{"data":{"id":16968,"title":"Portfolio: Koa e Ko\u2019ia","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/16968-Portfolio-Koa-E-Ko-ia","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/16968","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/16968","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":19010,"name":"Koa-E-KoIa-Trophy.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/cl00smtmt8v0xr\/source\/Koa-E-KoIa-Trophy.jpg","alt":"","size":75030,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-02-09T02:46:29+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/19010","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/19010\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.1.\nExhausted yet intensely focused pilots speed their ships towards a checkpoint. Once there, their flight logs receive the coordinates for the next destination. The pilots check their scans and pick a route before blasting off into the blackness of space. For the Xi\u2019an pilots who step up to the challenge of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia, this is their life for the next 200-250 hours.\n\nThe Koa e Ko\u2019ia is an epic endurance race that\u2019s wildly popular among the Xi\u2019an. Although the race has been contested in various systems across the Xi\u2019an Empire for centuries, it only recently came to Human attention when competitors appeared in the former Perry Line system of Hadur. One day, in 2881, previously open sectors of the system were suddenly off limits, and remained that way for the next week and a half (Standard Time). Famed Terra Gazette travel journalist Jan Sharrock happened to be in-system at that time. After being diverted off her intended course, she landed at a nearby space station to find groups of Xi\u2019an gathered around wallscreens in rapt attention. She had to find out why.\n\nSharrock wrote, \u201cI\u2019d gone up to a shop owner to buy a Surluk, but he was more interested in the serene images of Xi\u2019an pilots and their ships than serving me a drink. When I asked what he was watching, he mumbled a Xi\u2019an word I was unfamiliar with, but which roughly translates to \u2018holy, distance race\u2019.\u201d\n\nSharrock spent the following days on the space station. She learned everything she could about the Koa e Ko\u2019ia, interviewed observers, and witnessed an incredible finish that had three racers speeding toward one last checkpoint as time expired. The subsequent articles produced from Sharrock\u2019s writings generated great interest from xenophiles and ship enthusiasts who were intrigued by the extreme length of the race. Her travelogues lead to a sharp spike in Human visitors to the Hadur system, fueled by their interest in learning more about the Koa e Ko\u2019ia.\n\nDespite not hosting the sporting endurance event since 2881, Hadur is still seen by Humanity as the home of the race. Canny Xi\u2019an vendors play into this perception by keeping their store shelves stocked with Koa e Ko\u2019ia trinkets. MISC, who has a special lend-lease agreement with the Xi\u2019an, has persistently advocated bringing the race back to Hadur to capitalize on Human interest. Following years of debate, the Xi\u2019an government decided to return the race to Hadur in 2947 and even established a special division specifically for Humans to compete in.\n\nThe Spiritual Sport\nThe basics of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia are easy to understand. Though lengthy, the race is contained to one system. A number of Xi\u2019an-controlled systems are certified to host the race, but the only one Humanity has access to is Hadur.\n\nBefore each race, various checkpoints and destinations are chosen by a governing body within the Xi\u2019an government. Participants do not know the specifics of the course until the race begins. Once under way, racers receive the coordinates of the first checkpoint. Only when that checkpoint is reached do they receive the coordinates for the next one, and so on. The racer who reaches the most checkpoints at the end of the set period, which can vary anywhere between 200-250 standard Earth hours, is named the winner. If two or more ships pass the same number of checkpoints, it triggers tie-breaker conditions too lengthy and detailed to succinctly describe here.\n\nWhen racers receive the coordinates for the next checkpoint they are also provided with the location of waystations located between the two. Pilots must coordinate with their crews about when and where to meet to rest, repair, and refuel. This communication is key and more complicated than most expect, since teams must plan with enough flexibility to allow the crew time to reach the proper waystation and prepare for the racer\u2019s landing. Unprepared pit crews have been the downfall of more than one racer over the race\u2019s history.\n\nAt its heart, the Koa e Ko\u2019ia is an endurance test for both a ship and its pilot. The race\u2019s extraordinary length tests the concentration and fortitude of the pilots. As ectotherms, the Xi\u2019an can lower their metabolism while inactive to reduce their need for sustenance. Yet, doing so while achieving rapid focus in high-stress situations requires intense training and carries a toll both mentally and physically. Xi\u2019an racers train to overcome these roadblocks, and if done successfully, the lowered metabolism, combined with intense concentration, leads to a euphoric state that has been described as deeply spiritual. Winners of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia are believed to have transcended into an advanced spiritual state to achieve their victory and are treated as cultural celebrities thereafter.\n\nThe race also tests the speed, agility, and reliability of the participating ships by incorporating unique features of each system in which it takes place. For Hadur, this included a number of checkpoints hidden within the system\u2019s asteroid belt that require careful and precise navigation to reach, and one located on the sunward side of the tidally-locked Hadur I, testing the ship\u2019s ability to handle extreme temperatures.\n\nThe race must also include both space and atmospheric flight. According to race experts, this is where Hadur\u2019s 2947 Koa e Ko\u2019ia course is unique. Its atmospheric flight occurs somewhere over Hadur II and Hadur III, which are both being terraformed. The uncertain atmospheric conditions make picking an entry point extremely important, as flying into a high-density pocket not only increases drag on the ship but could even damage it.\n\nThe Human Factor\nFollowing decades of increased Human interest, the Xi\u2019an decided to allow other species to participate in Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia. The process to implement this change took even longer, as the race\u2019s extensive rule book had to be modified to accommodate the many differences between species. According to Daniel Gordon, who hopes to qualify with his Mustang Beta, \u201cthe race\u2019s real endurance test is getting through the rule book.\u201d\n\nUntil race officials understand how the Human body reacts to the stresses of the race, independent medical examiners will be assigned to each Human team to track the pilot\u2019s vital signs. If the medical examiners determine the pilot\u2019s health or safety is in danger, they will have the authority to force them to stop at the nearest waystation for further evaluation and could even remove them from the race.\n\nAfter years of advocating for the race\u2019s return to Hadur, MISC will be one of the major sponsors of the system\u2019s 2947 Koa e Ko\u2019ia. MISC spokesperson Federica Zabel believes the race will be another step towards improved Human and Xi\u2019an relations. \u201cThe Koa e Ko\u2019ia represents the perfect opportunity to bring the Xi\u2019an and UEE Empires closer together,\u201d Zabel said at the press conference announcing the race. \u201cWe believe our shared love of pushing finely-crafted and tuned spaceships to the extreme can be a gateway for both species to better understand each other.\u201d\n\nIt\u2019s also bound to bring MISC a surge of publicity. According to reports, MISC has spent years training and funding teams exclusively for this race. One of those pilots, Brian Blitz, claims that certain aspects of the MISC Razor were even designed with the Koa e Ko\u2019ia in mind. \u201cThe more I\u2019ve trained for the race, the more a lot of these design choices just make sense. From the layout of the cockpit to the ease of being able to swap out components, I fully believe the design of this ship already gives me a leg up.\u201d\n\nMISC appears determined to ensure that a Razor places first in the Human division of Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia. Whether or not MISC gets the outcome it wants, of course, is yet to be determined. Regardless of the winner, if the race proves to be a success, there are rumors the Xi\u2019an would consider making Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia a regular event. That outcome would be a victory for race fans across the galaxy.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.1.\nErsch\u00f6pfte, aber intensiv fokussierte Piloten beschleunigen ihre Schiffe auf einen Kontrollpunkt zu. Dort angekommen, erhalten ihre Flugprotokolle die Koordinaten f\u00fcr das n\u00e4chste Ziel. Die Piloten \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen ihre Scans und w\u00e4hlen eine Route, bevor sie in die Schw\u00e4rze des Weltraums abheben. F\u00fcr die Xi'an-Piloten, die sich der Herausforderung der Koa e Ko'ia stellen, ist dies ihr Leben f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten 200-250 Stunden.\n\nDer Koa e Ko'ia ist ein episches Langstreckenrennen, das bei den Xi'an sehr beliebt ist. Obwohl die Rasse seit Jahrhunderten in verschiedenen Systemen im gesamten Xi'an-Reich angefochten wird, erregte sie erst k\u00fcrzlich Aufmerksamkeit, als Konkurrenten im ehemaligen Perry-Line-System von Hadur auftauchten. Eines Tages, im Jahr 2881, waren die bisher offenen Sektoren des Systems pl\u00f6tzlich tabu und blieben f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten anderthalb Wochen (Standardzeit) so. Der ber\u00fchmte Terra Gazette-Reisejournalist Jan Sharrock war zu diesem Zeitpunkt zuf\u00e4llig im System. Nachdem sie von ihrem beabsichtigten Kurs abgelenkt worden war, landete sie in einer nahegelegenen Raumstation, um Gruppen von Xi'an zu finden, die sich um Mauerschutzw\u00e4nde versammelt hatten. Sie musste herausfinden, warum.\n\nSharrock schrieb: \"Ich war zu einem Ladenbesitzer gegangen, um einen Surluk zu kaufen, aber er war mehr an den ruhigen Bildern von Xi'an-Piloten und ihren Schiffen interessiert, als mir einen Drink zu servieren. Als ich ihn fragte, was er beobachtete, murmelte er ein Xi'an-Wort, das mir unbekannt war, das aber grob \u00fcbersetzt so viel bedeutet wie \"heiliges Rennen auf Distanz\".\"\n\nSharrock verbrachte die folgenden Tage auf der Raumstation. Sie erfuhr alles \u00fcber die Koa e Ko'ia, interviewte Beobachter und erlebte ein unglaubliches Ende, bei dem drei Rennfahrer im Laufe der Zeit auf einen letzten Kontrollpunkt zusteuerten. Die nachfolgenden Artikel, die aus den Schriften Sharrocks stammen, stie\u00dfen auf gro\u00dfes Interesse bei Fremdenfeinden und Schiffsenthusiasten, die von der extremen L\u00e4nge des Rennens fasziniert waren. Ihre Reiseberichte f\u00fchrten zu einem starken Anstieg der menschlichen Besucher des Hadur-Systems, angetrieben von ihrem Interesse, mehr \u00fcber die Koa e Ko'ia zu erfahren.\n\nObwohl Hadur seit 2881 nicht mehr Gastgeber des sportlichen Langstrecken-Events ist, wird es von der Menschheit immer noch als die Heimat des Rennens angesehen. Canny Xi'an Verk\u00e4ufer spielen mit dieser Wahrnehmung, indem sie ihre Ladenregale mit Koa e Ko'ia Schmuck auf Lager halten. MISC, das eine spezielle Mietvereinbarung mit dem Xi'an hat, hat sich hartn\u00e4ckig daf\u00fcr eingesetzt, das Rennen nach Hadur zur\u00fcckzuholen, um das menschliche Interesse zu nutzen. Nach jahrelanger Debatte beschloss die Regierung Xi'an, das Rennen 2947 an Hadur zur\u00fcckzugeben und gr\u00fcndete sogar eine spezielle Abteilung, in der die Menschen konkurrieren konnten.\n\nDer spirituelle Sport\nDie Grundlagen des Koa e Ko'ia sind leicht zu verstehen. Obwohl die Rasse langwierig ist, ist sie in einem System zusammengefasst. Eine Reihe von Xi'an-gesteuerten Systemen sind f\u00fcr die Aufnahme der Rasse zertifiziert, aber der einzige, zu dem die Menschheit Zugang hat, ist Hadur.\n\nVor jedem Rennen werden verschiedene Kontrollpunkte und Ziele von einem Leitungsorgan der Regierung von Xi'an ausgew\u00e4hlt. Die Teilnehmer kennen die Besonderheiten der Strecke erst zu Beginn des Rennens. Unterwegs erhalten die Rennfahrer die Koordinaten des ersten Kontrollpunktes. Erst wenn dieser Kontrollpunkt erreicht ist, erh\u00e4lt er die Koordinaten f\u00fcr den n\u00e4chsten und so weiter. Der Rennfahrer, der am Ende der eingestellten Zeitspanne die meisten Kontrollpunkte erreicht, die zwischen 200-250 Standardstunden auf der Erde liegen k\u00f6nnen, wird zum Sieger gek\u00fcrt. Wenn zwei oder mehr Schiffe die gleiche Anzahl von Kontrollpunkten passieren, l\u00f6st dies Tie-Breaker-Bedingungen aus, die zu langwierig und detailliert sind, um sie hier kurz zu beschreiben.\n\nWenn die Rennfahrer die Koordinaten f\u00fcr den n\u00e4chsten Kontrollpunkt erhalten, erhalten sie auch die Position der Wegstationen zwischen den beiden. Die Piloten m\u00fcssen sich mit ihren Besatzungen dar\u00fcber abstimmen, wann und wo sie sich treffen, um sich auszuruhen, zu reparieren und zu betanken. Diese Kommunikation ist entscheidend und komplizierter als die meisten erwarten, da die Teams mit gen\u00fcgend Flexibilit\u00e4t planen m\u00fcssen, damit die Crew Zeit hat, die richtige Waystation zu erreichen und sich auf die Landung des Rennfahrers vorzubereiten. Unvorbereitete Boxenteams waren der Untergang von mehr als einem Rennfahrer in der Geschichte des Rennens.\n\nDas Herzst\u00fcck der Koa e Ko'ia ist ein Dauertest f\u00fcr ein Schiff und seinen Lotsen. Die au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliche L\u00e4nge des Rennens testet die Konzentration und St\u00e4rke der Piloten. Als Ektoprien k\u00f6nnen die Xi'an ihren Stoffwechsel inaktiv senken, um ihren Bedarf an Nahrung zu reduzieren. Dies bei gleichzeitiger schneller Fokussierung in Hochstress-Situationen erfordert jedoch intensives Training und ist sowohl mental als auch physisch belastend. Xi'an Rennfahrer trainieren, um diese Hindernisse zu \u00fcberwinden, und wenn sie erfolgreich durchgef\u00fchrt werden, f\u00fchrt der verminderte Stoffwechsel, kombiniert mit intensiver Konzentration, zu einem euphorischen Zustand, der als tief spirituell beschrieben wurde. Es wird angenommen, dass die Gewinner der Koa e Ko'ia in einen fortgeschrittenen spirituellen Zustand \u00fcbergegangen sind, um ihren Sieg zu erreichen, und danach als kulturelle Prominente behandelt werden.\n\nDas Rennen testet auch die Geschwindigkeit, Agilit\u00e4t und Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit der teilnehmenden Schiffe, indem es einzigartige Merkmale jedes Systems, in dem es stattfindet, ber\u00fccksichtigt. F\u00fcr Hadur beinhaltete dies eine Reihe von Kontrollpunkten, die im Asteroideng\u00fcrtel des Systems versteckt waren und eine sorgf\u00e4ltige und pr\u00e4zise Navigation erfordern, und einen auf der Sonnenseite des tidally-locked Hadur I, der die F\u00e4higkeit des Schiffes, mit extremen Temperaturen umzugehen, pr\u00fcfte.\n\nDas Rennen muss auch Raum- und Atmosph\u00e4renfl\u00fcge umfassen. Laut Rennexperten ist hier der Hadur 2947 Koa e Ko'ia Kurs einzigartig. Sein atmosph\u00e4rischer Flug findet irgendwo \u00fcber Hadur II und Hadur III statt, die beide terraformed sind. Die unsicheren atmosph\u00e4rischen Bedingungen machen die Auswahl eines Einstiegspunktes \u00e4u\u00dferst wichtig, da das Fliegen in eine hochdichte Tasche nicht nur den Luftwiderstand auf dem Schiff erh\u00f6ht, sondern es sogar besch\u00e4digen k\u00f6nnte.\n\nDer menschliche Faktor\nNach Jahrzehnten zunehmenden menschlichen Interesses beschlossen die Xi'an, anderen Arten die Teilnahme an Hadur's Koa e Ko'ia zu erm\u00f6glichen. Der Prozess zur Umsetzung dieser \u00c4nderung dauerte noch l\u00e4nger, da das umfangreiche Regelwerk der Rasse an die vielen Unterschiede zwischen den Arten angepasst werden musste. Laut Daniel Gordon, der sich mit seiner Mustang Beta qualifizieren m\u00f6chte, \"besteht der eigentliche H\u00e4rtetest des Rennens darin, das Regelwerk zu durchlaufen\".\n\nBis die Rennleitung versteht, wie der menschliche K\u00f6rper auf die Belastungen der Rasse reagiert, werden jedem menschlichen Team unabh\u00e4ngige medizinische Pr\u00fcfer zugewiesen, die die Vitalparameter des Piloten verfolgen. Wenn die Gerichtsmediziner feststellen, dass die Gesundheit oder Sicherheit des Piloten gef\u00e4hrdet ist, haben sie die Befugnis, ihn zu zwingen, an der n\u00e4chstgelegenen Zwischenstation zur weiteren Auswertung anzuhalten und ihn sogar aus dem Rennen zu entfernen.\n\nNach jahrelangem Einsatz f\u00fcr die R\u00fcckkehr des Rennens nach Hadur wird MISC einer der Hauptsponsoren der 2947 Koa e Ko'ia des Systems sein. MISC-Sprecherin Federica Zabel glaubt, dass das Rennen ein weiterer Schritt zur Verbesserung der Beziehungen zwischen Mensch und Xi'an sein wird. \"Die Koa e Ko'ia ist die perfekte Gelegenheit, das Xi'an- und das UEE-Imperium n\u00e4her zusammenzubringen\", sagte Zabel auf der Pressekonferenz zur Ank\u00fcndigung des Rennens. \"Wir glauben, dass unsere gemeinsame Liebe, fein gefertigte und abgestimmte Raumschiffe bis zum \u00c4u\u00dfersten zu treiben, ein Tor f\u00fcr beide Arten sein kann, um sich gegenseitig besser zu verstehen.\"\n\nEs wird MISC auch einen Anstieg der Bekanntheit bringen. Berichten zufolge hat MISC jahrelang Trainings- und Finanzierungsteams ausschlie\u00dflich f\u00fcr dieses Rennen trainiert. Einer dieser Piloten, Brian Blitz, behauptet, dass bestimmte Aspekte des MISC Rasierers sogar mit Blick auf den Koa e Ko'ia entwickelt wurden. \"Je mehr ich f\u00fcr das Rennen trainiert habe, desto mehr machen viele dieser Designentscheidungen einfach Sinn. Vom Layout des Cockpits bis hin zur einfachen M\u00f6glichkeit, Komponenten auszutauschen, glaube ich fest daran, dass das Design dieses Schiffes mir bereits ein Bein hoch stellt.\"\n\nMISC scheint entschlossen zu sein, daf\u00fcr zu sorgen, dass ein Rasiermesser den ersten Platz in der menschlichen Abteilung von Hadurs Koa e Ko'ia einnimmt. Ob MISC das gew\u00fcnschte Ergebnis erzielt oder nicht, steht nat\u00fcrlich noch nicht fest. Unabh\u00e4ngig vom Gewinner, wenn das Rennen ein Erfolg wird, gibt es Ger\u00fcchte, dass die Xi'an in Betracht ziehen w\u00fcrden, Hadurs Koa e Ko'ia zu einer regelm\u00e4\u00dfigen Veranstaltung zu machen. Dieses Ergebnis w\u00e4re ein Sieg f\u00fcr die Rennfans in der ganzen Galaxie.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.1.\nExhausted yet intensely focused pilots speed their ships towards a checkpoint. Once there, their flight logs receive the coordinates for the next destination. The pilots check their scans and pick a route before blasting off into the blackness of space. For the Xi\u2019an pilots who step up to the challenge of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia, this is their life for the next 200-250 hours.\n\nThe Koa e Ko\u2019ia is an epic endurance race that\u2019s wildly popular among the Xi\u2019an. Although the race has been contested in various systems across the Xi\u2019an Empire for centuries, it only recently came to Human attention when competitors appeared in the former Perry Line system of Hadur. One day, in 2881, previously open sectors of the system were suddenly off limits, and remained that way for the next week and a half (Standard Time). Famed Terra Gazette travel journalist Jan Sharrock happened to be in-system at that time. After being diverted off her intended course, she landed at a nearby space station to find groups of Xi\u2019an gathered around wallscreens in rapt attention. She had to find out why.\n\nSharrock wrote, \u201cI\u2019d gone up to a shop owner to buy a Surluk, but he was more interested in the serene images of Xi\u2019an pilots and their ships than serving me a drink. When I asked what he was watching, he mumbled a Xi\u2019an word I was unfamiliar with, but which roughly translates to \u2018holy, distance race\u2019.\u201d\n\nSharrock spent the following days on the space station. She learned everything she could about the Koa e Ko\u2019ia, interviewed observers, and witnessed an incredible finish that had three racers speeding toward one last checkpoint as time expired. The subsequent articles produced from Sharrock\u2019s writings generated great interest from xenophiles and ship enthusiasts who were intrigued by the extreme length of the race. Her travelogues lead to a sharp spike in Human visitors to the Hadur system, fueled by their interest in learning more about the Koa e Ko\u2019ia.\n\nDespite not hosting the sporting endurance event since 2881, Hadur is still seen by Humanity as the home of the race. Canny Xi\u2019an vendors play into this perception by keeping their store shelves stocked with Koa e Ko\u2019ia trinkets. MISC, who has a special lend-lease agreement with the Xi\u2019an, has persistently advocated bringing the race back to Hadur to capitalize on Human interest. Following years of debate, the Xi\u2019an government decided to return the race to Hadur in 2947 and even established a special division specifically for Humans to compete in.\n\nThe Spiritual Sport\nThe basics of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia are easy to understand. Though lengthy, the race is contained to one system. A number of Xi\u2019an-controlled systems are certified to host the race, but the only one Humanity has access to is Hadur.\n\nBefore each race, various checkpoints and destinations are chosen by a governing body within the Xi\u2019an government. Participants do not know the specifics of the course until the race begins. Once under way, racers receive the coordinates of the first checkpoint. Only when that checkpoint is reached do they receive the coordinates for the next one, and so on. The racer who reaches the most checkpoints at the end of the set period, which can vary anywhere between 200-250 standard Earth hours, is named the winner. If two or more ships pass the same number of checkpoints, it triggers tie-breaker conditions too lengthy and detailed to succinctly describe here.\n\nWhen racers receive the coordinates for the next checkpoint they are also provided with the location of waystations located between the two. Pilots must coordinate with their crews about when and where to meet to rest, repair, and refuel. This communication is key and more complicated than most expect, since teams must plan with enough flexibility to allow the crew time to reach the proper waystation and prepare for the racer\u2019s landing. Unprepared pit crews have been the downfall of more than one racer over the race\u2019s history.\n\nAt its heart, the Koa e Ko\u2019ia is an endurance test for both a ship and its pilot. The race\u2019s extraordinary length tests the concentration and fortitude of the pilots. As ectotherms, the Xi\u2019an can lower their metabolism while inactive to reduce their need for sustenance. Yet, doing so while achieving rapid focus in high-stress situations requires intense training and carries a toll both mentally and physically. Xi\u2019an racers train to overcome these roadblocks, and if done successfully, the lowered metabolism, combined with intense concentration, leads to a euphoric state that has been described as deeply spiritual. Winners of the Koa e Ko\u2019ia are believed to have transcended into an advanced spiritual state to achieve their victory and are treated as cultural celebrities thereafter.\n\nThe race also tests the speed, agility, and reliability of the participating ships by incorporating unique features of each system in which it takes place. For Hadur, this included a number of checkpoints hidden within the system\u2019s asteroid belt that require careful and precise navigation to reach, and one located on the sunward side of the tidally-locked Hadur I, testing the ship\u2019s ability to handle extreme temperatures.\n\nThe race must also include both space and atmospheric flight. According to race experts, this is where Hadur\u2019s 2947 Koa e Ko\u2019ia course is unique. Its atmospheric flight occurs somewhere over Hadur II and Hadur III, which are both being terraformed. The uncertain atmospheric conditions make picking an entry point extremely important, as flying into a high-density pocket not only increases drag on the ship but could even damage it.\n\nThe Human Factor\nFollowing decades of increased Human interest, the Xi\u2019an decided to allow other species to participate in Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia. The process to implement this change took even longer, as the race\u2019s extensive rule book had to be modified to accommodate the many differences between species. According to Daniel Gordon, who hopes to qualify with his Mustang Beta, \u201cthe race\u2019s real endurance test is getting through the rule book.\u201d\n\nUntil race officials understand how the Human body reacts to the stresses of the race, independent medical examiners will be assigned to each Human team to track the pilot\u2019s vital signs. If the medical examiners determine the pilot\u2019s health or safety is in danger, they will have the authority to force them to stop at the nearest waystation for further evaluation and could even remove them from the race.\n\nAfter years of advocating for the race\u2019s return to Hadur, MISC will be one of the major sponsors of the system\u2019s 2947 Koa e Ko\u2019ia. MISC spokesperson Federica Zabel believes the race will be another step towards improved Human and Xi\u2019an relations. \u201cThe Koa e Ko\u2019ia represents the perfect opportunity to bring the Xi\u2019an and UEE Empires closer together,\u201d Zabel said at the press conference announcing the race. \u201cWe believe our shared love of pushing finely-crafted and tuned spaceships to the extreme can be a gateway for both species to better understand each other.\u201d\n\nIt\u2019s also bound to bring MISC a surge of publicity. According to reports, MISC has spent years training and funding teams exclusively for this race. One of those pilots, Brian Blitz, claims that certain aspects of the MISC Razor were even designed with the Koa e Ko\u2019ia in mind. \u201cThe more I\u2019ve trained for the race, the more a lot of these design choices just make sense. From the layout of the cockpit to the ease of being able to swap out components, I fully believe the design of this ship already gives me a leg up.\u201d\n\nMISC appears determined to ensure that a Razor places first in the Human division of Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia. Whether or not MISC gets the outcome it wants, of course, is yet to be determined. Regardless of the winner, if the race proves to be a success, there are rumors the Xi\u2019an would consider making Hadur\u2019s Koa e Ko\u2019ia a regular event. That outcome would be a victory for race fans across the galaxy."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":35,"created_at":"2019-02-13T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:28:34","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16967,"next_id":16969}}