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wendendyk Apr 3 @ 1:37pm. in the demo, press alt to equip the detecotr, then navigate around the fire till you find a corpse aprt and pick it up. this will igve you a stand. #2. Showing 1 - 2 of 2 comments. Per page: 15 30 50. Steel Ball Race > General Discussions > Topic Details. Someone help ;-;
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The Steel Ball Run (スティールボールラン, Sutīru Bōru Ran) is the race that drives the plot of Steel Ball Run; a series of checkpoints and routes on a rough course between San Diego and New York City, USA.
is named after this event, hosted by Steven Steel and the President of the United States, Funny Valentine.
The concept of the Steel Ball Run was conceived by Steven Steel and a young Lucy Pendleton around 1888. Listening to Steven's ramblings about organizing a long distance horse-ride, Lucy proposed that Steven made it a race across America instead with an enormous prize. Steven first found the idea ridiculous, but talked about it anyway, which caught the attention of numerous sponsors ready to gamble on such huge event. At one point, Funny Valentine involved himself in the organization of the race, determining the journey with Joseph of Arimathea's map and secretly taking command over the whole event. It would then serve as a front for the search for the Saint Corpse Parts, with Valentine and a number of competitors participating to gather the relics.
The race took place in the USA, starting September 25th, 1890 at 10 AM on San Diego beach, with the final finish line located in New York City. The total distance is estimated at around 6000 km, made up by nine routes (called "Stages") separated by known landmarks.
The race organizers originally predicted that the event would have around a mere 500 entrants, however; in reality, the overall results of the Steel Ball Run show that 3,852 ended up competing. Over the course of the race apparently 88 of these participants died from various causes, leaving the race with a rounded mortality rate of 0.023%.
For each stage points are awarded and the one who completed the race with the most points becomes champion. The champion is to receive 50 million dollars, eventually changed to 60 million. Other prizes include respectively 1 million USD, 500,000 USD, 250,000 USD and 120,000USD for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and fifth ranking finalist. Special prizes up to 10th place such as the checkpoint award are available.
Points are awarded following this table:
Below is the alphabetical list of all known participants that took part in the Steel Ball Run race. Out of all 3,852 racers, only 36 were named:
•Andre Boom Boom
•Baba Yaga
•Baron Roocatugo
•Benjamin Boom Boom
•Billy White
1st Stage - First 15,000 Meters
"San Diego Beach", San Diego, CA TO "Santa Maria Novella Church"
2nd Stage - Crossing the Arizona Desert
"Arizona DesertW" / Monument ValleyW, AZ/UT
3rd Stage - Rocky Mountain Breakdown
"Cañon CityW"
•There is an inconsistency with the race dates. The 8th stage stared on December 28, 1890 and was said to last 2 days,, with the final stage lasting 30 minutes. However the date is somehow January 19, 1891 by the time the race ends.
•The grand cash prize of $50 million is given in modern values, and is not to be confused with what $50 million would be worth in 1890 (which would equal $1,283,369,506.24 in 2016's USD currency value). It has been written as such to convey its value to the standard reader, and is said to be closer to 6 billion yen.
•The list of the first stages reveals a lot more than just the results. Several important characters are named there, as well the next minor villains Gyro and Johnny will face.
•For example some riders (never seen in the manga) whose names are music references are; Billy White (American composer Barry White) and his horse Love Unlimited (Orchestra featuring Barry White), Sloop John B (Beach Boys song) and his horse Catch a Wave (another Beach Boys song) and Iglesias (Spanish singer Julio Iglesias) and his horse Natalie.
•Another example are riders named after albums like Dixie Chicken (album by the American rock band Little Feat) and his horse Ramblin' Man (song by The Allman Brothers Band), Nellyville (The second album by American rapper, Nelly) and his horse Country Grammar (the first Nelly album released) and Zenyatta Mondatta (from the album by The Police and a self reference to the English names of Oingo and Boingo in VIZ Media's translation of Stardust Crusaders) and his horse Roxanne (a song by The Police).
•The name of the race and of Part 7 appears to reference the film The Cannonball Run.
1.SBR Chapter 12: "First Stage: Disqualified from Victory"
2.SBR Extra Chapter 2: "The Story of F. Valentine"
3.SBR Chapter 5: "First Stage: 15,000 Meters"
4.SBR Chapter 13: "The Sheriff's Request to Mountain Tim"
5.SBR Chapter 28: "Scary Monsters, Part 1"
6.SBR Chapter 33: "A Man's World, Part 1"
Oct 14, 2024 · The Steel Ball Run (スティールボールラン, Sutīru Bōru Ran) is a race consisting of a series of checkpoints and routes on a rough course approximately 6,000 km (3,700 mi) long that runs from San Diego to New York City, USA. The race drives the plot of Steel Ball Run, which is named after this event.
Jockey(name And #)AgeCountryHorse's Name21USA68Japan?USA?France?I'm reading Part 7 (about to start the third volume) and I don't get how the Steel Ball Run works. I don't undestand who gets to win the race. It is explained that at the end of each stage they give points to the riders according to their position AND the winner also recieves a 1 hour of extra time.
In the American Old West, the world's greatest race is about to begin. Thousands line up in San Diego to travel over six thousand kilometers for a chance to win the grand prize of fifty million dollars. With the era of the horse reaching its end, contestants are allowed to use any kind of vehicle they wish. Competitors will have to endure grueling conditions, traveling up to a hundred ...
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Worzon • 8 mo. ago. You’ll understand why about 30 chapters in. SBR is very character focused so it needs a fair good of build up before you see the characters start to go down interesting paths and the stands to become interesting. SBR is supposed to be a slow build up just like the race is.
