Hey everybody, now that the SRC Series: Rocket Racing challenge has started it's time to reveal the category! Your category of focus for the challenge in the next 10 days is... [Expert Tracks](https://www.speedrun.com/Rocket_Racing/leaderboards?h=expert-levels&x=q25z87j2)!! If you need a run to learn from, [you can find one under the category here](https://www.speedrun.com/Rocket_Racing/leaderboards?h=expert-levels&x=q25z87j2) 

To learn more about the challenge, [check out our previous article](https://www.speedrun.com/news/m25px1v1-src-series-rocket-racing-speedrun-challenge).

Good luck!

The SRC Series: Rocket Racing challenge has started so it's time to reveal the category!

SRC Series: Rocket Racing Expert Tracks Challenge

# **The Event**

Founded two years ago by Metroid Crime, [Lady Arcaders](https://ladyarcaders.com) are celebrating the community’s 2 year anniversary with an absolutely leviathan fifty-hour event! The Raid Train departs the station Tuesday the 13th at 10pm EST, traveling nonstop & through the night all the way to Thursday the 15th, ending on the [Lady Arcaders Twitch channel](https://twitch.tv/ladyarcaders) with a speedrun of **Stardew Valley** by [Pr1nc3ssShortcake](https://twitch.tv/Pr1nc3ssShortcake).

Some highlights of [the full schedule](https://ladyarcaders.com/raid-train/2024/) include:

[EikoTheBlue](https://twitch.tv/eikotheblue), lead developer of the **Ori And The Blind Forest** randomizer, will be speedrunning her own creation. We’ll see [ceaselessly](https://twitch.tv/ceaselessly) take on **Pokémon Crystal** with a sole Diglett, and more randomized speedruns with [Demerine](https://twitch.tv/Demerine2) running **Dragon Warrior Chaos**, and [BunniestBunRena](https://twitch.tv/BunniestBunRena) in randomized **Zelda: A Link Between Worlds**.

We’ll also be seeing several PB attempts, with [FawkesRocks](https://twitch.tv/Fawkes_Rocks) running **Sonic CD**, and [Quacksilver](https://twitch.tv/quacksilverplays) on **GRIME**. And did you know the PAL version of **Luigi’s Mansion** is mirrored and more challenging? [Elite_Spud](https://twitch.tv/elite_spud) will be going for a PB, then (time allowing) they’ll show off some *blindfolded* gameplay.

Here’s a sampler platter of clips, to see the Lady Arcader vibe ahead of the big show:

- [https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/TallBashfulDadPeanutButterJellyTime-vOQmUcx9KGUpKlzY](https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/TallBashfulDadPeanutButterJellyTime-vOQmUcx9KGUpKlzY)
- [https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/RefinedIntelligentCourgetteGingerPower-SX2HxhP3gxWI_CqP](https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/RefinedIntelligentCourgetteGingerPower-SX2HxhP3gxWI_CqP)
- [https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/DullProudGrasshopperBudStar-YzIH7YHTgiN7IUWw](https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/DullProudGrasshopperBudStar-YzIH7YHTgiN7IUWw)
- [https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/HeadstrongCooperativeScorpionDoritosChip-6lynDAtUNJB_SPC-](https://www.twitch.tv/ladyarcaders/clip/HeadstrongCooperativeScorpionDoritosChip-6lynDAtUNJB_SPC-)

# **About Lady Arcaders**

Lady Arcaders is an all-women’s gaming collective, founded to showcase women’s passion and skills. Getting involved in the speedrunning and general gaming/speedrunning spaces can be *very* daunting, so the group can serve as a springboard in and a space to form friendships and build community.

Attract Mode! (The exclamation is important!) is Lady Arcader’s flagship show, running twice a week on Twitch to showcase game-related content by women creators. If you’re interested in participating, [applications are open year-round](https://ladyarcaders.com/event/attract-mode/).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2OaKYx7eg

Celebrating 2-year community anniversary with 26 streamers taking on randomizers, PB attempts, cosplay crafting, & more.

Lady Arcaders Kick Off 50 Hour Raid Train

Speedromizer V Submissions are OPEN! The marathon where what you submit, is NOT what you run. Raising money for Qmunity.

### Timeline

- Submit from January 27, 2024 to February 25, 2024
- Games will be picked in a standard marathon judging process
- Accepted games are shuffled and randomly assigned to other runners
- Live draft lottery: March 02
- From the draft lottery, runners have roughly 3 months to learn their games
- Confirmation Period for runners: April 19 - April 28
- Marathon schedule is released: May 05
- Tech checks for all event participants: May 10-12, 17-19, 24-26
- **Marathon goes live June 06 - 09, at 10 am Central Standard Time!**

### New Submission Process

You don’t have a run, but want to learn something? You have a cool run that you’d like to teach, but don’t have time to learn something new?

This event, we are opening up to both possibilities! Check out the new submission forms.

### Links

- **Submit:** [Oengus](https://oengus.io/marathon/SRMZV) | [Google Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScha8wOiJcWSB3EaO_34xMuak9Vk8sEdGyEElJszz0X6Wy_UQ/viewform) | [Learn a run only](https://docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/e/1FAIpQLScUPr_1pIHLJ3bVncWtRgbcaqREgKvGc4JHW6JT-VbuMnOokQ/viewform)
- **View Submissions:** [Submissions Publish](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT8bPFYUkk8wj8kannPUso_fFq9vyEggwDJXxcKbehE72PpZHNfu_TZSlrS9TjxwXwbdGudGSCYZsKE/pubhtml?gid=1342861663&single=true)
- **Volunteer application:**	**Open March 02**
- **Volunteer roles:** [Speedromizer - Volunteer Roles](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjAIKq065s-MlwQQhcxUEWceh6K5dPwUtdWyj5uK6BA/edit#)
- **Transparency Statement:** [Speedromizer - Transparency Statement](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uV3Xr0bCj9M2hvTdE8KIGY7Wqa1nYxan77sKItdSXk0/edit#)
- **Twitch channel:** [Twitch.tv/speedromizer](https://twitch.tv/speedromizer)
- **Discord server:**	[Discord.gg/dUEKRbfWnK](http://discord.gg/dUEKRbfWnK)

### Charity

We are once again raising money for **[QMUNITY](https://qmunity.ca/)** - British Columbia's queer, trans, and Two-Spirit resource centre, providing safe space for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersexual and asexual folks and their allies.

### Races

We cannot accept race submissions by default due to the nature of the event.

However, during the confirmation period, runners can ask the original submitter of their game to race them! If the submitter agrees, availability permits, and dedicated commentary can be organized, we might see some Student vs. Teacher races!

### Discouraged Criteria

Due to the nature of games being randomly drafted for accepted runners, any submission that fits one or more of the following criteria is less likely to be selected:

- Estimated length is more than 1 hour 30 minutes or less than 10 minutes
- The run has no available guide **and** the submitter is not able to provide assistance
- The run requires non-standard peripherals (e.g. custom controller, etc.)
- The run has an extremely high complexity in terms of mechanics **and** inputs
- The run is heavily dependent on RNG
- The game is not easily obtainable/playable (e.g. not emulatable, needs high-end PC hardware, etc.)

These runs can still be submitted, and they may be picked as backup games.

### Randomizer Rules

Randomizer submissions are allowed, but must fit **all** of these criteria:

- The randomizer must have the ability to set a decent starting inventory
- No overly challenging modes ex: Key Sanity, no starting sword/swordless
- The run must be able to be completed within 2 hours RTA by a new runner
- All randomizer submissions will be handled on a case by case basis

### Backup Games

We will have a list of backup games for runs that cannot be selected for the main draft lottery due to their nature (see *Discouraged Criteria*) but which are still awesome showcases that could fill time in case of a runner drop.

We hope to see you at **Speedromizer V!**

The charity marathon with a twist. What you submit, is NOT what you run.

Speedromizer V Submissions are LIVE

The team of Tape to Tape is hosting a speedrunning competition utilizing the same seed I used at my run for AGDQ 2024 (VOD linked below). Top times submitted to [the Tape to Tape seeded board on Speedrun.com](https://www.speedrun.com/tape_to_tape?h=seeded-campaign-Easy&x=xd1zvgw2-6njyreen.1399mr31) can win prizes, and all participants will be added to a raffle for a chance at additional prizes! More information and rules for the competition can be found in the link below, happy playing! 

[https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1566200/view/3946909242532948895](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1566200/view/3946909242532948895)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc3mjdfx37Q

The team of Tape to Tape is hosting a competition where the seed used in my (cavecavecave) AGDQ 2024 is being made public. Top times will be given prizes and a raffle will be done for all participants for extra prizes.

Tape to Tape Speedrun Competition (with Prizes!)

Tape To Tape

Phatzo

MetroidCrime

cavecavecave

SRC Series: Rocket Racing Expert Tracks

Pit of Eternal Sands - $10,000 Speedrun Challenge

Do you have what it takes to save Dharma in record setting time? Complete the Ghostrunner 2 Any% launch challenge!

Blood Will Run $10,000 Challenge

Ghostrunner 2

In order to properly figure out categories, rules, timing method, etc. this leaderboard will not feature any runs for the first two weeks after the game's release. In the meantime you can join us in the [Prince of Persia discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/0Ss0agDWPoiSvr3E) to discuss about the game.