[This is a excerpt from a syndicated newspaper article distributed on South Island.]

“Space Race Not Dangerous”

The latest competition from the Westside Island entertainment mogul, Vince, has everyone wondering how he’ll pull this one off. The porcupine, as well as having a reputation for his sprawling empire of hotels and high-class casinos, is also widely known for his extravagant publicity stunts, but some critics are wondering if he’s finally taken it too far.

“Any kind of competitive sport is bound to have danger in some form or fashion," Vince is quoted as saying in response to media inquiry, "my choice to take things to the stars is hardly out of line.”

Running an Extreme Gear race is a common enough event, but Vince says he’s determined to turn the sport on its ear with a new spin — setting the whole event in space. Space is no stranger to anyone familiar with Vince’s enterprises, with the recent launch of a third in Vince’s line of luxury Space Hotels, the porcupine seems bent on reaching for the stars. None of his hotels’ guests itineraries, however, have included space walking up to this point.

All this seems set to change, as any extreme gear racers who have competed on an inter-island level or can pass a maneuverability challenge are allowed to enter the race. After two weeks of training with the Zero-G series of the Extreme Gears designed to work without gravity, they will be allowed into a specially designed race-course built to run from the newest of the three space hotels, ‘The Comet Trails Hotel,’ to a waiting shuttle on the other side of the asteroid field left by the revealing of the space station ARK, several years ago, by international terrorist, Dr. Eggman.

GUN has allowed temporary access to the lower levels of the space station, for the judges to… [ cont. on page 3, 'orbital' ]