Wells Racing Complex
London, England
The Wells was built in honor of the sci-fi writer H.G. Wells and the television
series Star Trek. Due to its shape, the Wells has been nicknamed the
"double arrowhead" by fans. A regular season is run from May to October, featuring
cars, racing bodies, cycles, trikes, and hovercraft events. The Wells is
part of the Royal Crown Circuit and the unofficial "Trek" Circuit.
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Track Features:
The outer walls are 15 feet high and have 150 DP. Inner walls are 3 feet
high and have 70 DP. The track surface is paved with banking on the outer
sections (-1D on maneuvers in the direction of the outer walls). Grandstand
capacity is 20,000. Track length - .35 of a mile for a double arrowhead, .216
of a mile for a single one. Defenses consist of x-ray lasers in universal
turrets located along the track.
The track can be divided in two by using divider extensions
on the central wall that divides both halves of the track. When both halves
are used the dividers block off the central straightaways. This prevents racers
from taking a shortcut. Some racing events, such as the Splitting the Diamond
mentioned below, make use of the whole track.
Track Rules:
All dropped weapons are banned from the complex. Direct-fire weapons
are limited from zero to four spaces depending on the division and event.
Combat begins after one lap is completed in the regular five lap events. No
temporary speed boosters (nitrous oxide, rocket boosters, etc.), turrets,
rocket platforms, EWPs and REWPs.
Schedule:
Monday - Practice
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - Team Night
Thursday - Amateur Night
Friday - Challenge Night/Time Trials
Saturday - AADA Divisionals
Sunday - Special Events
Special Events:
Beat the Clock - The racers have a certain number of turns to complete as
many laps as possible. The one who completes the most laps wins. Prestige
is doubled.
Tournaments - Local, regional, and national events are held at the Wells
Racing Complex. Prestige is multiplied by the level of the event, thus local
tournaments earn normal prestige while national events earn three times
as much prestige.
Star Trek related - Team racing in which teams have Star Trek
names, such as Federation, Klingons, Romulan, etc. Held for events such
as birthdays and anniversaries.
Splitting the Diamond - A figure eight course using the center straightaways.
Crossovers are interesting and dangerous. Usual race length is five laps.
On occasion two teams run the course, both going in opposite directions.
Prestige is doubled.
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