[Hype]

This looks like a copy of the VC rally by Aky. Good luck with it though.

It is indeed mostly inspired by VCRC, but the overall aim of it is to be simpler than the rally tracks. I've heard multiple people say they didn't participate in that because the tracks were "too confusing" to learn.

Will you be recording every run?

Every official run, yes.

If the event staff cancel a scheduled run and for that you miss the deadline, will you then be denied a chance to participate?

We're willing to be flexible in that regard.

[Hype]

A busy day through the alleyways as our first contestants take on the very first Going Challenge!

Eight contestants tried their hand at the Bloodring Alleyway track today. Aky had the honor of setting the initial height of the bar, with a final time of 00:48.17. Numerous attempts were made by other drivers, such as current FTSR champion Kessu, as well as Pyro, Sean, and iliasser, who failed to set the bar higher. Challenge favourite Nylez failed to secure any meaningful time, having forfeited twice during official runs.

However, the finish line was met with thunderous applause today when, out of nowhere, Affanster, on his second official run, stole the show with his time of 00:47.02, driving an aggressive run that paid off despite the numerous close calls. As of now, the best final time belongs to Affanster. Who will be the one dethrone him in the coming days?

[Lonewolf]

broooooo, this affan, beginner's luck man

[Hype]

The king has been slain yesterday, as Affanster's time was beaten by mere milliseconds! Klaus, the charismatic street cat, pulled off an impressive 00:46.88 on his third official attempt on the track. Now in second place, Affanster has one more shot at the challenge, but will he manage to take his throne back, or will someone else steal Klaus' top podium finish in the coming days?

[Hype]

Bloodring Alleyway Final Leaderboard

Position	Contestant	Final Time
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13	[NWM]Klaus [EAF]Affanster [RT]Brandon [EAF]Shinyeyes [EAF]DaniGold Aky Nylez [EAF]Kessu [EAF]iliasser [EAF]Pyro [EAF]Sean Livio_Elhija [RT]MasterOz	00:46.88 00:47.02 00:47.52 00:47.93 00:47.97 00:48.17 00:50.02 00:50.18 00:50.23 00:50.33 01:01.18 01:03.03 DNF

Klaus has managed to stay on top, with a final time of 00:46.88. Congratulations!
The winner will receive their prize as soon as the bank transaction can be processed.

Thank you for participating and good luck in the next challenge!

[Lonewolf]

man, im down to 6, ffs. Beginner's luck at it's finest.

[Hype]

Challenge #2: Wranglertown

Type: Delivery Vehicle: Mesa Grande Time limit: 01:40.00 Prize: $20,000 Available from: 04-May-2021 - 31-Jul-2021 Prepare to roam around (and over) Downtown, as in the next challenge, you will be driving the Mesa Grande, an off-roader with a very bouncy suspension. This means that you might end up rolling your vehicle a couple of times, but the Mesa Grande is painfully easy to recover from a flip. Starting at the Downtown Skyscraper near the PD, make your way around Downtown by first executing a jump towards the same building that the Skumole Shack is situated on, then jump off and go around the Courthouse, through the parking lot behind it, turning right and making your way to the main road, where you turn left. Follow the road until you reach Jocksports, then carefully navigate your way through Chinatown (we suggest utmost caution here). Once out of Chinatown, head towards Hyman Stadium and then follow the dirt road near the fishing tent. You should eventually reach a bumpy dirt track (you might know this one from the Cherry Poppers Motorcross event). Avoid it completely and instead turn a sharp right, then keep going until you reach the main road. Head through the narrow alleyway to your right and make your way around the parking lot below you until you end up in the parking lot behind V.A.J Finance. Keep going forward and over the bumps until you enter a narrow off-road alleyway ending with a set of stairs. Take the jump and do your best to land on your wheels. Your run is considered complete if you finish with a time under 01:40.00, with your vehicle intact. The timer stops once all of your four wheels are touching the ground. Remember that this is a Delivery: this means that your remaining car HP is the deciding factor here. The higher the car HP, the better.

[Nylez]

First of all: Great challenge, looking forward to it!
What I was wondering is if there is any rule regarding following the dirt track from stadium, past the dock to the other dirt track used in the CPME?

Your description just says follow it, not be exactly on it.

[Hype]

What I was wondering is if there is any rule regarding following the dirt track from stadium, past the dock to the other dirt track used in the CPME?

You can go off the dirt road, I don't mind. Just make sure you don't end up flipped over

[Hype]

Since no official runs have been done yet...
Introducing STYLE POINTS



We know that there can only be one winner in a challenge. But what about those who have won the hearts of the spectators? This is where STYLE POINTS come in!

You might not have driven the fastest run, but you certainly have driven the sickest run if you are at the top of this leaderboard. Based on the stunts you perform, you will receive a certain amount of style points:

- Front or backflip: 250pts
- Wallgrind: 200pts
- Corkscrew: 200pts
- Drift: 50pts per 0.5s ( must be at least 1 second long, points cancelled if driver spins out )
- Airtime: 50pts per 0.5s ( must be at least 1 second long, counts in aerial stunts like flips and corkscrews )

Landing upside down for aerial stunts will cancel any potential points.

The contestant with the highest amount of STYLE POINTS will receive a bonus prize of $5,000!

( disclaimer: the system in place right now is experimental, I may or may not make changes to it in between challenges, or shelf it entirely )


System currently removed from challenges.

[Lonewolf]

Fun track

[Hype]

Going Challenges are scheduled to make a return soon after being postponed due to personal issues on my part and low participation rate.

With this occasion, I would like to invite participants from the previous edition to share their feedback on the event. What did you like/dislike about the first challenge? Would you be willing to participate in challenge #2? If not, what are the reasons?