New Genisis Bay Riding Sim

 

There are a number of racetracks around Second Life, including some three-dimensional ones that would hardly be possible in real life, twisting up and down. Some are fairly long and take a little time to go from start to finish. But at the Kinder der Nacht sim, I saw a track that is REALLY long. It bills itself as 25 segments high, and needing an hour to finish. And having lost track of time and distance when trying it out, it measures up to it's claims. And it's not just the length that distinguishes it, but the variety of scenery from urban to countryside to something out of the imagination. So just what was the experience like?

Read more in Places.

 

Scenes From the Relay Track

 

 

 "Takedown Day" for the Relay Weekend track is tomorrow, and time is starting to run short for those who haven't seen the builds. Among those recommended is the Second Life Cheerleading Squad's camp in RFL Hope. This year, it's space themed, with planets and asteroids floating around, plus a mention of a study that suggests zero gravity may kill or otherwise disable cancer cells.

 

 

 The camp had a great ride in space too.

Ar RFL Inspire was a racetrack curling well up into the air, good for racing cars or horses.

At RFL Journey was an amusement park by Havok Entertainment.

The Burners Without Borders Exhibit in RFL Community.

At RFL Care, a heart-shaped island, with a couple cuddle spots for couples, by Bluezaar.

The Takedown is tomorrow. While some builds will be kept up until late in the day, some good ones will vanish early. So see them today while you can.

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

SL Video: "Second Life in The Fast Lane"

Second Life in the fast lane from Nydia Tungsten, uploaded on Viemo on January 29. Date of filming unknown, sometime in the 2010s.

"Relay Goes MC"

While most of the Relay sims are closed to all but designated builders, several of the southernmost ones are open, at least to Relayers, in an event called "Relay Goes MC" or the "Five Days of Relay."

Our 2019 event will introduce a brand new concept, the 5 Days of Relay! The first addition to the 5 Days of Relay will be the coming together of more than 70 motorcycle clubs in Second Life who will work together for the largest motorcycle rally in Second Life to fight cancer.

There are a number of smaller events going on, such as music parties, bike auctions, and a racetrack building contest. The entries have been placed in two stacks, one going over 1200 meters in the air!

The "Relay Goes MC" lasts until tomorrow, Friday June 7. After that, Saturday June 8, comes the main event of the Relay season, the Relay Weekend, 24 hours that's Second Life's biggest weekend event.

Bixyl Shuftan

AGRA Racing

Second Life isn't really a "game," though one can play games inside it. Among activities one can do are races, and one can find a few racetracks around the Grid. But how about one in which your car goes up and down walls? At the AGRA racetrack, you drive a car out of a sci-fi setting, and race on a track that not only offers challenging twists and turns, but takes you up and down the walls. I had a few words with two of the people behind this unique race in Second Life, at United Furry Outpost, as well as seeing it in action myself.

Read the story in Design.

Biller Longfall and the Jericho Hill Racing Association

Auto racing in real life is a sport almost as old as the gasoline-powered engine, and draws huge crowds in many events. So it's no surprise once can find it in Second Life. One of the Relay events this season was the Buddy Forsythe 100. The winner, Biller Longfall, later offered to talk to the Newser about his group of racers, the Jericho Hill Racing Association.

Read more in People.

Some Events this Weekend.

There were a number of events that took place in Second Life this weekend. There were a number of Relay-related ones, such as the "Race fora Cure" also known as the Buddy Forsythe 100, on Friday June 3. There were a number of participants, including Applebloom whom has been known as one of the DJs at the Happy Vixen beach club. The race was won by Biller Longfall. Other events included A superhero ball, the Survivors' Ball. a circus, and Surf for Life. Besides the Relay events, there was a farewell party for the Frisland sim.

Press Release: Relay For Life Team Sunbeamers 2nd Annual Farshore Field Road Rally

    Team Sumbeamers welcome you to the Relay For Life 2nd annual Farshore Field Road Rally. The event will be on Saturday 27th June 2015 located on  Pacific Waters (77, 87, 31). This year the track is much longer and filled with twist and turns. There are even a few road hazards. The result is you will need to rely on skill rather than speed. The rally will have two classes consisting of Cars/Trucks and Motorcycles. You can race in both and the best time in 5 laps is taken. Racing starts at 8AM SLT and runs until 4PM SLT where afterwards the times are tallied and trophies given.

Questions can be sent to Cynthia Farshore via IM, notecards, or used the phone located inside The Puddle Jumper Mall located on the field.

Team Sunbeamer Relay For Life Updates

Team Sunbeamer, the team for the Sunweaver/Angels community for the Relay for Life, is going to have another fundraising event soon. This time it's a race at the Pacific Waters sim around Farshore Field.

Speaking with Cynthia Farshore, she told me she was roughly about halfway finished with the track, which will include a corkscrew turn, obstacles that have a way of appearing just after a driver clears a turn, and a wandering turtle that can cause a bike to jump in the air as riders zoom over it's shell.

In the past, there was a motorbike-themed Relay team that held racing events regularly. This time, there hasn't been one. So the event is likely to get more attention from racing fans.

The Sunbeamer Road Rally is scheduled for June 27. Cynthia acknowledges this puts the event during the Second Life Birthday megaevent, but raising funds for cancer takes priority.

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On another note, the Relay Committee approved the Sunbeamer's request for a campsite, but there was an interesting twist, which Rita Mariner explained in brief in an announcement.

Sunnies/Beamers; Our RFL Team has been approved for a Large Campsite, ON the Water Sim?!?  If that means underwater, We are all going to DROWN!  LOL, I think we can adapt!

So this means some changes of plans for Team Sunbeamer's Relay Weekend exhibit. But when I overheard Shockwave Yareach chatting about it at a Club Cutlass event, he was confident it wouldn't be much trouble.

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As of the writing of this article, Team Sunbeamers has raised about 205,000 Lindens, sixth place among the Silver ranked teams. So to help things along, yours truly is throwing down a couple "avatar challenges," in the spirit of the traditional "Bid Me Bald" events. When Team Sunbeamers reaches Gold Level, about 250,000, yours truly will wear a purple otter avatar for a week when in public.

Should the Sunbeamers reach Platinum rank, 500,000 Lindens, well that calls for a more substantial challenge. Yours truly will take the form of a MLP pony avatar, which I've never (and I mean never) worn, and keep that for about a week as well in public.

So if you want to make me "horse around," you'll have to "pony up" some Lindens to Team Sunbeamer. And one "otter" know I'll do it.

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Events At Farshore Field and Rita's New Monorail

Saturday July 12 was the day of the last of Relay for Life Team Sunbeamer's events before the Relay Walk, The "Road Rally and Fly-In." Taking place at the Pacific Waters sim, Cynthia Farshore had placed a racetrack around her island with some twists and turns. But racing wasn't the only thing going on as the dunk tank from earlier events was back, and there was some flying to be had in a balloon. Grease Coakes dropped in for a look at the event, and also got a look at the monorail system that was placed to go around most of the Sunweaver Estates.

Read Grease's article in Events.

Weekly Tank Rallys in New Bastogne

This month in New Bastogne, every Saturday the combatants in the WW2 combat RP take a break from the fighting for a tank rally. The objective, to either get your tank past a course full of obstacles and explosive traps, or blow up all the other tanks. "It's a blast."

Read more about the rallys in Events.

Summer Treats - Aero Pines Park

Gemma Cleanslate recently found a place in Second Life to have some summer fun, Aero Pines Park and Recreation Center. The place, owned by Cindy Bolero, has a wide variety of activities from underwater merfolk places, to ballooning in the air, to bike riding, horseback riding, and more.

Check out the article in Places.