Post by RaceFanX on Oct 18, 2016 22:32:48 GMT -5
What's this? RaceFanX is back? Maybe maybe. I'm looking to have a little fun and here's an idea I've been kicking around of late. I just want to get some feedback on a neat little idea.
This fic is in the style of movies like "Cannonball Run" and its sequel...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2hGFN8NlLQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86Vht9NMes
...with a big cross-country road race, this time with some Disney flavoring mixed in, as an excuse for some fun and getting a whole bunch of characters in on the action.
Right from the get go I'm going say this is a non-canon fic so we don't have to worry about messing anything up...and it means we can throw the villains in there without any worries. Also any of the "good guys drive this, bad guys drive that" stuff from my prior fics is out the window and I'm not going to automatically make one of my characters
win. In "Cannonball Run" and similar movies the journey is the fun part and who wins is just a nice bonus...and there is usually a twist when it comes down to it.
(The Disney and RFX Productions logos appear then vanish with a roaring engine sound. The camera pans out to reveal the engine sound is coming from the V12 of a brand new red Lamborghini Aventador with a fleet of cop cars chasing it through the Florida Keys. The car is just too much for the police to catch when suddenly it pulls over…and Diana hops out. She runs over to a “Speed Limit 55” sign on the side of the road the car has stopped next to and using a can of black spray paint quickly vandalizes it to read “Speed Limit 101.” She hopes back in revealing Stealth as the driver and the car modified to accommodate their size. They speed away as the police officers in their Ford Crown Victorias are hopelessly outgunned.)
Stealth: He can’t catch us.
Diana: Good, good, good. With a car like this the Castle to Castle is ours to lose. They can respect our power or get outta our way.
(They speed away.)
Narrator: Get ready for the most fun you’ve ever had with four legs or four wheels!
(The scene changes to a fancy conference room at where all of 101 characters, canon and non-canon are grouped together in a room where a speaker box gives instructions).
Mystery Speaker Organizer: Ladies, gentlemen, canines and animals of all kinds you are about to take part in one very fun race, the Castle to Castle. The rules are simple. The starting line for this beautiful run will be an archway at Cinderella Castle here at Walt Disney World. The finish line is in another archway at Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. In between there are 2,500 miles, near as makes no difference. To compete in this race you may use any land-based transportation you desire, take any route you please, and drive at whatever speed you deem prudent. Google says you should complete it in about 36 hours going non-stop as you'll need to but let’s be honest, you’re going need to shave some time off to win this. There are some speed limits out there, and plenty of fine law enforcement officials to enforce them, but this is a race so know the risks. Good luck, the race starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The flag drops when the park opens.
Lucky: So what do we get if we win?
Mystery Organizer: There’s a bottle of fine sparking California grape juice and a gumball machine waiting for the winner of this rally in Anaheim…and bragging rights.
(The competitors prepare their cars…)
Narrator: You’ll root for them all and each has a strategy for victory.
(Patriot and Fuzzball prepare a blue and gold 1969 Ford Torino Talladega)
Fuzzball: Alright we’ve got the most NASCAR-dominant track monster the Blue Oval Boys ever built. Now you have any idea how we’re going to power this 429 monster ahead of the pack?
Patriot: Trust me, we are going to be flying. Three words Fuzzy, 100-octane AvGas.
(The camera pans out to reveal their filling their car up at Orlando International Airport. Meanwhile Lucky and Rolly load fire extinguishers and install lights onto a bright red Chevrolet Silverado pickup. Rolly applies a decal labeling the truck as “Transcontinental Fire Rescue Engine No.1”)
Rolly: You really think this will work?
Lucky: I told you I have a plan. The siren will get people out if the way and no cop would ever pull over a fire engine. We’re Dalmatians, it’s only natural we go this route.
(Spot and Cadpig shine a brand new Pearl White Tesla P100D electric car)
Cadpig: Internal combustion is overrated. This is the cleanest car in the race.
Spot: Fastest accelerating to boot. They’ll never hear us coming until we’re on top of them. So how are we going to charge it during the race?
(The look on Cadpig’s face implies she didn’t think of that then changes to one that she has an idea. The camera pans past several others, Roger and Anita with their VW New Beetle convertible, Cruella and P.H. Devil with her signature Panther DeVille with P.H. modifying it, Tripod and Lt. Pug with a military surplus Hummer, Cop Car and Dakota with an unmarked gray police-spec Ford Crown Victoria, Pongo and Perdy with a Chevrolet Corvette, Konami with a “Godzilla” R32 Nissan Skyline like the ones that dominate in “Gran Turismo” video games, and Yuri with a little Soviet-built Lada Niva. Goliath’s entry is apparently a giant yellow International XT, the largest pickup truck ever sold to the public.)
Tippy (chuckles): You are compensating for your size again aren’t you?
Goliath: Ah no no no, not in the slightest. It has big tanks to hold a lot of gas so I won’t need to stop much.
Tippy: What’s the mileage?
Goliath: Eight to ten…ish.
(Clayton walks as he wears a set of saddlebags like Lucky had “The High Price of Fame.” They appear to be holding supplies for the race. He meets up with Kendra.)
Clayton: Alright, I’ve got kibble, biscuits, sausages, bottled water, and a few energy drinks for the vernight stretches like you asked. I think we’re ready to go coast to coast.
Kendra: Good, and I’ve got our car for the race.
Clayton: Oh good. Did we get something zippy? Maybe something practical like a Mini? They have good room for storing equipment and nimble enough to make to the finish.
Kendra: Well the first half of it was accurate…
(Pulls a tarp off a shiny, dragon green 2017 Jaguar F-Type Coupe. Clayton’s jaw hits the floor.)
Kendra: It’s a race. We need something fast to survive.
(The scene cuts to the start as everyone rushes out of the Magic Kingdom toward their cars and the parking lot. It’s utter chaos as everyone takes off in a cartoony cloud of smoke, racing away from Disney World as they speed toward California)
Narrator: It’s not the winner of this race that matters, it's the all the fun you'll have being a part of it. You’ll never know what will happen next when you racing…
CASTLE TO CASTLE!
Enjoy your upcoming cross country cruise…at 150 MPH.
As said right now I'm just gauging interest, and seeing if I could get some feedback on possible other entrants and what not. Roxy was going to be in the trailer (probably teamed with Sanka or Tammy) likely with a DeLorean for her suitably 1980s wheels but I wasn't such if a Nissan Vanette would be a better choice for her going off our old "what would our characters drive" post. Two-Tone is another wild card since I figured out TT might want to be with Lucky, maybe going the full reference and giving him and Rolly an ambulance instead of a fire truck for their racer to fit her in, or alternatively put her and Jewel in something cool on their own (Mazda Miata maybe? Or a two-tone "Little Deuce Coupe"?). Any thoughts on this idea? Would you want your characters in it? What would they drive?
This fic is in the style of movies like "Cannonball Run" and its sequel...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2hGFN8NlLQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86Vht9NMes
...with a big cross-country road race, this time with some Disney flavoring mixed in, as an excuse for some fun and getting a whole bunch of characters in on the action.
Right from the get go I'm going say this is a non-canon fic so we don't have to worry about messing anything up...and it means we can throw the villains in there without any worries. Also any of the "good guys drive this, bad guys drive that" stuff from my prior fics is out the window and I'm not going to automatically make one of my characters
win. In "Cannonball Run" and similar movies the journey is the fun part and who wins is just a nice bonus...and there is usually a twist when it comes down to it.
(The Disney and RFX Productions logos appear then vanish with a roaring engine sound. The camera pans out to reveal the engine sound is coming from the V12 of a brand new red Lamborghini Aventador with a fleet of cop cars chasing it through the Florida Keys. The car is just too much for the police to catch when suddenly it pulls over…and Diana hops out. She runs over to a “Speed Limit 55” sign on the side of the road the car has stopped next to and using a can of black spray paint quickly vandalizes it to read “Speed Limit 101.” She hopes back in revealing Stealth as the driver and the car modified to accommodate their size. They speed away as the police officers in their Ford Crown Victorias are hopelessly outgunned.)
Stealth: He can’t catch us.
Diana: Good, good, good. With a car like this the Castle to Castle is ours to lose. They can respect our power or get outta our way.
(They speed away.)
Narrator: Get ready for the most fun you’ve ever had with four legs or four wheels!
(The scene changes to a fancy conference room at where all of 101 characters, canon and non-canon are grouped together in a room where a speaker box gives instructions).
Mystery Speaker Organizer: Ladies, gentlemen, canines and animals of all kinds you are about to take part in one very fun race, the Castle to Castle. The rules are simple. The starting line for this beautiful run will be an archway at Cinderella Castle here at Walt Disney World. The finish line is in another archway at Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. In between there are 2,500 miles, near as makes no difference. To compete in this race you may use any land-based transportation you desire, take any route you please, and drive at whatever speed you deem prudent. Google says you should complete it in about 36 hours going non-stop as you'll need to but let’s be honest, you’re going need to shave some time off to win this. There are some speed limits out there, and plenty of fine law enforcement officials to enforce them, but this is a race so know the risks. Good luck, the race starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The flag drops when the park opens.
Lucky: So what do we get if we win?
Mystery Organizer: There’s a bottle of fine sparking California grape juice and a gumball machine waiting for the winner of this rally in Anaheim…and bragging rights.
(The competitors prepare their cars…)
Narrator: You’ll root for them all and each has a strategy for victory.
(Patriot and Fuzzball prepare a blue and gold 1969 Ford Torino Talladega)
Fuzzball: Alright we’ve got the most NASCAR-dominant track monster the Blue Oval Boys ever built. Now you have any idea how we’re going to power this 429 monster ahead of the pack?
Patriot: Trust me, we are going to be flying. Three words Fuzzy, 100-octane AvGas.
(The camera pans out to reveal their filling their car up at Orlando International Airport. Meanwhile Lucky and Rolly load fire extinguishers and install lights onto a bright red Chevrolet Silverado pickup. Rolly applies a decal labeling the truck as “Transcontinental Fire Rescue Engine No.1”)
Rolly: You really think this will work?
Lucky: I told you I have a plan. The siren will get people out if the way and no cop would ever pull over a fire engine. We’re Dalmatians, it’s only natural we go this route.
(Spot and Cadpig shine a brand new Pearl White Tesla P100D electric car)
Cadpig: Internal combustion is overrated. This is the cleanest car in the race.
Spot: Fastest accelerating to boot. They’ll never hear us coming until we’re on top of them. So how are we going to charge it during the race?
(The look on Cadpig’s face implies she didn’t think of that then changes to one that she has an idea. The camera pans past several others, Roger and Anita with their VW New Beetle convertible, Cruella and P.H. Devil with her signature Panther DeVille with P.H. modifying it, Tripod and Lt. Pug with a military surplus Hummer, Cop Car and Dakota with an unmarked gray police-spec Ford Crown Victoria, Pongo and Perdy with a Chevrolet Corvette, Konami with a “Godzilla” R32 Nissan Skyline like the ones that dominate in “Gran Turismo” video games, and Yuri with a little Soviet-built Lada Niva. Goliath’s entry is apparently a giant yellow International XT, the largest pickup truck ever sold to the public.)
Tippy (chuckles): You are compensating for your size again aren’t you?
Goliath: Ah no no no, not in the slightest. It has big tanks to hold a lot of gas so I won’t need to stop much.
Tippy: What’s the mileage?
Goliath: Eight to ten…ish.
(Clayton walks as he wears a set of saddlebags like Lucky had “The High Price of Fame.” They appear to be holding supplies for the race. He meets up with Kendra.)
Clayton: Alright, I’ve got kibble, biscuits, sausages, bottled water, and a few energy drinks for the vernight stretches like you asked. I think we’re ready to go coast to coast.
Kendra: Good, and I’ve got our car for the race.
Clayton: Oh good. Did we get something zippy? Maybe something practical like a Mini? They have good room for storing equipment and nimble enough to make to the finish.
Kendra: Well the first half of it was accurate…
(Pulls a tarp off a shiny, dragon green 2017 Jaguar F-Type Coupe. Clayton’s jaw hits the floor.)
Kendra: It’s a race. We need something fast to survive.
(The scene cuts to the start as everyone rushes out of the Magic Kingdom toward their cars and the parking lot. It’s utter chaos as everyone takes off in a cartoony cloud of smoke, racing away from Disney World as they speed toward California)
Narrator: It’s not the winner of this race that matters, it's the all the fun you'll have being a part of it. You’ll never know what will happen next when you racing…
CASTLE TO CASTLE!
Enjoy your upcoming cross country cruise…at 150 MPH.
As said right now I'm just gauging interest, and seeing if I could get some feedback on possible other entrants and what not. Roxy was going to be in the trailer (probably teamed with Sanka or Tammy) likely with a DeLorean for her suitably 1980s wheels but I wasn't such if a Nissan Vanette would be a better choice for her going off our old "what would our characters drive" post. Two-Tone is another wild card since I figured out TT might want to be with Lucky, maybe going the full reference and giving him and Rolly an ambulance instead of a fire truck for their racer to fit her in, or alternatively put her and Jewel in something cool on their own (Mazda Miata maybe? Or a two-tone "Little Deuce Coupe"?). Any thoughts on this idea? Would you want your characters in it? What would they drive?