WE'RE BACK!

The SL Marathon has restarted following months on inactivity.

Thank you to our previous sponsors of the last season, many of who have felt the strain of the economic crisis, and sadly had to close. We hope you will able to join us in the new season.

The 2010 Racers Island Second Life Marathon will relaunch at 2pm SLT at Racers Island, on Sunday June 27th. Contact MrTodd Barbasz if you would like to attend.

Previous season rules remain the same. Especially the descripting rule - just so you're aware.

Look forward to seeing you there!

MrTodd

VALENTINES DAY RACE AT KJ RACINGS NEW CIRCUIT - REVIEW

Sunday was Valentines Day, so we marked this occasion with a special V Day SL Marathon. But with a special twist - couples get more.

Runners needed to pick a partner to be your running mate. Points will be allocated from 1st to 6th, like this 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3. The donation pot was run as normal, but, the couple with the highest scoring points between them (stressed, only if you pick a running mate) won L$500 each.

We were also given exclusive access to KJ Racings new sim and track, which looked fantastic, as the pictures prove.

The top six were...

1st aRTee Nuubert

2nd JokerH5 Bellic

3rd Niko Hurikan

4th Bumblebee Nakamura

5th Nella Boccara

6th Elayn Dezno

GREAT RACE AT AMBER RACING

Thanks to Amber Racing for letting us host yet another great race at their Skyline circuit.

It was lovely to see a load of people who hadn't raced for a while and a big number of new people, who won L$ which was great. Too many people to get the full restults but the top 6 were.

1st Devilry Karsin

2nd JokerH5 Bellic

3rd MiiLA Swords

4th Niko Hurikan

5th AaronR Oberts

6th Amenhotep Amat

There were over 18 racers present.

We're racing at KJ Racing next, hope to see you there!

SL MARATHON, 12TH FEBRUARY, 2PM SLT

We're back at Amber Racing tomorrow from 2pm SLT.

So come on over for a great time and a chance to win BIG L$ prizes.

Hope to see you there.

For more information please contact MrTodd Barbasz in world.

GREAT RACE AT SMC

Thanks again to SMC for hosting such a great race. It was a bit of a lag fest but that made it all the more interesting - especially with the addition of a new chicane installed on the Oval track which brought the fight for the win between aRTee and Devilry down to the wire.

Alot of L$ were up for grabs - L$1550, which meant the winner took home an impressive L$775.

The race results were as follows:

L$ scoring positions:

1st. aRTee Nuubert

2nd. Devilry Karsin

3rd. AaronR Oberts

4th. Barry Rinkitink

5th. MrTodd Barbasz

6th. Starlite Mesmeriser

Non-L$ scoring positions

7th kelis Loopen

DNF:

Kitty Pashinin

Special thanks to Mandy who hosted the race this evening. :-)

Special thanks also to SMC who hosted such a great race.

SL MARATHON, 2PM SLT, SMC, SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY

It's racing time again...

So come join us on Sunday 7th February 2010 for another fabulous race at Silver Motorsports Complex.

If you haven't raced before it's great fun and a great chance at winning L$.

For more information please contact MrTodd Barbasz.

GREAT RACE AT RACERS ISLAND

We had a great race at Racers Island... Not with some of the traditional racers too...

The race results were these.

L$ SCORING POSITIONS:

1. Devilry Karsin

2. Bumblebee Nakamura

3. AaronR Oberts

4. Fivezero Spore

5. Kitty Pashinin

6. Nella Boccara

NON L$ SCORING POSITIONS:

7. Johns Skinstad

8. jet Wardark 220.082

DNF:

Mandy Lavradorio

RACE TONIGHT, 3PM SLT, RACERS ISLAND

Hello....

We're racing again tonight... And this time at the great Racers Island city circuit for a 2 lap race.

So bring your running shoes and prepare to win some L$.

Stay tuned on this site for race updates.

Follow this link to get to the track:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Racers%20Island/36/119/3060

RACE ON SUNDAY, 2PM SLT, KJ RACING

Hello!

After a little break, the SL Marathon is back again on Sunday kicking off a new round with our partner sims. First stop is KJ Racing. So come along on Sunday at 2pm SLT for a chance to win some big L$ prizes... Plus, aRTee Nuubert has made us a cool device which will make the race starts fairer on everyone :-) Should be good times.

Follow this link for a landmark to KJ Racing:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spike/12/200/617

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RACE UPDATE - RACE RESULTS:

1st Devilry Karsin

2nd HAWKEYE007 Bekkers

3rd Starlite Mesmeriser

4th Kitty Pashinin

5th Kairos Ember

6th Johns Skinstad

DNF:

Blueboots Becks

Sueneko Paine

betty Ohmai

DSQ:

kelis Loopen

(Yes kelis, that means you were DISQUALIFIED!!!! MWHAHAHAHAHAH)

GREAT RACE AT HAPPY ISLAND

It was a great return to Happy Island with the SL Marathon.

With close racing between the podium finishers, it made it an exciting one to watch.

The results were as follows:

1st Devilry Karsin

2nd aRTee Nuubert

3rd kelis Loopen

4th MrTodd Barbasz

5th HAWKEYE007 Beckers

6th Kitty Pashinin

We're taking a little break from racing for a week or so as to give people time to revive. But we'll be back soon with a race on KJ Racing...

SL MARATHON RETURNS TO HAPPY ISLAND, TONIGHT, 3PM SLT

The SL Marathon has returned to Happy Island...

So we're racing there at 3pm SLT today.

Come along for fun running times and a chance to win some L$.

Contact MrTodd Barbasz for more information.

GREAT RACING AT AMBER AND WE MAKE THE SL TIMES

Thanks to everyone that turned up to todays race.

The top six were:

1st Kairos Ember

2nd aRTee Nuubert

3rd Devilry Karsin

4th kelis Loopen

5th Kitty Pashinin

6th MrTodd Barbasz

Thanks to our hosts Amber Racing, it was a great track with lots of overtaking.

At the end of the race we were happy to see that the SL Marathon had made the SL Times, an in-world publication.

Greetings,

Hope you're all having a nice Sunday.

We're racing at Amber Raceway tonight and holding our first official event with them. So look forward to seeing you there at 2pm SLT for a chance to win some L$.

Landmark here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amber/194/147/243

We'll be on the skyline track when you get there.

For more information please contact MrTodd Barbasz

RACE @ NEED 4 SPEED. 3PM SLT

Greetings racing chums,

We're racing at Need 4 Speed tonight at 3pm SLT.

So bring your L$ and get ready to race. Last time we were at Need 4 Speed we packed the region... So please arrive early to avoid disapointment. Spectators please be considerate of those that want to race. :-)

Remember to remove your scripts and see you there.

Contact MrTodd Barbasz for more information.

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RACE UPDATE - FINISHING POSITIONS

It was kelis Loopen who stole the show at Need 4 Speed, pulling out an impressive lead from the start and going on to win the race.

1st kelis Loopen

2nd Kitty Pashinin

3rd Al Blindside

4th Splash Jupiter

5th betty Ohmai

6th MrTodd Barbasz

SL MARATHON WELCOMES AMBER RACING

The Second Life Marathon is pleased to welcome its latest supporter, Amber Racing. Alongside KJ Racing, SMC, Racers Island and Need 4 Speed, we'll be using Amber Racing's many exciting tracks.

You can find out more information on our website at www.slmarathon.blogspot.com. But please feel free to come and visit Amber Racing and try out their many facilities.

We look forward to holding races with them.

You can visit Amber Racing online at www.amberracing.net

GREAT RACE AT SMC

What a great race we had at the SMC oval with aRTee Nuubert in charge. :-)

Barry Rinkitink and Kelis Loopen probably had the most competitive fight in the race fighting for pride over 7th and 8th race... But it seemed everyone enjoyed themselves.

The top six places were:

1st AaronR Oberts

2nd Devilry Karsin

3rd Nella Boccara

4th MrTodd Barbasz

5th Kitty Pashinin

6th Sulla Looming

OVAL RACE, 3PM SLT @ SMC

We're racing at Silver Motorsports Complex tonight at 3PM SLT and for the first time we shall be using the oval race track - which should make interesting racing.

You can get to the track by following this link: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silver%20Island/116/19/22

There are now 4 SL Marathon Officers who will alternate running the races around each circuit, these are:

MrTodd Barbasz - SL Marathon Director

aRTee Nuubert - SL Marathon Officer

Kitty Pashinin - SL Marathon Officer

Mandy Lavradorio - SL Marathon Officer

Tonight aRTee Nuubert will act as race official. Please contact him or MrTodd Barbasz if you would like to attend.

Come along tonight for fun running times and a chance to win L$.

See you at 3PM SLT.

RACE AT 2PM SLT, RACERS ISLAND

We're racing tonight at Racers Island, on the underground garage track. Should be a fun race.

Bring your running shoes, remove your scripts and get ready to win lots of L$.

See you all there!

Contact MrTodd Barbasz for more information.

RACE AT KJ RACING TONIGHT, 2.30PM SLT

We're racing again tonight.

It's at KJ Racing.

Come along for fun running times and a chance to win L$.

For more information please contact MrTodd Barbasz.

Landmark below:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spike/135/31/3913

It's racing time again... YAY!

So come on over to Racers Island at 3PM SLT for a 2 lap race around the Battledrome.

If you haven't been to a race before, it's a load of fun, running round a circuit with L$ prizes for the top 6 finishers.

If you can, please remove all scripted items prior to the start of the race.

Contact MrTodd Barbasz for more information.

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RACE UPDATE - RACE RESULTS:

TOP SIX:

1ST JokerH5 Bellic

2nd Brave Ashbourne

3rd AaronR Oberts

4rd Bumblebee Nakamura

5th kelis Loopen

6th aRTee Nuubert

There were 10 finishers in all

Race at Need 4 Speed, 2.30PM SLT

We're racing at a brand new circuit tonight at 2.30PM SLT, Need 4 Speed (http://slurl.com/secondlife/RD%20RaceWay/131/19/329).

For your chance to have a laugh and win big L$ prizes, come along.

All it is, is basically running a 3 lap race... Nothing special needed as all scripts will be banned.

Contact the race director, MrTodd Barbasz for more information.

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RACE UPDATE - FINAL RACE POSITIONS:

1st "aTReee Nuubert"

2nd "JR Breed"

3rd "JokerH5 Bellic"

4th "HiRez Hotshot"

5th " Andy Crannock"

6th "Al Blindside"

There were 20 finishers in all...

New tracks, new supporters of the SL Marathon

The SL Marathon is pleased to welcome two new supporters of the SL Marathon who have agreed to advertise for us and let us use their tracks.

Racers Island (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Racers%20Island/117/118/97) has already hosted a couple of races. You can even read about them at http://racers-island-raceway.blogspot.com/.

Also, Need 4 Speed Racetrack are supporting the SL Marathon and we'll be racing there on 12th January 2010 at 2.30PM SLT. You can visit the track at (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Racers%20Island/117/118/97).

The Need 4 Speed Marathon will be the first race to have the new no scripting rule in place.

From now on all SL Marathon races will mean that avatars will need to remove all scripts before racing, therefore ruling out secret items that may encourage cheating.

Welcome to the Second Life Marathon

Welcome to the all new website for the Second Life Marathon. Keep checking back here for updates on the SL Marathon in the future.

For the moment, check out the inworld notecard on the SL Marathon below...

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ABOUT:

The SL Marathon is an all new competition created by MrTodd Barbasz.

The basic concept behind the SL Marathon is to create a competition in which any SL user, new or old, can compete for fun, without the need to pay out for expensive HUDs, AOs, vehicles or anything. Instead competitors do something which all avatars have, the ability to run.

Using various tracks around Second Life, competitors run against each other in order to reach the top spot, 1st place.

With Linden Dollars donated before the start of each race, the top six finishers have a great chance at winning big prizes.

The SL Marathon is simple, challenging but most importantly fun. Every new person that takes part always comes back for more.

So put on your running boots and get ready for some fun filled marathon racing.

JOIN THE SL MARATHON:

The SL Marathon is free to join. Please contact MrTodd Barbasz to join the group to keep informed about future races.

WEBSITE:

You can keep up with the latest information on the SL Marathon via our website at www.slmarathon.blogspot.com

WINNINGS:

The SL Marathon is a great way to win L$.

Before the start of each race, a donation pot is placed for runners or whoever to donate L$ to the winning pot. Of course, the more donated, the more that could be won.

Only the top 6 finishers in the race will receive a L$ prizes.

TRACKS:

SL Marathon tracks are picked at random and are at various different places in Second Life.

We currently have support and host races with Racers Island, SMC Racing and KJ Racing. Thank you to the owners of these sims for all your support.

If you would like your sim to host the SL Marathon please contact MrTodd Barbasz.

LAPS:

Lap sizes will depend based on circuit size, but usually don't go on longer than 3-5 laps. The race is usually finished in around 15-20 mins.

RULES:

The rules are very important, and are in place to stop one avatar having an advantage over the other.

Competitors may only use the basic running funtions found by pressing Ctrl R.

No flying

No cutting the track

No jumping

No AOs

No HUDs

No weapons

ALL SCRIPTED ITEMS TO BE REMOVED - This is important and there will be scripted tests before every race.

No cheating of any kind really. The race director, MrTodd Barbasz has the power to discipline any wrong doing he sees at his discretion.

At the start of each race, competitors will line up in front of the starting line alongside each other as not to give one person an advantage over the other. There is no qualifying format for SL Marathon races.

The the start of each race, a 3 second countdown will begin, only once 'GO' appears on screen do runners set off.