North American Team WO Team

I haven't seen an official public thread for this subject and thought Canada, US, Mexico, and other countries on this list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ican_countries should make one team. A North American Team. What do you guys think of that idea.

If agreed, then we can find some candidates and figure how to select the 8.

Here is a list of potential pilots. I don't know too many wipers so let me know if I missed someone. To find out the mains/reserves, we'll do tourneys similar to KGB1971's "qualification" procedure if we have enough people. Qualifiers would be the pilots split into 2 groups. Each group of pilots would have a 8 race(forward or reverse) tourney or all 16 tracks . From there, the top 4 from each group can go on to have a 8 player tourney. 8 is fine if all 16 tracks is too long. From that tourney, we'd have the team, 1-4 mains with 5-8 the reserves. The races can either be w/ or w/o weapons. Selecting pilots for each group can be random, alphabetical order, or by geographical location.

If agreed, we can set a date. It'd be great to have the team by the 30th; if not, we'll work fast. I'll continue to contact the pilots and maybe others. Thanks for you input/help guys.

As of right now, this Friday the 3rd is the set date. I hope to see you guys there.
AG-Wolf
-BlochNWhitey
-Cerium
-DividedXZero
-Evolite
-Feisar31
-IH8YOU
-LoudandProud
-Mjolnir74
-RedScar
-RJ O'Connel
-TarotCardKiller
-TheFrostE
-Vartazian

- --> confirmed they would like to participate (helps me remember) =]

great idea :)
twice we tried to race you guys, and twice it failed miserably :)

Sounds good to me! :+

Some new guy from Jamaica joined here. He can join the North America team. I thought there would be heaps more North American pilots here, with there own team/social group.

What about Frost and Darkdrium777? They could organise something.

Thanks for the heads up KIGO. There is a post about a N. American team in the group but it doesn't get any traffic and hardly gets responses. As for the Jamaican, (what's his sn) since he joined yours, I'll let him decide whether to join Australia or the N. America team (assuming there is one).

As for DarkDrium and the FrostE, I believe there is a big gathering in the Northern US this weekend so it'll probably be settled sometime next week. I know Vartazian wants in for sure. LaP -- I'll add you to the list.

I do wonder if there are wipers in the Southern US.

The Jamaican guy joined here a few weeks ago. Dont remember his name. He created a thread here somewhere.

We should really find out whos the Main 4 and the 4 Back ups,

We dont want the Europeans laughing at us.

too late :)

Ideas and suggestions from the other side of the Atlantic ocean would be greatly appreciated.

I though GTP_Rorschach was Irish for some reason. Have you asked BlochNWhitey? He doesn't play online much but if you could convince him then he could be a good addition to any team.

I will participate as long as it doesn't interfere with anything else...
That anything else still has to be defined so for now it seems all right.

A tournament, We should just have a Vote IMO. One lucky Race shouldnt determine the team for our Continent,

People know who are fast, we have all raced eachother.

The problem is with that it becomes a popularity contest, (I hope some of us are more mature then that) Im sure we can discuss alternate methods here.

I saw Evolite online today. He quit the game just after I joined so I didn't get to play him, but I've heard he's really quick. Might be worth seeing if he's interested and including him in the process. Not long to decide now fellas. Registration closes June 30th.

I used the thread in the NAWT group to add more players.

We don't have to use the tourney method; a vote will get the job done. (just an idea) We can vote 4 starters and 4 reserves. I'm not sure if everyone has raced each other though. I haven't raced a few: RJ O'Connell, DividedXZero, RedScar and Avenger2197. I will send out some PMs to make sure everyone is aware and find out what you guys want. We have til' the 30th, any idea is welcome.

Thanks for the heads up Sat'. I'll ask Evolite and see if he is interested.

I'm still interested in participating, but if we have a qualifying tournament before the 30th I'm not sure if I could make it. I would be happy to just be an alternate though (if that's possible).

It might be good to show who has confirmed their interest and who hasn't in that list in the first post. Thanks for taking the initiative on this TCK. :cowboy

Good to see thing are picking up in team Nawty. Thanks TCK. I hope we will have enough teams very soon. The Japanese team is almost ready too.

Good luck and see you all in the WWC 2009.

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Originally Posted by TarotCardKiller

I haven't seen an official public thread for this subject and thought Canada, US, Mexico, and other countries on this list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ican_countries should make one team. A North American Team. What do you guys think of that idea.

If agreed, then we can find some candidates and figure how to select the 8.

Here is a list of potential pilots. I don't know too many wipers so let me know if I missed someone. To find out the mains/reserves, we'll do tourneys similar to KGB1971's "qualification" procedure if we have enough people. I think it'd be ideal to have this team by June 28th but the sooner the better.

AG-Wolf
Avenger2197
-BlochNWhitey
-DarkDrium777
DividedXZero
-Feisar31
IH8YOU
-LoudandProud
RedScar
RJ O'Connell
-TarotCardKiller
TheFrostE
-Vartazian

- --> confirmed they would like to participate (to help ME remember) =]

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what the hell.....


their some tryouts for this olympic team or just find an information book...

I'll admit. I'm not great at organizing, but I'm trying my best. I listed the pilots that I know are N. American but am asking all of them to make sure they want to participate. From there, a tryout date will be set.

If you have any ideas that will help. I'm open to suggestions.

I'm more than happy to participate. I just need to know the qualification procedures, and what day and time.

Great to see you guys getting the ball rolling :)

ill get into it once HD doesnt suck so hard...unless the old Wipeouts are included as well.

As of right now, we can hold 2 tourney's with the 12 people we have now to pick the spots or we can do a flat out vote for the spots. I'll try to find a way to give you a shot at the team Feisar31.

FrostE - This team is mainly is for WOHD. Another team may be created for other Wipeouts if you guys enjoy those too.

I'm still waiting on a few replies from other zoners.

Absolutely would love to be a part of this team. :g

ill go with DD on this one...if it doesnt interfere with my work schedule or my "away from wipeout life" then im in.


PSS- dont invite evolite...no offense but hes a tool. your lucky you never played him saturn...hes a quitter who couldnt take losing and has often sent numerous rude msgs to ppl here in game when he did lose.

Me And TCK were Talking about this on HD last night and I told him My Picks for the Team.

* Are Main Racers
- Are Backups

TarotCardKiller*
DarkD777*
Vartazian*
Feisar31*
RJ-
Bloch-
L&P-
Frost-

Thats just my Personal opinion. Some people may not agree.

Personally I think we should hold qualifiers. In some way, shape or form. It would prevent any form of outcry and be as just and fair as possible.
Don't know when though, or how it should work exactly.

DD777 & FrostE - I'm sure the team won't interfere w/ priorities you have.l If anything, races/events will be scheduled to accomodate everyone.

If everyone prefers not to vote, here is an idea. (assuming all 12 pilots participate) Qualifiers would be the 12 pilots split into 2 groups. Each group of 6 would have a 6-8 race tourney. From there, the top 4 from each group can go on to have a 8 player tourney. 6-8 races is fine if all 16 tracks is too long. From that tourney, we'd have the team, 1-4 mains with 5-8 the reserves. As for tracks, we can have each racer select a track (same ones being discouraged) or all 16. The races can either be w/ or w/o weapons.

What do you guys think ? If agreed, we can move on to selecting a date.


btw, selecting pilots for each group can be random, alphabetical order, or by geographical location.

Sounds good.

I tend to prefer the qualification idea, but starting tomorrow I'll be out of town for a while, probably until after the 30th. If you guys want to go ahead without me that's fine; it's no big deal. I'll provide moral support. ;)

I would recommend that the tournaments be 8 or 16 races (forward/reverse or all tracks) for simplicity's sake. Apparently each round in the WWC will have both weapons on and weapons off, so I'm not sure what to suggest there.

By the way, the original World Cup thread had Cerium listed for the US and Mjolnir74 for Canada. We might want to try to contact them too. Obviously someone will need to get in touch with AG-Wolf elsewhere since he's currently banned.

well if im a ringer then i dont have to worry about timing since i probably wont be playing lol :p...i also dont think any of us should have to qualify for the team...since HD is based much off of luck and hoping you get Brs and a million quakes :D . we are all very good pilots, cant you just go by who is on their PS3 at the time of the match? just have fun with it.


actually what would be easier for me is to give the organizer my cell # or something...i ALWAYS have my phone around the house with me or with me when im out...and wont be on ps3 or PC 24/7...sooooo if you need me you can text/call really quick and ill be more readily available that way.

That is the fairest way to deal with events/races. What do you guys think about doing it that way ? I don't want to anyone's ideas to be ignored.

Feisar31 - Thanks for suggesting those pilots; I sent them messages.

Froste = backup :(

Lets leave Jordan on the bench for the fourth quarter

Unfortunately, my work has me there close to the whole week for the next few weeks:frown:, so I won't be able to attend. Or, act as reserve, or anything. Sorry guys. Hopefully when summer in the US goes away I'll actually be able to participate in WO events again.

Ahh, the joys of working in a movie theatre.

Well i'm still up for this, i like the tourney based qualifications.

I actually like being a "backup" pilot right now since I may be out of town without a PS3 (or at least a way to play it online) for the latter part of July, not to mention school in the afternoon (Euro evening). The next month will be a busy time and I'll try to find time for Wipeout.

RJ - Euro evening ? Are you going overseas ?
Avenger - At least you get to see movies a lot earlier. I haven't seen Terminator or the new Transformers yet.

It seems everyone is ok with the qualiifiers idea. I was able to get in contact w/ Evolite (he has joined the forum - don't forget to welcome him) . Would this weekend be a good date for qualifiers? Saturday or Sunday ? If we wait til' the 30th, Feisar31 can participate. I'm sure it shouldn't tkae more than a couple of hours; the timezones are at a minimum =].

[QUOTE=TarotCardKiller;133135]Avenger - At least you get to see movies a lot earlier. I haven't seen Terminator or the new Transformers yet.QUOTE]

It's a perk I rarely take advantage of, trust me. I haven't seen the new terminator either. Go figure;)

OT: About the end of July/ beginning of August my schedule should free up some so keep me in mind. Would love to help out where I could.:g

Whether we do qualifiers or a vote doesn't really matter to me, as there's both pros and cons to each method, but either will get the job done. I will be out of state and unavailable for qualifiers all this weekend though. My availability on Mon-Thurs next week would be between the times of 5PM and 11PM US EST.

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RJ - Euro evening ? Are you going overseas ?

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"Euro evening" is my term for the afternoon with regards to online races. I know some people like Asayyeah don't require sleep though so they can fly any time of the day ;)

It can go either way, a vote just happens to be easier and less painful. ;P Willing to participate for sure, I work all days this week though, but I get home at 8pm EST, if that helps.