Uncle Albert's Auto Stop and Gunnery Shop
HTML conversion by Michael P. Owen, April 2000
Uncle Albert Knows How To Perform!
For the duellist who wants to stay ahead of the pack, Uncle Al
offers a wide line of high-performance equipment -- fully
guaranteed -- to keep you in the lead!
Radial Tires
Sure, your new car handles well. But you want it to handle great -- nothing less will do. Uncle Albert's new Fleetfoot Wide Radial tires hug the asphalt with herculean grip. Take that winding mountain highway or dueltrack with confidence, and a set of Uncle Al's Radial tires. Special: Say you saw it in ADQ and delivery is free!
Radial Tires -- Any car, cycle or trike with Radial Tires on
all its wheels has its HC raised by 1. This may not raise its HC
above 3. Racing slicks, metal tires and oversized tires may
not be made radial. Adds 150% to cost, 20% to weight, -1 DP.
Off-Road Tires
Not all the action is on the highways. When you need to get off the road, do it in style with Uncle Al's Mudshark line of off-road tires.
Off-Road (OR) Tires -- Any car, cycle or trike with Off-Road
Tires on all its wheels has its HC raised by 1 when off-road. OR
tires confer no benefits on the highway. Again, slicks, metal
tires and oversized tires may not be made OR. Adds 20% to cost
and 5 lbs. to weight. No tire may be both Off-Road and
Radial.
Encoded Remote Ignition System
AADA statistics show that it takes the average driver three
seconds to get his car started. Sometimes, three seconds isn't
nearly enough -- the duel could end before your car starts!
Electrofabrique Suisse has the answer in their new Encoded Remote
Ignition System. Start your car
before you get into it -- the time you save could mean your life!
Ask about our Corporate Fleet specials!
Encoded Remote Ignition System (ERIS) -- $500, transmitter is
1/2 grenade equivalent, receiver is $100, no space, no weight.
Destroyed when the power plant is destroyed. Starts or stops a
vehicle, unlocks its doors, or flashes its lights at the user's
behest. Transmitter range is 15". Sending a command is a
firing action. Each ERIS has a special "password"
encoded into the transmission so others can't activate your
vehicle by accident (or on purpose) while activating their own.
Improved Supercharger Capacitors
Thanks to recent developments in fuel-cell technology, Uncle Albert can now deliver blistering gasburner performance to electric power plants! Blast past those guzzlers with the new, improved Zippy Supercharger Capacitors. Don't be a pinhead -- order them today! Note: Some power plant damage will result from using this item.
Improved Supercharger Capacitors (ISC) -- $500, 1 space, 75 lbs., adds 1 DP to power plant. Each ISC will raise an electric vehicle's acceleration by 5 mph and add 20 mph to its top speed for 3 turns. Triggering the ISC is a firing action taken during the Acceleration phase. It cannot be used again until recharged (which takes two minutes, and costs $10). Triggering an ISC causes considerable damage to the power plant -- divide the number of DP the plant originally had by 3, rounding down, and give the plant that much damage at the end of the third turn of use. This damage will not cause a fire or hazard, and component armor does not protect against it. However, damage caused by ISCs costs half as much to repair as normal damage. Up to three ISCs may be linked together for cumulative results. A vehicle that is above its maximum speed when the ISC's charge is used up will decelerate by 10 mph/turn until at or below its maximum speed. Gasoline engines may not use this item.
