After a last-minute announcement there were finally 3 participants who joined the mining race on Sunday.
The pilots who addressed themselves to this task were clanlord, Boelling and Hammer. They all met at QC at 18:00 UTC on Sunday to collect 50 units of each ore type in a tow within 2 hours.
What at first seemed to be an easy exercise turned out to be a tough challenge. Every pilot was struggling to mine enough ore of a certain type – especially Precious Metals proved to be a problem.
Short before deadline, pilot clanlord returned to QC sector to deliver all required ore types in time. He finished 1st place and had a 1st pick from the arti-prize-pool. He chose a set of EB-3-2-1.
5 minutes later pilots Boelling and Hammer returned – both lacking some type of ore. Hammer returned with 216 units for 2nd place. Boelling delivered 165 units which earned him 3rd place. He chose a PCS-2 for his efforts.
In summary:
1st place: clanlord (250 units) – receiving a set of EB-3-2-1 and a cesium medal
2nd place: Hammer (216 units) – receiving a platinum medal
3rd place: Boelling (165 units) – receiving a PCS-2 and an antimony medal
All runners agreed that it was a fun event where the factional advantages/disadvantages didn’t really matter. But for future repeats either the time frame should be extended or the ore-requirements should be reduced.