[brawndo_mom]

The Fast and the Flurrious (aka, "Get Your Epohhs!")

The epohh race is a far less forgiving race than the "Fast the the Flurrious". It's easier to go out of bounds, and since it's a competitive race, others are after the precious epohh tags... What? You can buy them? Oh well...

That said, I like the race. It runs at half past and 42 past the hour. You can see the timer next to your mini-map, and once it's announced you still have time to get there. If you are at one extreme of the map, just opt for a different instance and you'll return to the ice gazebo.

Again, I find the 8472 gear helps, but being Caitian has let me win several times without any gear, so while nice, it's NOT necessary.

To start, you'll leave the central gazebo by the southwest facing staircase, then up the hill with the fences on either side.

There is a Breen official at the top, but you do NOT need to check in with him. Simply wait for the "Join the Race" button 1 minute before the race starts.

When the gate drops, run straight forward. In theory you are chasing an epohh, but don't worry about that. Just run. I try to stay to the left of the central ice ridge, then jump over the small ice boulder in the middle. Continue to run until you're near the middle of the turn, then jump or roll to kill your momentum. Turn sharply to the right and start running. If you banked enough, you'll be on the right side of the central ice ridge - and if you didn't kill enough momentum, you'll slide forward off this rather than going off the track. If you did stop enough, great.

Once again, you'll be facing a sharp turn to the left; I find that jumping and turning left at the same time will get you in line for the next straight run. Just ahead of you, you'll see a ridge of ice running across the track, with a fairly high 'bump' on the right side. Aim for the bump, and when you hit the top, jump. (BTW, when you aim for the bump, there is a patch of ice just ahead of it - hit this, and you'll slide, lose momentum and fall into the trench rather than going OVER it. So veer toward it only as you get close.) This will carry you over the trench and onto the next part of the track. (If you land in the trench, jump again, and you'll be out.) This is a view of the jump from the bottom of the track.

Run forward, then there is a sharp bend to the left.  There are several ice ridges on both sides and in the center that can serve to slow you down, and also funnel everyone together. Unless you got a jumping buff, try to run down the center. Otherwise you can bounce over the tops fairly easily and stay ahead of the crowd.

One last turn to the right, and here's where throwing your frosty boots on can help. It's pretty much a straight line (a few obstacles) so run for all your worth. However, you need to pick up the first, second or third place flag, so if you have a clear shot, aim for it, and turn off the boots so you don't slide past it!

First place is 12 epohh tags, second is 6, third is 3 and everyone else gets 2. Make sure you pick them up even if you don't win!

Now go see you the annoying epohh lady, turn in 6 epohh tags on the duty officer assignment; after the mission completes, you'll get an epohh pup, which you can raise, just like on Romulus. After they become adults, you can turn them in for reputation marks.