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- 20 May 2024, 23:02
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
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Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Narration follows later, here's my leg 15 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/X543%2BPP7+gendwaha,+Metema,+Ethiopi%C3%AB/29VP%2B7J8+Friends+Cafe%D8%8C+%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A,+Al+Qadarif,+Soedan%E2%80%AD%E2%80%AD/P8V4%2BW7R+%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF+%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8...
- 20 May 2024, 22:43
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Day 14 roundup. Well where do we start? 2 guys were assumed dead as things got very bad in Northern Nigeria. Thankfully we heared they stayed in their hospitals another day and are still alive. 2 others didn't even attempt to start the leg. We see quite a bit of tactical diversity today. We'll star...
- 20 May 2024, 13:31
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Narration later, i'll end the day here https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Alwaq+Hotel%D8%8C+Bahir+Dar,+Ethiopi%C3%AB%E2%80%AD%E2%80%AD/Metemma,+Ethiopi%C3%AB/X543%2BPP7+gendwaha,+Metema,+Ethiopi%C3%AB/@12.3420674,35.9147186,9z/data=!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x1644d178dc445835:0xad1d46b99bd73db7!2m2!1d37.389...
- 19 May 2024, 11:25
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
- 16 May 2024, 21:56
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Frogfoot has issues with a train so here's the temporary standings until she's in. (That means standings can still change a bit) https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=nl&mid=1SSFiO1izr_irH9Qka0GADEd75bMJdk8&ll=8.16873095137161%2C8.204714462019973&z=5 Lowest mileage 0 NickyDustyOwl 2 ...
- 16 May 2024, 20:29
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
RNg's for tomorrow already posted, you still got 95 mins to post todays route: DR Congo Weather 0% east no rng needed Political unrest (% of something happening) General: 20-50% 13 individual rng Katanga 50-80% 14 individual rng Congo Weather (% rain) 10%, more than 30°C 55 Political unrest (% of so...
- 14 May 2024, 00:07
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Jacques Villeneuve Music Thread
- Replies: 1238
- Views: 260550
Re: The Jacques Villeneuve Music Thread
Well, that Eurovision Song Contest was a bit of an omnishambles this year, all starting with Russia continuing to be banned whilst Israel is not... I can answer this one - countries are banned from competing if they are at war with another member country of the EBU. Therefore Russia are banned wher...
- 13 May 2024, 22:46
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Leg 13: So after a good night's sleep... Now you are doing the narration or what? Hold on, i got this! Oh come on? So anyway... This gag is gettng old, man! grgreihgremrjgiorehgragrhraegmgr We'll be staying at a hotel near the Tana Lake, thank you. Also what's up with these people waving Finnish fla...
- 13 May 2024, 22:18
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2667/KQ6px9.png We see a bit of variation today. Shadaza's heading into the Coup belt, is it worh it? Aislabie on the other hand sticks to the coast. A smart move or just a coward? The rest of the pack seems to wait what these two will do before making their m...
- 07 May 2024, 00:18
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Leg 12: As we continue our journey Are you going to take over my job now? Got an issue with that? Do you want to drive in my stead? No thanks, i'm fine. So anyway... Today the scenery was a lot more green. Some mountains broke the landscape as they did before, still pretty, though none of them as im...
- 06 May 2024, 23:59
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
As we yet have to hear from Frogfoot, we don't even know if she's still in the race or not at this point, we go to our roundup of leg 11. We see another retirment as points leaded Ducktanian decides to Markus Winkelhock and retire on a high note. Tactically, the West stays fairly packed as they're h...
- 06 May 2024, 07:14
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
That was not the greatest night, didn't feel super safe. The admin also let us know we needed an umbrella... Wait i am the admin? Then who? What Nessa didn't know was that she was a fictional character in an online roleplaying game Did you just break the fourth wall? Did not Yes you did! Did not Wel...
- 03 May 2024, 20:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt Horse. The "Better" Horses Racing Game.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2332
Re: Alt Horse. The "Better" Horses Racing Game.
Trojan-Tauranac Racing Horses will enter all their horses.
This is totally not a ploy to hinder other competitors.
This is totally not a ploy to hinder other competitors.
- 02 May 2024, 22:13
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Map https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8779/c9PpWi.png https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9320/2Jz2O4.png https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=nl&mid=1UY9XoYCX_1ahVBhcPbhe7RiaJ52d8ko&ll=-0.48752903454945784%2C20.773434744613027&z=6 Lowest mileage 3042 Rob Dylan 4488 Frogfoo...
- 30 Apr 2024, 05:53
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Yeah what a day that was. After the many mistakes of yesterday it would be a short ride today. Having come to my senses i start the day anew. The scene was pretty enough to distract me. First it was fairly open landscape, after a while there were some woods, we'd also run into some moderate mountain...
- 29 Apr 2024, 22:12
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5958/RiF1eU.png Today we see our second retirement. It's getting very crowded in Gabon today, on the East, there seem to be 2 approaches forming, with the Victoria Lake splitting everyone up. Lowest Mileage: 4399 Ducktanian 4488 Frogfoot9013 4921 Pinkd56 5378 ...
- 26 Apr 2024, 16:55
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ted Toleman, 1938-2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 553
Re: Ted Toleman, 1938-2024
I didn't say it's pretty. I said it looks super cool. It's an awesome thing that could easily work in a mecha anime series of the eighties.
- 25 Apr 2024, 01:36
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Narration stage 8 Today started as usual, breakfast, showering, packing stuff, ready to go. Make sure the old Chevy still goes well. And despite being a GM car and having been in an action movie, it drives fairly well. Had no issues with the trailer so far either. A winding road took us trough fore...
- 24 Apr 2024, 22:35
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Roundup day 8 Shadaza keeps dominating, DR congo keeps wreaking havoc and on the east we keep seeing diversity. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2391/bNeBKF.png A few standings: Least km's covered 3847 Ducktanian 3925 Frogfoot9013* 4384 Pinkd56 4577 pasta_maldonado* 4736 Nessafox 4827 Kinniku...
- 24 Apr 2024, 15:25
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
A few elaboration s: i generally allowed people to not hydrate in DR Congo because it's been more than enough trouble. Forti's route is accepted because he was barely in Angola, so he had to drink once, it seems the stop there isn't an accomodation and i overlooked it so i'll have to do some health...
- 22 Apr 2024, 22:11
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5143/8jqaXF.png Roundup Today has been a real bloodbath, edgy rich white boys went to DR congo 'on a mission', initially with racist motives, but as they got scared, they targeted anyone that might remotely seems as woke, like this rally apparently... Meanwhil...
- 21 Apr 2024, 22:46
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Well that was a terrible night sleep. My back is hurting all over, thankfully one of the lovely people at the camping gave me a few tricks to feel better. Not sure if it worked but at least i could depart. We were hungry and thirsty so we needed to buy some extra drinks on the road. So was our car, ...
- 21 Apr 2024, 21:51
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt Horse. The "Better" Horses Racing Game.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2332
Re: Alt Horse. The "Better" Horses Racing Game.
Sign Up form: Yes
Username: Nessafox
Stable name: Trojan–Tauranac Racing Horses
Horse Names. (20 Neigh Coins a Horse)
1: African Swallow
2: Hoarse
3: Did someone say SWIFTWIND?
Username: Nessafox
Stable name: Trojan–Tauranac Racing Horses
Horse Names. (20 Neigh Coins a Horse)
1: African Swallow
2: Hoarse
3: Did someone say SWIFTWIND?
- 19 Apr 2024, 22:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
AS we take a look on the scoreboard, we see that Shadaza and Aislabie have reached the relatively safe havens of Congo-Brazzavile, and they'll be glad they got there, despite Aisy's penalties, knowing what's to come. This will put a few competitors in a dilemma, whilt a few others are kinda F-ed. On...
- 18 Apr 2024, 18:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Clarification: Loadsamoney sleeping location is only allowed if he converts to this religion (only in-game) Shadaza was close enough to the Congolese border to skip the hydatrion thing. Ducktanian was required to stop 2 times in Angola, but since he stopped 4 times in Namibia instead, i'll count it ...
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:53
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
So yeah, that kebab house in the middle of the forest was a mistake... i'll better find somethng else when i get to Turkiye, if i ever get there. Awkwardness ensued as i had to call room service to bring me some extra toilet paper. Then i somehow managed to clog the damn thing. But since i'm a hard ...
- 18 Apr 2024, 00:43
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Therapybox
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19471
Re: Therapybox
I'm glad people dealing with gender transitioning are finding so much support in the community here! One of my kids is doing this as well. We're being totally supportive, but it's still a struggle (not least because of the healthcare system in the US which makes everything harder and more expensive...
- 17 Apr 2024, 22:26
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Leg 5 Roundup Day 5 is done now! Let's see on the map of anything of note happened! On the westcoast, everybody seems to be doing their thing, but some differences are starting to appear. Whilst Forti lost a day and Ducktanian started later, they don't seem to be a massive lot behind. The latter be...
- 17 Apr 2024, 13:04
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: F1 drivers as food
- Replies: 179
- Views: 131617
Re: F1 drivers as food
Can't forget Beef Jerky Jarvilehto
- 16 Apr 2024, 01:19
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
As per consequence of rule 18, i have deemed that at this time, Frogfoot, Klon, Nuppiz, TommyKl, Pastamaldonado and loadsamoney have been negatively affected by this, they'll be allowed to add 25 mins to their route today. *Frogfoot has already done this yesterday. The participants who stayed close ...
- 15 Apr 2024, 23:31
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1752/iOQ7Av.png https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Palmview+Guest+Lodge,+Stand+No.+27331,+Masvingo,+Zimbabwe/XV4Q%2B756+Tu%C4%9Fkan+dinleyenler+derne%C4%9Fi,+Chivhu,+Zimbabwe/RHXG%2BQFP+Bank+Millenium+BIM,+Josina+Machel+Agency,+Tete,+Mozambique/RHQM%2B249+Mercear...
- 15 Apr 2024, 22:20
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
The big news on day 4 is that we got a new entrant, Ducktanian, who already did a quite good job on the first leg. The bad news is that Forti didn't manage to start today. However not much is lost. Tactically the westcoasthuggers are still having difficulties nagivating Angola and are slowly losing ...
- 15 Apr 2024, 21:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Updated weather forecast (this is not the actual rng) Forecasts (i will add rng results later) South Africa Weather (% rain) 2% west 2% east Political unrest (% of something happening) 0-5% Lesotho Weather (% rain) 7%, Political unrest (% of something happening) 0-5% Eswatini Weather (% rain) 44% Po...
- 15 Apr 2024, 14:06
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Trains
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2573
Re: Trains
Last Halloween i did a ride on the steam train of the 3 valleys on the trajectory Mariembourg-Treignes. And looked around in the museum in Treignes. that was really nice.
- 14 Apr 2024, 18:04
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Ah what a weird night was that! I woke up with a severe headache, 4 coffees later, i felt better. But also too hyperactive! Time for some... morning excercise! After jogging 10 rounds round the hotel - and getting weird looks for it as i was wairing my neon tracksuit - i was ready to get in my car. ...
- 13 Apr 2024, 21:06
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
With one hour to go, 2 people have yet to post their route, they sitll have an hour to do so, however i'm quite tired so i'm going to post the rng for tomorrow already. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4326/dtfray.png Some people are really struggling trough Angola, more or less sticking to th...
- 12 Apr 2024, 17:14
- Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
- Topic: Team Profile - Bugatti
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4864
Re: Team Profile - Bugatti
Right i always forget the obvious
- 12 Apr 2024, 00:39
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ted Toleman, 1938-2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 553
Re: Ted Toleman, 1938-2024
You must be joking right? The 1983 car was one of the coolest looking cars of all time! Well maybe not pretty, but defenitely cool!
But rest in peace, Ted.
But rest in peace, Ted.
- 12 Apr 2024, 00:36
- Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
- Topic: Team Profile - Bugatti
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4864
Re: Team Profile - Bugatti
Scrolled a bit and it indeed seems to be the case. Though Kauhsen (on the old website) with only 2 races came quite close.
- 11 Apr 2024, 22:37
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 226
- Views: 7738
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Sleeping in a farm has it's downsides that it gets noisy the moment the sun rises, the benefit of course is that you, you know, actually wake up. After i explained to the hosts and other guests what i'm doing with this american police car and trailer, they were... confused, but thankfully they speak...