The parties and racing were odd, odd, odd features of the GC community. You'd be logging on anticipating an actual game, and all of a sudden someone would declare this or that CP neutral or arrange a race or mess around on asteroids, even on full servers.
Damned strange.
"One of the bitches actually gave birth while she was attacking, and her puppies joined in on the carnage."
--the awesomeness that is Boatmurdered.