KINGSYARDS SUBLIGHT RACER

     Craft:  Kingsyards Ion Lady mark IV
     Scale:  Starfighter
     Type:  Sublight Racer
     Length:  21 Meters
     Cost:  240,000 credits
     Crew:  1
     Passengers:  None
     Cargo Capacity:  None
     Consumables:  2 weeks
     Hyperdrive Mod:  X3
     Hyper Backup:  None
     Nav Computer:  None (uses nav droid)
     Space:  10
     Maneuverability:  3D
     Atmosphere:  415; 1200
     Hull:  1D
     Shields:  None
     Sensors:  
          Passive:  20/1D+2
          Scan:  35/3D
          Search:  40/4D+1
          Focus:4/5D+2
     Weapons:  None

     The Ion Lady was one of the most popular and successful models
of sublight racer.  Until the Empire nationalized Kingsyard
products and converted their production to TIE fighters
(particularly the experimental high speed models), Kingsyard had
produced fourteen percent of the sublight racers, and their ships
won a disproportionate thirty seven percent of competitions,
including three straight galactic championships.  Sublight racing
has dropped precipitously in popularity since the start of the
rebellion, as the best pilots have been drafted by one side or the
other.
     The Ion Lady has a sleek profile, designed for great speeds. 
The original issue of the Ion Lady had no hyperdrive, and those for
top level competition were never equipped with them (Ion Lady
Special Issue:  all stats same, but no hyperdrive, Space of 12,
Atmosphere of 455;1350 and Maneuverability of 4D+1)  However, those
pilots that were trying to make a living off of racing needed to
get to local races,  and the Ion Lady was equipped with an
inexpensive hyperdrive, and given a mounting for an R2 Droid.  The
Droid and hyperdrive are always detached before a race, as their
presence would disqualify the ship, and they add extra inertia,
which detracts from performance.
     Sublight races are usual run from the edge of a system to a
finish line on the surface of one of the inner planets.  The Ion
Lady is less effective in the atmosphere than some of the competing
models, (not having any installed specialized atmospheric
technology) and racers flying it try to maximize the lead it can
get in space, before reentry.
     Modifications:  "Dirty" racers have been known to equip their
ships with mini ion cannons, as the unarmored racing ships are
easily disabled.  However, internal space of the Ion Lady is so
fully used that it is almost impossible to equip it with any but
the lightest of weapons.  The most successful military use of an
Ion Lady has been to disassemble it, use it's very high quality
internal parts in other ships, and to refit the chassis with
smaller sublight engines, a larger hyperdrive, weapons and shields,
and use it as a high speed courier or light fighter.