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[Callahan]

2024 Mount Finnis Grand Prix - Gerriton Ring​

Sunday 4 August, 2024

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Practice and Qualifying
The Mount Finnis Grand Prix returns for the first time as a Liètzi Finala location since 1972 at the Gerriton Ring in central Edury.

The slippery slope that is Mount Finnis' lush forests and valleys produced a similar product as compared to Griessloh, where all three practice sessions resulted in mid to heavy rainfall, causing a problem to arise at least once with every team in attendance. During the first practice session of the week to take place on Wednesday, Duquen analytics team and Duquen team principal Timûs Mohand reported troubles with the vehicle's weight distribution causing Kofoed's record time of 1:45:248 to be disqualified due to unfair superiority. Winner of the Renesian Grand Prix just last week, Kala Akina would continue their winning streak as Koefoed's exclusion gave 1st place to them instead, a sentiment that clearly upset the Myrish driver in post practice interviews.

The second and third practice sessions of the week to take place on Thursday and Friday saw similar results where key racers who have held titles in the past were seen losing control of their vehicles due to the downpour in favor of other, less experienced drivers who took notable positions. Threazari racer Amalu Ijjasar took 1st place during the second practice session whereas Hen Hubviur Tudo made her first appearance in a top three position since the Seetish Grand Prix in which she placed 3rd in the race itself. Surprisingly, Kofoed, along with teammate Maawel Yahye and fellow high placing racers such as Menakya Inazu and Aimeric Enguerrand fell below 10th place due to loss of control of their vehicles, the two Duquens both finding themselves in 19th and 18th place with their adversaries not far ahead.

Only in the third practice session did the racers regain their composure, as Kofoed returned to 3rd place only behind unsuspected underdog Odetheus Winguric and Hen Hubviur Tudo, in what might be the greatest turn of events in a 2024 practice session so far. Winguric who had Alnen racer and Reial team test driver Ferec Kobor drive in his stead while he was away during the Griessloh returns to the Gerriton Ring with an outstanding performance at only 1:45:807, where session leader Tudo came it only milliseconds in front of Winguric with a time of 1:45:901.
"For the supposed "Prince of the Track", I was waiting for him to perform like he did in '21; I was not expecting him to start any time soon." said Tudo, translated from Ventoran in a post-race interview.

Mount Finnis during qualifying
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Qualifying at Gerriton opened at 6 in the morning with a crowd roaring to see its drivers to race on one of the only dry days of the week. Early in the race, pole positions remained steadfast, with fights for space leaving less than inches of error for combatants Hen Hubviur Tudo, Odetheus Winguric, and Aetheling Smith. At around lap 13, Winguric had fallen substantially due to the pursuit of aggressive racers such as Menakya Inazu and Shandi Kyitsaeg Nyag who all made attempts to take the royal's position of second, turned third by Aetheling Smith who continued behind Tudo steadfast.
Kofoed, who began qualifying in 10th was able to rise to the position of 5th, just behind Kala Akina who pinned Kofoed to the barrier for the short remainder of the race. By the end, pole position was held by Hen Hubviur Tudo, who would begin the race in 1st place whereas 2nd and 3rd place went to Aetheling Smith and Shandi Kyitsaeg Nyag.
"The circumstances of Mount Finnis have always been the same for us more experienced drivers, what with the fact there is never a dry day here. This should mean that this track is easily dominated by those who have it memorized, and still some racers are trying to prove me otherwise." said Nyag in a post race interview, translated from Mudruvese.

Grand Prix
Like those which came before it, the 2024 Mount Finnis Grand Prix opened with a rain shower where water coated the surface of the asphalt as the drivers sped off around the winding Gerriton Ring. Previous pole position scoring racers such as Nyag, Inazu, and Akina all fell to positions below 10th place by lap 21, as the rain drastically slowed the pit times of all drivers present, favoring those who began on hard tyres and did not need to box well into lap 30. Lap 51 of 72 saw Aleri racer Oyomere Osandatuwa and Threazari driver Amalu Ijjasar collide with one another during an attempted overtake from Osandatuwa on turn 6. Tac Bengo Admudiar of Ventora and Maawel Yahye of Arbiyardal who occupied 12th and 13th place would each be grazed by the flying debris of Ijjasar's vehicle as it spun out and sent the two of them into a nearby barrier. Lüsbanken team principal Kurt Haagensen would express his disappointment with Tagunya's analytics team for instructing Osandatuwa to make such "brash decisions" in a post race interview.

The expensively violent outturn of the first half of the Grand Prix would only be overshadowed by its ladder half, in which pole position holder Tudo would be seemingly ganged upon by mid-grid holders Aetheling Smith and Egon Kraus, both of which sprung from their spots in 6th and 7th place to usurp the preoccupied former position holders and overtake Tudo in a stunning turn of events. Kraus who suffered to even make one of the point scoring positions at his own home track wins gold in Edury with Eduran national Aetheling Smith taking home a seemingly bitter silver with Tudo behind them both with bronze.
"We could've won that! Are you serious? First race back and we were this close; c'mon guys." voiced Smith to Edonmi team principal, Arueyingho Oghenebrume, over his vehicle's radio upon crossing the fish line.

Kofoed racing to catch up to Tudo​

While Mount Finnis ended on many, mostly waterlogged, notes, the information needed to recreate the same spectacle for Enqusqo next week is vital as the drivers pack up and depart from Godenhaven en route to Txalenqu to race at the illustrious casino side resort that is the Circuit of the Sun. The Enqusqo Grand Prix.

 

[JD2100]

Record flooding in Arbiyardal displaces thousands; raises concerns over climate change.​

06/08/2024 11:00 pm | Dhegadheere, Arbiyardal
Gamadiid Shirwac for Union-State Daily


From Thursday, floodwaters in the nation's Baradaisan, Kheifwar, and Inner Godere governates have contributed to at least two hundred deaths, with hundreds more missing, and thousands displaced due to damage. Record-setting rain, over double the average for this time of year, is believed to have led to the flooding, according to the National Center for Weather and Natural Disasters.

Flooding is heaviest in the Kheifwar governate, centered around the city of Nasiye, where most of the city's twelve-thousand residents have been displaced due to flooding, officials say. Primarily impacted are minority Manuak communities, located on the outskirts of the city, though everyone is affected. According to authorities, relief efforts are underway but have been hindered by heavy rainfall, continued flooding, and mudslides blocking vital roads. It is unknown when full relief will be provided.

Elsewhere, in Inner Godere, the floodwaters have disrupted agriculture, destroying tens of thousands of acres of farmland, and killing countless livestock animals. "It's like my whole livelihood was destroyed, in an instant. By the time the rains had gone, there was nothing left for me" said one farmer in an interview. Aid and recovery efforts have been more concentrated here, with the crown offering to reimburse farmers for lost or damaged property. Volunteers have also been working around the clock to help victims of the flooding, supplying food, water, temporary housing, and medical services.


In a display of remarkable sympathy, Xaashi Geeljire has personally donated Ꝟ800,000 to charity for the victims. In a press release on Saturday he was quoted as saying "In this time of tragedy, we must remember, we are a strong nation, a union of strong people. We are a nation that will suffer together, and once the floodwater subsides, we will rebuild and move forward together. I urge every citizen of our great Union-State, to reach out, and help in whatever way you can. Together, we can come back from this tragedy stronger than ever before.". Our readers, citizens across Arbiyardal, and people worldwide have been moved by his kind and empowering words, as indicated by the generous donations and offers of humanitarian aid from across Vanatas.

In the wake of this disaster, some deep-blue radicals and critics of the government have blamed the recent flooding on climate change, brought on by the supposedly disastrous environmental policy of the government. However, research conducted by the National Center for Climate and the Environment rebukes this claim, showing that the recent flooding is mostly unrelated and that countries such as Velorenkya and Haksarad have a much more significant impact on changing climates than Arbiyardal.

Current data shows that flooding will likely continue throughout the rest of the month, though less severe, with the Governates of Outer Godere and Masagan being deemed most at-risk. The government urges all residents to contact their local governments for information about the most at-risk regions and create evacuation plans if at all possible.

Union-State Daily will continue to publish updates on the current flooding.

Comments (3):

DLL33071 · 06/08/2024 11:06 am
So sad! May Arrak shine upon those who have been affected!
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Real_Houswife_of_Baome · 06/08/2024 11:09 am
My sister lost her home, her dog, and her shop in the flooding in Mahakarqa! I'm glad the government is taking this seriously.
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SirínFromEnisAriáva · 06/08/2024 11:15 am
Can't believe this is what they're dealing with in Casalia. BEst wishes from Salia!
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[Callahan]

Prince welcomes newest child into the royal family while enjoying 10th anniversary​

Tuesday 6 August, 2024

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News has come directly from the Palais de Cavalièrs in Datherey that his royal highness, Ludwig Rainulf Ulmburn don Winguric-Söingholz-Solheim, Prince of Rannberg along with his husband Victor Solheim have welcomed their third child into the world via surrogacy with Mr. Solheim's sister. Frits Ulrich Ulmburn don Winguric-Söingholz-Solheim, Archduke of Lazenchor was born at 18h22 in the medical ward of the Palais de Cavalièrs with fathers Prince Ludwig and Victor Solheim, brothers Olav, Archduke of Marifort and Petter, Archduke of Dainmarieham, his royal majesty King Wolfgang III and his wife and children, all in attendance.

Newborn Archduke Frits pictured with his aunt, Queen Cieca.
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Prince Ludwig who earned much criticism due to his marriage to a Myrish man in 2014, continued to inhabit the line of succession while promoting his own children into the line as well. Following the marriage of Prince Ludwig to Myrish socialite and long time university friend, Victor Solheim, a violent legal battle between him and the Chorich Royal Lineage Commission would break out, contesting their marriage as illegitimate under Chorich common law and heritage laws which did not allow for same sex marriages within the monarchy. While these laws would be abolished and replaced with more inclusive ones upon the rise of Ludwig's older brother and currently reigning monarch King Wolfgang III, the damage had already been done, and the relationship between the two became strained.

Upon the birth of Ludwig's eldest son, Olav Winguric-Solheim in Merser, Gladomyr in 2016, Wolfgang would invite his brother to permanently inhabit their childhood residence in Datherery, Siter, as required to be considered for the line of succession. While hesitant at first, Prince Ludwig and Mr. Solheim would agree to return to Datherey and call the Palais de Cavalièrs their home, earning constant visits from his mother, the widowed Queen Katrinė and both brothers King Wolfgang III and former King Dietfried II throughout his stay at the palace.

The Palais de Cavalièrs résidence, Datherey, Siter.​

In an act seemingly born out of disapproval from the Chorich parliament, King Wolfgang III would permit the entrance of Ludwig's singular child at the time into the royal line of succession just behind Ludwig himself, effectively placing him at 8th in the current line of succession. Public outrage would be met with disappointment from Wolfgang who voiced his support of the courtship between his brother and his husband, codifying it as official under the High Court of Siter and Gathen. Olav would be granted the largely ceremonial title of "Archduke of Marifort" to signify his entrance into the royal lineage like his father.

The royal couple would return to Gladomyr in 2018 due to Mr. Solheim's work as a business executive for infamous Myrish banking cooperate Lüsbanken , requiring residence in Gladomyr for a fixed amount of time. During this period of time, the two would announce the coming of their second child, Archduke Petter of Dainmarieham being born only 8 months later in December of 2019. Dowager Queen Katrinė would return to her ancestral homeland of Gladomyr for a short amount of time as to help with the care of both a young Olav and Petter before the group eventually returned to their residence in Datherey.

Prince Ludwig (left) and his husband, Victor Solheim (right)​

Now approaching their 10th wedding anniversary, the royal couple announce that they are expecting their third and supposedly final child, the date just so happens to fall on the same week of their wedding anniversary; a closed affair to take place in Gladomyr which King Wolfgang III was supposedly in attendance of. It is reported that Prince Ludwig and Mr. Solheim plan on taking a long awaited vacation to their family beach side estate in Ventora with the newborn archduke once royal protocol has been passed and approved by his personal physicians. Young archdukes Olav and Petter will reportedly reside in the care with the royal family while they are on holiday as they begin to acclimate to permanent life in Siter and Gathen.

Top to bottom, left to right: King Wolfgang III, Queen Cieca, Archduke Olav, Lady Oda Genovefa following Frits' birth
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[martes]

Royal Kiss to Royal Bliss:​

Princes Tie the Knot in Two Historic Weddings​

07 August 2024 by Gábina Ondrušek

Alutra — Nearly a year ago, headlines across the world were shaken as the heirs to two of Alutra’s oldest royal families were caught in fraganti in an act that has earned them as much support as it has disdain. Today, they’re here to do it all over again, only this time they’re wearing clothes.

In an exciting turn of events that has captivated two entire nations and half a continent, Prince Kašpar of Galvia (aged 23) and Prince Emilo of Ovezia (aged 28) have tied the knot in a grand wedding ceremony, or should we say ceremonies. The historic event took place as a 2-acts story in both countries, blending opulence with heartfelt emotions as the two young princes vowed to spend their lives together, twice.

Crowds outside the Hrotníska Royal Palace waiting for the royal parade before the first ceremony in Antonija. Source: The Courier​

The first ceremony took place at the Hrotníska Royal Palace in Antonija, Galvia on the 27th of July. It was attended by a constellation of royals, dignitaries and celebrities from around Alutra. Queen Markéta III and Queen Aorura II, both radiant and proud, were seen sharing a warm embrace and engaging in lively conversation, symbolizing the unity between both royal families. Among the notable guests were Grand Secretariat Janek Čermák, Prince Felix Tyriol of Renesia, King Mathijs II of Ecoralia, and King Wolfgang III of Siter and Gathen.

The second ceremony was held at the Royal Palace of Ilena, Ovezia on the 3rd of August. Although the main guest list remained the same, with members of both royal families attending again such as Kašpar’s siblings, Anastázie and Šimon, and the Ovezian Premiára Lhara Cãtavéu, foreign attendees varied, with some of the most notable names being Regent Isidro Duarte of Ventora, Lord Magistrate Jonaþ Þestelrenþ of Edury, and King Henrik IV of Gladomyr.

Despite the initial controversy, and alleged denied invitations from some diplomatic missions to both Ovezia and Galvia, the attendance at the weddings were a true attestment to the sturdy and close relationships both nations have not only with each other but their respective allies and neighbors.

Prince Emilo (left) and Prince Kašpar (right) shortly after their second ceremony in Ilena. Photograph by: Onoro Lharã​

The weddings, masterclasses in regal elegance, featured traditional elements from both Galvian and Ovezian cultures. During the first ceremony the princes exchanged vows under a stunning floral arch, in traditional Venkovist fashion, custom for all weddings within the Royal Family. The exchange of rings, crafted from Ovezian gold and inlaid with Galvian rubies, took place in Ilena and was officiated, secularly, by Queen Aorura II herself.

Guests were treated to lavish receptions in the grand ballroom, where seven-tier cakes, adorned with intricate sugar flowers representing the national flowers of both nations, took center stage. The menus were a fusion of Galvian and Ovezian delicacies, curated by renowned chefs from both countries.

Unfortunately, the events were not without their grim moments. Large protests, particularly during the opening ceremony in Antonija, took place in the area around the venue. Galvian military personnel had to be deployed in order to ensure the safety of the royals and the foreign guests, which resulted in 13 casualties, none fatal. Despite this, the atmosphere was overwhelmingly positive, with public celebrations erupting in both Galvia and Ovezia, as well-wishers gathered to toast the couple’s happiness amidst the loud bigoted minority.

Galvian security were deployed in the tens of thousands, allegedly instructed to "shoot to kill". Source: The Courier​

As the princes embark on their married life, Prince Kašpar and Prince Emilo have announced plans to focus on philanthropic efforts, particularly in the areas of LGBTQ+ rights and their protection, not only domestically but globally. This sentiment was shared and endorsed by their mothers and heads of state of their respective nations.

Antonija — Back home, and despite the overwhelming positivity surrounding the heartwarming event, discussions around the future of the monarchy and its line of succession have already started taking place in the Royal Palace, our sources claim. With Prince Kašpar’s now confirmed inability to produce a natural heir to the Galvian throne, political journalist and royal historical archivist, Přema Bědajánek, claims it would be “unwise for the Royal Family to keep His Highness, Prince Kašpar as next in line to the throne, seeing as how he’ll be succeeded by his younger sister, Princess Anastázie, regardless”.

Prince Šimon (left) and Princess Anastázie (right) attended their brother's wedding in Galvia and Ovezia. Source: The Courier​

Princess Anastázie (aged 21) is the younger sister of Prince Kašpar and second in line to the Galvian throne. Usually, siblings to the heir apparent tend to move down the line of succession as the latter starts to have children, however, due to Kašpar’s inability to produce a natural heir, this will not be the case and experts believe the best course of action would be for the Crown Prince to renounce his birthright in favor of his sister, who otherwise would have to wait for her older brother to either pass away or abdicate before ascending the throne. Discussions around this very topic have seemingly already been taking place since the princes were first engaged earlier this year, but so far comments have yet to come from the Royal Family.

 

[CaesarBiggles]

09.08.2024 05:30


Outlandsmastery condemns political violence in Cities of Enqusqo, offers support​

Outlandsmaster Scaftnoth Marley said in a statement today that Edury condemns the use of violence to achieve political means in Enqusqo, and offers condolences to the family of the late Mula Tin Tun, and whatever support can be offered to Enqusqo.

The Grand Senator, the aformentioned Mula Tin Tun, was assassinated on the 20th of July, whereafter the country was plunged into violence and chaos as the Public Senate, the equivalent in Enqusquo to the Ledemeet of Boroughmen, struggles to deal with the lack of leadership. The Regal Senate- the body which serves as Enqusqo's Head of State- vetoed a motion in the Public Senate to appoint one Sive Tsin Yono, the Chief Treasurer of Enqusquo, as the new Grand Senator. The body then dissolved the Public Senate, calling for new elections. Following the decree, the Senate was overwhelmed by violence, as its own members assaulted certain high-ranking dignitaries.

Marley has said that Edury stands by the Enqusqan people, and will continue to support them in any way they can.

Marley speaking at the press conference, in a photo that totally hasn't been used before

Lord Magistrate Jonaþ Þestelrenþ attends marriage ceremony of Galvian, Ovezan Princes​

Lord Magistrate Jonath Thestelrenth has just returned from the Ovezia wedding ceremony of Prince Kašpar of Galvia, and Prince Emilio of Ovezia.

The two princes, after being caught kissing by tabloids last year, have sworn their love for each other in twin ceremonies in Antonija and Ilena, in front of their families and dignitaries from around the world.

"I'd like to offer my congratulations to their Highnesses, the Lord Magistrate said shortly after the reception, "And on behalf of the Eduran people, I'd like to wish them many, many happy years of marriage and partnership."

The Lord Magistrate attended in his full Republican regalia, but wore a simple suit instead of a morning coat or tails. The Republican regalia for the Lord Magistrate consists of the Magisterial sash, the collar of a minister, and the badge of a member of the Ledemeet of Boroughmen.

The Lord Magistrate gave the Princes a Myrish oven as a wedding gift.

 

[LordBaron]

Crown Princess Azeni continues Alutran diplomat tour following Ovezian wedding
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by Uganera Parumi

Alutra - Work continues today on the Gemurtrakian diplomatic mission through key nations of Alutra following the conclusion of what has been noted by various publications as a "momentous yet controversial" wedding between Prince Kašpar of Galvia and Prince Emilo of Ovezia, a milestone event for the LGBTQ+ community the world over. Crown Princess Azeni had been the royal representative alongside Foreign Minister Tameke Mazhuri on behalf of the Gemurtrak Imperial family and government respectively to the royal wedding. The Princess had been seen during the event conversing with a multitude of Alutran royalty, in particular her brother Prince Pyage seen along with his wife, the Princess of Ellersgarde. They were seen catching up and enjoying the illustrious events of the wedding of the two princes whom they have been supportive of since the reveal of their relationship last year.

The Crown Princess sharing a photo of herself just prior to the wedding

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This event was the start of a larger planned series of visits by the Gemurtrakian royal on behalf of her father, Metenyanu, with the intent of smoothening relations following the heightening tensions of the Agar Civil War, a conflict Gemurtrak had declared last year that they were commited to assisting Haksarad in despite Republic Minister Kentago's statements during his election campaign. While certainly the most extravegant of events the Crown Princess will be visiting, she has notified a visit to Siter & Gathen as part of the scheduled visits to see her brother again alongside the diplomatic discussions she intends to have with the wider Choric royal family as Gemurtrak seeks to expand its trade ties within the Serpentine Region. this growth of interestshas only recently been spurned by the royal ties between the Choric and Gemurtrakian families in 2022.

Many at home see this recent visit by the Crown Princess as a continuation of her growing strength within the Imperial family and popularity among the more liberal members of Gemurtrak society who have seen her avid support of her brothers marriage of an Alutran woman, as well as her most recent visit to the first LGBTQ+ royal wedding the world has seen, as a stark contrast to her father and his weak stances taken recently within government. Discussions of anti-monarchy sentiments have grown in recent years with most linking the decline in political stability as of late to the King's neglect to govern, these same people believing Azeni's appointment to the throne may shake up what is being seen as a stagnant part of the wider government.

 

[Callahan]

MONARCHS SPOTTED
A TIMELINE OF THE CHORICH ROYAL FAMILY'S ATTENDANCE AT THE ROYAL WEDDING​

Article by Élodie Basile, Palais Federál office of Marifort, Colonesse

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Following the birth of a new royal baby, the Chorich Royal Family has decided to break their leave of absence to attend the royal wedding between Prince Kašpar of Galvia and Prince Emilo of Ovezia. Kašpar, who is the cousin of the current heirs to the Chorich throne through his grandmother, invited the royals to attend the ceremony uniting him and his lover in matrimony at the Hrotníska Royal Palace in Antonija, Galvia on the 27th of July. In attendance and sat next to his wife, and brother was his royal majesty, King Wolfgang III with his wife Queen Cieca and brother Prince Ludwig.
Notably missing from the King's entourage was his eldest brother, former King Dietfried II and his brother's own husband, Mr. Victor Solheim. Reports from the couple's residence in Datherey report Mr. Solheim watching over their younger children, Frits, a newborn, and Petter, aged 4 being the reason he could not attend, while varying sources claim Mr. Solheim was denied invitation due to his lack of royal parentage. The circumstances surrounding Dietfried II's absence are still unknown.

Left to right: Ludwig, Prince of Rannberg, Queen Cieca, King Wolfgang III
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The king and queen had arrived earlier last weekend to pay a visit to their relative and current reigning Galvian monarch, Queen Markéta III at her residence in Antonija, of which she had not seen since the last royal wedding to take place in 2022 between Wolfgang's own daughter, Princess Rosamonde and Prince Pyage of Gemurtrak, two royals who were also in attendance for the ceremony and precession to take place last Wednesday.
Prince Ludwig reportedly landed in Antonija by way of private jet on Tuesday, with his eldest son Olav in toe. Olav, who is only 6 years old, was seen helping decorate the royal venue before guests and paparazzi arrived Wednesday morning. Prince Ludwig was sat in a loft above the hall with young Olav in order to prevent any disruptions the 6 year old may bring, while also shielding the Archduke from any awry paparazzi, an aspect of royal life the Prince has tried to shield all three of his sons from since their official entrance into the royal scene.
The elder royals in attendance reportedly gifted very extravagant gifts to the new couple, Queen Cieca and King Wolfgang III contributing a collection of royal jewelry and regalia, particularly those from the old Martic collection including the Marquis Diadem and the Diadèma de Safir, a headpiece worn by the Archduchess Victorie throughout the Second Chorich Civil War.
Prince Ludwig, on behalf of his absent husband Mr. Victor Solheim and three children, gifted the young royals an estate in the upper Alnenscennes located on the privately owned villa town of Argent sus la nèu, a stunning estate and vacation home for the couple to use as they please. The villa was reportedly owned by the royal family until Prince Ludwig later bought it from his brother before being gifted his current royal residence in Datherey.
The couple showed great appreciation for the gifts.

Princess Rosamonde (left) and Prince Pyage (right) entering the royal palace.
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Only recently married themselves, the royal wedding in Galvia is the first royal event the new royal couple has attended as husband and wife. Princess Rosamonde with her husband, Prince Pyage of Gemurtrak would attend in tandem with Pyage's sister and crown princess of Gemurtrak, Princess Azeni. Both being prepared to take the title of monarch of their respective countries, the Princess of Ellersgarde and Princess of Gemurtrak break adversity by sharing their ideals of progressivism and philanthropy. Prince Pyage was also able to converse with his sister in length over the goings on the Gemurtrakian monarchy at the current moment, though these conversations remained private between the two as reporters and journalists were not allowed past the barriers of the palace's entrance safe for a minuscule few who earned special permission from both the Galvian and Ovezian governments and news outlets.
Traditional Gemurtrakian decor and clothing was gifted on behalf of the Princess of Ellersgarde and the Gemurtrakian royal family who could not be attendance, though public thanks was only given to Princess Rosamonde, Princess Azeni, and Prince Pyage earning scrutiny from many Gemurtrakian outlets who felt their contribution more than enough to the already "radical event".

3 of the 4 Winguric boys, from left to right: Conrad (22), Nickolaus (22) and Odetheus (20)
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All of the Winguric children were present for the marriage of their distant cousin in Galvia as well. While not directly there due to their father, a majority of their time together was spent catching up with one another and discussing the current events in their shared home country. Conrad, who has been nearby in Galvia since his stationing there early last year was able to earn an extended stay of leave from the Chorich military in order to attend the event, where as Nickolaus who has been living in Gladomyr since attending university flew in from Denkev the day of the event in order to attend. Odetheus, the youngest of the Winguric siblings has been Edury since his participation in the Mount Finnis Grand Prix last weekend, where from he will fly out of Antonija back to his homeland of Gathen to participate in the Gathenizi Grand Prix this weekend.
The three including their brother, Sebastian and sister Dorothea (not pictured here) were often seen together both in seating and during the reception event which went into the late hours of the night according a source stationed in Antonija.
Besides the marriage of two royals to one another, news unfolds from Ovezia as princess and younger sister of groom Prince Emilo, the Princess Elena is reportedly in a relationship with Chorich heart throb, Prince Odetheus. While no news is confirmed as of late, the two were often seen near one another throughout the ceremony, and seated next to each other when Elena was not apart of her brother's party. This has stirred mixed feelings amongst royal enthusiasts who already see the Chorich royals' attempt to widen their influence through marriage as taboo, though their relationship has sparked many to speculate it is due to the fact Emilo will be pressured into abdicating his right as heir to the Ovezian throne. Odetheus, who is 6th in line to the throne behind his 5 other siblings serves little to no chance of ever becoming regent of Siter and Gathen, thus meaning a courtship with the future heir unable to produce a natural heir could prove fortunate for a possible future king consort of Ovezia.

 

[kila]

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President of Vojandzeka Seen in Public for First Time in 7 Months, Condemns Galvia, and Dispels Rumors - "I am not dead"​

The President of Vojandzeka has made his first public appearance since December of 2023.

President Kradnavek presenting his speech.​

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August 10, 2024 | Mazulot, Vojandzeka
Gocha Mukhraneli for Alutran Post Network Global

MAZULOT - Ătsa Kradnavek, the President of Vojandzeka, has not been seen in public for almost 8 months. That was until Thursday evening, when the president broke his silence---presenting a 30-minute speech in the lobby of the Vojanak capitol building to a small crowd of journalists and curious supporters.

The speech had been announced the day prior. President Kradnavek presented a pre-written speech for 30 minutes, followed by a 10-minute period for questions, before the president waved and disappeared behind his bodyguards and back away from the public eye.

The speech, which contained a series of statements on the recent royal marriage between Ovezian and Galvian princes, his health, and the state of the country, caught the attention of much of the nation.

"Thank you, and it is an innumerable pleasure to be seated in front of you all today to give this presentation on the country,"

The president started, sitting down on a stool in front of his podium. Kradnavek dropped out of the public eye sometime around September of 2022 due to a series of health problems---one of which being a severe decrease in motor and nerve function, which has resulted in the president's use of a cane and being unable to stand for long periods at a time.

Documents on the president's health were leaked in February of this year, which included, among other things, that Kradnavek had been diagnosed with epilepsy, Bell's palsy, and multiple sclerosis.

"I would like to start with the presentation of a single fact - I am not dead, and I do not plan on doing so any time soon [...] every month, my wonderful doctors are saying that I am improving, which is a good thing. I am in the midst of motile repairs to my limbs. They are saying I will be part robot, and part Vojanak hero."

Kradnavek went on to comment on several current events, such as the recent marriage between Prince Kašpar of Galvia (aged 23) and Prince Emilo of Ovezia (aged 28) in the capital of Galvia.

"Well, it is good for them to make such an endeavor. No, really. I know I would not be brave enough to do such things, you know, with another fella. Not like I ever would like to, though. [...] Some might say, you know, that their evenness - it is not perfect. And that is okay. I know the Galvians, they don't like our faith, our Stroomist faith. I have some sources, some friends in Galvia. They are saying that they plan on making Stroomism---the blood of our people---they're saying that they are going to make it illegal to practice it. It's true."

"To tell you the truth though, I don't give a damn that they are two fellas who are kissing one another. In fact, it was under my administration that gay marriage was legalized in our beautiful republic in 2012--a step that Gojle and those before me were too afraid to take."

"But, I didn't attend their wedding. Well, perhaps I would have--just to be a kindly neighbor--if the gilded and festooned Galvians in Antonija, gorging on their grand meals served on silver and auereat platters, didn't ban our people from even thinking about crossing the border into theirs. It's a story we all know too well here in Vojandzeka. But I'm about to tell you the real reason why we aren't allowed to reach out to our neighbors and friends across that border. It's because they are scared of our spirit---of our will to not be ruled by a well-fed woman living a million miles away in a haughty palace, wondering if she will be eating foie gras or oysters caught fresh from the Onse Bay tonight--as opposed to wondering if she will be eating at all."

"If you have seen any photos from this wedding, you'll be well aware just how much money these buttery nobles are willing to spend on something so fleeting as a wedding ceremony. Just look at the photos--golden regalia, golden scepters, for crying out loud--the pillow they put the golden crown on when their precious necks get too tired is gold too--gold mined by children in some faraway country who don't even know how to count to 10 or recite their alphabet."

"That's when I realized. Us Vojanaks have been through it all. We have been dragged through the muddy trenches of our homeland, which still scar our nation today. Our kids cannot set off fireworks on our national day, or roughhouse too hard, lest their mother have another panic attack. We saw our fathers, brothers, sons, uncles, and our friends take their final step out of the front door. And we saw them give us a single brave--yet infinitely scared--final wave and a nod, to show that they'll be alright. Now, while our fathers, brothers, sons, uncles, and friends lay in coffins, the Galvians lay in their horse-drawn carriages and supercilious beds. And they have the gall to say that we're the backwards ones?"

"So, I say, go and explore the beautiful Vojanak rolling Bregashian hills, and the marshes of the Khetsez, and the Pladuvian flood plains. Look at the Vojanak people. They are scarred, just like the trenches scar our nation's landscapes. But look a little harder, and you will see that their eyes and voice share more gold than the entire Galvian royal capital. And the Vojanaks' gold wasn't mined by some bleeding foreign children and exploited workers. They---we---mined it ourselves."

"So, Galvians. I hope that your wedding is good. I hope you enjoy yourselves, and I hope you don't eat too much so that your belly gets upset. And most of all, I wish the two princes ever-lasting love. But no, we as Vojanaks will not forget the scars left on us as a nation. We will not forget the 1 out of every 5 men aged 20-30 who never came home. And until you cast aside your prejudice and hatred long enough to learn that our trench-muddied faces are still just faces, we will not let go of what you've done. It will not be over until Vojanak and Galvian children can play in harmony."

The Vojanak president concluded the speech to a small round of applause, and proceeded to answer three questions, all of which were in regards to his health. The president promised he will be in better health soon.

See More by Gocha Mukhraneli​

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Čermák Calls Out Kradnavek: “We’re Not Living in a Fairy Tale”
Galvian Grand Secretariat, Janek Čermák, comes out in defense of the Royal Family after Kradnavek's speech​

Saturday, 10 August 2024
by Jéňa Schořovský

Antonija – In a response that can only be described as a masterpiece in diplomatic rebuttal, Galvia’s Grand Secretariat, Janek Čermák, took the stage today for his mid-term speech to the House of Representatives and the Cabinet of Ministers, at the end of which he choose to address recent comments made by Vojanak President, Ătsa Kradnavek.

Kradnavek, who resurfaced after an 8-month hiatus, gave a speech that was part state-of-the-nation and part stand-up routine, complete with a not-so-subtle jab at Galvia and Ovezia’s royal weddings spectacle.

"Well, I suppose I should start by saying that, unlike some people, I haven't been hiding away from the public for the better part of a year," Čermák began, with a wink that might have been visible from space. "And while President Kradnavek has been busy auditioning for a role in the next dystopian drama, we here in Galvia have been, you know, governing."

Čermák, a spry 42-year-old (and not one to let people forget it), took the opportunity to highlight that he is, in fact, younger than the 75-year-old Kradnavek. "I'd like to think my age, and the fact that I wasn’t alive during the last two world wars, gives me a bit more energy and sanity to deal with actual issues, rather than spinning yarns about golden pillows and fairy tale kingdoms."

Addressing Kradnavek's claims that Galvia plans to outlaw Stroomism, Čermák didn't mince words. "It seems President Kradnavek has been reading too many fantasy novels. No, we are not outlawing anyone's faith. In fact, the only thing we're considering outlawing is bad taste in speeches."

Čermák during his mid-term speech at the Executive Palace in Antonija​

Čermák also had a few choice words about the Vojanak leader's portrayal of Galvia's opulence. "Yes, we do enjoy a good wedding. And yes, we do use gold—because it’s, well, gold. But let's not pretend that Vojandzeka is the only one with a history. Galvia hasn't forgotten its past, unlike some might claim. We've just chosen not to wallow in it."

He went on to point out the practical benefits of a strong, albeit shiny, economy. "Gold and other forms of luxury aren’t just for show. They're an investment, a symbol of stability, and respect for our guests and our history. Something that, judging by Kradnavek's speech, Vojandzeka could use a little more of. And let's be clear, no child labor was involved. Unlike our southern neighbors, our country and its socio-economic partners from all over the world prefer our children in classrooms, not mines. And most definitely wouldn't dare to badmouth each other for the sake of proving a made up point."

The Grand Secretariat closed with a message of cautious optimism. "Despite President Kradnavek's attempt at historical fiction, we do hope for a future where Vojanak and Galvian children can play together, without the weight of past prejudices. But let's get one thing straight: it will be on terms of mutual respect and truth, not fabricated tales of victimhood."

Čermák's presentation concluded with a standing ovation from his peers and a final farewell as the Grand Secretariat's last mid-term speech, as he begins to prepare for the new electoral campaign cycle starting in September before the general elections in January of next year.

 

[Nobody679]

Weekly Catchup Page 5th-11th August Edition​

11th August 2024 - 5:23 AM
International Renesian Chronicles
Politics
ONAT Potential new member!
The Myrish parliament has initiated the first step in their journey to join ONAT by submitting the 1st level paperwork to ONAT. There has not been any addition to the ONAT core since the organization's inception, as such, joining might require a lot of time and bureaucratic power to finalize Gladomyr being the 4th ONAT core member. This is a significant step that helps propel Alutra toward a more peaceful and prosperous future.

Initially, Gladomyr was at a crossroads between joining the AF or ONAT and leaning toward the AF for its close proximity. However, after resolving the border dispute between Gladomyr and Ordrey and receiving a huge backlash from the Myrish people and with the Agarad situation the AF pledged its support to Velorenkya, distancing themselves from Gladomyr and any peaceful remedies.

His Majesty Prince Felix Tyriol said that the Myrish people made the right move by joining ONAT for a more peaceful world and wished the Eduran to do the same. Continue to read here...

Public Elections in the Republic of Enqusqo
Public Election starts as riots and political violence increase exponentially. However, the RDC was quick to respond and prevented many cities from descending to chaos, although our experts noted that if riots continued to grow at this unprecedented rate the RDC would not have enough resources to continue to contain the riots.

There are currently two popular candidates that are running, the Former Grand Senator Lalin Wora Muza and the interim Grand Senator Sive Tsin Yono, each having their own unique vision for RCE's future. Continue to read here...

Velorenkya-Renesia Peace Park announcement​

On the 7th of August, there was a co-announcement by Renesia and Velorenkya on the establishment of a peace park between their Renesia-Velorenkya border in an effort to show and maintain peace. These talks started early last year and now they are officially going to begin with the construction of the peace park. The peace park is expected to be finished in 2030. Continue to read here...

Arbiyardal-Kleolaikos Cooperation Initiative​

Arbiyardal and Kleolaion are looking into cooperating further with each other in the coming days. They currently have a freedom of movement agreement, Energy Control Treaty, and Freedom of Labour Treaty. Kleolaion and Arbiyardal are both seeking more ways to strengthen their relationship, even though the proposed security agreement fell through due to increased tensions in Agarad, both nations seem optimistic about creating new economic and cultural treaties between the two nations and created the Arbiyardal-Kleolaikos Cooperation Initiative (AKCI) to look for more ways to bring the countries closer. Continue to read here...

President Kradnavek Speech​

Vojanak President Kradnavek appeared on the 10th of August after almost 8 months of his disappearance, many expected him to be dead due to his medical papers being leaked as well as the long silence. In his speech, he congratulated the wedding of the two Princes as well as complementing Galvia's choices in the wedding ceremony. Due to his health, he could not attend the ceremony. President Kradnavek also wished for the Vojanak and Galvian people to come together in harmony. Continue to read here...

Grand Secretariat Janek Čermák mid-term Speech​

The Grand Secretariat Čermák of Galvia gave his mid-term speech to the House of Representatives and Cabinet of Ministers that stated the rapid growth of Galvia over the recent years and in what ways Galvia could improve itself further. Toward the end of the speech, Čermák addressed some points made by the Vojanak President Kradnavek during his speech, mentioning that despite his age Kradnavek can play a big role. The Grand Secretariat also mentioned that there is a slight misunderstanding when it comes to Stroomism's role in Galvia. He said that children are the future of both nations and that Galvian and Vojanak people should live in harmony and not let the past form chains around the future. Continue to read here...

Economy​

Kleolaion Energy Treaties​

Kleolaion is known for its energy treaties with its neighbouring countries that help stabilise energy prices in participating countries. Kleolaion sits under a large reserve of oil and gas, even though most is hard to get to and requires expensive methods like Fracking, it still produces and sells enough to make the smallest amounts of profits and it is thanks to having a constant guaranteed demand generated through having energy treaties with countries like Ventora and Threazari.

Then, why does Renesia not also form an energy treaty with Kleolaion? It would seem like it would benefit both nations greatly as Renesia is known for its large amount of energy imports. This can be attributed to one main issue; Politics. Kleolaion and Renesia do not share the best history with each other, even though Renesia has approached Kleolaion multiple times to mend the rift between the two nations Kleolaion seems adamant about their unreasonable demands of releasing an independent Fern before signing any energy treaty with them. There are also Galvia and Ecoralia to consider, they are currently providing huge amounts of energy to Renesia and they would lose significantly if Renesia switches to Kleolaion which may strain relationships with Galcia and Ecoralia. Continue to read here...

CTWL one-sided agreement?​

It has been 24 years since the creation of CTWL and many criticize it for only benefiting the Chorich people. Our expert researched the 24 years extensively for both cultural and economic impact of CTWL.

Culturally, no one can argue the benefits of bringing in new ideas as well as Chorich integration in the host country thanks to CTWL facilitating everything to the Chorich newcomers. However, economic benefits vary differently by province in Renesia, with the most provinces benefiting from CTWL being Erberg and Laagburg. Sadly, Renas province has not yet seen any significant benefit from CTWL and this might be the reason why most people think that Renesia should leave CTWL. Continue to read here...

Other Party criticizes ERRDIC​

ERRDIC has been on pause ever since the relationship between Edury and Renesia soured drastically with the Eduran plans to close additional coal mines and the Tiler incident. Although there are no official statements from either government the Nobles in Renesia and the Other Party members in Edury both call to cancel ERRDIC and go their own separate ways.

ERRDIC would have helped alleviate Edury and Renesia's energy problems, and they were so close to success, could this relationship problem be caused by foreign agents? Or are democracies not compatible with the normal way of life? Continue to read here...

Higher Tar-dinuu investment opportunities?​

Opportunities to invest in Higher Tar-dinuu have been on the rise recently. With the problem of the Kidal Islacentrist Party issue resolved and everything returning back to normal in August, it is best to invest now in Higher Tar-dinuu as it is the leading force in the Kidal which will guarantee ROI.

This comes because of Higher Tar-dinuu's immaculate vision on depending less on oil and trying to generate revenue through other means. Renesia pledged to invest Ꝟ1 billion in Higher Tar-dinuu in the coming years. Continue to read here...

Royalty​

Chorich Royal family welcomes a new member​

Palais de Cavalièrs welcomes the Royal family's newest member, Frits Ulrich Ulmburn don Winguric-Söingholz-Solheim! His Majesty Prince Felix Tyriol congratulates the Chorich royal family on its newest member. Continue to read here...

A tale of two Princes​

Prince Kašpar of Galvia and Prince Emilo of Ovezia tied the knot in the wedding ceremony this week. Most of Alutran notables participated in the ceremony including His Majesty Felix Tyriol. The wedding ceremony was a great blend of Ovezian and Galvian tradition which was a spectacular sight to see, alongside the 7-layered cake. Continue to read here...

Princess Anastázie to be crowned heir?​

Many speculate that Princess Anastázie will become the heir apparent instead of Prince Kašpar to avoid problems in the future, yet there are no official statements from the royal family about this issue. Continue to read here...

Environment​

Flooding in Arbiyardal​

Flooding in Arbiyardal has continued since the beginning of the month causing massive infrastructure damages and preventing further help to those who need it. Baradaisan, Kheifwar and Inner Godere are all affected with Kheifwar being hit the heaviest from the flooding. Many suggest that this flooding is caused by climate change, but there is no evidence to back this claim up.

IROO is currently in contact with Arbiyardal authorities to coordinate with them on assisting affected people. Renesia, Kleolaion and many other nations also offered support, donations, and aid during these trying times. Continue to read here...

Reneisa's Progress to greener energy​

Renesian government is putting a plan to expand its green renewable energy. The Renesian government is currently seeking companies and organizations to assist in developing a 5-year plan starting in 2025. Continue to read here...

Sports​

Mount Finnis Grand Prix​

LF Mount Finnish Grand Prix concluded with an upset in the final moments of the race. While it looked like Tudo would have won gold they were surpassed by Egon Krause and Aetheling Smith, winning gold and silver respectively while Tudo received a bronze medal. Continue to read here...

Our Top 10 Moments from Rally Ventora 2024​

Rally Ventora has always had a way of delivering, and when thousands of fans travelled to Saujil for the 38th ever Rally Ventora, they were once again not left disappointed.

From crashes, to drama, to action, here are our top 10 moments from this year's rally event in the infamous Ventoran steppe. Continue to read here...

GMCA Open Tournament: Gemurtrak, Ventora or Kleolaion?​

GMCA is finally prepared to set up this year's open tournament which many are excited about. However, GMCA still has not announced who will be hosting it this year, there are three likely candidates; Gemurtrak, Ventora, and Kleolaion. Most expect Gemurtrak to host this year's open tournament as per rotation rule, however, some expect Gemurtrak to decline in favor of hosting the Grand tournament in 2026, if that is the case then the Open tournament might be hosted in Ventora or Kleolaion, and the one who does not host the open tournament is most likely going to host the Noble tournament next year. Continue to read here...

Military​

Renesia unveils GRAF-1​

This week the Renesian military made a huge announcement, they unveiled an AI fighter jet in cooperation with Roon-Y, Zeckter, and Happy Solutions. Wido Schreier, the Minister of Military Affairs, said that this is the first weapon to be part of the Future Artificial Soldier System (F-ASS for short) [Zukünftiges künstliches Soldatensystem or ZUS for short]. Schreier also stated that this will revolutionize warfare decreasing unnecessary casualties.

The current performance of GRAF-1 exceeds the performance of any fighter jet piloted by the Renesian Air Force. The plane itself was made to be completely unmanned, and little is known about the AI itself. The Military also announced that GRAFX-1 will be a manned version of the plane and will share future plans for these weapons with Renesia's allies. Continue to read here...

Future of AI in the Military?​

Many are concerned about Renesia's AI fighter jet and raised an important point that the Kirriktik Conventions need to be updated to limit AI in warfare. Luckily, chapter 8 is reserved for such an occasion. Continue to read here...

Is World War 4 going to become a reality?​

With the Agarad situation, everyone is on edge after last year's military movement by world powers. Tension is still felt in the air and blocs are slowly forming. Will the international community succeed in de-escalating or will it fail bringing another age of darkness? Continue to read here...

Entertainment​

Cities to visit this winter​

Are you prepared for this winter's holiday? here are some cities to help you plan for this winter's trip!

Close trips:-
Vharnir: the Capital of Lanvertia, a coastal city with many things to do, perfect for a shopping spree!
Plenas: Enjoy the perfect weather of Ventora during the winter and the warmer Abayadi sea and delicious cuisine! An all-time favourite for Renesians.
Queluz: If you are interested more in history try going to Queluz! they blend modernity with their historical sites!
Presidio of Terelle: Another site for history buffs! You can also enjoy the Kanakan steppes while in the area.
Ilena: Beautiful place with Beautiful people! A must-visit if you haven't already visited.
Antonija: The center of Galvia, figuratively and literally! You would be able to visit anywhere in Galvia from Antonija.
Mannerchor: The glowing gem of the serpentine with many beautiful buildings and sites.

Far trips:-
‘Āina Lā: a warm alternative to Denkev! You may even get to see the Festival of Night's Lanterns!
Buurin: One of the best tourist destinations in the southern hemisphere! You would be able to experience what the Kidal can offer in a single place!
Skhiajgnag: Skhiajgnag is next to beautiful mountain range, perfect for climbing!
Nwankuraym: The Fashion capital of Gemurtrak! get your unique style here!
Yan: See how cultures blend in Asidama!
Continue to read here...

 

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SATUAR TAKES UNLIKELY VICTORY AT RALLY ALERO; COMMANDEERS CUP LEAD
ALL AROUND DRAMA LEFT THE VENTORAN WITH A DEBUT ALERI WIN AND A 16-POINT LEAD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

JULY 21 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NAMOS AUTOMOTOR
WORDS BY HANS BUTZER​

ESHI—The harsh roads of Alero have by no means been the matador's strong suit in the past; however 2024 saw the Ventoran earn his Aleri wings with the likes of Alf Muuhre, Phaengdrem C. Makh, Aksel Huitfeldt, Ludvig Buhre, and Muyȝisek Ledruyr each having incidents which barred them from the fight for the win.

It was a battle of attrition over the weekend, and Satuar was awarded for his consistency—something Muuhre wishes he had had. The Myr, who has had an exemplary history in Alero, was dominating with a lead of 20 seconds for 14 of the 20 stages prior to a rollover accident on SS15 which left Muuhre with over 3 minutes dropped.

Satuar's tight battle with Huitfeldt for the rally win following Muuhre's accident had looked like it was leaning in Huitfeldt's favor, but a mechanical glitch that Huitfeldt claims was a "fault with the turbo" costed the Myr the rally win during the very last stage, dropping the Myr into P2.

"I'm happy with the performance that we had this weekend," Satuar said. "Of course, there is also places where I could have done better. But a win in Alero is always nice."

"Really sorry for Alf and Sone, they had amazing pace all weekend. For us, we had bad luck in the Covales, and now we have a bit of good luck here in Alero. Give and take, that's motorsport."

"I pushed too hard" - Alf Muuhre attempts a road section repair to his mangled Veumvirks.​

P2 for Huitfeldt, however, has protected RSW's impenetrable lead of the manufacturer's cup in Matara Kuzha's absence from any admirable position in the leaderboard—which ultimately caused the Gemurtrakian's loss of the season lead which he had held since January.

Another crew with a disappointing weekend was Ludvig Buhre and co-driver Einar Dahlgren, who faced a setback early on in the weekend on the final stage of Friday's loop.

"Too fast, and I flipped the car," was all Buhre had to say after limping to the finish line following a half-roll on the final kilometer of SS7.

As the Koranelan poetically put it, he had gone too fast into a corner and collected the edge of the road, which sent the Thechei onto its side. It cost Buhre over three minutes, and put a significant hamper on the young driver's hopes for a cup title.

"Well, I didn't exactly think too much coming into the rally. You have to temper your expectations like that. Four points in the power stage still, so [Billing] is only one point in front." Buhre said.

Ludvig Buhre's hopes for a title are now harder than ever to accomplish.
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Buhre's fall on the rally leaderboard and Ailith Billing's final sunday position plus powerstage win had the pair swap positions, but separated by only 1 point. Ailith Billing will go to Rally Ventora in fourth place overall in the cup.

Eyewumi Omatsola would come home with two stage wins on home turf, but that wasn't enough to turn the tide in his favor. Unfortunately for Omatsola, a spin in SS10 was disastrous for his final time, dropping him over 2 minutes in time as the Aleri hopped out to repair the subsequent front right puncture.

Phaengdrem Makh was once again close to a debut rally victory, but the roads of the Kekere had different plans. The Mudruvese crew briefly led the rally after SS2, battling Senagnio Satuar until a devastating tire delamination left Phaengdrem 44 seconds off pace during SS10.

A turbocharger issue in SS16 and SS17 saw the Mudruvese hemorrhage more time. Phaengdrem would have to leave satisfied with his final position of P6 in a game where luck, sometimes, is the deciding factor between glory and shame.

Muyȝisek Ledruyr, too, was on pace for a remarkable result. The Ochsardvian's aggressive driving style was seemingly paying off, until an impromptu safari of the Aleri roadside left Ledruyr with a puncture, leaving him with a deficit of over 2 minutes.

Linde Prisobe faced a similar fate on Friday—except the Ventoran had the Veumvirks he was driving to blame. Terminal mechanical issues, and unlike Ledruyr, he retired early. It was another devastating rally for the Myrish manufacturer, with two of three drivers falling off the table.

Hulderic Arends' podium was not just impressive, but historic.​

But there were also big winners of this rally. Hulderic Arends was the surprise star of Alero this year, and Veumvirks' last hope.

Despite it being the newbie's second ever rally in a QS classification car, his and co-driver Rean Bezuidenhout's commendable consistency and performance allowed the crew to cruise into an unbelievable third place position overall. After a lukewarm performance in the Covales, the young Ecoralian will surely draw the eye of several manufacturers before his return to QS classification in November at PURELUX Rally Gladomyr.

Fourth place was Ailith Billing's reward, on a weekend where every rock, tree, and grain of sand was out to get him. Although the Eduran was not on his top game, fourth place was nothing to spit at. He had made it to the finish line unscathed.

The same could be said for Oswin Reto, whose final P5 position makes for his best placement of the season so far. It's another rally under the belt for the newcomer, and a commendable one at that.

The final standings of the top 10 at Alero Air Rally Alero 2024

+0.0 - Satuar/Gnes
+5.4 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
+14.4 - Arends/Bezuidenhout
+27.2 - Billing/Blackburn
+27.8 - Reto/Till
+1:04.7 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+2:00.6 - Omatsola/Osiobe
+2:16.0 - Kuzha/Kizu
+2:24.1 - Ledruyr/Brosa
+3:09.5 - Sundin/Joorvin (Q1)
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Q1 CLASSIFICATION

Mads Sundin battling the intense conditions of the brutal Aleri landscape.
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Before the rally even began, all eyes were on Mads Sundin to do what he does best—win the rally. And the Myr did not disappoint, soaring into the top step of the podium on Friday morning and not letting go, flying past the finish line with a +40.2 second lead on second place's Burkhard Cenric.

"It's a joy to drive this rally, and I love every second of it. It's some of the best roads in the world; this is why we rally!" Sundin stated.

It's Sundin's second ever victory at Rally Alero, the Myr and Taamverdauer co-driver Kanotjitube Joorvin winning the rally for the first time in 2022.

It was Burkhard Cenric's first ever podium in the Kasaren rally, despite the Gasteiganian having started this rally 6 times in the past. "It's a pleasure to be sure," Cenric stated, "But there's plenty more to come for this season. Let's see what happens in Ventora."

Philémon Leveque would have finished in third place; however he had elected beforehand to not participate in this event for driver's points—an option Q1 drivers have to practice and build confidence in a rally that is not one of their maximum of 8 rallies they choose to score points in per season.

Instead, Ta'aroha's Naiá Cambuci would swoop in to pick up where Leveque left off, rounding out this year's Q1 podium for Alero Air Rally Alero.

Ka'akupe Camocim (Ta'aroha; Fainey FE-70 Q1), Edie Billing (Edury; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), Cleto Correia (Watan; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), and Audmer Triemiouccuo (Ventora; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1) make up the top 7 in the Q1 category.

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Comments (4):

Kurt_H · 3h ago
Ahhh opportunistic Satuar once again just hung out in the background awaiting the others in front to crash out.
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EpicParadox · 3h ago
@Kurt_H
You can't blame a guy for "not crashing", or "not having mechanical problems".

Bitter about losing? Want to win? Try not crashing or building a car that doesn't get mechanical problems.

You don't always win a championship lead by pushing like crazy and winning every rally, either. Just maximize your potential on every rally. Satuar did that. Cope and seethe, Kurt
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Alvin502 · 3h ago
Such a shame for Alf. He was simply dominant. But these things happen in rallying. Let's see now Huitfeldt get back in the car full time!
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Trak1872 · 3h ago
Such fucking horse shit.horseshit hoese shit. FUCK. maybe if the fucking Edurans build their cars right then Matara would still be leading. You dont win 3 rallies just oiut of nowhere and then suddenly you dont out of nowhere. Matara probably has some sort of technical issue but wont bring it up cus he wants to stay on good terms with RSW. ffs.
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MÜÜHRE TAKES DOMINANT VENTORA VICTORY
THE DEFENDING RALLY VENTORA WINNER DELIVERED WITH A 30-SECOND LEAD

AUGUST 11 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY VEUMVIRKS, MOTOCENTRAL.COM
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

SAUJIL — Alf Müühre scored an impervious victory at Rally Ventora, running away at the front as his Grand Rally Cup rivals repeatedly ran into trouble on the infamously tricky event. The victory was a welcome bounce back after a disastrous Alero Air Rally Alero, in which he crashed out of the fight for the lead. He’d made a point to bring the car home in one piece and was rewarded for his consistency.

"It feels great, it feels like [...] like the hard work has paid off. And I felt like Alf Müühre again," Müühre stated, "All weekend, the feeling in the car was fantastic; we had a little bit of issues with the drivetrain this morning, but it all worked out."

Müühre established his lead on SS5 Leritiva 1, and held it with an iron grip until the very last kilometer of road on Sunday—coming home with a powerstage win as well.

Müühre, of course, was the defending winner of Rally Ventora, having placed on the top step of the podium at Ventora in 2023 as well. "It's quickly becoming one of these rallies that I am quite special at," Müühre added in a post-rally conference.

All eyes were on Matara Kuzha for a good result headed into Ventora. Kuzha is, after all, a previous winner of the event. Indeed, the Gemurtrakian had managed to find a niche within third place going into Sunday—a single spot ahead of his title rival Senagnio Satuar who he relinquished his spot to at Alero Air Rally Alero.

"What luck" - Kuzha's nightmare comes true in Ventora as title hopes become more distant.​

It wasn't meant to be, however. The Trakian was faced with terminal suspension damage after hitting a large rock that had been displaced by the cars in front right into the driveline. It was another disappointing event for Kuzha, having placed unfavorably in Alero as well. It was enough, in fact, to boot Kuzha down yet another place into third. The fight is now on between Müühre and Satuar.

While the gap to the top for Kuzha grows further and further away, the gap to fourth becomes exponentially tighter. The Gemurtrakian's gap to fourth is now separated by just one point, with Ailith Billing now practically crawling into Kuzha's backseat.

Ailith Billing isn't slowing down either. The Eduran had been Müühre's nearest rival for victory during most of the event, but the gap to first was impenetrable, even for the two-time world champion Billing. He would come away with a final position of P2; leaps and bounds away from the disaster that was Rally de Covales earlier this year.

Ventora is Billing's (left) second podium of the season after winning at Gemurtrak.​

With Kuzha falling off the table and part-timer Huitfeldt choosing not to participate in this event, RSW's last hope laid in other part-timer Muyȝisek Ledruyr to score points for the manufacturer. Luckily for the Eduran manufacturer, the Ochsardvian made it to the last red boards in a respectable fifth place. Ledruyr had climbed up the leaderboard from 9th place, punching upwards at an event which is not the Ochsardvian's strong suit.

The runner-up in the manufacturer's cup Thechei had a troublesome weekend as well, with Koranel's Ludvig Buhre tumbling down the standings after having a tire puncture on the first real stage of the rally, SS3, leading to a large deficit in time.

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Thechei's Ludvig Buhre was obviously left disappointed by the incident, which is yet another damper on the Koranelan's troublesome season thus far. His victory in the Covales surely feels like a long time ago by now. He would finish the rally however, but sitting in an unkindly seventh place.

Buhre' teammate Phaengdrem C. Makh was the Mudruvese manufacturer's saving grace, battling temporarily for second place before falling down the standings into a fourth place. It was a flawless weekend for Phaengdrem however, and that means points gained on RSW, which is as good as a win in Thechei's book.

Ventora was both Namos' and Senagnio Satuar's home event, and Satuar was hoping to end the 3-year drought of a Ventoran winning Rally Ventora. He would unfortunately come short after briefly leading the rally through Thursday and Friday, but would ultimately round out the podium in P3 overall. The Ventoran has yet to come away from a rally he completed this season in a position that's not on the podium.

Reto was unlucky at his manufacturer's home event.​

Satuar's teammate, however, wasn't so lucky. After placing P5 at Alero, Oswin Reto was the first to have a major crash on the penultimate stage of Saturday. Misjudging his speed into a tight turn, Reto fruitlessly attempted to brake but ended up tumbling through a field instead. Despite the grisly wreckage, both Reto and co-driver Ascwin Till would walk away from the accident unharmed.

Skogsmester's Eyewumi Omatsola faced a less glorious retirement before the final stage of Friday, as his Skogsmester seemingly gave out under him as he was on the road section towards SS9 Leritiva 2. Omatsola attempted fruitlessly to repair the mystery engine issue, but would ultimately have to dejectedly call for retirement.

As the title fight heats up with Alf Müühre climbing into second, we asked some top analysts who they believe will come away with the 2024 Grand Rally Cup Title.

"My heart is saying Alf, but the more logical part of my brain is saying Senagnio. He's shown absolutely incredible performance throughout this season, so I really think he's nearing that second title soon." says one analyst.

"My job is to be unbiased, but I think Senagnio has a fairly strong case for the win. The man is a miracle—he's been in the fight since 2006 and he still manages to get better year after year. I think this year, he'll claim trophy number 2." says Ketil Goplen, journalist for GRC.com.

"Well it's no doubt Senagnio has the momentum, but I think Alf just has something about him, and of course he's the defending title winner. I know him quite well, and I think Ventora is just the step he needs to conduct a trick similar to last season and pull away at the last minute with the title." says Mads Mathre, team boss for Veumvirks Motorsport.

"I think it's far too early to say. Senagnio is the obvious pick, but Alf has been in this situation twice before in the past and both times it has worked out in his favor. I also think not all hope is lost for Matara, I'd argue it's still a three-way battle. Just give one bad event to Senagnio and Alf, and Matara has the chance to leap to the occasion and fight like hell." Says one more analyst.

Truly, it is hard to say. Perhaps we'll know better by next month's event at Fainey Rally Lathadu.

Here are the final standings of 2024 Rally Ventora:

+0.0 - Müühre /Almasen
+26.4 - Billing/Blackburn
+33.1 - Satuar/Gnes
+45.5 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+1:23.7 - Ledruyr/Brosa
+1:27.8 - Prisobe/Hiquest
+4:41.4 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+8:16.1 - Cambuci/Underberg (Q1)
+8:57.3 - Hansen/Espersen (Q1)
+9:12.1 - Triemiouccuo/Plas (Q1)​

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Q1 CLASSIFICATION


Naiá Cambuci pulled away with the win after Sundin's premature exit.​

It's quite unlike Mads Sundin to make a critical error, which is exactly why everyone was surprised when the rally leader crashed out in spectacular fashion on Saturday, promoting Ewesport teammate Naiá Cambuci into the rally lead; a position he held for the rest of the weekend.

"It's fantastic to be on the top step of the podium again, it always is. And this is of course such a boon to my season so far. I don't have any words, really. Just happy for now." Cambuci stated.

"It happens. That's rally. We'll get it done next time, no doubt," Sundin stated after the crash. When asked what happened, Mads Sundin told reporters after his off, "You cannot get distracted at such high speeds, and unfortunately a turn or two before, I had heard a sort of noise that I thought might be the car. So I was there trying to listen for it again and that's when my concentration failed, and we crashed."

While Sundin made it away from the wreck unscathed, the Myr's Taamverdauen co-driver, Kanotjitube Joorvin, would be airlifted to a nearby hospital as a precautionary measure; Joorvin complaining of upper back pain and being unable to exit the vehicle unassisted.

"He is most likely just fine. In our business though, it is better to be safe rather than sorry. So I hope Kanotjitube starts to feel better quickly."

Although the wreck happened on Saturday, Joorvin's health concerns had the crew retire for the remainder of the event, opting not to continue on Sunday.

Another Myrish driver would find more luck on the Ventoran roads however---Hans Hansen would fly into a P2 position overall, his best result in a rally since 2022. "I'm over the moon, I couldn't have wished for any better result than this." Hansen stated afterwards.

P3 would be inevitably claimed by hometown hero Audmer Triemiouccuo---a resident of Saujil---who claims to have achieved the podium spot due to "hometown advantage". It's the Ventoran's second ever podium at the event, scoring his first podium at last year's event.

Quirino Correia (Watan; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), Hulderic Arends (Ecoralia; Veumvirks Katri Q1), Hyrrpi Szulikavek (Vojandzeka; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), Dogan Deyne (Lathadu; Fainey FE-70 Q1), Geoffrey Gros (Siter and Gathen; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), Edie Billing (Edury; Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1), and Eirik Ritland (Gladomyr; Thechei Hlaelab Q1) would round out the top 10 in the Q1 classification.

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Kurt_H · 3h ago
What a drive that was from Muuhre! After Rally Alero, a lot of people were saying that Muuhre is not focused or that he doesn’t care that much because he won last year. Alf proved them wrong. He stepped in and he won the rally by a fairly wide margin. That was PHENOMENAL.
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EpicParadox · 3h ago
Well Matara is done for. See you later title. Should have driven a bit better i guess!. See you next year in Q1 class, RSW is gonna demote your ass (if they have the balls)! I have a strange vitriol for people who dont meet my expectations (even once!)
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BUHRE SETS THE PACE AT LATHADU SHAKEDOWN
AKSEL HUITFELDT AND AILITH BILLING OUT OF TOP 10 AFTER OPTING TO DO ONLY ONE PASS OF THE WARM-UP STAGE

SEPTEMBER 12 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY THECHEI, RSW
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

LOCH CRAINE— Ludvig Buhre has settled well into the dusty Lathadun roads after taking the fastest time through both passes of Thursday's warm-up shakedown stage, a shortened version of Friday's SS3/SS6 stages.

His teammate, Phaengdrem Chungessher, finished fourth fastest, 3.6 seconds off pace from the front runner.

Senagnio Satuar, first on the road and therefore the road cleaner, was the first to complain about the conditions of the Lathadun roads.
"It's hard to drive fast when the gravel is so loose, no? There is no traction. It's hard sweeping in such conditions."
The Ventoran finished 1.6 seconds off of Buhre's pace, and was the second fastest through the 3.42 kilometer warm-up stage.

Aksel Huitfeldt is back in the car after taking a break during last month's Rally Ventora. While he stated he was comfortable in the car, he was still concerned over the conditions of Lathadu's stages.
“The risk of punctures is fairly high, so let’s see what we can make out of the weekend,” said Huitfeldt, who was four seconds off Buhre's pace. “Our approach is to have a decent run, try to manage our speed, protect the car and cross our fingers for [avoiding] the punctures.”

Huitfeldt's teammate Matara Kuzha was third fastest through the shakedown stage, 2.7 seconds away from Buhre's time. Kuzha is on a backstep after a series of unlucky events, which has resulted in the Trakian dropping from first place in the cup season to third.

Matara Kuzha is hoping for a good result out of Lathadu.​

The Veumvirks duo, Linde Prisobe and Alf Muuhre, finished in fifth and sixth fastest respectively; 2.2 seconds separating the two. They were followed by Oswin Reto and Eyewumi Omatsola, who finished in eighth and ninth.

Usually, two runs of shakedown are mandatory for QS runners but, due to the stage being interrupted twice by unsafe positions of fans on the roadside, Ailith Billing and Aksel Huitfeldt did not make a second run through the stage.

In the Q1 classification, Zrauzug Xôngrid Shung was the fastest out the blocks, finishing with a time faster than that of Oswin Reto and Eyewumi Omatsola despite driving a Q1 car. Notably, Zrauzug also opted to run a second lap of the shakedown stage, despite it not being necessary for Q1 drivers. Most opt not to drive through a second lap in order to save their tires for the event. It's a hopeful precedent for the Mudruvese driver who is part of Thechei's outreach program, driving a Hlaelab Q1.

While Muyȝisek Ledruyr will not be competing in this event, the Ochsardvian's cousin Iprach Ledruyr notably will be driving a Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1 in the Q1 category. It's the first time Iprach has ever taken to the stages during a GRC event, let alone a Q1 classification vehicle. Iprach finished 12 seconds behind Zrauzug, making him 15th fastest through the shakedown stage.

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AKSEL HUITFELDT OVERNIGHT LEADER OF LATHADU
THE MYR GOES INTO SATURDAY WITH A MARGINAL LEAD OVER BILLING AND MUUHRE

SEPTEMBER 13 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RSW
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH
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LOCH CRAINE— A largely pedestrian day in the fields of northern Lathadu has ended with Aksel Huitfeldt heading the leaderboard, holding off a storming Ailith Billing in P2 by just 3.5 seconds.

The attrition seen during previous rallies like Ventora, Aleri, and Covales has yet to show up to the swift roads of Lathadu. Friday has seen little to no drama whatsoever, and the leaderboard is still packed with rally1 drivers.

That leaves the main focus on the battle for the lead. Currently, Ailith Billing is Huitfeldt's closest competitor. The Eduran has captured a precious yet precarious position on the leaderboard overnight. If he wants to catch the lead by tomorrow, he'll have to maintain utmost focus on the stages.
"Of course, the win is always the goal. So, we'll be pushing tomorrow and we'll see what happens. We'll be trying our best for sure."

Alf Muuhre maintains a solid grip on P3, +9.2 seconds behind Huitfeldt and +5.6 seconds behind Billing. Muuhre had briefly captured the lead from SS4, Eeymdhone 2, but a clumsy following stage saw the Myr lose his grasp on the top position.

The Namos star maintains P4 overnight.
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Senagnio Satuar and Matara Kuzha hold P4 and P5 respectively as the battle for P4 rages on through the night; +15.0 and +19.1 seconds behind Huitfeldt respectively.
"The roads are very slippery [...] so, opening the road here on such a fast event is just going to be hard all of the time. Matara has a much better road position than me." Satuar told reporters.

Ludvig Buhre won two stages throughout Thursday, Cabbil Liehassyl 1 and Eeymdhone 2, but sits in P6 overall, +24.8 seconds behind the class leader. The Koranelan has blamed his standings so far in the rally as playing it safe and "waiting for these good positions to come to me, rather than me forcing it and ending up crashing somewhere."
Buhre is off the back of two disappointing events, where a mix of oversight and overconfidence has led to the Koranelan being set back far in the standings. Buhre will be trying to turn things around now and reconcile all the points he's missed out on.

The leaderboard remains exciting all around.

+0.0 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
+3.5 - Billing/Blackburn
+9.1 - Müühre/Almasen
+15.0 - Satuar/Gnes
+19.1 - Kuzha/Kizu
+24.8 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+26.7 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+1:14.5 - Omatsola/Osiobe
+1:17.6 - Prisobe/Hiquest
+1:24.8 - Reto/Till​

In the Q1 classification Zrauzug has established an iron lead over Philémon Leveque with a gap of -27.6 seconds. Meanwhile, Leveque holds P2 overnight with Naiá Cambuci in a gripping battle for the position, just +0.5 seconds behind Leveque going into Saturday's loop.

Today's drama in Q1 was highlighted with the spectacular offs of Geoffrey Gros and Edie Billing; both finding themselves crashing at the same corner in Cabbil Liehassyl 2---the very same corner that had caught out newcomer Iprach Ledruyr in the morning loop and caused the Ochsardvian a puncture. Gros and Edie's fate would end in disaster however, as both drivers would end up retiring after rolling down the roadside embankment into a field.
"You know, like, I knew that I was going to go off before I actually did---that corner is so tricky, and I was going too fast and forgot to anticipate the bend there tightening like it does. And then when I was going off, you know, I saw another car there. And I was worried because, like, I saw [Rocco] there (Gros' co-driver) but I didn't see Geoffrey. So I was worried maybe I had landed on him. But I didn't, so it's okay," Edie told reporters. It's the young 17-year-old's first big off of his rally career, and it is one to remember.

The Q1 leaderboard is as follows:
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1. 
   
   +0.0 - Zrauzug/Hlaengdoer​
2. 
   
   +27.6 - Leveque/Ekkehard​
3. 
   
   +28.1 - Cambuci/Underberg​
4. 
   
   +35.7 - Deyne/Looney​
5. 
   
   +42.6 - Cenric/Quilliam​
6. 
   
   +57.1 - Szulikavek/Băndza​
7. 
   
   +1:26.1 - Benakh/Rhadonir​
8. 
   
   +1:32.2 - Fenitir/Neshtaron​
9. 
   
   +1:57.9 - Ansehelm/Choldovech​
10. 
    
    +2:04.9 - C. Correia/Simões​

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Kurt_H · 3h ago
Huitfeldt domination may bore fans.
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OogleGoosselton305 · 3h ago
BILLING GONNA MAKE A KILLING BILLING BILLING BILLING!!!
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HUITFELDT MAINTAINS LEAD; BILLING CRASHES OUT ON SS11
AILITH BILLING CRASHED IN SS11, BUT WENT ON TO COMPLETE THE STAGE

SEPTEMBER 14 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RSW, THECHEI, MOTOCENTRAL
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

LOCH CRAINE—Aksel Huitfeldt has demonstrated a masterclass in competition this Saturday by extending his lead to nearly 23 seconds after Ailith Billing's crash in SS11.
"It's been an okay day today. Maybe not quite the lead we would have wanted by the end of day 3, but it's good enough to be fair. So now we just keep our head down and try to make it to the finish and score some good points."

It's been a difficult season for the Eduran, and this incident is certainly no help. Billing's crash came five kilometers into the Pashyiarn stage—a new 12.9 kilometer stage for 2024—and ended with the Eduran on his roof.

Billing was able to finish the day, though not without trouble.
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The crash came during a deceptive turn, which Billing himself claims he was going "far too fast into".
"Well, we had gotten a puncture quite early on into the stage. But I didn't want to change it because I thought, well, maybe I could still get it to the finish and we wouldn't have to sacrifice any more time. But I should have changed it, because going into that turn—I was going far too fast into it—and the car wouldn't even turn, so it was pretty much a done deal by that point. I should have just changed the tire."

After Billing's roll, a group of fans pushed Billing back up onto his wheels, which allowed for the Eduran crew to limp to the finish line. Limited repairs on the road section following the stage allowed for Billing to continue on and finish the day—hemorrhaging time all the while. The Eduran would ultimately drop more than four minutes to the lead time, now finding himself in 10th place.

While Billing would remain in somewhat good spirits about his incident, Matara Kuzha was uproarious about his spin in SS10 which say the Trakian drop out of the podium fight down to 6th place.
"It's completely outrageous. Something is wrong in the car. We have to go, to go fix it."

With Ailith Billing's off, that promoted Alf Muuhre into P2 and Senagnio Satuar up into P3 after struggling on Friday due to the road order.

The leaderboard still remains packed with rally1 cars.

1. +0.0 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
2. +22.9 - Müühre/Almasen
3. +27.8 - Satuar/Gnes
4. +38.1 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
5. +47.2 - Buhre/Dahlgren
6. +1:08.7 - Kuzha/Kizu
7. +1:47.6 - Reto/Till
8. +2:19.2 - Omatsola/Osiobe
9. +2:28.4 - Prisobe/Hiquest
10. +4:35.4 - Billing/Blackburn​

In the Q1 classification, Zrauzug retains his unchallenged lead, strengthened now to a total of 1 minute and 40 seconds over P2.

Zrauzug has thanked his car for his indomitable lead at Lathadu.​

While Philémon Leveque maintains his P2 position, hometown hero Dogan Deyne has moved up into P3, pushing Naiá Cambuci down into P4. Burkhard Cenric remains steadfast in P5, even despite a minor scare on the first stage of the morning where the Gasteiganian overshot a turn and nearly ended up in a lake.

A puncture in SS9 resulted in Hyrrpi Szulikavek dropping down the leaderboard; the Vojanak stopping to change the tire in the middle of the stage.

The Q1 leaderboard is as follows:

1. +0.0 - Zrauzug/Hlaengdoer
2. +1:40.6 - Leveque/Ekkehard
3. +1:59.8 - Deyne/Looney
4. +2:31.3 - Cambuci/Underberg
5. +2:42.6 - Cenric/Quilliam
6. +3:52.6 - Benakh/Rhadonir
7. +4:22.2 - Fenitir/Neshtaron
8. +4:31.2 - Ansehelm/Choldovech
9. +4:45.9 - C. Correia/Simões
10. +5:01.1 - Ritland/Müklebust

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Kurt_H · 3h ago
I mean, its been a fun rally to watch so far ... but Aksel Huitfeldt just dominates so much that it gets boring to watch. I sort of prefer watching the rallies where he isnt competing cus theres more competition for the lead ...
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Mystyk_Wolf · 3h ago
@Kurt_H What??? Ive been rooting for him this whole time. Do you not like watching skill in action like that? I find it really impressive.
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MogChamp · 3h ago
Aw man, I was really rooting for Billing .... Why does he keep making such mistakes like he isnt a 2x world champion?

Honestly disappointing... He needs to get his head in the game because god knows Omatsola isnt scoring any good points any time soon.
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Mystyk_Wolf · 3h ago
@MogChamp
You act like Eyewumi didn't get his very first podium at Nache. The improvement is obvious and youre just a hater if youre gonna ignore it.
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MogChamp · 3h ago
@Mystyk_Wolf yeah okay, but also like everyone else had punctures and shit that rally. He just coasted to the end going slow af and it ended in a podium. Also look at the standings now, where is he situated, please tell me. Oh, right, P8.

Ayek, Gros did better in his debut season than Omatsola is going now, just based off pure pace. Only thing Omatsola has on Gros is that Omatsola can somewhat keep it on the road most of the time. But maybe thats cus he's going slower than a steamroller on first gear most of the time.
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HUITFELDT TAKES VICTORY AT LATHADU; SATUAR SNATCHES P2 DURING POWERSTAGE
SENAGNIO SATUAR HAS STRENGTHENED HIS LEAD TO 25 POINTS

SEPTEMBER 15 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RSW, THECHEI MOTOCENTRAL
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

LOCH CRAINE—Aksel Huitfeldt wiped the field on the final day of Lathadu by establishing a pace of meteoric ability, pushing himself to a lead of 54 seconds over P2. It was a flawless day and rally for Huitfeldt, and the Myr has once again reminded the rallying world why he holds the record for most cup titles in the history of the sport.

Senagnio Satuar had been chasing down Alf Muuhre for the entirety of the rally in hopes to strengthen his lead over the Myr in the cup standings. The Ventoran was running out of road however---it was down to the line; 2 seconds behind Muuhre going into the powerstage. The efforts would pay off, though. Senagnio Satuar rose into P2 with a lead of -0.6 seconds over Muuhre.
"I mean to be honest, I didn't expect that," Satuar snickered at the media zone after seeing Muuhre's stage time. "Pretty sh*t stage, actually, for me. Good job for him, though. Good fight all around."

"Ah. Okay. Well, it was down to the wire. Well done to Senagnio!" Muuhre spoke at the time control interview, out of breath. "I pushed quite hard actually. Actually I am quite surprised to see these times on the board. Wow, quite sh*t!"
This puts Senagnio Satuar in the lead of the cup season with a gap of 25 points with just three more rallies to go.

Rumors were put to truth when Huitfeldt revealed that he had received team orders to allow Matara Kuzha to win the powerstage.
"Well, we just wanted to have Matara win the powerstage, to get those extra points, right? So that he can strengthen his cup hopes and for the team and everything. Actually it's funny that it turned out with Matara winning and me getting second place. That wasn't intended but it's good for the manufacturer points, so not bad by me!"

Matara Kuzha won the powerstage by 6.8 seconds.​

Phaengdrem's battle for P3 which erupted in the midst of Sunday's stages would ultimately see Phaengdrem having to settle for P4. This makes for Phaengdrem's third P4 placement this season, which means Phaengdrem's search for a podium placement must be pushed back to Edury next month.

Ludvig Buhre had one goal going into Sunday, that was to push and make up for lost ground. He would succeed in this, winning one stage and leaping into P5 to round out this year's Lathadu's top 5.
"It's been a good rally. We just need to keep pushing now," was all Buhre had to say at the final time stop interview.

That leaves us with the final leaderboard times for 2024 Fainey Rally Lathadu.

+0.0 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
+53.9 - Satuar/Gnes
+54.6 - Müühre/Almasen
+1:18.6 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+1:22.6 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+1:32.2 - Kuzha/Kizu
+2:13.4 - Reto/Till
+3:06.8 - Omatsola/Osiobe
+3:40.7 - Prisobe/Hiquest
+5:37.1 - Billing/Blackburn​

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Q1 CLASSIFICATION

Zrauzug pushed hard throughout the whole weekend.
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Thechei's own Zrauzug Xôngrid Shung provided a masterclass in gravel driving throughout the weekend, finding himself in a position far beyond any of his competition. The Mudruvese was in a division of his own, winning all but 4 stages across all four days of Rally Lathadu.
"Thank you to my car, and my team. Very fun weekend for me."

Naiá Cambuci would not have the same luck throughout Sunday, crashing out of the podium fight on SS16; the penultimate stage. The Ta'arohan had carried too much speed into the final turn of the stage and collided with a tree, taking off the Skogsmester Elektra EVO Q1's rear right wheel and rendering the vehicle undriveable.
"Well… It's all here to see. I guess maybe I was pushing too much." Cambuci revealed to Motocentral. Cambuci would be forced to retire from the rally.

That meant Burkhard Cenric was elevated to a P4 position---a huge boon to the young Gasteiganian's season thus far.

These are the final Q1 times.

+0.0 - Zrauzug/Hlaengdoer
+2:01.8 - Leveque/Ekkehard
+2:22.8 - Deyne/Looney
+2:31.3 - Cenric/Quilliam
+3:14.1 - Benakh/Rhadonir
+4:12.0 - Fenitir/Neshtaron
+4:40.9 - Ansehelm/Choldovech
+5:18.8 - C. Correia/Simões
+5:30.1 - Ritland/Müklebust
+6:51.1 - Szulikavek/Băndza​

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Mystyk_Wolf · 3h ago
LETS GO HUITFELDT!!!!
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Epic_Paradox · 3h ago
Good rally, but not much action besides Billings deal. Rare you see a scoreboard with all 10 QS cars in it at the end lol
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MogChamp · 3h ago
This rally is evidence enough for me that a few of the QS guys gotta go. Also im happy for Senagnio, he deserves another cup title.
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2024 Enqusqo Grand Prix - Circuit of the Sun​

Sunday 15 September, 2024

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Practice and Qualifying
Liètzi Finala returns to it's most lavish destination in Txalenqu, Enqusqo, where the infamous Circuit of the Sun runs throughout the 5-star hotel, resort and casino which gives the city its fame.

After the driver's summer break, many were ecstatic to make their grand return to the city of lights, where the glimmering Circuit of the Sun and its luxury resort act as private boarding for the drivers over the course of their weekend of racing. Many drivers, including Pole Inner-Circle Kofoed, Inazu, and Nyag were seen utilizing the built in casino attached to the resort, it being one of the largest in all of Vidina.

When racing weekend began, Seetish driver Aimeric Enguerrand performed exceedingly well in the first practice session, taking a well deserved second place just barely behind his self made rival, Vernon Kofoed, and an entire 3 seconds ahead of his tailwind, Shandi-Kyitsaeg Nyag, leading to a whirlwind of emotions when in the second practice of the weekend Enguerrand collided with Renesian driver Egon Kraus and proceeded to spin out of the track, a fire consuming the base of his vehicle in the open air facility.

While Enguerrand was pulled from the wreckage with little more than a minor concussion, his car's chassis was unsalvageable, melded together with what little remained of his supports and wheels. While Fisstwark prepared a new chassis to be installed for Enguerrand's race on Sunday afternoon and Enguerrand was put on temporary racing ban due to his concussion, team principal and manager Ingo Meinrad would substitute Enguerrand's position for one of the team's premier test drivers, Bornavian Liètzi Correire driver Kir Novikov. A Kolitsian native, Novikov has been racing for Liètzi Correire since the age of 16 while being a test and stand-in driver for Gathenizi team Fisstwark in his off season. Now at the age of 19, Novikov has his first opportunity to race in his first official Liètzi Finala race weekend.

Novikov preparing for the third practice of the weekend.
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In practice number 3, Novikov scored himself notoriety as he proceeded to take 5th and 7th place in terms of timed laps, seconds above more experienced drivers who still managed to fall short of Novikov's impressive record. Kofoed's grip over the practices would begin to slip as prime competitors came in from behind to take his best time for the practice sessions, only taking 3rd place during both the session on Thursday and Friday. Victors and victoresses of Mt. Finnis Egon Kraus and Hen Hubviur Tudo took astounding jabs at Kofoed by switching between 1st and 2nd place throughout the span of the weekend, many noting their relationship as rivals beginning to become more and more aggressive as each once continuously rakes in points for their respective teams.

Behind Kofoed during the third practice session for what seems to be the first time in his career, Gathenizi royal Odetheus Winguric attained a favorable 4th place during the third practice session, many in the crowd astounded as to the final session of the week's outcome. Winguric, a less than well performing race who seems to be on the rise since Mt. Finnis was nothing short of elated in a pre-practice interview, though his cold expressions wouldn't show it.
"My team has been doing everything they can to see us (Tjathiawakis) both win. Now it is only an up hill battle, and my home playing field is at the very end." said Odetheus in a team interview following the success of his third practice session.

Once qualifying began on Saturday, all of Txalenqu became supercharged with excitement as drivers could now return to the official track after it had been cleared and all damages to the interior repaired. While Enguerrand was still not cleared by the FIALF's medical examination team, Novikov would pledge to earn his mentor a favorable spot on the starting grid when he would return on Sunday.
Within the first minutes of qualification, Tudo and Kraus began their ornate battle for first position as the two's start led to a fierce competiton. The ensuing dogfight where Tudo would not allow Kraus to pass allowed Kofoed, Inazu, Nyag, and Novikov to pass in front of the two, launching them both half way down the point-scoring positions. Among the four, Novikov would earn the furthest position from the front, landing himself in 4th, before eventually loosing it to Tudo's aggressive style of driving, pinning Novikov to the wall before whipping around his side and taking over before he can even react.
"Hen has reached 3rd Kir; be weary of her." voiced Novikov's race manager as Tudo began surpassing Inazu.

Before long, Novikov would be behind Kraus, Smith, and Winguric, earning him and his counterpart the 8th spot on the starting grid come Sunday morning.
"It really sucks that I couldn't get Aimi (Aimeric) a better spot. Now he has to worry about a concussion and getting overtaken by drivers without points." retorted Novikov in a pre-qualification interview.

Circuit of the Sun, site of the Enqusqo Grand Prix, overlooking the Port of Txalenqu​

Grand Prix
The stage is set for the 2024 Enqusqo Grand Prix. Cars line the track as their warm up for their preliminary lap, allowing heat to flow through their wheels as they assess the trial at hand. Aimeric Enguerrand who will be starting from 8th on the gird was only cleared to race a mere 5 hours beforehand, and is reportedly still battling a minor headache. The only other Chor on the grid, Odetheus Winguric will be starting just ahead of Enguerrand in 7th for the first time in his career. When the red lights flash green and the race has gone underway, all 20 racers speed off from their starting position to hopefully catch a glimpse of the front of the pact.

Kofoed who ascended further up than his already favorable position would quickly be shot down by the influx of cars surrounding him, forcing him to slow to a snails pace in terms of Liètzi Finala racing or be sent into a nearby wall. Many including both Enguerrand and Winguric would overtake a dazed and confused Kofoed, among which being his own teammate Maawel Yahye, a generally average scoring racer. Many watched from the Duquen booth in suspense as the two fought to keep a lead in the points, even after accepting their fate by lap 22, where Kofoed would box, leaving Yahye to keep Duquen's spot prepared for the both of them.

On the higher end of the grid, both Enguerrand and Winguric would viciously battle over the superior position, causing many drivers in 3rd and 4th like Akina and Lynenym to back down out of fear of loosing a position to an even more violent force. Eventually, race leader, Menakya Inazu would become a victim of the two's constant combat for first place, nearly sending both Enguerrand and Inazu into the wall of the track, though both were able to stop themselves from swerving and recover to their original positions.

As the heat of the battle shifted from Winguric to Inazu, his newest opponent Enguerrand would not so easily let go of his 1st place position, the two ensuring the other did not pass them without the worry that they would loose focus and allow the other to overtake them. Eventually, in the last lap of the race, with Winguric seconds behind the two, comfortably in 3rd, sparks would fly as the two's vehicles nestled near each other before a millisecond's difference would spell Aimeric Enguerrand as the victor of the 2024 Enqusqo Grand Prix, Menakya Inazu its second place holder, and for the first time in the 2024 season, Odetheus Winguric, in his comfortable position of 3rd.

Usual record setters such as Kofoed, Nyag, and Kraus struggled to keep their points in today, out of the three, only Kofoed scoring a measly 2 points from 9th place, his record low so far this season.
"An embarrassment is what today was. Though there is much more we can learn from this, as long as Mannerchor and the constructor's is ours, I don't mind loosing at such a scenic track." claims Kofoed in a pre-race interview.

While the drivers stay at Txalenqu will extend throughout this next week, their next destination is some place all too familiar. The Gathenizi Grand Prix threatens to be a challenge for those not familiar with its track layout, while also being the halfway point of the 2024 season. Performances will be up for review, and those who do not make a name for themselves in Stainsberg will have to answer to many like Novikov who present higher earnings for their teams next season.

 

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Miza Lin Atsa takes Grand Senatorship​

8 October, 2024
by Mara Min Ŋahu, Chief Political Correspondent

Following a final vote this afternoon in the Gardens of the Senate, Pink Party leader, Miza Lin Atsa, has been sworn in as the new Grand Senator. Her party, having only 122 seats in the Public Senate, is forming a minority government without any formal coalition deals in place, a first for the republic.

The incumbent Mercantilist-NIP coalition broke down before the election was called a month ago. Sive Tsin Yono, the contentious forerunner of party leadership in the wake of Mula Tin Tun's assassination, proved immensely unpopular amongst NIP members and senators. The relationship between the two parties collapsed during the campaign season when it was announced that Tsa Tsin Txaqo, a prominent Txahlenqu businessman implicated in the former Grand Senator's death, was running for office with the Mercantilist whip. Both Tsa Tsin and Sive Tsin were elected as senators for Txahlenqu in Saturday's election.

The Unionists, who formerly dominated republican politics through strong powersharing coalition agreements, managed to win the highest number of seats, 124, just two more than the Pinks. Insider sources say that Lalin Wora Muza, former Grand Senator and leader of the Unionists, failed to make enough concessions to the Pink party during coalition negotiations following the election results. The party has held its position over the Presidency of the Public Senate, despite Tsetli Min Xeŋa, stepping down from the role. Lalin Wora Muza, was elected to the office as the first order of business yesterday when the new Senate met for the first time.

It appears the appetite that led to the fall of the Unionist Oligarchy and the rise of the first non-Unionist government in the last election cycle has persisted. The party failed any meaningful negotiations with Moderates or the NIP yesterday and Unionist party candidate Satli Hin Ŋaru was defeated in a confidence vote.

After several further votes in the Public Senate this afternoon, Miza Lin Atsa, leader of the pink party, stood alone as the only candidate capable of winning enough support to defeat a motion of no-confidence. Her 278 votes in favour gave her a slim majority of the Senate but she sits comfortably beyond the 34% needed to defend her position. Her unanimous approval by the Regal Senate was quick, taking only 2 hours of debate.

In her inaugural speech, Miza Lin addressed the nation and the recent political turbulence.

"Today, we stand at the crossroads of uncertainty and opportunity. The people have spoken, and though our government may be a minority, it is united in its commitment to serving every citizen of the Republic. We will face the challenges ahead not through division, but through cooperation and a shared vision of progress. The days of narrow interests ruling the Senate are behind us—this government will be for the many, not the few."

The Tsetlaho Chronicler will be following the movements of this interim minority government closely over its tenure until the regular election in four months.

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AILITH BILLING VICTOR OF 2024 FENGERTON RALLY EDURY
BILLING SNATCHED THE LEAD DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF THE RALLY

OCTOBER 11 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RSW, MOTOCENTRAL
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

FENGERTON—Ailith Billing has won his home event at Fengerton Rally Edury, including achieving maximum points in the powerstage, in a tight battle for the lead with competitor Aksel Huitfeldt. Huitfeldt, also driving on behalf of a manufacturer at their home event, narrowly lost the lead in the powerstage after his RSW suffered a half-spin in the final kilometer of road in the nation's heart of rallying.

"We had a great rally to be fair, and I am glad to have won at my home event! Thank you to Aksel for providing for such a fun challenge, thank you to the team at Skogsmester, and thank you to all of the fans and supporters" Billing told MotoCentral after his big win.

It is the first time Billing has won his home event since 2022.​

"It's just how it is! I had gone a bit optimistic into a somewhat tighter turn near the end of the stage and I just about lost the car. The grip there [was] not so good, there was nothing [in my] notes. Thankfully I didn't lose [it], just the rear. I recovered, but lost some time of course," Huitfeldt admitted after the rally. "But, it's okay. I am not disappointed in falling [to second place]. It is hard to feel disappointed when you have such a good fight with a fellow competitor and a fellow title winner. A fight with a champion is always fun, especially when you're both on home soil, so to speak."

Alf Müühre has closed the gap to Senagnio Satuar in the championship standings substantially after a strong event at Edury, the Myr finishing in third place, rounding out the podium.
"You know I am not a tarmac specialist. Actually at the beginning of my career, okay, maybe I was. But nowadays, maybe not so much. So that being said, I am quite pleased with third place." Müühre informed MotoCentral at the end of Fengerton.
"Well actually, I think it is me who is on the back foot. So, it is me who is playing catch up with Senagnio. If he can keep it on the road and stay like his consistency through to the last event of the year, he will take the championship, yes. Easy. But with the points now so thin between us, he will have to try hard, I think, at Gladomyr. If he were to lose it anywhere, it would be at Gladomyr, I think." Müühre said in response to his massive gain on Satuar's lead in the title standings. "Actually, away from the stages, me and Senagnio are good friends. So I hope the best for him and his title."

Senagnio Satuar's impeccable record throughout the season was tarnished on Saturday after collecting a low brick wall on the outside of a turn during SS14, resulting in the Ventoran retiring from the rally during the following road section.

The damages to Satuar's Torpa may look minimal, but the engineers at Namos didn't think so.​

"Yes, I mean, very annoying. Especially so close to the finish line. But it was not my fault. We had this diff (differential) issue coming out of service. So, the car, it kept having these problems where I would be suddenly driving in rear-wheel drive. And with this grip so shitty---excuse me---poor on Saturday, I crashed because of this, and that was that." Satuar explained.
"A bit annoying just because anywhere else, this moment that I had would be inconsequential. So it's such a shame that it happened where it did."

Senagnio Satuar's lead in the championship fight has dropped to just 5 points ahead of Alf Müühre.

Following the incident and Satuar limping to the ending of the stage, the engineers at Namos advised the Ventoran to retire due to damages. It is the Ventoran's first incident since Rally Ta'aroha earlier this year, wherein Satuar faced retirement after running over a rock and damaging the driveshaft.

Satuar was not the only one to run into issues during SS14. Matara Kuzha would run into problems after three consecutive costly spin-outs and expeditions into the wilderness of Edury before limping to the end of the stage. The issue was seemingly a mysterious mechanical one, the Gemurtrakian running into a difficulty not dissimilar to that of Senagnio Satuar.
"Just, like, for no reason, the car would stop driving like [a] car. Need to go." Kuzha fervently told reporters at his stage-end interview. "Maybe diff" the Gemurtrakian replied when prompted about what issues he was facing. The Trakian, however, would face even more extreme mechanical issues during the following road section. What began as a differential issue soon turned into an "all around disaster" as quoted by the head technical engineer of RSW. Matara Kuzha, too, would soon be called to retire on the road section.

Matara Kuzha was "massively devastated" by the call for retirement, but he had no other option but to oblige.​

Phaengdrem Chunggesher Makh drove a steady and tidy rally this weekend, winning two stages (three including the shakedown) and briefly held down P2 from a charging Alf Müühre. The young Mudruvese driver would end the event in P4, 32.5 seconds off the pace from the top. Phaengdrem couldn't help, however, but be somewhat disappointed with this result.
"I'm happy with P4, I think it was a good rally. But maybe, not the best rally. I think I could have gone faster, but [I was] too cautious, let's say. Maybe a bit more focus and more pushing, confidence, and I could have gotten a lot better place here."
The Mudruvese driver has reason to believe as such, having equalled his all-time best placement at last year's Fengerton Rally Edury with a final placement of P2. Regardless, the placement proves that, at the very least, the Mudruvese has a healthy pace to default to should all else fail.

In P5 was none other than Koranel's finest Ludvig Buhre. The Koranelan was not surprised by his placement.
"Yeah, okay, it's alright. I could have done worse. But, you know, I am not so good at asphalt rallies, so this one was more about just making it to the end. I've never really been good here, so P5 is just fine for me. The goal wasn't about making good times, just making times in general" Buhre admitted to MotoCentral. Indeed, the Koranelan sat nearly 3 minutes behind P4's Phaengdrem. Buhre's best placement here was at last year's event, placing in P4.

Linde Prisobe, finishing in P6, was the last of the QS cars to make it in the top 10 on Sunday. The result equals his best placement of the season, that being his home event at Rally Ventora.

Oswin Reto took the hardest punch from Saturday's unusually long schedule after facing retirement just 2 stages into the day of 9 stages total. Reto's retirement came of somewhat odd circumstances, having taken a particularly harsh landing off a jump, damaging the driveshaft of the car and ending the day with his Namos Torpa in the trees.

Eyewumi Omatsola saw his retirement on the very first stage of Sunday's loop when the Aleri went wide into a ditch. Unfortunately for Omatsola, the ditch was deep enough to send his Skogsmester tumbling. Although, as Omatsola says, "the car was probably still able to get to the finish of the stage", the Aleri opted instead to call the rally early.

That leaves us with the final times for 2024's Fengerton Rally Edury.

+0.0 - Billing/Blackburn
+4.4 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
+20.4 - Müühre/Almasen
+32.5 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+2:54.9 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+4:51.2 - Prisobe/Hiquest
+9:16.9 - Arends/Bezuidenhout (Q1)
+9:33.2 - Correia/Alvim (Q1)
+11:20.0 - Sundin/Joorvin (Q1)
+13:03.2 - Leveque/Ekkehard (Q1)​

Stay tuned for PURELUX Rally Gladomyr 2024, where the fight for the GRC 2024 title may be decided once and for all.

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PHAENGDREM OVERNIGHT LEADER OF RALLY GLADOMYR
COSTLY ERROR BY SATUAR SHUNTS THE VENTORAN'S TITLE FIGHT

NOVEMBER 15 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY THECHEI, MOTOCENTRAL
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

HERGOT— Mitruhmoer's Phaengdrem Chunggesher Makh has pieced together a brilliant rally on the snow and ice of the first full day of 2024's PURELUX Rally Gladomyr, retaining his early lead over fellow competitor Alf Müühre by nearly 6 seconds. Going into Saturday, Phaengdrem hopes to solidify this gap, but it won't be easy to defend from the charging bulls, Alf Müühre and Aksel Huitfeldt, on their own home turf.

Starting on Thursday, Oswin Reto took an early lead of the rally, winning the very first super special stage Aasveet (an unusually long super special which starts in the deep woods and ends right in the center of Hergot city) by 0.3 seconds ahead of Phaengdrem. With Gladomyr famous for its plentiful night stages, all of Thursday's stages would take place after sunset. Phaengdrem would take the lead of the rally from Reto in SS2 however, placing just under a second slower than the winning time set by Aksel Huitfeldt on the nerve wracking 26 kilometer Solsemhula 1 through the dark and twisting forest roads.

2024's edition of Rally Gladomyr has a record amount of snow, with roadside snowbanks growing as tall as 2 meters in some places. Phaengdrem's southern compatriot Matara Kuzha learned this the hard way, nearly getting hopelessly stuck in a deep roadside snowbank on Solsemhula 1. Fortunately for Kuzha, a nearby group of fans helped to unstuck Kuzha's RSW. All in all, the Gemurtrakian lost only 13 seconds from the incident.

Phaengdrem's Thechei teammate Ludvig Buhre leaping through Aasveet.​

While Phaengdrem led the rally, Huitfeldt kept Phaengdrem on his heels going into Friday's loop, the longest loop of the rally. The pressure seemed to work in Phaengdrem's favor however, achieving his first stage win of the rally on Solsemhula 2, the first stage of the day, now basked in sunlight instead of darkness. Phaengdrem would once again carry a stage winning time through SS4 Mjölkarlia 1, lengthening the gap between him and Huitfeldt.

A massive high-speed spin through SS5 nearly spelled the end for Senagnio Satuar, who throughout the weekend so far had been putting down lackluster times.
"Snow, and ice … It is not my favorite surface type. Usually, I try just to close my eyes and make it to the end. No point in pushing if I just will crash when going too fast here. I try my best." Satuar told MotoCentral at Friday's afternoon service.

Also in SS5, Alf Müühre won his very first stage of the event, outcompeting Phaengdrem by 1.3 seconds, climbing his way up the leaderboard into third place, snatching it out of the hands of Oswin Reto.

Ludvig Buhre's flesh wound.​

Through SS6, Fjäär 1, Thechei's Ludvig Buhre clipped the edge of a snowbank at a high-speed section of road, resulting in part of the Koranelan's bonnet to become unlatched and bent upwards. Fortunately for Buhre and Thechei, the damage seemed not to impact the Koranelan's final time, and was repaired at the following service.

After midday service, Phaengdrem was facing bad news on SS7, Mjölkarlia 2, as a sudden downpour of snow began while he was in the midst of the stage, not affecting his rival Aksel Huitfeldt. Phaengdrem's lead was whittled down by 6.4 seconds through the stage, reducing the gap to Huitfeldt to 4.7 seconds.

Meanwhile, a spin-out for Ailith Billing had a lucky escape for the Eduran, spinning a complete 360 degrees without hitting anything, and having minimal effects on his final time.
"Obviously it's quite slippy … I'm lucky I've come out of that with nothing really to show for it." Billing told stage-end interviewers. A stage-stage analysis reveals Billing lost only 2.3 seconds to the spin that easily could have ended his rally then and there.

Satuar fell victim to the snowy roads of Gladomyr.​

SS8 and SS9, Langstranda 2 and Fjäär 2 respectively, became bloodbaths as it began snowing heavily over the stages, causing lots of new snow to accumulate on top of the roads and make driving on it multitudes more difficult due to a lack of grip.
Senagnio Satuar was first to fall victim, where in a critical choke, the Ventoran slid wide and got lodged in a ditch. Nearby fans rushed to help push the stranded Ventoran out of the snowbank and back onto the road, but the Ventoran had already lost 38 seconds in the blunder. This would have extreme effects on the Ventoran's narrow position at the top of the season leaderboards. His only hope now to retain his lead is for Alf Müühre to make a mistake on his own.
"Well, what can you do? Nothing I can do. A minute and something down now, no? Yep. Just driving from now on" the Ventoran told stage-end interviewers, pained resolution obvious on his face.

Matara Kuzha too faced an incident on the same corner as Satuar, though managed to escape with just a handful of seconds lost due an engine stall. The Trakian has Satuar to thank for clearing out the section of bank Kuzha would have gotten lodged in otherwise.

Hulderic Arends' Katri on its side, captured by amateur photographer.​

The newbie Hulderic Arends, back in the top class after achieving a historic podium in his second ever QS rally at Rally Alero earlier this year, would find himself with the largest setback of all however, becoming hopelessly stuck on his side after taking a corner too fast and too wide.
With the help of several fans, Arends and co-driver Bezuidenhout managed to recover the stranded Katri after around 6 minutes. However, the seemingly innocuous crash caused a mysterious issue with the Katri. Limping to the end of the stage, Arends was forced to retire from the rally during the road section due to worsening mechanical issues. It's an unfortunate retirement for Veumvirks at their home rally.

The final stage of the day would once again catch out Matara Kuzha, who drifted too close to a snowbank and became temporarily stuck. Fortunately for Kuzha, he was able to recover his RSW Wale without much issue. He lost 25 seconds.

Further down the table, Eyewumi Omatsola would arrive at the time control 1 minute late after damaging his wheel alignment on the road-section. The Aleri crew hustled to fix the issue, but couldn't quite fix it in time. The tardiness incurred a time penalty of 25 seconds.

Phaengdrem would take home yet another stage win on SS9, solidifying his premier position heading into Saturday. His lead over Müühre is just shy of 6 seconds, so he will have to do everything in his power to beat his Myrish rival. Aksel Huitfeldt sits 9.7 seconds behind Phaengdrem's time. It's still early on in the rally, so anything can happen.

Here are the final times after Friday:

+0.0 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+5.9 - Müühre/Almasen
+9.7 - Huitfeldt/Dahl
+14.1 - Reto/Till
+20.6 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+23.1 - Billing/Blackburn
+52.0 - Omatsola/Osiobe
+1:19.4 - Satuar/Gnes
+1:36.5 - Kuzha/Kizu
+1:40.5 - Sundin/Joorvin (Q1)​

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Comments (4):

Mystyk_Wolf · 3h ago
PHAENGDREM PHAENGDREM PHAENGDREM!!!!!!! PUUUUUSH!
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Yb1223154 · 3h ago
Gladomyr is always fun to watch because of the snow. it is a unique event and has a lot of interesting moments. hoping the best for Phaengdrem, maybe he can pull off a maiden victory if everything goes to plan.
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Mkraizrool · 3h ago
Senagnio Satuar losing the title here unfortunately seems likely now, unless Muuhre has a bit of a Muuhre moment and biffs it. Not saying im hoping that would happen, but another Satuar title would be nice ...
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JRule· 3h ago
Seems weird that Veumvirks isnt even trying to get a home turf victory... literally forgot even that this was a home event for veumvirks cus they haven't even mentioned it afaik. Anyone else think this is weird?
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PHAENGDREM TAKES MAIDEN RALLY WIN AT RALLY GLADOMYR
SUNDIN CROWNED Q1 GRC DRIVER'S TITLE, AND SATUAR RETAINS QS SEASON LEAD OVER MUUHRE - JUST!

NOVEMBER 17 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY BY THECHEI, MOTOCENTRAL
WORDS BY ALASTAIR HELSETH​

KALSALU— Since his first ever GRC rally in Gladomyr—piloting a QR Thechei Hlaelab in 2017—it's been obvious that Phaengdrem Chunggesher Makh is a natural on snowy, icy surfaces. Now, it's been definitively proven as the Mudruvese claims his first ever rally win on Myrish soil.
"[...] I can’t believe it. This moment is like a dream. The car, the team, everyone [...] we worked so hard, and, yeah. I don’t have words. Just, thank you. Thank you!” Phaengdrem told reporters just after the final stage was completed—a huge crowd of fans and supporters gathered around the vehicle all the while.

MotoCentral caught up with a small group of Mudruvese supporters who had made the long trek all the way from Mitruhmoer to watch Phaengdrem drive.
"Yes! We knew he would win!" one fan excitedly told MotoCentral.
"We always fly here to watch the rally in Gladomyr, every year. It is the heartland of rally, every time it is special, and we wanted to support our guy." Another fan spoke, wearing a beanie with the Mudruvese flag and a large sign that read, when translated: 'Go Phaengdrem! Push!'

Starting from Saturday however, his lead did not look nearly as certain. Going into Saturday with a 6 second lead over Müühre, one wrong move or one good day for Alf could easily see the Myr leapfrog Phaengdrem into the lead of the rally.

The first stage of the day—SS10 Munkvika 1—started off with a bang for Alf Müühre, whittling precious seconds off of Phaengdrem's lead. Müühre pushed even harder going into SS11, Ringholmen 1, this time taking a stage win with him. He wasn't the only one pushing however, as Phaengdrem was quick to respond to the Myrish threat, falling just short of a second behind Müühre's time. His lead was now shakier than ever though, with just a 0.7 second gap between the two.
Ailith Billing was pushing hard through SS11 as well, but maybe too hard. A miscalculation into a deceptive turn saw the Eduran somersault into a roadside bank. Although he dropped close to 10 minutes, Billing did eventually free himself from the snowbank, but not without some minor damage to his Skogsmester.
Ludvig Buhre, too, seemed a little ambitious in SS11, getting sucked into a snowbank in similar fashion, spinning himself around in the process. While Billing got himself desperately stuck however, Buhre was able to free himself relatively quickly, keeping his position on the leaderboard and dropping only 25 seconds.

"It's not what you want, but thankfully it didn't end that badly for me. Some cosmetic damage on the front is all." Buhre told interviewers at the stage end.

Attempting to fix a burst gasket on his now much shorter road section, Ailith Billing was then running hopelessly late for the next time control. He managed to fix the problem with a makeshift solution, but it wouldn't last him all day. With a 60 second time penalty for running late to SS12 and a broken Skogsmester, it was not the Saturday the Eduran would have hoped for.

SS12, Lorelva 1, wasn't the stage Matara Kuzha would have hoped for either. The Gemurtrakian was perhaps rushing a little too fast into an uphill turn over a blind crest, and nestled his RSW in a bank. It's the second time this has happened to Kuzha this weekend. Kuzha, like last time, was able to free himself with minimal time lost. If he kept up this act, however, it wouldn't be long before he wouldn't find such a lucky escape.

Oswin Reto claimed a record 4 stage wins throughout the event, and looked well on course for a podium spot.​

Oswin Reto, however, was flying. It seemed the Renesian had finally found his niche as he claimed the fastest time through the stage with a 0.5 second gap to the front. The Namos driver, so far, had looked stellar, and was anticipating a personal best finish on the podium. Phaengdrem finished second fastest, and made up some precious time against his rival Müühre, the Myr finishing 5 seconds slower than the Mudruvese.

Now on the afternoon loop, Matara Kuzha had seemingly not learnt his lesson on SS13. This time, the Trakian faced his consequences, as Kuzha once again found himself slipping into a snowbank. This time, Kuzha was stuck deep in the snow. He did not find a lucky break, and was forced to retire in fear of blowing his gearbox should he recklessly attempt an escape maneuver.

Just one stage later in SS14, Myrish fans were dealt a massive blow: Aksel Huitfeldt, losing grip on a section of fast straight road, fishtailed his way off the road and down the side of a small embankment, colliding with a tree and ending his rally then and there.

Huitfeldt was on track for a third place finish.​

Huitfeldt's retirement was a massive blow for RSW, as now both of their drivers—Kuzha and now Huitfeldt— were down for the count.

What this did mean was a massive boon to Thechei in the manufacturer's cup. It seemed now that the RSW giant was falling, making way for Thechei to take the throne.

This also meant that Oswin Reto now stood on the podium. All he had to do now was bring it home in one piece.

Another manufacturer to face a steep blow was Skogsmester, with the last surviving Skogsmester driver Eyewumi Omatsola too falling victim to the slippery roads of Gladomyr, finding himself lodged in a bank after overcooking a turn on the final stage of Saturday, just 50 meters from the finish line. Thankfully for Omatsola and co-driver Osiobe, the pair were able to unstuck themselves and not have to retire on the day's final stage.

Going into Sunday, Phaengdrem still retained a narrow lead. The final day of Rally Gladomyr was a colossal one, and saw the crews drive an hour north to the city of Kalsalu. The day began with the tremendous Kalorekola stage, sitting at a total length of just over 34 kilometers in length. The Kalorekola stage would return later in the day as the final stage and powerstage. In between that however, crews would also have to drive the imposing Naturpark stage, which was just under 30 kilometers in length. Needless to say, tire choice would be critical in keeping up with the pace of the rally.

Oswin Reto would once again strike during the first pass of Kalorekola, finding his third stage win of the rally. Eyewumi Omatsola, however, would find yet another snow bank to get stuck in. He would escape this one with the use of a hand shovel and a group of dedicated nearby rally fans.

Phaengdrem's lead would be solidified during the first pass of Kalorekola as well, with Alf Müühre finishing 6 seconds slower than the young Mudruvese.

The first pass of Naturpark would see a stage win by Ludvig Buhre, his first of the event. It seemed he may finally be becoming comfortable on the snowy surface, as he finished just 0.2 seconds behind Reto in the previous stage as well.
"Maybe a good tire choice, I took a gamble this morning. Looks like it could be working, let's see." the Koranelan told stage-end interviewers.

On the final jump through Naturpark, Phaengdrem suffered some damage to his Thechei as the rear trunk door to his Hlaelab flew off after a particularly hard landing.

Phaengdrem landed a bit too hard.​

Fortunately for Phaengdrem, the jump was very close to the final turn of the stage which preceded a regroup and tire fitting zone, where a small group of mechanics are allowed to look at and make changes to the car. After collecting the lost door, Phaengdrem's mechanics were able to reattach it in time for the second loop of Sunday's stages.
The trunk is critical to the swiftness and maneuverability of a rally1 car, providing huge amounts of downforce with the rear spoiler and all of the aero that comes along with it. Had Phaengdrem been unable to reattach the door in time, his times would have suffered dramatically.

After briefly uniting with fans at the Kalsalu regroup, the crewd headed off to SS18 Jürväätagal, where Ailith Billing would make a comeback after his mistakes yesterday with a stage win. More importantly, however, Alf Müühre had the hearts of all Myrish rally fans in their throats as he had a major spin in the early parts of the stage. With the roads being so narrow, the Myr had to drive back up the road for several seconds before finding enough room to turn back around and get underway. All in all, Alf lost 16 seconds after this costly mistake, cementing Phaengdrem's lead through to the powerstage.

There was more drama to be held, however. An immensely good rally for Oswin Reto was suddenly under threat as the Renesian, in a bizarre accident, clipped the edge of a house with the rear of his Namos and suffered a puncture. Frantically, Reto and co-driver Ascwin Till hopped out of the vehicle to change the tire, doing so in a remarkably fast time. However, Reto still lost 96 seconds, which saw him fall two spots down the leaderboard, out of third place and into fifth. Gutting news for Reto on an event he was looking so strong in.

All Phaengdrem had to do now was make it to the finish line, which was admittedly a lot to ask for from the powerstage, the colossal Kalorekola. However, Phaengdrem did just that, flying through the finish line with the knowledge that he had just finished first for the first time ever in a GRC QS event.

Further down the leaderboard, Oswin Reto wasn't done yet after his puncture in the previous stage. The Renesian flew down 34 kilometers of Kalorekola with a point to prove, and he proved it. Oswin was fastest through the powerstage, claiming all 5 points that came along with it. A minor consolation in the wake of Reto losing his first ever podium position.
"Well, we tried our best. I really wish we could have gotten third. I feel actually quite bad. But I can't do anything now." Reto confessed to stage-end interviewers.

So, coming in second was Alf Müühre. How did he feel about his costly mistake which may have costed him a win on home soil?
“Yes, it is how it is. We push hard, sometimes too hard, and small mistakes, they happen. But [...] I am proud of what we did. And I'm happy for Phaengdrem as well, he put up a hell of a fight. Today it's his day."

After the accident by Oswin Reto, Phaengdrem's teammate Ludvig Buhre was promoted into third place for his third podium of the season.
"Yes, it's good to be back on the podium," Buhre told MotoCentral. The last time Ludvig found himself on the podium was after his rally win in the Covales earlier this year. "Maybe next time I can get a podium here on pace alone, and not by attrition." he remarked further.

Senagnio Satuar saw a somewhat innocuous last two days of Rally Gladomyr after a mistake early on on Friday saw the Ventoran drop out of contention for the lead. Satuar, however, would come out of the rally in P4, which is, by his own admission, better than he had hoped for.
"Really, after Friday, I was just trying to finish the rally. Coming back in fourth place? Not so bad." Satuar told MotoCentral.

Satuar's final position in P4, as well as an extra 3 points earned from the powerstage, means that the Ventoran narrowly holds onto the lead for the season cup, ahead of Alf Müühre now by just 2 points. The fight for the title will continue to next month's rally at Lake Norhlug, where finally the winner of the 2024 season will be declared.

There is another shake-up in the season leaderboards, this time for the manufacturer's cup. A remarkably terrible event for RSW has seen Thechei overtake the Eduran manufacturer at the last second, now leading by a total of 29 points headed into the Mudruvese's home event in December. This means that both the driver's, co-driver's, and manufacturer's cup will be decided next month for the first time since 2021.

Linde Prisobe, suffering a mechanical issue in the final stage of the day, drops below the top two Q1 competitors into P8. A disappointing result for Prisobe, but at least he finished at all, unlike the formerly leading Q1 driver Mads Sundin, who shockingly crashed out on the powerstage, leading to his retirement and handing the win instead to Philémon Leveque, taking his first win of the season in the process.
"It was very shocking. I did not know that Mads had crashed until I passed his car on the side of the road. I had zero information. I had to ask [Ekkehard] if that was Mads and he said yes, so I am very surprised. Maybe a bit hard to feel celebratory now that the win was just handed to me at the last second, but a win is a win." Leveque told MotoCentral.

Sundin's wrecked Skogsmester, dawning a special livery for his home rally and final event of the season, lying in pieces after a large crash.​

While Mads Sundin may have scored no points, he didn't have to in order to earn the biggest prize of them all. Now that all of his eight selected events are over, as well the eight events for his main title rivals being concluded as well, that means that Mads Sundin—wrecked out on the side of the road—is the 2024 Q1 driver's cup winner! His co-driver, Kanotjitube Joorvin, as well has won the co-driver's cup alongside Sundin. The pair has driven a phenomenal and inscrutable season, and have been rewarded for their efforts.

Besides Leveque winning the Q1 classification, Quirino Correia and Luís Alvim have won second place overall in the event, followed by Burkhard Cenric finishing in third place, making up the podium. In fourth place, Hyrrpi Szulikavek, and in fifth place, Eirik Ritland on his own home turf.

Here are the final times after Friday:

+0.0 - Phaengdrem/Nushang
+16.5 - Müühre/Almasen
+42.9 - Buhre/Dahlgren
+1:32.5 - Satuar/Gnes
+1:59.0 - Reto/Till
+5:23.4 - Leveque/Ekkehard (Q1)
+5:52.8 - Correia/Alvim (Q1)
+6:55.8 - Prisobe/Hiquest
+7:01.1 - Cenric/Quilliam (Q1)
+7:36.9 - Szulikavek/Băndza (Q1)​

Now, stay tuned for Rally Norhlug 2024 this December to find out who will win the overall GRC driver's and manufacturer's cup on the winding and precarious roads of Mitruhmoer!

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Comments (2):

Mraars · 3h ago
wow, did not expect this result
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CoolGuy2019 · 3h ago
Congrats Phaengdrem and looking forward to Mitruhmoer
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