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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 12, 2006 3:48:23 GMT -5
Chakée looked at the CLK who joined the conversation ... hmm havn't I seen that one somewhere before...? "Oh, hey, that depends on the amount okay. But looking at you both, racing cars, isn't it a bit unfair und also boring to race against me on a straight course? I want something with lots of curves, ya know...?!" Ha, what a composition a rallye racer, a stock car and a "drifter boy"...
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Post by fierano on Dec 12, 2006 4:32:56 GMT -5
An autobahn run definitely interests Jens, but he secretly hoped it was legal, otherwise there would be (a few hundred laps of the Grün)hölle to pay for all the scandal that would arise out of someone catching even a blurry photo of the reigning DTM champion racing illegally, let alone among these...commoners.
Still... "I'm in."
Jens looks up at the billboards too, but not to check the time.
Hmm. SB Design Corp. I've heard of them somewhere...
Glimmer's sponsor was DeFrancke Communications, but that was officially his managers' selection, not Glimmer's or the crew's itself. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to have another big name decal on his sheetmetal.
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 12, 2006 14:26:12 GMT -5
"Listen Drifter Boy, check the time, it is rush hour in one hour, the Autobahn is far away from being a race track than! I would suggest the southside driveway of the Autobahn as start, which leads around Kolbenheim until the driveway on the north, the end of the bypass Autobahn with it's crossroads as finishing line, that is around... hmm 4 kilometers."
heh.. right on Lef you know what you are talking about, some nice and fast earned money... the Autobahn is chaos than, full with all the cars driving to the north end of the city, and I have already a plan to avoid that chaos... thinks Detlef...
"So it is now 17:00 (5:00 pm) so I see you guys on the driveway on the southside on 18:00 (6:00pm)!" Without awaiting an answer he starts his engine and drives along the downtown road
I do hope none of these guys follows me, I seriously don't need anymore problems now
Lef drives over the big bridge besides the Autobahn to get to the Rallye dirtlane outside of the city. He reaches the place with the tents but before entering it he turns around and checks if he is still alone, looking back he recognises the nice sunset behind the hills at the other end of the whole area... "Heh.. I don't really think anybody would even dare to follow... what did Snyder say? A dirt sweeper... exactly the reason why my team has a similar name HarHar."
((OOC: sorry for the little cut in here, but the teammembers need to know about the race Detlef plans to run...))
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Post by fierano on Dec 12, 2006 20:10:06 GMT -5
Glimmer nodded as the angry Golf outlined the course, though he definitely looked like he was having second thoughts, as the course would take him across the rush-hour autobahn. It would look like high-speed traffic weaving as if he were trying to get somewhere, but he'd have to be extra careful as there would be plenty more cars than a normal race.
Either way, the decision was made. As the Golf left Jens decided to look around for the guy in charge of this little function.
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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 13, 2006 1:49:12 GMT -5
Rushhour...oh well, to sidle through rows of other cars is not bad at all, and that CLK guy will not be able to drive at full speed... hmm... Chakée did not say anything when Lef was leaving, he wanted to go to but then he noticed that the CLK was still there.
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Annika was still driving around with the hope to get some action. Then she saw Detlef a bit far away, he entered the tent of his team. I have heard of him, he seems to be very stubborn concerning this whole rally-thing. I should try to talk to him sometime...
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 13, 2006 15:12:08 GMT -5
"Dear... Where have you been? Are you completely... I thougt you were just going out for a short drive?" Kai's rough salutation didn't really surprise Detlef. "Kai, listen, when I do something I do it, no matter what I maybe said..." He drives onward and passes Kai without even looking at him. "So..." Kai follows Lef until they reach the end of the big tent with the tyre storage, Limo looks up between a pile of tyres, quite surprised. "Limo I need a set of Slicks*!" says Detlef. "What? Slicks? Why the heck do you need Slicks, it's still raining and..." "I need them for an asphalt race!" Limo stoped asking and just continued with a shocked face, Kai drives past Lef and pushes Limo away quite rude. "Lef, What are you up to? I am serious about it, don't make any more jokes with my already strained nerves!" "Kai you may be our teamleader, but you aren't my boss, our team could need a little finanicial help.. no? I am bringing you the money we need." "How? With an illegal race? You think that's the right way?" "It is a way!" "So, it's your decision, I am leaving, we have team meeting in a few minutes, you should also be there... but it seems that you have already other plans..." Kai leaves and Limo slowly returns to the place he stood before.
"So what's up Limo, do you have Slicks or not?" "Oh I have some... but..." "Don't you too..." "No I don't care... really, it is your chassis... so here they are..."
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Meanwhile in the biggest office of Kolbenheim up in the business towers in the downtown. "Heh, that went like clockwork, I am just a few steps away from the total goal, we are already market leader, now it's time to become the only one on the market at all! When the firms are down, because they can't keep up with our prices... than I will buy them and close them all together... and tada! We are the only ones in Europe, HarHar! ... and the first thing I do after that step is to remove all the advertisement from the racing circuits... including the circuits too HarHar!" "Oh eh... you want to do what?" "Right, dear managers, be sure to note that, it is time to remove all the dirty business from europe, it is time for a new age, a new shiny age, with the slogan 'cover power with beauty' by the SB Design Corporation, and if it's something I hate it is racing, the dirtiest business over all! Now... that's all I wanted to say, the meeting is finished, time to leave..."
Siegfried leaves the big office just to drive inside his own big one with some nice big and shiny rim collections on the walls and a white plush carpeted floor. "Aaah... the silence, how lovely i..." suddenly the phone on his desk rings. "... what the? Is it impossible to have just a chill-out moment in this damn building?"...
((*Slicks - this is just how we call tyres here which have a smooth surface and just a bit tread))
((Add-on just as desired... ))
--- A moment later Lef leaves the tent with the Slicks on, he wants to drive to the bigger sponsor tent in the middle of the place where the team meet is hold, suddenly he sees Annika. For Lef it seems that she spies him out for a while now, so he decides to find out why. "So you aren't at the meet also?" he says driving past her without a sign of surprise..
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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 14, 2006 11:22:55 GMT -5
"Oh me? I will not be there, my team leader will go there for me. I'm not interested in it, there are much more interesting things to do elsewhere..." She tried to look not surprised either. Annika looks over him, she notices something suspect on Lef for this place "Why does someone like you has got Slicks on? Hmm..?" She was really curious and had got an idea in her mind allready...
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 17, 2006 6:52:32 GMT -5
"More interesting things?" Detlef had to grin. "I put some Slicks on because I need them on the asphalt, and they definitely work better than our standard off-road tyres." Lef looks up to the big tent, the meeting already started and he could hear the cars discussing inside. " so what are the things you think are 'more interesting' ?" Lef wasn't really interested but whatever it may was it could be a practical thing to know...
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"Who dares to disturb my..." Siegfried starts to talk on the phone. "You most beautiful secretary Mister Benz! I have a new appointment date for you, at around 18:00 (6:00 pm)" "What?" "Yes, a meet-up of all the upper class car members who attended the gumball race 3000 this year." Siegfried couldn't resist to make a big smile. "Oh of course I almost forgot about it, I will be there no problem, surely, I must reinforce my old 'connections' heehee. Where is the meet to be exact?" "At the big open air restaurant with the view to the new part of the Autobahn on the southside." "Oh excellent, thanks for the hint I will be there, bye than."
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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 17, 2006 8:24:24 GMT -5
Hmm it would not be very clever to tell him that the "more interesting " thing is to spy a bit around... thought Annika. "Eh, even just cruisin around is more interesting than to be there in that meeting and bore yourself to death. So what are you up to today? What is it, don't cha want to tell me and let me take part?" She was getting closer to Lef and grined. ... if there is a race taking place I will defenitely not miss it you fool...
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What shall I do now until the race starts... I could get something refereshing maybe... Chakée turned around and looked at the meeting center where the big opening took place.
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 21, 2006 3:21:00 GMT -5
Heh.. if that gal thinks she can catch my attention showing me her nice rear-view mirrors? Nada...
"The race only comes up with three starters, resp. start places and they are all filled yet, sorry." Lef turns around to get some distance to her. "And I am sure it isn't your 'type' of race... at all. And besides that I need to leave I am late already..." He drives away passing the last row of the team tents.
"Heh... Am I the entertainer of this whole bunch of cars in this city or what?" he tells to himself meanwhile driving to the freeway.
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"Hmm... what kind of rims and tyres shall I wear, hmm.. white gold seems to be a trend these days... but no... I think I am going to take the classy silver ones, with the platin parts, argh, I can't decide!" the secretary enters the office of Siegfried. "Mister Benz you are going to be late.. too late." "Come on Clarissa, what's your opinion you as a classy chasis... grrr." "What me? Okay, I would take the silver ones, they have some gracefulness!" "Alright than... " Siegfried leaves the office and Clarissa stays alone there. "Oh my... why I am still working here... tztz..."
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Detlef reaches the southside driveway of the Autobahn. "So ten minutes before 18:00 (6:00 pm) I am more than on time, and the plan in my head is more than perfect... maybe a bitobnoxious, but it will work out. I am curious if these guys will come at all..."
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Post by fierano on Dec 21, 2006 7:16:28 GMT -5
A silver touring car made his way off the Northbound offramp from the Autobahn, with a fascia straighter than the Döttinger Höhe ((Whoooooo Nürburgring reference.)). His attempt to track down the organizer of that event led him to a glimmering (no pun intended) glass skyscraper, but he wouldn't be able to get past the lobby without an appointment. Just as well, he figured his manager would be able to schedule one if his manager wanted anyway.
He parks himself just off the shoulder and looks around, spotting that rather angry Golf that had challenged him earlier. "Well, guess I'm not late this time." he muttered to himself.
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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 21, 2006 7:48:03 GMT -5
Aha... I knew it! There will be a race. Hmm, I don't have any Slicks now but my standard tyres, eh that must be enough for that... thought Annika, she watches Lef leaving and follows him with some distance. Tee hee, this will be fun and I don't think that these 3, whoever they are, will not say no to me when I want to race with them...
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Chakée had a nice drink and relaxed a bit when he realised the time. "Uh oh, I should really hurry now..." He drives as fast as possible in this city filled up with cars. Chakée saw them from the distance, the CLK and that rally Golf allready had arrived at the meeting point. Ah no, I'm the last one... He tries to drive even faster at the last few hundred meters.
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 21, 2006 14:33:24 GMT -5
Siegfried reached the open air restaurant, luckily the rain stopped but with the big awning over the whole area it wouldn't even be a problem to stay there in the rain. The air was refreshed after the rain, all the smog was gone and the higher terrace of the restaurant offered a nice view, on one side over the city with all it's lights and on the other side to the big Autobahn bypassing, which looked like a row of glowing lights, because of the rushhour the whole outgoing route was filled with cars. The weather ended up with nice temperatures also, it was late summer already but still warm enough to sell summer-type diesel*
Siegfried greets the other cars, all in all high-end types and such who are used to luxury and comfort. "Let's enjoy the view and the nice company here!" Siegfried says to one of the manager guys who attended him.
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"Aha... so here they are." Lef says to himself turning around, he was waiting on the sideway at the big crossroad which leads up to the southside Autobahn. Just a moment later Chakée also arrives. "
"well.. in advance, I would like to know who exactly I am challenging..." and beating by the way... "so I will start to introduce myself, my name is Detlef Diesel and I am attending the local Rallye races with my own team... so that's it nothing more interesting you should need to know..."
Hmm.. seriously I thought they wouldn't appear at all, finding upper class cars who agree to make an illegal race is quite difficult these days... specially in the goode olde europe...
(*summer-type diesel, in europe they sell two types of Diesel, summer and winter type diesel, since the summer diesel wouldn't be fluid in cold temperatures, they sell a winter version with a additive to stay fluid in colder temperatures also)
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Post by SuziDragonlady on Dec 21, 2006 14:48:48 GMT -5
Chakée looked really rushed when he finally joined the group. He puts up a cool face and wants to say something... Then suddenly that Opel lady appears. " Hi guys!" she screamed loudly "what's up? Did the wonderful Lef allready told you that I will be racing also?" Annika looked at Lef in the most snaky way she could do.
Chakée seemed to be a bit confused and eyed the gal up and down A girl? He brought a rally lady to this Autobahn race... wha... oh well but hey she looks not bad
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Post by Lizkay on Dec 25, 2006 16:48:20 GMT -5
"Who the heck invited you?" Detlef shouted back at her, his mood already reached a very deep point. "This isn't a 'oh come on big boys take me with you' race, lady! Now better dissappear that fast you appeared!" Detlef looked at Chakée and than at Jens. "so... where did we stop?"
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"Before these big car guys there come on to talk with me about the weather you should know one thing before, my main reason to be here is to refresh some conntacts, my big goal is still to 'own' the market, and after we are 'done' with the cute little europe we are ready to invade the US and Asia with our products... HarHar great isn't it? And as soon as I get more sponsors on my side I will convice them all to not sponor any racing stuff in the future... just because.. because yes!" Siegfried made a canting grin to the one manager who accompanied him. Wuargh... even thinking about the upcoming race make me shudder...
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