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« Last post by kalassak on 2025 01 05, 09:13:47 »track map to be inserted later
New Years 2025 - Bongatar
He, the Master of Bongatar Circuit
After a one year hiatus during which no horse track was built for New Years, horse racing returned for the 2025 New Years in Bongatar. He, the Master of Bongatar Circuit, located in the southwestern corner of Bongatar, is a fairly typical track, though it features a cave converted into a short underground section. The track was one of the quickest ever built, being completed in under 24 hours, thanks to the help of TheMooCows and Darvince, who procured a new racing herd and assisted with construction of a section of the track, respectively.
The 2025 Bongatarian Grand Prix used the standard format of two qualifying heats and a final heat, with each heat race being three laps long followed by a five lap long final. The first heat consisted of four competitors, with the second having five. The top three in each heat qualified to the final, as only six horses were eligible for the event. After the questions raised about the speed disparities of the original New Years Racing Herd, a project undertaken by both Kalassak and TheMooCows to breed a new, more equal herd resulted in six horses with speeds ranging from 12.06 to 12.08 m/s - a much smaller range than the original herd of eight. Five of the horses originated from TheMooCows' breeding program, with one from Kalassak's. The horses were named by a poll of New Years participants shortly before the race. From the eight potential suggestions, Murdoch, He, Bongatar, Diet Coke, Motorized Vehicle, Frederick III, and Website were selected. Anchorage and Cyberhorse received the fewest votes and were not used.
The races were primarily officiated by Kalassak, however AeV helped with the release of the starting gate and commentating heat 2, and TheMooCows releasing the starting gate and commentating the final.
Heat 1 Results (3 laps)
At the beginning of the final lap, yuunishinoya was far behind and much of the audience feared he would not qualify. However, he set an impressive lap time to catch up to 3rd place runner, TheMooCows, resulting in a photo finish that was too close to call in real time. With this result, TheMooCows ceded qualification to yuunishinoya, based on the fact that his horse was one of the faster ones (12.08 m/s) and allowed yuunishinoya to catch up. He is quoted after the final saying "he deserved it more."
Heat 2 Results (3 laps)
The second heat ran without major incident.
Final Results (5 laps)
Though both heats were quite free of rearing, the first and second laps saw nearly every race leaders' horse rear, leading to a lot of positional changes early in the race.
Murdoch, winner of both heats placed second, with He, Bongatar being ridden to the win by l_l in the final. After the race, it is suspected that Murdoch was kidnapped by Darvince.
New Years 2025 - Bongatar
He, the Master of Bongatar Circuit
After a one year hiatus during which no horse track was built for New Years, horse racing returned for the 2025 New Years in Bongatar. He, the Master of Bongatar Circuit, located in the southwestern corner of Bongatar, is a fairly typical track, though it features a cave converted into a short underground section. The track was one of the quickest ever built, being completed in under 24 hours, thanks to the help of TheMooCows and Darvince, who procured a new racing herd and assisted with construction of a section of the track, respectively.
The 2025 Bongatarian Grand Prix used the standard format of two qualifying heats and a final heat, with each heat race being three laps long followed by a five lap long final. The first heat consisted of four competitors, with the second having five. The top three in each heat qualified to the final, as only six horses were eligible for the event. After the questions raised about the speed disparities of the original New Years Racing Herd, a project undertaken by both Kalassak and TheMooCows to breed a new, more equal herd resulted in six horses with speeds ranging from 12.06 to 12.08 m/s - a much smaller range than the original herd of eight. Five of the horses originated from TheMooCows' breeding program, with one from Kalassak's. The horses were named by a poll of New Years participants shortly before the race. From the eight potential suggestions, Murdoch, He, Bongatar, Diet Coke, Motorized Vehicle, Frederick III, and Website were selected. Anchorage and Cyberhorse received the fewest votes and were not used.
The races were primarily officiated by Kalassak, however AeV helped with the release of the starting gate and commentating heat 2, and TheMooCows releasing the starting gate and commentating the final.
Heat 1 Results (3 laps)
| 01 | Darvince | Q | Murdoch |
| 02 | AeV | Q | Frederick III |
| 03 | yuunishinoya | Q | Website |
| 04 | TheMooCows | DNQ | Motorized Vehicle |
At the beginning of the final lap, yuunishinoya was far behind and much of the audience feared he would not qualify. However, he set an impressive lap time to catch up to 3rd place runner, TheMooCows, resulting in a photo finish that was too close to call in real time. With this result, TheMooCows ceded qualification to yuunishinoya, based on the fact that his horse was one of the faster ones (12.08 m/s) and allowed yuunishinoya to catch up. He is quoted after the final saying "he deserved it more."
Heat 2 Results (3 laps)
| 01 | Ventus | Q | Murdoch |
| 02 | Kalassak | Q | Website |
| 03 | l_l | Q | He, Bongatar |
| ? | Yqt1001 | DNQ | Diet Coke |
| ? | NovaCrystallis | DNQ | Motorized Vehicle |
The second heat ran without major incident.
Final Results (5 laps)
| Pl | Jockey | Horse |
| 01 | l_l | He, Bongatar |
| 02 | Darvince | Murdoch |
| 03 | Ventus | Motorized Vehicle |
| 04 | Kalassak | Diet Coke |
| 05 | yuunishinoya | Website |
| 06 | AeV | Frederick III |
Though both heats were quite free of rearing, the first and second laps saw nearly every race leaders' horse rear, leading to a lot of positional changes early in the race.
Murdoch, winner of both heats placed second, with He, Bongatar being ridden to the win by l_l in the final. After the race, it is suspected that Murdoch was kidnapped by Darvince.
