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Clifton `Mad Dog` Sartain of Renshai died at Once Upon a Town.

Charlene `Dress Up` Richardson of Weak Head Normal Forms died at Gates of Somerset.

Carrie `Lickable` Chase of Weak Head Normal Forms died at Gates of Somerset.

Annamarie `Seductress` Miller of Weak Head Normal Forms died at Gates of Somerset.

Daniel `ZMan` Zimmermann of Rebels died at Serpentine Road.

Jonathan Moore of Crazy Canucks died at Pathway to Darkness.

Joe Peele of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Northern Farm Land.

Benjamin `Fanboy` Savoy of Blackwatch died at Northern Farm Land.

Raymond Kizer of GHOST GANG died at Somerset Rally Circuit.

Joyce Darwin of Devilz Rejectz died at Gates of Somerset.

Kenneth Dangerfield of Triumph died at Scattered Grounds.

Kyle `Smoke` Gary of Maxxed Out died at Somerset Arena.

Michelle Benn of Route 666 died at Northern Farm Land.

`Jojo Bobo` Jo Bowers of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Gates of Somerset.

Margaret Scott of Infinite Improbabilities died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1.

Robert Hartfield of Postapocalypse Paladins died at Gates of Somerset.

Kandice Brill of Bullet Catchers Anomymous died at Somerset Rally Circuit.

Jen `No-Nonsense` Sliva of Giggly Schoolgirl Assassins died at Blown With the Wind.

`Sir` Joseph Wainwright of Lattes Raiders died at Forever Yellow Skies.

`Sir` Leonard Hale of Lattes Raiders died at Forever Yellow Skies.

`Dame` Phyllis Hicks of Lattes Raiders died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Devin Waggoner of Rezeaks Racers died at Gates of Firelight.

Barney `fish and` Dicks of Burdens Heavyweights died at Gates of Firelight.

Lawrence `Scooter` Stewart of Pink Picklelovers died at Gates of Firelight.

Patrick Humphrey of Pink Picklelovers died at Gates of Firelight.

Mary `Torn` Torres of Pink Picklelovers died at Gates of Firelight.

Robert `Great` Scott of Pink Picklelovers died at Gates of Firelight.

Mark Nicholson of BD And Sons died at Serpentine Road.

Herman `Hisman` Clyde of Orions Blades died at Telegraph Road.

Bill `Dill` Detweiler of Orions Blades died at Telegraph Road.

Jay Reading of Sphincter Wrinkles died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

David Houck of Devilz Rejectz died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

John Teague of Port Kar Renagades died at The Pits.

Anthony `Cracker` Ritz of Blackwatch died at Once Upon a Town.

Jennifer Walker of The Vermin died at Road to Elmsfield.

Nelson `Big Nelly` Nero of Blackwatch died at Gates of Somerset.

`Sir` Albert Williams of Lattes Raiders died at The Pit.

Sherice Deal of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Northern Farm Land.

Jarod Hooper of The Mangled Horde died at Northern Foothills Racetrack (at night).

William Sisco of rebelfishes died at Lost Oasis.

Brandon Henning of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset.

Roger `Peace` Paxson of an0maly died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 3.

George `Sure-shot` Shores of rebelfishes died at Under a Bloody Red Sky.

Willie `Eagle Eye` Durand of rebelfishes died at Under a Bloody Red Sky.

Celia Cost of Garage Boyz died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 3.

Raymond Gonzalez of Crazy Canucks died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Daniel Moreno of Seekers died at Pathway to Darkness.

Mark `Action` Jackson of Blackwatch died at Gates of Somerset.

Ruth Kane of The Wanders died at Northern Foothills Racetrack (at night).

Gladys `Hell Hound` Burns of Wasters died at Dead man`s Road.

Jason Thompson of MADHAT died at Pathway to Darkness.

Larita Janus of The Meese died at Lost Trail: Overland.

Andra Bester of The Vermin died at Maure Dore.

Mark `Action` Jackson of Blackwatch died at Pathway to Darkness.

Chi `Cago` Lewis of Dachshunds died at Pathway to Darkness.

Stephanie `Say My Name!` Kwan of Dachshunds died at Pathway to Darkness.

Walter `Justice` Stone of Abysmal Horrors died at Gates of Elmsfield.

Elmo `Tickle Killer` Hall of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Northern Farm Land.

Susan Molden of French Foreign Legion died at Somerset Arena.

Brittaney Thompson of The Mangled Horde died at Road to Elmsfield.

John Geary of The Mangled Horde died at Road to Elmsfield.

`Lt.` Lawrence Dupont of Death Storm Militia died at Rocket Flats.

Sherri `Wheels` Choate of 88 MPH died at Northern Speedway.

Tony Williams of MADHAT died at The Pits.

Edward Reinke of Lattes Raiders died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Amanda `Ack` Strack of Crazy Canucks died at Lost Trail: Broken Ground.

`Dark and` Stormy Largo of Giggly Schoolgirl Assassins died at The Maze.

Jeffery `Not so` Sweet of Canis Lupus died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Richard `Cookie` Crumley of Canis Lupus died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Alfred `Machine gun` Williamson of Goldfish died at Blown With the Wind.

Catherine Hyatt of Goldfish died at Road to Somerset.

`Scary` Jerry Seifert of French Foreign Legion died at Gates of Elmsfield.

Scott Funderburk of Port Kar Renagades died at Northern Farm Land.

Jack Greene of Port Kar Renagades died at Northern Farm Land.

Jade Sinclair of Big Liver died at Northern Farm Land.

Mary `Indie` Dunfee of The Vermin died at Blown With the Wind.

Hiroko Okamoto of The DeVilles died at Somerset Arena.

Matthew Gamboa of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Samuel White of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Eugenia Corry of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Debra Centeno of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Brenda Teague of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Stephen Leslie of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Charles Nichols of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Jerry Garraway of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Michael Ulrich of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Willie Esposito of Port Kar Renagades died at Once Upon a Town.

Howard Hanley of She-wolf pack died at Once Upon a Town.

Wayne Qualls of Postapocalypse Paladins died at Sandy.

Mark Brunetti of Orions Blades died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Jordan `Sharky` Christian of French Foreign Legion died at Elmsfield Lake Track.

Greg `Gory` Mahan of Crazy Canucks died at Scattered Grounds.

Robert `Roadkill` Roman of French Foreign Legion died at Northern Desert Circuit.

Manuel `Hands On` Bingman of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Road to Elmsfield.

Joseph `Hard` Hass of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Road to Elmsfield.

Derrick Ward of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Road to Elmsfield.

Dee `Plane` Zackery of The Meese died at Road to Elmsfield.

Arnold Castro of Blackwatch died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Cesar `Two Dogs` Short of Blackwatch died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Benjamin Johnson of Crazy Canucks died at Northern Farm Land.

Timothy `Lost` Lawless of Headspace and Timing died at Gates of Elmsfield.

Jeffrey Plascencia of Something else died at Once Upon a Town.

Richard Snyder of Firelight Womenhunters died at Gates of Texan.

Ellen `L` Sullivan of Firelight Womenhunters died at Gates of Texan.

Selma Aiken of Firelight Womenhunters died at Gates of Texan.

Christopher Wise of Crazy Canucks died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop.

Sharon `Trigger` Maddox of The Vermin died at Road to Elmsfield.

`Ronald MAC` Donald Presswood of Street Pizza died at Forever Yellow Skies.

`Judge` Sun Frenette of Arbiters died at Elmsfield Hills Rally Circuit.

Houston Hawley of The Vermin died at Gates of Elmsfield.

Dennis Sparkman of Blackwatch died at Gates of Somerset.

Monika Black of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Gates of Somerset.

Mark `Eyes` Powell of Demolition Crew died at Scattered Grounds.

Edward Fuentes of rebelfishes died at Once Upon a Town.

`Spazzy` Addie Cooper of Produce_Vendors died at Road to Somerset.

Michael George of Crazy Canucks died at Road to Somerset.

Matthew Starr of shadowguard died at Northern Farm Land.

Michael Ulrich of Port Kar Renagades died at Gates of Somerset.

John Sanders of Woblly1 died at Northern Speedway.

Michael Buchanan of Samson Motorsports died at Double Down Arena.

Carolyn Jackson of Special Circumstances died at Gates of Somerset.

Zachary Davis of Confrerie died at Blown With the Wind.

Blair Fiqueroa of Crazy Canucks died at Road to Somerset.

Joshua Walker of Hot Trax died at Somerset Dirt Racing Track.

Michael Herbert of Violet Menace died at Blown With the Wind.

Pablo Jordon of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Noe Pires of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Sylvia Redd of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Anne Sykes of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Julia Wesley of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Laura Harden of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Amy Hughes of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Lori Cornell of Cattz died at The Pit.

Linda Ward of The Meese died at Highway to Hell.

Micheal Lockhart of The Plisskens died at Elmsfield Hills Rally Circuit.

George Kellogg of Samson Motorsports died at Somerset Arena.

Anne Irizarry of Cattz died at Smokey Hills.

Jerry Garraway of Port Kar Renagades died at Under a Bloody Red Sky.

Steve Buffington of Tangos Light Brigade died at Northern Farm Land.

Griselda `Gunbunny` Germany of Tangos Light Brigade died at Northern Farm Land.

Jackqueline `Martina` Gordon of Tangos Light Brigade died at Northern Farm Land.

Amanda Rucker of Fifth Legion died at Gates of Elmsfield.

Kenneth Parker of Big Liver died at Northern Farm Land.

Robert Vanderbilt of Sons of Asgard died at Gates of Somerset.

Debra Espinosa of Port Kar Renagades died at Gates of Somerset.

Luis Ortiz of Drive It Like You Stole It died at Northern Farm Land.

Christopher `Superman` Reese of Afrika Korps died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

Richard Gable of Triumph died at Northern Farm Land.

Ben Turner of Triumph died at Northern Farm Land.

William Barnard of Triumph died at Northern Farm Land.

Kevin Chang of MADHAT died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop.

Ronnie Griffin of Lattes Raiders died at The Pit.

Anthony Buck of Devilz Rejectz died at Burning Skies.

Anne Gray of Devilz Rejectz died at Maure Dore.

Christopher Creger of Devilz Rejectz died at Maure Dore.

John `Recoil` Tate of The Vermin died at Blown With the Wind.

Benton Cardinal of Big Liver died at Smokey Hills.

Richard `Under the` Hood of Afrika Korps died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Simon `Stroker` Stroman of Blackwatch died at Gates of Somerset.

Hugh Jackman of Blackwatch died at Gates of Somerset.

Bernie Morris of Devilz Rejectz died at The Pits.

Thomas `Captain` Morgan of Old School Perverts died at Gateway, The Bone.

Robert `bobby` Jones of PA Racers died at Gateway Interstate Circuit.

David `No Pain` Tremaine of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

Vernon `Tennessee` Walker of Shattered-n-Bloody died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

David `Everyday` Carraway of Blackwatch died at Scattered Grounds.

Adam McWilliams of The Fatalistics died at Lost Oasis.

Allan `Stitch` Mounce of Dramamine died at Spooky Forest.

Darlene `Trailer Park` Bonet of Dramamine died at Spooky Forest.

Hubert `Little Faith` Clark of Dramamine died at Spooky Forest.

`Evil` Eric Evans of Dramamine died at Spooky Forest.

Eugenia Corry of Port Kar Renagades died at Northern Farm Land.

`Sir` Mauricio Cortez of Lattes Raiders died at Dead man`s Road.

Roger Lewis of Big Liver died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop.

Damion Heist of Xenophage died at Gates of Somerset.

Harold Hicks of Woblly1 died at Somerset`s Junkyard, Race Track 1.

Leila Knight of Giggly Schoolgirl Assassins died at Gates of Somerset.

Tim Knowles of Whitecross died at Gates of Firelight.

Verna `Hot Pants` Lambert of Big Liver died at The Pit.

Claudia O`Gorman of Big Liver died at The Pit.

Greg Perkins of Confrerie died at The Pit.

`The amazing` Valentine Cadwallader of Burdens Heavyweights died at Gates of Somerset.

`Smilin` George Hamilton of Produce_Vendors died at Acid Land.

Imogene Parent of The Bloody Beekeepers died at Sandy.

Juan Jones of GHOST GANG died at Devils Fingers.

Harold `The Fist` Faust of Blackwatch died at The Pit.

Stephen Leslie of Port Kar Renagades died at Gates of Somerset.

Richard `Nixon` Conwell of Crazy Canucks died at Interstate Mythos.

Dwight Drye of Crazy Canucks died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

James Brown of Crazy Canucks died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Mark `Marker` Roberts of Highway Hellriders died at Road to Somerset.

Hiedi Long of 3 inchs of danglin fury died at Gates of Somerset.

Trevor `Buttless` Chapman of headXplode died at Somerset Dirt Racing Track.

John Rivera of THERAPISTS died at Smokey Hills.

Selena Nguyen of THERAPISTS died at Smokey Hills.

Mary Henderson of THERAPISTS died at Smokey Hills.

Gretchen Olsen of THERAPISTS died at Smokey Hills.

Patrick `T-bone` Rowley of Devilz Rejectz died at Gates of Somerset.

Billy Holguin of MADHAT died at Once Upon a Town.

Adam Short of Abysmal Horrors died at Gates of Somerset.

Brent `The Lush` Owens of Street Pizza died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

Aaron `Glarin`` Segura of Street Pizza died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

Sarah Gorski of Route 666 died at Gateway Interstate Arena.

`tapioca head` Jeffrey Tapia of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Northern Farm Land.

Jacqueline Marquez of Postapocalypse Paladins died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

Candace Jackson of CryptKeepers died at Forever Yellow Skies.

James `Barth Vader` Barth of Stucky and the Bit Pigs died at Road to Gateway Truck Stop.

`Shoggy` Nancy Batten of Fifth Legion died at Forever Yellow Skies.

John Archie of Devilz Rejectz died at Acid Land.

Dane Hyland of Fifth Legion died at Forever Yellow Skies.

Darren Heath of The Bloody Beekeepers died at Road to Somerset.

Mary Hayashi of The Bloody Beekeepers died at Road to Somerset.

Joshua `Boom Boom` Webb of Quiksilver died at Under a Bloody Red Sky.

Nicholas `Kicker` Stringfield of Order of Dagon died at Once Upon a Town.

Charles Bernier of Bellingham Branch Davidians died at Salt Flats Canyon.

Anne Grove of Pale Riders died at Road to Somerset.

`The Amazing` Boyd Cosby of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Road to Somerset.

Michael `Da Mad Bomber` Lindstrom of Holy Mutant Death Squad died at Road to Somerset.

Darryl `Pokechop` Travis of Blackwatch died at Maure Dore.

Virginia `Sprocket` Walker of The Vermin died at Northern Farm Land.

Wilhelmina Hamm of Devilz Rejectz died at Acid Land.

Joseph `Fix it` Lujan of Devilz Rejectz died at Acid Land.

Alexander Swanson of Triumph died at Northern Farm Land.

Alex Olson of Hot Trax died at Gates of Somerset.

Sally Habib of The Meese died at Gates of Somerset.

Michael `Hiroshima` Nakagawa of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Highway to Hell.

David `Good` Goodman of v.i.n.d.i.c.a.to.r.s. died at Highway to Hell.

Earl `Action` Jackson of River City Gamblers died at Pathway to Darkness.

Brad Seigler of Route 666 died at Gates of Somerset.

Vita Robinson of The Meese died at Pathway to Darkness.

Noe Pires of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Sylvia Redd of Confrerie died at Road to Somerset.

Christopher ` Crazy` Rodriguez of 11 Bang-Bang died at Northern Farm Land.

`Smelly` Melvin Martinez of 11 Bang-Bang died at Northern Farm Land.

Daniel `Dumpster` Minich of 11 Bang-Bang died at Northern Farm Land.

`Even` Steven Diaz of 11 Bang-Bang died at Northern Farm Land.

Deborah Spurlock of Road Lords died at Elmsfield Hills Rally Circuit.

Johanna Helton of The Vermin died at Scattered Grounds.

Chris `Towley` High of The Deathrace Pirates died at Spooky Forest.

Mira `Desert` Sessions of The Deathrace Pirates died at Spooky Forest.

Maxwell `Pickup` Smith of The Deathrace Pirates died at Spooky Forest.

Margaret `Robert` Duval of Big Liver died at The Pit.

Tarra English of Madd Hatters died at Scattered Grounds.

Luther `Tweaker` Martinez of Order of Dagon died at Telegraph Road.

Todd `Toddler` Kingsley of BD And Sons died at Lost Trail: Broken Ground.

Lee Santiago of Bellingham Branch Davidians died at Scattered Grounds.

Michele Butts of Devilz Rejectz died at Scattered Grounds.

Albert Coble of Garage Boyz died at Highway to Hell.

Alan Donahue of Garage Boyz died at Highway to Hell.

Debra Gomez of Molotov Mafia died at Northern Farm Land.

Roy Owens of Molotov Mafia died at Northern Farm Land.

Marcia `MM` McBee of Riotous Assembly died at Scattered Grounds.

`Dotty` Dorothy Gilmer of Riotous Assembly died at Gates of Badlands Truckstop.

Kyoko Lao of Pale Riders died at Blown With the Wind.

Bob Orsini of Headspace and Timing died at Blown With the Wind.

Linda `Remedy` Russell of Death Storm Militia died at Scattered Grounds.

Marjorie Sisson of Violet Menace died at Gates of Gateway Truckstop.

Micki Corley of Cavefish died at Gates of Somerset.

Violet Chan of Cavefish died at Gates of Somerset.

Ernest Williams of Wasters died at Blown With the Wind.

James Billups of Abysmal Horrors died at Lost Oasis.

Debra `CIRCE` Huffman of Mirrored Pain died at Lonesome Highway.

Kathryn Cantu of Xenophage died at Somerset Arena.

Paul `Long` March of River City Gamblers died at Highway to Hell.

Houston Calhoun of GHOST GANG died at Northern Desert Circuit.

Andrew Porras of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset.

James Sumpter of MADHAT died at Road to Somerset.

Samantha Rodriquez of Order of Dagon died at Highway to Hell.

Brent Gould of Maxxed Out died at Gates of Somerset.

Scott `Jackrabbit` Ely of The BAMFs died at Salt Flats Canyon.

`The Mechy` Christopher Murphy of Comanche died at Sandy.

`Gunny` David Jones of Comanche died at Sandy.

`Large Gun` Jordan Blair of Comanche died at Sandy.

Simon `Mad Si` Robinson of The Privateers died at Somerset Arena.

1. Devilz Rejectz (Somerset): $586.
2. Highway Hellriders (Badlands Truckstop): $478.
3. headXplode (Elmsfield): $312.
4. Firelight Womenhunters (Somerset): $288.
5. Big Liver (Gateway Truckstop): $270.
6. Tartarus Vanguard (Somerset): $189.
7. Stucky and the Bit Pigs (Elmsfield): $182.
8. Drive Backwards BFFs (Somerset): $175.
9. Devilz Rejectz (Badlands Truckstop): $111.
10. Nephilim Rising (Texan): $106.

 

Will `The Boss` Oliver `Why can`t it be both?`

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Prizes Leaderboard

This list shows just who has been winning the most lucrative prizes on the circuits and arenas of Evan, during the past month.

1. 12th Street Bangers: $773800.
2. Drive Backwards BFFs: $672068.
3. Drive It Like You Stole It: $465291.
4. Bastille the Raging Scavenger: $430009.
5. French Foreign Legion: $374632.

With the major leagues coming towards their conclusion, the current leaders are:

Evan Race Ladder - Highway Hellriders
Evan Deathrace Ladder - MADHAT
Evan Arena Combat Ladder - an0maly
Evan Paintball Combat Ladder - an0maly

A Story From Goat Starer Special Circumstances

The two Apaches climbed through the rugged hills between Somerset and Elmsfield, picking their way between the boulders and scrubby vegetation. Perched high in the observation seat of Recent Convert, Dale Zimmerman scanned the area ahead, his keen eyes picking out anything moving in the arid landscape. A large lizard momentarily drew his attention as it scuttled away from the oncoming Apache and into the shade of the brush by the track.

As he turned his attention back to the road he saw the tell tale dust cloud of a group of vehicles approaching from the north west. Three taps on the roof and a hand signal to Space Monster and the two vehicles came to an abrupt stop. He raised his binoculars, bringing the cars into sharp relief, and called across to Arnold Ramos in the other vehicle.

`Boss, I`m sorry but they`ve seen us`

`What in God`s name were you doing up there?`

`I said was sorry.` He refocused on the vehicles now turning towards them and accelerating. `It`s not too bad - only four of them, and it looks like Tusk!`

For weeks now Special Circumstances had been hunting Tusk down, reducing them to a rabble of injured vets and raw recruits. It started as a simple moneymaking exercise, collecting the bounties that MADHAT had placed on every
Tusk head. Since the death of Kurtis Nation it had become personal.

The opportunity to deal another blow to his arch rivals and the size of the opposition placated Ramos somewhat.

`How long do we have?`

`About thirty seconds, they are a long way off.. Christ!` exclaimed Dale.. `that`s a mean looking bunch -- we have two rocket cars a Phoenix and I think that must be one of those new Marleys.`

`Let`s get up the hill` called Ramos, indicating a steep incline to the right.

Salvador Hornbeck gunned the engine and threw the vehicle into a sharp turn. As Space Monster began to power up the slope Ramos looked round for Recent Convert. It was hardly moving - his best driver had stalled and was desperately trying to restart the engine. Monster continued to climb, the 4L struggling against the gradient. Behind it Convert had sprung back to life and was beginning the ascent with a Tusk pickup and a chevalier vectoring in at speed.

Ramos` headset crackled: `we ain`t gonna make the top!` came the voice of Edward Brown the legendary Somerset deathracer, locking target on the pickup and going hard left.

With the slower of his two vehicles squarely in the sights of the Tusk rocket launchers, Arnold could see this was going south fast. Space Monster began to swing round to join the stricken Apache but it was all taking too long.

If time was passing too slowly in Monster, the opposite was true in Convert. Donald Huggins and David Washington opened up heavy machine gun fire on the lead pickup, scoring hits and causing it to slew sharply to the right. The turn opened up a line of sight to the speeding chevalier and the crew watched in horror as the first rockets streaked into the side of their vehicle. The Tusk phoenix was opening up on Convert with a car rifle and the armour of the exposed side was already buckling.

Gunning Convert down the hill towards the pickup, Edward somehow prevented the blast from tossing the Apache onto its side. Still firing on the pickup he watched as armour panels were ripped from its side and bullets began to penetrate into the cabin. The pickup was once more spun by the impact, bringing both launchers to bear on Edwards` vehicle. Salvos of rockets screamed into both sides of the Apache simultaneously. It was only a matter of time before the weight of fire brought the larger vehicle down.

But Monster had made the turn and had drawn bead on the damaged pickup. A round of car cannon fire into the tattered side of the vehicle left the cabin destroyed, a limp arm dangling from the driver`s window.

Arnold was desperately shouting instructions to the other vehicle: `Keep going straight! Keep that chevalier behind you!`

`They are all over you` came the reply: `I have to turn. You are going to need us`

`Keep going straight!` Arnold repeated. `If you can draw off the chevalier we can buy some time.`

By now the Marley and the Phoenix were taking a heavy toll on Monster`s side panels. Arnold could see he had only moments to deal with the two smaller irritants before their combined fire broke into the cabin. Salvador swung the Apache into a handbrake turn as rockets slammed into the rear of the retreating Convert.

Drawing bead on the Phoenix the car cannon and gatling guns of Monster fired simultaneously. The front of the car was almost obliterated. Arnold watched in satisfaction as the car rifle barrel cartwheeled into the air. `One more shot for good measure and then we take the Marley`, he thought.

Then the inevitable. The guns of the Marley were finally striking with accuracy and Arnold felt a heavy blow to his side. He heard ribs crack as he was thrown back, stunned in his gunnery position. As he lay gasping for air he saw Salvador reach over and take the gatling gun controls, sustaining fire on the Phoenix.

The wounded Apache turned sluggishly. Driving, manipulating the gatling and trying to see if Ramos was breathing was distracting Salvador and his first few shots on the Marley were wild. Beside him at the car cannon William Audette prepared to fire his last round. A hit! But not enough to stop the small cars dogged pursuit.

Checking briefly on Arnold`s condition, William grabbed for the spare Cannon rounds. Pulling the ammo box forwards he saw the row of neat puncture marks where bullets had slammed into the crate. It was useless. Any of these rounds could be defective and a breach explosion on the car cannon would certainly finish Monster once and for all. He could see the nippy Marley making a fast turn to return to the damaged side of the Apache and watched as gatling rounds from Salvador`s gun spattered across its armoured windshield. With the car cannon out of action they were as good as dead.

The Marley was turning again. Running. `They dont know!` Thought William, `they are expecting this car cannon to open up at any moment.`

Ahead Convert had finally put some space and a small hill between itself and the chasing chevalier. Realising that its comrades were panicked, the chevalier turned back towards the main fight. It accelerated straight at the Apache firing wild rocket salvos. In Monster Salvador was struggling to keep the Apache head on with the onrushing Tusk vehicle. One side hit and the cabin would surely be breached.

Without Ramos to countermand him Edward was swinging his heavily damaged Apache back towards Monster. With only the gatling firing intermittently the other vehicle stood no chance against the rockets of the Chevalier. He watched in horror as the first of them struck the front of the vehicle containing his friends and the man who had given him his first break on the racing circuits.

At the guns, Donald and David concentrated, waiting for a gap to open in the scrub ahead and allow a clear shot at the Chevalier. They watched as the two cars struck head on, the Apache tossing the Chevalier into the air and into the waiting gun sights. Both machine guns opened up, through the lightly armoured roof of the rocket car and shrapnel tore into the terrified crew.

..

In the back of Space Monster, William bandaged the wound in his leader`s side. Blood stained the cloth crimson and Ramos winced with pain as his shattered ribs grated. Behind them the Tusk Phoenix still burned, sending plumes of oily black smoke into the dusty evening sky.

`That was pretty tough` he said, `sometimes I think we are getting to old for this!`

Ramos turned his weather beaten face to his friend. At 28 he was considered an old man by many of his crew. The near misses were becoming more frequent, the niggling injuries building up over time.

Something he had once heard rose briefly, half remembered in Arnold`s mind `there are old deathracers and there are bold deathracers... but there are no old bold deathracers`.

`Perhaps we are, Will,.. perhaps we are.`

Due to a diplomatic incident following allegations of the hoarding of essential medicines for personal profit, relations have soured between the Civs and the Merchants.

The most well-known vehicles currently active in Evan are listed below. Have you seen these vehicles out on da streets?

1. Flailing Demon owned by -^-HellRazors-^-.
2. Burning Death owned by the mad mad crushers.
3. Buzz 2 owned by the mad mad crushers.
4. L L owned by Special Circumstances .
5. Flailing Demon owned by -^-HellRazors-^-.
6. Shai Hulud owned by Luna Sea.
7. Flailing Demon owned by -^-HellRazors-^-.
8. Bronx Cheer owned by MADHAT.
9. Puma 00 owned by Madd Hatters.
10. Beholder owned by Highway Hellriders.
11. Buzzhard owned by Guns Gears Getaway.
12. Lattes Revenge owned by Lattes Raiders.
13. Backdraft owned by The Paranoid Tourists.
14. Puma 01 owned by Madd Hatters.
15. Bruichladdich owned by Vault Dwellers.