Skyboard Grand Tournament

The Skyboard Grand Tournament is an annual race held on Primordius Magna.

History
Skyboard racing has been recored as early as 1232 BKT when two matoran strapped turbines to makeshift boards and raced. Since then, unofficial skyboard races have become a common phenomena. However, skyboard racing was long unpopular, and usually illegal in crowded areas. This prompted those who enjoyed the sport to race illegally at night.

Skyboarding did not become popular until it was included as an event in the annual Primordius Magna Sporting Exhibition in 77 BKT. The race consisted of 30 competitors who raced around the island of Mala for 200 miles, dodging obstacles along the way. In the years that followed, the race became more popular. A maximum of 90 races were selected to participate at one time, and the distance of the race was doubled to 400 miles. By 95 BKT, the Skyboard Grand Nation became the most followed race in Primordius Magna.

Rules
If a person wished to compete in the Grand Tournament, he or she was expected to abide by a basic guideline:
 * All competitors must first pass a qualification race before moving on to compete in the tournament
 * Once selected, a competitor is prohibited from substance use
 * All competitors must submit their skyboard for inspection proceeding a race
 * All competitors are expected to exercise good sportsmanship and not cheat. Actions considered cheating include
 * Ramming
 * Not following the course laid down for the competitors to follow
 * Tampering or disabling an opponent's board
 * Threatening/blackmailing opponent
 * Using an unapproved skyboard
 * The consequence to breaking any of the following rules is immediate disqualification.

Trivia

 * The Skyboard Grand Tournament was partially inspired by Pod-racing in Star Wars