¶ Introduction
Well… It has become abundantly clear that this sim is heavily occupied by tinkerers. Seems like every other week I am seeing new cart designs, be it Sin’s Mad Max style deathcart to Axelle’s official Ponizei cruisercart.
So after an eventful chat in the Bit and Bridle it was decided that we should host our own cart competition, and somewhere along the way somebody called it ‘Pimp My Cart’. Now my dearies, we are stuck with it, and the gauntlet has been thrown down.
Who is the greatest modder? Who makes the prettiest carts? Which of you are clearly insane? With this competition we will be sure to find out!
¶ When & Where is it Happening?
Pimp My Cart takes place during the Week of Madness. It is a series of events that run all week to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of Tall Tails.
A special event platform has been created by Molly, Magic and Camilla and can be found by going here.
The platform will be split into three sections, the landing walkway, the Pimp My Cart display pens and the Art Competition zen garden. It should be fairly obvious to people visiting which platform is what!
The Pimp My Cart display pens will be opening at the start of the Week of Madness on 24/05/2021 at 11AM SLT, from this time on members of the public will be able to vote on their favourite carts throughout the week. The main event itself will be held on 30/05/2021, which is a Sunday, and will start at 10AM SLT. This might feel a little early to some, especially those across the pond in the Americas, but we have had a surprisingly large amount of entries for the competition and we want to ensure that things do not drag on for an extreme length of time.
¶ How Can I Take Part?
As of 18/05/2021 registration is no longer open as we now have a fully booked display area.
The Pimp My Cart event is available to anybody who has an interest in creating and showing off their cart designs. Simply contact Molly Lacroix either on Discord or in SecondLife and tell her the name of your cart design and your Cart Team name and I will make sure you are on the cards on the day of the event.
Do you just want to watch? Well that is even simpler, simply turn up on the day of the event and watch all this carty goodness unfold! Who knows, maybe it will give you some ideas for next time?
Remeber that while the main event is at the weekend, voting is open all week so please don't forget to stop by and show your love to the cart designs you love the most.
¶ What Will Happen at the Event?
As mentioned, the event officially opens at 11AM SLT on 24/05/2021. All members of the public are invited to go and browse and select their carts of choice.
The main event will take place on the Sunday of the Week of Madness, 30/05/2021 at 10AM SLT. At this time the main judges will be present and begin to look through all the carts on display to score them based on certain criteria. Some of this criteria will be judged on a personal level and not be objective.
Based on the above, we will be splitting the awards into categories.
¶ Peoples Choice
This is the vote that will be open from the start of the Week of Madness. Everyone will be able to give five votes to five unique participating Carts, and when the event timer runs out the top three Cart Teams will win a medal for their efforts. All votes will be anonymous and each cart will be ranked based on the amount of votes they received.
The votes will run all throughout the week, when you are at the Pimp My Cart display pens simply look for a little Pick Me sign next to the name of each cart, if you click this your vote will be registered. Votes can not be changed, so be certain when selecting your carts.
And for the silly ones out there, you will not be able to vote on your own cart. All votes will be logged and if we feel alt accounts are being used we will take very firm action.
The People Choice medals will be handed out at the event before the Judges Choice awards are revealed. So voting will close during the main event on 30/05/2021. Molly Lacroix will announce to all when the vote will be ending, so keep an eye out and be sure your votes are counted before then!
¶ Judges Choice
Starting at 10AM SLT on 30/05/2021, the Judges Choice will be the main feature of the Pimp My Cart event. We will have three judges on sim who will take a good look at each entry on display and judge them based on pre-determined criteria. Please keep in mind that some of the categories will be subjective to the individual judges and some will be more technical in nature. While the judges are walking around and checking out what is on offer, we ask that members of the team stay with their own display to answer any questions they might have.
Once the judges have had a chance to see each cart the event will move on to the presentation stage. A special circular course has been created for cart teams to show their carts in action, you can check it out by going here. Here each team is able to give a speech to the people who have gathered to watch, and then complete two circuits of the track to prove that their cart works, this is an excellent time to show off any unique properties of your cart.
Once all cart teams have had a chance to show their vehicle in action, a break will be had to allow the judges to fully score each cart, ask any questions they may have and then send the scores to Molly Lacroix.
Molly will then announce the winner of the People's Choice and the Judges Choice competitions.
The Judges are:
¶ What Are the Rules?
Well this is the important part, so pay attention! As we intend for the event to run for two hours, with some wiggle room for it to run for at least three, we ask that all entrants read and understand these rules. If you have any questions please contact me to ask.
- Only one cart can be entered per Cart Team. A team can consist of one or two participants.
- Each team must have a team name and a name for their cart.
- Display ponies can be used on your cart. Unless specified on team registration they will not be considered as a part of the Cart Team.
- The cart that is created must come in an unscripted ‘display’ version (this will be used for rezzing in the show area) and also a version that is capable of being used as a genuine carting vehicle. A small circular track will be present during the event for showing the cart in action.
- Any cart can be used so long as it has been modified from its base design. It must however have a space for one pulling pony.
- Each Cart Team must be willing to explain the design of their cart to an assembled crowd.
¶ How Will the Judges Score?
It is important for the Judges Choice that we explain the criteria by which the carts will be assessed. Please remember that many of these categories will be entirely subjective to the judges and their personal likes and dislikes, and some will be easier to quantify.
Each category will be judged on a scale of 1 to 10 points.
This means each cart can earn a total of 30 points per judge for a maximum score of 90 points.
In the event that we have two carts with the same score, a tie will be decided by the seniority of ranking both carts had in the People’s Choice vote.
¶ Does the Cart Work?
1: The cart is totally broken and purely decorative.
5: No changes have been made to the base cart other than basic decorations.
10: The cart has multiple new features and unique curios.
¶ Is the Cart Aesthetically Pleasing?
1: The cart is a total mess.
5: The cart has very little to differentiate it from the base model.
10: The cart has a pleasing style and fits its theme well. This is not about a judges preferred style, but whether the Cart team has created something which looks good.
¶ Is the cart an original design?
1: The cart is almost the exact same as the base model.
5: The cart has deviated from the base model but is still recognisable.
10: The cart looks totally unique in design compared to the base model.
¶ Current Participants
Below are a list of all the participants in the 2021 Pimp My Cart competition.
¶ Bad Decisions Stupid Mistakes
Cart Name: BDSM1000 Pony Dispersion Device
When life gives you apples, why not fire them from a cannon?
Members:
| Moon | oysew.resident | f2ce190d-1fcf-481e-8710-e1c55035f7e9 |
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Cherry Blossom Dairy
Cart Name: Milk Delivery Cart
Milk delivers... Always
Members:
| Trisky | trisskelia.resident | 1a52c7c6-0903-44a8-b07e-e0ecb43988b5 |
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ConnieCube Inc
Cart Name: The Spoon!
Good pony! Have a sugar cube :)
Thanks to Axelle for helping with the customization, Magic for lighting ideas, and Danna for building the sugar cubes. You're all awesome!
Members:
| Connie | pehf.resident | e6bf2e26-dcc9-4e1d-975a-974ad655b8f6 |
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Crazy Kitty
Cart Name: Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
Yet another insane deathtrap?
Members:
| Sin | sincruz.resident | 16568e82-20dc-4a6b-b2f7-3299921b0616 |
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Downhill Racers
Cart Name: Soapbox Car but Cart
It's a car... I mean cart! Or something…
Members:
| Aida Beorn | aida.beorn | 51e6f6a2-b0a8-4b74-93c0-69832c5be943 |
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Gotham Girls
Cart Name: BatPony Cart
Cart description goes here
Members:
| Eesoov Elan | eesoov.elan | 339a1439-8a3d-43a8-869b-7f44ce2f78fe |
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| Amber Harrison | amber.hijinks | aabb59c6-5bd2-491f-a16d-ed4a66986178 |
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Miss Chief
Cart Name: The Mallrat
Cart description goes here
Members:
| Leyre | gonkaotic.resident | 6f73f209-52dd-4305-b46d-bd63ea572177 |
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Þe Rubber Clothing Co.
Cart Name: Experimental Procurement Cart
Cart description goes here
Members:
| Elva Hardwick | elvahardwick.resident | f378051f-d5a4-4c1d-9270-9ac606ac1237 |
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Properly Sized
Cart Name: >SMOL
Have you ever felt like you're just too small for the world, that the cart you're trying to pull just seems too big. Like how the strap almost chokes you as you seem to be pulling with your neck rather from your hips?. We at >SMOL are working to change that with our first release that will put proportions back into ponyplay. Available now in several custom paint job. Locate your closest dealer and order yours today!
Members:
| Camila | camilla.sassypants | 69133072-f6e5-498c-a4af-4aa40bb142f0 |
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Sha-Sha
Cart Name: Snow Bound
Make some traction on your arctic explorations with the all new 2021 model grit and sand spreader ponycart!
Members:
| Shard Soyinka | shard.soyinka | cff8df2f-f815-47a3-932d-77b596be86d3 |
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| Shay Finchy | shay.finchy | 2cdeb3ae-aee3-4c30-846e-6c08579d630a |
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Tall Tails Ponizei Department
Cart Name: Ponizei Patrol Cruiser 01
We fight crime with style!
Members:
| Axelle Beorn | axelle01.resident | 058f17a7-90fe-4a06-890e-9928bb194e11 |
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Tall Tails Pony Army
Cart Name: AT-PC V1
Join the TT Pony Army, pull the best carts with the best meals!
Members:
| Loren Fox | lorenfox.resident | 9f59885f-3894-420b-b08a-51cd41e6d75f |
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Team 1855
Cart Name: The Oxnard
Train Fireman: Is this a holdup?
Dr. Emmett Brown: No, it's a science experiment!
Members:
| Jane Sorrowman | jane.sorrowman | 32bf5664-eba9-4138-99a9-f95badc40775 |
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| Alexis Sinclair | thecustodian.resident | 3d6f16db-e2ce-47ba-88a9-161bd147dac2 |
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| Omen | angelynn.heartsong | 861e4a24-8dcf-4b57-99d5-9d7ce6ddb63b |
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Will Maid for Spanks
Cart Name: Oktoberfast
Beer delivery - TT style! We are hiring serving maids and other naughties!
Members:
| Stephanie Mapple | missmapple.resident | 1f79aea3-cdd0-4d39-927a-d80b3240211c |
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Xenocart
Cart Name: AGPC Model 2.3 "Wheels are overrated" Anti-Gravity-Pony-Cart
Ride the magnetosphere!
Members:
| Rin Tae | rin.tae | 63553960-d2ac-4176-b73c-73972f3a6d87 |
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