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1	->'''Carter:''' Anyone ever died in this race?
2	->'''Warrick:''' I told you it was dangerous.
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4	[[Recap/StargateSG1S6E18Forsaken Warrick Finn]] asks Carter for her assistance in winning the Loop of Kon-Garat -- a high-stakes space race hosted annually around his home planet -- in exchange for access to Hebridean technology. Carter gladly accepts, but before long the pair begins to suspect that someone is trying to fix the race after their ship is sabotaged.
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6	!!"Space Race" provides examples of the following tropes:
7	* AsteroidThicket: The final stage of the race involves navigating through a densely-packed asteroid field.
8	* BadassBiker: Carter arrives for work at the beginning of the episode still in her biking leathers with her helmet tucked under her arm.
9	* TheBigRace: The Loop of Kon-Garat.
10	* BittersweetEnding: On the sweeter end of the spectrum. Carter and Warrick don't win the race, but neither does the cheating Muirios, whilst Muirios' backer, Tynan, is exposed and arrested. Meanwhile, Earth is able to negotiate an ion drive, and the actual race winner hires Warrick as a co-pilot, which, given that the race's prize is a lucrative contract, might mean his money troubles are over.
11	* BlatantLies: Teal'c claims that Carter asked for his assistance with the ship to get out of joining O'Neill and Daniel in handling the diplomatic aspects of the mission. She covers for him well enough.
12	-->'''Teal'c:''' I am in your debt, Major Carter.
13	-->'''Carter:''' [[BorrowedCatchphrase Indeed.]]
14	* CallBack: Teal'c uses the alias [[Recap/StargateSG1S4E11PointOfNoReturn "Murray"]] while posing as Eamon's cousin to get inside the Tech Con building.
15	* ContinuityNod: In the news report explaining why Warrick enlisted Earthlings for the race, it is mentioned that Warrick was missing and presumed dead for quite some time after [[Recap/StargateSG1S6E18Forsaken his ship crashed and stranded him on another planet]].
16	* EpicFail: Not only does Tynan fail to fix the race for his chosen endorsee, he also manages to prove his employer's suspicions of corruption.
17	* FantasticRacism: Del Tynan, Eamon's supervisor at Tech Con, believes the Serrakin are "taking over" Hebridan through interbreeding, and tries to fix the race to ensure that a pure-blooded human will win.
18	* HalfHumanHybrid: Miles Hagan, the president of Tech Con, is half-Serrakin and half-Hebridan.
19	* HostageForMacGuffin: Tynan tries to get Warrick to throw the race in exchange for Eamon's life.
20	-->'''Jarlath:''' You're going to let a little thing like your brother's life stop you from winning the race?\
21	'''Warrick and Carter:''' Shut up.
22	* InHarmsWay: Carter is unusually gung-ho about the mission from the get-go, as the prospect of participating in a dangerous, high-stakes space race appeals to her inner adrenaline junkie.
23	-->'''Carter:''' Look, I know that this could be dangerous. But this is our job, right? It's what we signed on to do. We take risks in the hopes of achieving new levels of technology. If -- and I stress ''if'' -- participating in this race happens to be a little bit, I don't know...
24	-->'''Daniel:''' Fun?
25	-->'''Carter:''' What's a girl to do?
26	* LoopholeAbuse: Warrick admits that his government hasn't ''technically'' agreed to share any technology with Earth yet, but that there's nothing preventing Carter from using anything she might learn while helping him in the race.
27	* MegaCorp: Parodied with the constant ads for Tech Con that pop up during the coverage of the race. They're never really implied to be evil, but they seem to be responsible for just about everything from sports drinks to funeral services.
28	* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: The Kon-Garat is basically a corporate-sponsored race akin to the Indy 500, just with more dangerous obstacles.
29	* PardonMyKlingon:
30	-->'''Warrick:''' Eat greaven, Jarlath.
31	-->'''Carter:''' ..."Greaven"?
32	-->'''Warrick:''' Don't ask.
33	* ProductPlacement: In-universe example. There are constant humorous commercials during the broadcast of the race showcasing the MegaCorp's products.
34	* ProductPlacementName: The [[LargeHamAnnouncer men providing the commentary]] for the race mercilessly plug their sponsor throughout the race.
35	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Miles Hagan, president of [[MegaCorp Tech Con]]. He has Del Tynan arrested when the team proves he'd sabotaged the race.
36	* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome One with realistic consequences]]. After being gone for so long and presumed dead due to the crash of his ship, Warrick's wife moved on and remarried and he has had a hard time finding new employment.
37	* SecondPlaceIsForWinners: The winner of the race hires Warrick as her new co-pilot.
38	* SequelEpisode: To [[Recap/StargateSG1S6E18Forsaken "Forsaken"]].
39	* SpaceshipSlingshotStunt: Carter and Warrick are able to slingshot the ''Sebrus'' around the Hebridean sun to give them an extra push to catch up with the rest of the race after they fall behind due to sabotage.
40	* ThereAreNoRules: The Serrakin and Hebridans both take this aspect of the race quite seriously. Sabotaging every other ship in the race and outfitting your own with experimental engines made by the company that sponsors the race does not count as a disqualification.
41	* TokenEvilTeammate: The antagonistic criminal contestant Jarlath joins Carter and Warrick after they rescue him when his ship loses power. He spends most of the time making an annoyance of himself, but they're able to put his weapons expertise to good use by taking the cheating favorite out of the running at the end.
42	* UnderdogsNeverLose: Averted; Carter and Warrick are the least favorite and wind up coming in at a respectable third place, but they don't come anywhere close to winning.
43	* UngratefulBastard: Jarlath isn't exactly thrilled when Carter and Warrick go out of their way to rescue him, despite the fact that he would have died if they hadn't.
44	* VitriolicBestBuds: Warrick and his brother Eamon seem to have this kind of dynamic.
45	* WeWinBecauseYouDidnt: Near the end of the race, Carter, Warrick, and Jarlath realize they're too far behind to have any chance at winning, but at least they can take out the cheater Muirios' ship to keep him from coming in first.
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