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The perpetual wind and blowing sand are constants on this map between Somerset and Elmsfield. The dunes here are not particularly treacherous because the wind keeps them smaller with easy sloping sides. On the other hand, they also don`t provide much cover from enemy fire. Any scouts taken on this map should sport Offroad tires on all cars for better grip on the shifting sands. The lack of natural cover should also dictate the type of car taken into combat here. Slow, powerful heavy hitters like Landys` may find the terrain tougher to handle than the Pirates. While a medium armed and armored Apache will eat up the terrain and Pirates alike with the same relish. Keep your guns clean and your chassis fast and survival here is quite easy when you use your guns and terrain to your advantage. If you are unlucky enough to get your ride shot out from under you and find yourself walking back to town, you can be sure `other` eyes will take notice and try to invite you to dinner, with YOU as the main course!  Image by Lord Foul  Patricia `Kickstart` Kane of Deserters died at Road to Elmsfield. `The Ghoul` Von Gholson of Burnt Tree Security died at Salt Flats Canyon. Aaron Sperry of Sons Of Samedi died at Road to Somerset. Neil `Drum Solo` Peart of Retribution Of Metal died at Road to Somerset. `Sneaky` Sara Eisenberg of Dementia died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. `Sir` Jose Herrmann of Lattes Raiders died at Scattered Hills. Neil Turner of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Carlos `Whitefeather` Hathcock of Pestilence died at Somerset Arena. Marcos Lamp of Four Horsemen died at Road to Somerset. Carl Thompson of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Road to Somerset. Christine Valtierra of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Road to Somerset. Keith Clark of Four Horsemen died at Road to Somerset. Mary `medic!` Metts of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Gates of Firelight. `Sir` James Heller of Lattes Raiders died at Somerset Arena. Rusty `Funky Cold` Medina of Pestilence died at Serpentine Road. `Sir` Arthur Harrel of Lattes Raiders died at Devils Fingers. `Sir` David Cox of Lattes Raiders died at Devils Fingers. `Lucky` Luciano Curry of Blacktop Bandits died at Lost Trail: Overland. Kyle Markert of 5ive Crew died at Road to Somerset. Donny Rogers of Maximum Overdrive died at Somerset Arena. Tracey Ramirez of MADHAT died at Scattered Hills. Jessica Perez of MADHAT died at Scattered Hills. Gloria `Chopper` Davidson of MADHAT died at Scattered Hills. Vincent `Jitters` Espinoza of SD Rollers died at Scattered Grounds. Juan `El Zombino` Graves of SD Rollers died at Scattered Grounds. Laura `The Lizard` Law of Ravenwood died at Highway to Hell. Rick `Call Me Dick` Haas of Ravenwood died at Highway to Hell. Velvet Varela of Ravenwood died at Highway to Hell. Calvin `Wife Killer ` Harris of Ravenwood died at Highway to Hell. Betty `Oooh` Smythe of Vault Dwellers died at Maure Dore. Donald Dees of Vault Dwellers died at Maure Dore. Tom `and` Jerry of Guns Gears Getaway died at Devils Fingers. Dominique Lindsey of Combat Wombats died at Road to Somerset. Tawny `Kitten` Schriver of Scarzams Dragoons died at Elmsfield Lake Track. `Go Go` Gary Goff of Deserters died at Burning Skies. Clarence Lemmon of The Cosmic Kids died at Road to Elmsfield. `Wierd Al` Allen Hinshaw of The BAMFs died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Patrick `Super Bomber` Pancoast of MADHAT died at Northern Farm Land. Johnny `Hell`s Fury` Hoffer of The Paranoid Tourists died at Road to Somerset. George `Car` Cannon of Canis Lupus died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1. John `Maddox` Stancil of Sons Of Samedi died at Blown With the Wind. Larry Byrd of Produce_Vendors died at Road to Somerset. Patty Wojcik of Ravenwood died at Gates of Somerset. `Capt` Larry Jackman of Ravenwood died at Gates of Somerset. Jerry `Can` Singleton of The Groove Champions died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Mary Brown of The Paranoid Tourists died at Forever Yellow Skies. Paul `Trucker` Bangs of The 4saken died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Bernard `Weekend` Calderon of Rebels died at Blown With the Wind. Elvis `Blue Suede ` Smith of Rebels died at Blown With the Wind. King Diamond of Retribution Of Metal died at Serpentine Road. Carl `Saint` Christopher of Exalted died at Blown With the Wind. Jason `Sure-Shot` Kirkman of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Road to Somerset. Jan Bowman of Sons Of Samedi died at Lost Oasis. William `Billy` Alexander of Sons Of Samedi died at Lost Oasis. Ramiro Crawford of Sons Of Samedi died at Lost Oasis. Christopher `Chris` Delossantos of Sons Of Samedi died at Lost Oasis. Whitney `Y` Utz of The Underdogs died at Gates of Elmsfield. `Holy` Moses Garner of SD Rollers died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. `Jackhammer` Jamal Williams of SD Rollers died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Andre `Santo` Garcia of SD Rollers died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. `Gay` Ray Fay of Pestilence died at Road to Somerset. Marc Eisenhower of The BAMFs died at Somerset Rally Circuit. Rebecca Early of Blacktop Bandits died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Christina Phan of Blacktop Bandits died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. David McWilliams of Dryfus Dragoons died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop. Bruce `Spanner` Smith of Vault Dwellers died at Smokey Hills. Theresa Mojica of Vault Dwellers died at Burning Skies. George Armstrong of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Gates of Somerset. `green` Jordan Given of Evan Courier Service died at Gates of Firelight. Shawn `of the dead` Williams of Evan Courier Service died at Gates of Firelight. Gregory Himes of Special Circumstances died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Javier `Head Cheese` Gamez of Produce_Vendors died at Road to Elmsfield. Charles `Griffo` Griffin of The Vanguards died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Krista Bosse of Blacktop Bandits died at Under a Bloody Red Sky. Carole Riddle of Blacktop Bandits died at Under a Bloody Red Sky. `Double Barrel` Babara Bush of The Underdogs died at Gates of Somerset. Guillermo Morgan of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Somerset Arena. Megan `Section 8` Klingler of The Underdogs died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Sibyl `Lefty` Wright of The Underdogs died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Jo Ayala of Canis Lupus died at Once Upon a Town. Melvin `Kelvin` Huck of Sons Of Samedi died at Blown With the Wind. Elsie Newton of Sons Of Samedi died at Blown With the Wind. Pedro Cohn of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Somerset Rally Circuit. John `J` Jones of Battalion de San Patricio died at Somerset Arena. Sheila `Dutch` Holland of 88 MPH died at Sandy. Ron `Ronny` Rogers of 88 MPH died at Road to Somerset. Andrew `Coors light` Miller of The BAMFs died at Devils Fingers. Queen Cobos of Combat Wombats died at Road to Somerset. Jeremy `Son` Clark of Exalted died at Somerset Arena. `Machine Gun` Mark Jackson of The Paranoid Tourists died at Somerset Arena. Thanh Boone of Exalted died at Gateway Interstate Arena. Ora Blair of Deranged Loaners died at Blown With the Wind. Shawn Ford of The Ghosts died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Francisco Brothers of Dementia died at Gates of Somerset. Ruby `The Rub` Robinson of Pestilence died at Gateway Interstate Arena. Adrian Rhynes of Battalion de San Patricio died at Once Upon a Town. Nancy Osborn of Battalion de San Patricio died at Once Upon a Town. Porsche Carrera of Advanced Race Labs died at Forever Yellow Skies. Jonathan Ramsey of LESS THAN CAPS died at Road to Somerset. Edith `The Express` Casperson of The Paranoid Tourists died at Somerset Rally Circuit. `Brilliant` Gregory McInnis of Battalion de San Patricio died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Damon Canterbury of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Sandy. Hattie Locklear of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Sandy. Frederick `Two-Guns` Oldham of Mad Hatter, Inc. died at Sandy. Stacy `Short Stack` Fuson of Pestilence died at Blown With the Wind. `Bloodsplatter` Demarcus Grissom of Pestilence died at Blown With the Wind. Richard `Lionheart` Freeman of Hungry Hyenas died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. `Perfidious` Perry Forsyth of Pestilence died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Sara `Doc` Underwood of Pestilence died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Angel `Indirect` Boris of Pestilence died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Yolanda Pettitt of Hungry Hyenas died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Timothy Bray of Sons Of Samedi died at Maure Dore. Jimmie `Le Crueset` Christensen of Lazzas Lunatics died at Somerset Arena. Mario Sexton of the mad mad crushers died at Road to Somerset. Douglas Davis of the mad mad crushers died at Road to Somerset. David Everett of The Flying Hellfish died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 3. Tina Charles of The Bytten Squad died at Gates of Somerset. Johanna `TouchyMonkey` Golightly of Produce_Vendors died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Richard `WheresMyBinky` Vargas of Produce_Vendors died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop. Paul `Petrol Head` Hayes of Death Storm Militia died at Somerset Dirt Racing Track. `Jumpin` John Jones of Battalion de San Patricio died at Northern Desert Circuit. `prophet` Jeremiah Franz of Evan Courier Service died at Burning Skies. Carol Madsen of The Ghosts died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Ethan Hollen of Pee Wees Playhouse died at Northern Desert Circuit. Mildred Lacasse of the mad mad crushers died at Once Upon a Town. Philip Niehaus of -^-HellRazors-^- died at Devils Fingers. Diane `Scolding` Bolden of -^-HellRazors-^- died at Devils Fingers. Michael Robinson of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Maure Dore. Darrell `The Morbid` Mortimer of Scarzams Dragoons died at Once Upon a Town. Robert McCown of Exalted died at Gates of Somerset. Bruce `Bom Shankar` Brown of Battle Royale died at Lost Oasis. Patrick `ChopShop` Hopson of Four Horsemen died at Road to Elmsfield. Jaime Macias of Exalted died at Maure Dore. Fred `That-a-Way` Hooten of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Blown With the Wind. James `Don Juan` Truelove of SD Rollers died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop. Paul `All Business` Cole of The Cosmic Kids died at Northern Farm Land. Norman `Bang Boom` Hughes of The Cosmic Kids died at Road to Elmsfield. Stephen `Solid As An` Oakes of The Cosmic Kids died at Road to Somerset. Helene Her of LESS THAN CAPS died at Lost Oasis. 1. Combat Wombats (Somerset): $2947. |
Gregs` well exercised caution and scouting ability served him well. The dust plumes he saw leaving Badlands were members of the Badlands Rudeboys. He needed to get past the last of the Pirates surrounding the Truckstop. Greg stopped on top of a rocky outcrop and watched them through his binoculars as they stitched their way past him, running the `lows` of the dunes looking for any possible vehicular prey. These were `Fast movers` meant to kill. They made it to a large cliff and were stopped side by side, nose to tail. The drivers obviously talking... possibly planning their next travels. The movement in the cliff was what drew Gregs` eye first. He swiveled the binocs on the movement and let out a `HEY!` before he realized the drivers of the Rudeboys could not hear him. There were 2 caves in the side of the cliffs next to where they stopped. One closer, within 20 meters of the pirate patrol and the other farther, at least 50 meters from them. The near cave literally erupted with `insect` like creatures scrabbling over each other to get out. The two drivers of the Rudeboys didnt even see them until there were at least eight of the six legged monsters on them, each one as long as their Phoenixes. The `insects` Greg saw were scorpions like he saw in the school books, but different. One of them reached into the driver window of the farthest car, with a 1.5 meter claw and pulled the poor driver out. His seat harness held him until his right arm was ripped free of his torso. The screams could be heard from here, where Greg watched. Not the low gutteral moans of a fast death. These were the high pitched, screeching sounds of an agonized, delayed, wrenching of life from the living. The second car moved with a start... and stopped. The driver could be seen hitting the dash as he tried to find the starter button. The seven other unoccupied `scorpions` surrounded the stalled Phoenix. Greg saw the movement before he heard it. Two rooster-tails of dirt sprayed the two `insects` behind the stalled driver. Then the sound of a well tuned V8 motor roaring. The driver turned hard right, directly into and under one of the scorpions. This scorpion sidestepped the Phoenix while raising its tail over its back. Just a sparkle was all Greg could see. Then the sound, `Ponk---------Ponk` The car kept moving away from the six-legged monsters until it got about 15 meters away. ALL of the scorpions had regained composure and aimed their tails at him..Their tail tips opened in wide three way clamps. Greg saw two ground flares where two projectiles hit. One, 1 meter from the car and one directly underneath the bumper. He saw the others etch a dotted line up the trunk, over the roof and off the hood to the ground in front of the car. The car swerved, hit a small dune, and rolled on its top and stopped moving save for its tires. He couldn`t watch any more. The high scream filled his ears until he fired the engine and turned back toward the Badlands Truckstop. Greg looked at the bright blue color of the Aurora. `Good GOD! Where the hell did these monsters come from?!` He thought to himself. `Goodness had nothing to do with it.... HOPEFULLY, God didn`t either!` Mike Lefave looked sheepishly around the crumpled hulk of his Apache, the Badlands were a BAD place to be on foot. A movement caught his eye and he focused on it. `Sue... Is that you?` ... `Yeah` came her reply grunting softly as she crawled out from the inside of the overturned SUV. Susan Mayer swiped her arm across her eyes to wipe the sweat and grime from her tearing, salt stained, dust covered face. `What the hell happened Mike?` `We got our asses kicked is what happened `Captain Obvious!`... I TOLD you not to slide off the ridge of that dune!` She took two steps toward and pointing at him said, `DON`T go there right now `ya freakin weenie!..... We have more to worry about than who is at fault dammit!` She dropped to her belly trying to work her way back into the overturned Apache. Mike watched her crawl into the wreck then stood up and looked around at the bleak landscape looking for signs of the `Rudeboys` who recently put them in their current situation... Nothing now. He looked at Sues` feet, her boot toes digging into the sand. Toes jiggled left...... then right...... then turned toes up.... `HEY!...gim..my feet a pull... lets get outta here.` He grabbed her legs above the ankle and slowly pulled Sue out of the wreck. She was dragging two sub-machineguns and one rifle with a `musette` bag of ammo for the handguns over her head as her dusty smiling face emerged from the upside-down back window of the wrecked Apache. `Bingo` She puffed, waving her hand in front of her face.  With the major leagues coming towards their conclusion, the current leaders are: Evan Race Ladder - The Paranoid Tourists The most drug-addicted gangs currently active in Evan are: 1. Hungry Hyenas. The heaviest addict in Hungry Hyenas is Isaac Thorpe, and his favourite tipple is Alcohol. |