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AG racing team BURAN is the new kid on the block.
Founded in 2558 by Sveta Savitskaya and Taylor Wang, it inherits the name of the Soviet programme for reusable spacecrafts.

Savitskaya and Wang met in 2542 while pursuing their doctorate in AG Superconductors at the Titan Physics University. After their groundbreaking research on the generation of AG fields, they started working for the racing division of ESA-AGR. At the time, it was unthinkable that two engineers could leave the company to start their own and become a competitor in the same field. The two did exactly that, with their own private capitals.

BURAN was born in 2557, entering the SRRL with their Class I Molniya. In an impressive debut season, BURAN ended up conquering the 3rd overall place. From there on, finding additional capital was not a problem. In a mere 3 years, BURAN was able to engineer AG ships for all racing classes and it now consistently competes at the top.

BURAN ships build up slowly and usually attack form the rear of the pack, as their acceleration and energy recharge are sub-par, but their max speed is amongst the best of the league. Plus, their energy pool and boost power can compete with ASERA. Sturdiness is favored over maneuverability, which makes BURAN ships tough, blazing-fast rockets. In the hands of skilled pilots, these ships can be extremely competitive.
 
The name Koeniggswerth Engineering is ancient. It originally belonged to a german team, which regularly ran in various touring car competitions on Earth long before the colonisation. It was one of the last teams to disband before the Exodus, when humanity had to flee the Earth. Re-established in year 2450 on terraformed mars by the great-grandson of the last owner, the team competed without interruption in canonical fourwheeled racing leagues for 22 years before the SRRL was created. Initially reluctant to join anti-gravity racing because of the massive costs involved, the team was able to step up a few years later thanks to substantial investments from a group of former north european and and US energy companies.

Koeniggswerth ships are heavy and sturdy, with great magnetic grip and the toughest structure amongst all racing teams. The energy accumulators also have good capacity and regeneration rate, which grants a good turbo boost but also creates further weight. This comes at the cost of acceleration and maximum speed, which are slightly below standard, but the durability of these ships is unmatched. Drivers who prefer endurance over performances can confidently remain in the middle of the pack and outlast their opponents, or skip ahead at the right moment with a well-timed turbo
 
ASERA was born on the Earth as a joint-venture between japanese, taiwanese, vietnamese and korean engineering companies. Soon, they started a regular collaboration with the Asia-pacific Regional Space Agency in order to engineer terraforming-capable vehicles; the ASERA Engineering group entered production of sub-orbital recognition aircrafts later on.

Much like ESA-AGR, space exploration spur the development of blazing-fast ag racing hoverships quite nicely. As a result, ASERA is a team with a long and honored tradition of cutting-edge research, always raising the bar in terms of innovation.

When racing with this team, know that everything is focused on the energy pool. Making good use of powerups and the turbo is central to the driving approach.
 
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The Conqueror Racing Team was born on the Moon. Created as a bet between two entrepreneurs originally from the us, it entered the Lunar Rally Championship without much hope, but ended up conquering the second overall place thanks to the driving performances of Colin Chee, a friend of the founder, who happened to be of native american origin. From that point, the company attracted good funding and was able to enter AG racing a few years later. All its ships have always been given a more or less romanticised versions of ancient indian names, as a good luck charm.

Conqueror ships are not easy to tame. They are heavy, not too agile and not too brilliant in terms of sprint, but they are massively powerful: once they go up to speed, few are able to keep up the pace. They are sturdy and durable. Their batteries recharge really fast, although their capacity is limited: good drivers take advantage of this by using short bursts of turbo to compensate for the low acceleration.
 

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