Model Number: OZ-06MS-R
Code name: Leo R Type
Designed by: Firefury Amahira
Unit Type: Racing mobile suit
Manufacturer: Civilians using OZ-06MS Leos
Operator: Civilians
First deployment:
Pilots: Civilian pilots
Accomodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Height: 16.2 meters
Weight: 5.4 tons
Armor: Carbon fiber plating
Powerplant: Ultracompact fusion reactor, power output unknown
Equipment and design features: Head-mounted sensors, range unknown; high-mobility thruster system for racing; enlarged booster backpack with additional control surfaces for high-speed manuvering; hydrolic racing MS shock absorber system in legs
Fixed armaments: none
Optional fixed armaments: none
Optional hand armaments: none

Soon after the Eve Wars, many mobile suits were sold to civilians and industry. Out of this clearance, new recreational activities came about, and an early favorite was racing mobile suits, either in the form of drag racing or circuit racing. The cheapest of the old mobile suits was the sorely outdated OZ-06MS Leo, and as such, it tended to fall in the hands of groups of college students and hobbyists, who would then strip down the suit's armoring and replace it with lightweight materials, and heavily modify the engines and shock absorbtion systems. Some would do away with the head section entirely to reduce the suit's weight, and replace the cockpit hatch and forward monitor with a clear casing similar to a car's windshield. Rather like with the automobile before it, owners would go to great lengths to "trick out" their mobile suits, including air scoops for better cooling, downforce wings on the shoulders or backpack for better stability, or a custom paint job at the very least.

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