Steel Ball Run
The Steel Ball Run (スティールボールラン, Sutīru Bōru Ran) is the race that drives the plot of Steel Ball Run; a series of checkpoints and routes on a rough course between San Diego and New York City, USA.
Summary
Steel Ball Run is named after this event, hosted by Steven Steel and the President of the United States, Funny Valentine.
The concept of the Steel Ball Run was conceived by Steven Steel and a young Lucy Pendleton at a point between 1884 and 1888. Listening to Steven's ramblings about organizing a long distance horse-ride, Lucy proposed that Steven made it a race across America instead with an enormous prize. Steven first found the idea ridiculous, but talked about it anyway, which caught the attention of numerous sponsors ready to gamble on such huge event. At one point, Funny Valentine involved himself in the organization of the race, determining the journey with Joseph of Arimathea's map and secretly taking command over the whole event. It would then serve as a front for the search for the Saint Corpse Parts, with Valentine and a number of competitors participating to gather the relics.
The race took place in the USA, starting September 25, 1890 at 10 AM on San Diego beach, with the final finish line located in New York City. The total distance is estimated at around 6000 km, made up by nine routes (called "Stages") seperated by known landmarks.
For each stage points are awarded and the one who completed the race with the most points becomes champion. The champion is to receive 50 million dollars, eventually changed to 60 millions. Other prizes include respectivelly 1 million USD, 500,000 USD, 250,000 USD and 120,000USD for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and fifth ranking finalist. Special prizes up to 10th place such as the checkpoint award are available.
Points are awarded following this table:[1][2]
Placement | Points |
---|---|
1st | 100 |
2nd | 50 |
3rd | 40 |
4th | 35 |
5th | 30 |
6th | 25 |
7th | 20 |
8th | 15 |
9th | 13 |
10th | 12 |
11th | 11 |
12th | 10 |
13th | 9 |
14th | 8 |
15th | 7 |
16th | 6 |
17th | 5 |
18th | 4 |
19th | 3 |
20th | 2 |
21st | 1 |
Out | 0 |
A cash prize is awarded for the winner of each Stage and a one cumulative hour bonus is awarded for the first eight ones to be used at the end of the 8th Stage and adjust their arrival time accordingly.
The original competitors used horses, camels, the new automobile or even their own legs in this mad-dash across the country. Different kinds of hazards and climates awaited, between the dryness of the Arizona desert or the challenge of crossing a frozen lake.
The race ended January 19, 1891. It was heavily criticized for numerous deaths among the competitors, and raised seventy trillion dollars in revenue, which Steven Steel donated to various causes.
Route
This section requires expansion.
1st Stage - First 15,000 Meters
- "San Diego Beach", San Diego, CA[3]
- TO
- "Santa Maria Novella Church"[4]
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 100 | Sandman | 18m 9s |
2nd | 50 | Diego Brando | Nose |
3rd | 40 | Pocoloco | Nose |
4th | 35 | Mountain Tim | Nose |
5th | 30 | Johnny Joestar | Neck |
6th | 25 | Hot Pants | 2½ Horses |
7th | 20 | Fritz von Stroheim | 3¼ Horses |
8th | 15 | Dixie Chicken | 5 Horses |
9th | 13 | Benjamin Boomboom | 8¼ Horses |
10th | 12 | Andre Boomboom | 8½ Horses |
11th | 11 | L.A. Boomboom | 8¾ Horses |
12th | 10 | Zenyatta Mondatta | 11 Horses |
13th | 9 | Caravan Serai | 13 Horses |
14th | 8 | Baba Yaga | 13½ Horses |
15th | 7 | Nellyville | 13¾ Horses |
16th | 6 | Dot Han | 15 Horses |
17th | 5 | Gaucho | 17 Horses |
18th | 4 | Mrs. Robinson | 17¼ Horses |
19th | 3 | Norisuke Higashikata | 21 Horses |
20th | 2 | Sloop John B | 23 Horses |
21st | 1 | Gyro Zeppeli | 18m 9s ~Penalty~ |
22th | 0 | Billy White | 28 Horses |
23th | 0 | Iglesias | 35 Horses |
Out | 0 | Kanye | ? |
Out | 0 | Shigechi | ? |
Out | 0 | Tarkus | ? |
Out | 0 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
Out | 0 | Mack the Knife | ? |
Out | 0 | Rotters Club | ? |
Out | 0 | Nightfly | ? |
Out | 0 | Mister. | ? |
Out | 0 | Oyecomova | ? |
Drop out
- Urmd Avdul (0 points)
- Baron Roocatugo (0 points)
- Mark Becker (Dead; 0 points))
- David Hagen (Dead, 0 points))
- Paul Lukather (Dead; 0 points)
2nd Stage - Crossing the Arizona Desert
- "Arizona Desert" / Monument Valley, AZ/UT[4]
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 150 | Diego Brando | 18d 7h 24m |
2nd | 80 | Johnny Joestar | ½ Horse |
3rd | 140 | Sandman | 1 Horse |
4th | 36 | Gyro Zeppeli | 1 Horse, 1 Nose |
5th | 55 | Hot Pants | 3 Horses |
6th | 28 | Norisuke Higashikata | 19d |
7th | 30 | Zenyatta Mondatta | ? |
8th | 21 | Dot Han | ? |
9th | 53 | Pocoloco | ? |
10th | 14 | Sloop John B | ? |
11th | 11 | Iglesias | ? |
12th | 17 | Nellyville | ? |
13th | 9 | Kanye | ? |
14th | 8 | Shigechi | ? |
15th | 15 | Baba Yaga | ? |
16th | 6 | Billy White | ? |
17th | 5 | Tarkus | ? |
18th | 13 | Caravan Serai | ? |
19th | 18 | Dixie Chicken | ? |
20th | 2 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
21st | 1 | Mack the Knife | ? |
Out | 5 | Gaucho | ? |
Out | 0 | Rotters Club | ? |
Out | 0 | Nightfly | ? |
Out | 0 | Mister. | ? |
Drop out
- Mountain Tim (35 points)
- Fritz von Stroheim (20 points)
- Benjamin Boomboom (13 points)
- Andre Boomboom (12 points)
- L.A. Boomboom (11 points)
- Mrs. Robinson (4 points)
- Oyecomova (0 points)
3rd Stage - Rocky Mountain Breakdown
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 155 | Hot Pants | 5d 9h 51m 42s |
2nd | 130 | Johnny Joestar | 5d 11h 4m 21s |
3rd | 190 | Diego Brando | Neck |
4th | 71 | Gyro Zeppeli | Neck |
5th | 83 | Pocoloco | 2½ Horses |
6th | 165 | Sandman | 1 Horse |
7th | 41 | Dot Han | 1½ Horses |
8th | 30 | Baba Yaga | 5 Horses |
9th | 14 | Mack the Knife | 6 Horses |
10th | 17 | Gaucho | 2 Horses |
11th | 11 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
12th | 38 | Norisuke Higashikata | ? |
13th | 26 | Nellyville | ? |
14th | 21 | Caravan Serai | ? |
15~20th | 2~7 | Nightfly | ? |
15th~out | 18~25 | Dixie Chicken | ? |
15th~out | 30~37 | Zenyatta Mondatta | ? |
15th~out | 18~25 | Dixie Chicken | ? |
15th~out | 11~18 | Iglesias | ? |
15th~out | 9~16 | Kanye | ? |
15th~out | 8~15 | Shigechi | ? |
15th~out | 6~13 | Billy White | ? |
15th~out | 5~12 | Tarkus | ? |
15th~out | 0~7 | Rotters Club | ? |
15th~out | 0~7 | Mister. | ? |
Out | 14 | Sloop John B | ? |
4th Stage - The Small Gravestone on the Wide, Wide Great Plains
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 138 | Norisuke Higashikata | 21d 7h 10m 13s |
2nd | 133 | Pocoloco | 21d 8h 3m 41s |
3rd | 111 | Gyro Zeppeli | 21d 8h 33m 51s |
4th | 165 | Johnny Joestar | ⅛ Horse |
5th | 71 | Dot Han | 8 Horses |
6th | 190 | Sandman | 6 Horses |
7th | 175 | Hot Pants | 5 Horses |
8th | 48 | Sloop John B | 8 Horses |
9th | 13~20 | Rotters Club | 3½ Horses |
10th | 42~48 | Zenyatta Mondatta | 1 Horse |
11th | 52 | Caravan Serai | 7 Horses |
12th | 23 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
13th | 35 | Nellyville | ? |
14~19th | 10 | Nightfly | ? |
14th~out | 18~33 | Dixie Chicken | ? |
14th~out | 14~22 | Mack the Knife | ? |
14th~out | 11~26 | Iglesias | ? |
14th~out | 9~24 | Kanye | ? |
14th~out | 8~23 | Shigechi | ? |
14th~out | 6~21 | Billy White | ? |
14th~out | 5~20 | Tarkus | ? |
14th~out | 0~15 | Mister. | ? |
Out | 30 | Baba Yaga | ? |
54th | 190 | Diego Brando | ? |
Drop outs
- Gaucho (dead; 17 points)
5th Stage - Illinois Skyline
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 233 | Pocoloco | 14d 2h 11m 5s |
2nd | 188 | Norisuke Higashikata | 14d 2h 15m 38s |
3rd | 215 | Hot Pants | 14d 2h 23m 30s |
4th | 146 | Gyro Zeppeli | 14d 2h 35m 17s |
5th | 195 | Johnny Joestar | 14d 2h 35m 19s |
6th | 54 | Sloop John B | 14d 6h 16m 47s |
7th | 52 | Caravan Serai | 14d 6h 60m 8s |
8th | 25 | Nightfly | 14d 7h 3m 44s |
9th | 31~46 | Dixie Chicken | ? |
10th | 42 | Baba Yaga | ? |
11th | 46 | Nellyville | ? |
12th | 21~25 | Iglesias | ? |
13th | 18~25 | Kanye | ? |
14th | 14~25 | Billy White | ? |
15th | 15~25 | Shigechi | ? |
16th | 11~25 | Tarkus | ? |
17th | 28 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
18th | 4~19 | Mister. | ? |
19th | 17~25 | Mack the Knife | ? |
20th~out | 42~50 | Zenyatta Mondatta | ? |
Out | 190 | Diego Brando | ? |
Drop outs
Unknown
- Rotters Club (13~22 points)
6th Stage - Michigan Lakeline
- "Michigan lakeline";
- Mackinaw City, MI;
- Lake Huron, MI [8]
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 246 | Gyro Zeppeli | ? |
2nd | 245 | Johnny Joestar | ? |
3rd | 273 | Pocoloco | ? |
4th | 223 | Norisuke Higashikata | ? |
5th | 72 | Baba Yaga | ? |
6th | 79 | Sloop John B | ? |
7th | 48 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
8th | 57~65 | Zenyatta Mondatta | ? |
9th | 59 | Nellyville | ? |
20th | 192 | Diego Brando | ? |
Drop outs
- Hot Pants (215 points)
Unknown
- Caravan Serai (52~64 points)
- Dixie Chicken (31~43 points)
- Nightfly (25~37 points)
- Iglesias (21~37 points)
- Kanye (18~37 points)
- Mack the Knife (17~37 points)
- Shigechi (15~37 points)
- Billy White (14~37 points)
- Rotters Club (13~34 points)
- Tarkus (11~37 points)
- Mister. (4~31 points)
7th Stage - Philadelphia Triangle
- "Benjamin Franklin Parkway", "Philadelphia", Pennsylvania [9]
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 292 | Diego Brando | 21d 6h 5m 11s |
2nd | 273 | Norisuke Higashikata | ? |
3rd | 313 | Pocoloco | ? |
4th | 114 | Sloop John B | ? |
5th | 102 | Baba Yaga | ? |
6th | 271 | Gyro Zeppeli | +45m |
7th | 265 | Johnny Joestar | +45m |
8th | 63 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
9th | 72 | Nellyville | ? |
Unknown
- Zenyatta Mondatta (57~77 points)
- Caravan Serai (52~76 points)
- Dixie Chicken (31~43 points)
- Nightfly (25~49 points)
- Iglesias (21~49 points)
- Kanye (18~49 points)
- Mack the Knife (17~49 points)
- Shigechi (15~49 points)
- Billy White (14~49 points)
- Rotters Club (13~45 points)
- Tarkus (11~49 points)
- Mister. (4~43 points)
8th Stage - Both Sides Now
- "Union Beach" "New Jersey" [10]
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
From this point on, Diego Brando is dead and secretly replaced by the Diego Brando (Parallel World).
All hour bonuses aquired are used at the end of the race to adjust th arrival time and the rank that would be associated.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 214 | Sloop John B | 1st 1h bonus |
2nd | 342 | Diego Brando | 4th 2h bonus |
3rd | 313 | Norisuke Higashikata | 2nd 1h bonus |
4th | 348 | Pocoloco | 3rd 1h bonus |
5th | 295 | Johnny Joestar | 5th no bonus |
6th | 88 | Georgie Porgie | 6th no bonus |
7th | 92 | Nellyville | 7th no bonus |
Drop outs
- Gyro Zeppeli (Dead; 271 points)
- Baba Yaga (102 points)
Unknown
- Zenyatta Mondatta (57~92 points)
- Caravan Serai (52~91 points)
- Dixie Chicken (31~70 points)
- Nightfly (25~64 points)
- Iglesias (21~64 points)
- Kanye (18~64 points)
- Mack the Knife (17~64 points)
- Shigechi (15~64 points)
- Billy White (14~64 points)
- Rotters Club (13~60 points)
- Tarkus (11~64 points)
- Mister. (4~58 points)
Final Stage - Manhattan Rhapsody
Results
Note: Information deduced by cross referencing with other score tables are in italics.
Place | Points | Jockey | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 314 | Sloop John B | ? |
2nd | 398 | Pocoloco | ? |
3rd | 353 | Norisuke Higashikata | ? |
4th | 123 | Georgie Porgie | ? |
5th | 122 | Nellyville | ? |
Drop outs
- Diego Brando (442 points including the 100 points from the final stage, had he not disppeared afterwards)
- Johnny Joestar (295 points)
Unknown
- Zenyatta Mondatta (57~117 points)
- Caravan Serai (52~116 points)
- Dixie Chicken (31~95 points)
- Nightfly (25~89 points)
- Iglesias (21~89 points)
- Kanye (18~89 points)
- Mack the Knife (17~89 points)
- Shigechi (15~89 points)
- Billy White (14~89 points)
- Rotters Club (13~85 points)
- Tarkus (11~89 points)
- Mister. (4~83 points)
Overall
Outline of Each Stage and Winners
STAGE | SUBTITLE | ROUTE | TOTAL DISTANCE | DAYS TRAVEL | ENTRANTS | WINNER | DROP OUT | DEATHS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 15,000 Meters | San Diego Beach - Santa Maria Novella Church |
15 km | 18 Min. | 3852 | Gyro Zeppeli (downgraded) Sandman |
82 | 3 |
2nd | Crossing the Arizona Desert | - Monument Valley | 1,200 km | 18 Days 7 Hours 24 Min. | 3770 | Diego Brando | 1301 | 82 |
3rd | Rocky Mountain Breakdown | - Cañon City | 710 km (Mountain Route) |
5 Days 9 Hours 51 Min. | 2469 | Hot Pants | 551 | 0 |
4th | The Small Gravestone on the Wide, Wide Great Plains | - Kansas City | 1,250 km | 21 Days 7 Hours 10 Min. | 1918 | Norisuke Higashikata | 1477 | 1 |
5th | Illinois Skyline | - Chicago, Michigan Lakeline | 780 km | 14 Days 2 Hours 11 Min. | 441 | Pocoloco | 67 | 2 |
6th | Michigan Lakeline | - Mackinaw City - Lake Huron | 690 km | c. 12 Days | 374 | Gyro Zeppeli | 313 | 0 |
7th | Philadelphia Triangle | - Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia | 1,300 km | 21 Days 6 Hours 5 Min. | 61 | Diego Brando | 9 | 0 |
8th | Both Sides Now | - Union Beach, New Jersey | 140 km | c. 2 Days | 52 | Sloop John B | 7 | 0 |
Final | Manhattan Rhapsody | -Trinity Church in Manhattan | 13 km | c. 30 min. | 45 | Diego Brando (disqualified) Sloop John B |
6 | 0 |
Overall | Steel Ball Run | San Diego Beach - Trinity Church in Manhattan |
6000 km | 116 Days 6 Hours 33 Min. | 3852 | Diego Brando (disqualified) Pocoloco |
3813 | 88 |
Participant Data
Jockey | Age | Country | Horse's Name | Age | Species | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | Overall | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completed | ||||||||||||||||
Pocoloco | 21 | USA | Hey! Ya! | 4 | Quarter Horse | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1st | 398 |
Norisuke Higashikata | 68 | JP | Hono | 4 | Bavarian Warm Blood | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2nd | 353 |
Sloop John B | ? | USA | Catch a Wave | 4 | Quarter Horse | 20 | 10 | Out | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | 314 |
Georgie Porgie | ? | FR | ? | ? | ? | Out | 20 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4th | 123 |
Nellyville | ? | USA | Country Grammar | 4 | Quarter Horse | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5th | 122 |
Drop outs | ||||||||||||||||
Diego Brando | 20 | UK | Silver Bullet | 4 | Arab Thoroughbred | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | Out | 20 | 1 | 2 | Disqualified | 342 | |
Johnny Joestar | 19 | USA | Slow Dancer | 11 | Appaloosa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Disqualified | 295 | |
Gyro Zeppeli | 24 | Neapolis | Valkyrie | 4 | Stock Horse | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Dead | 246 | ||
Baba Yaga | ? | RU | Nut Rocker | 5 | Arab | 14 | 15 | 8 | Out | 10 | 5 | 5 | Retired | 102 | ||
Hot Pants | 23 | USA | Gets Up | 3 | Mustang | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Retired | Dead | 215 | |||
Sandman | ? | USA | None | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Dead | 190 | |||||||
Dot Han | ? | MN | #1 | 4 | Boulonnais | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Dead | 71 | |||||
Gaucho | - | ES | Peg | 6 | Criollo | 17 | Out | 10 | Dead | 17 | ||||||
Mountain Tim | 31 | USA | Ghost Rider in the Sky | 5 | Mustang | 4 | Retired | Dead | 35 | |||||||
Fritz von Stroheim | ? | DE | Europe Express | 4 | Trakehner | 7 | Retired | 20 | ||||||||
Benjamin Boomboom | ? | USA | Crosstown Traffic | 4 | Quarter Horse | 9 | Dead | 13 | ||||||||
Andre Boomboom | ? | USA | Foxy Lady | 3 | Quarter Horse | 10 | Dead? | 12 | ||||||||
L.A. Boomboom | ? | USA | Little Wing | 3 | Quarter Horse | 11 | Dead? | 11 | ||||||||
Mrs. Robinson | ? | MX | El Condor Pasa | 7 | Appaloosa | 18 | Retired | 4 | ||||||||
Oyecomova | ? | Neapolis | ? | ? | ? | Out | Dead? | 0 | ||||||||
Urmd Avdul | ? | EG | ? | ? | Camel | Retired | 0 | |||||||||
Baron Roocatugo | ? | DE | Automobile | Retired | 0 | |||||||||||
Mark Becker | - | - | - | - | - | Dead | 0 | |||||||||
David Hagen | - | - | - | - | - | Dead | 0 | |||||||||
Paul Lukather | - | - | - | - | - | Dead | 0 | |||||||||
Unknown | ||||||||||||||||
Zenyatta Mondatta | - | IN | Roxanne | 5 | Arab | 12 | 7 | ? | 10 | ? | 8 | - | - | - | - | 57+ |
Caravan Serai | - | MX | Moon Flower | 4 | Andalusian | 13 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 52+ |
Dixie Chicken | - | USA | Ramblin' Man | 4 | Pinto | 8 | 19 | ? | ? | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 31+ |
Nightfly | - | - | - | - | - | Out | Out | ? | ? | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 25+ |
Iglesias | - | PT | Natalie | 5 | Palomino | 23 | 11 | ? | ? | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 21+ |
Kanye | - | - | - | - | - | Out | 13 | ? | ? | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 18+ |
Mack the Knife | - | - | - | - | - | Out | 21 | 9 | ? | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 17+ |
Shigechi | - | - | - | - | - | Out | 14 | ? | ? | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15+ |
Billy White | - | USA | Love Unlimited | 5 | Mustang | 22 | 16 | ? | ? | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 14+ |
Rotters Club | - | - | - | - | - | Out | Out | ? | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13+ |
Tarkus | - | - | - | - | - | Out | 17 | ? | ? | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 11+ |
Mister. | - | - | - | - | - | Out | Out | ? | ? | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 4+ |
Trivia
- The grand cash prize of $50 million is given in modern values, and is not to be confused with what $50 million would be worth in 1890 (which would approximately equal to 1.3 billion USD as of 2020). It has been written as such to convey its value to the standard reader, and is said to be closer to 6 billion yen.[12]
- The list of the first stages reveals a lot more than just the results. Several important characters are named there, as well the next minor villains Gyro and Johnny will face.
- For example some riders (never seen in the manga) whose names are music references are; Billy White (American composer Barry White) and his horse Love Unlimited (Orchestra featuring Barry White), Sloop John B (Beach Boys song) and his horse Catch a Wave (another Beach Boys song) and Iglesias (Spanish singer Julio Iglesias) and his horse Natalie.
- Another example are riders named after albums like Dixie Chicken (album by the American rock band Little Feat) and his horse Ramblin' Man (song by The Allman Brothers Band), Nellyville (The second album by American rapper, Nelly) and his horse Country Grammar (the first Nelly album released) and Zenyatta Mondatta (from the album by The Police and a self reference to the English names of Oingo and Boingo in VIZ Media's translation of Stardust Crusaders) and his horse Roxanne (a song by The Police).
- The name of the race and of Part 7 appears to reference the film The Cannonball Run.
- According to the overall results of the Steel Ball Run, 3,652 competed in the race[13] and 88 died[citation needed].
Gallery
References
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 2: The Story of F. Valentine
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 5: 1st Stage: 15,000 Meters
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Steel Ball Run Chapter 13: The Sheriff's Request to Mountain Tim
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 28: Scary Monsters, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 33: The World of Man, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 40: Silent Way, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 45: The Promised Land: Sugar Mountain, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 55: The Victor's Qualifications
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 60: Both Sides Now, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 90: High Voltage, Part 1
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 1: The Steel Ball Run Press Conference, About Numerical Values and Notation
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 94: The World of Stars and Stripes, p.45