Jennter Enterprises

Jennter Enterprises is a company based in Germany and mainly focussed on automotive and anti-gravity technology. The company was formed by Johann Bovier in 2064 and entered the F3600 Anti-Gravity Racing League in the same year.

Early Years (2064 - 2081)
Not long after the official formation of Jennter Anti-Gravity Racing, the new company entered the F3600 Anti-Gravity Racing League. After mediocre success during the first season, Jennter eventually achieved their first race victory in 2067, with winning a close first title in 2069. The rising dominance of Qirex Industries during that time however would make a repeated title success a dream for the next decade.

With the assassination of Chuck Hoffman during the opening ceremony of the 2080 F3600 Racing League season in Altima VII and its subsequent cancellation, Johann Bovier resigns from leadership of the company. During an almost ceremonial act, his grandson Jonathan Bovier would take over the leadership position of Jennter Anti-Gravity Racing.

Period of Growth (2081-2115)
Under Jonathan Bovier, the company would transfer to become Jennter Enterprises. While the old company and its associatives previously covered a variety of research fields, these were unified under the banner of Jennter, resulting in a growth to multinational level.

The Anti-Gravity team would successfully make the transition to the F5000 Anti-Gravity Racing League in 2085, but not without difficulties. During the 2097 and 2098 Jennter had problems adapting to the new Phantom class. Reliability issues eventually forced the team to withdraw during these seasons to investigate the matter on their own.

The Jennterista Concept (2116-2155)
While it has always been kept as the semi-official constitution of the company, Jonathan Bovier eventually formalised what he understood to be the "Jennterista Concept". The word being spread, it also allowed Jennter to align its exterior company politics and marketing to it. This may has been criticised as being a "sellout of the own identity", but while it remains true that there is a noticeable increase of the overall use of such a term during this period, it also allowed Jennter to act more aggressively based on their own values. In fact gross profits would not always have benefitted from this newfound confidence, but it created a stable base of support - the Jennterista.

Extended Research (2155-2170)
The arrival of the F9000 Anti-Gravity Racing League lead to more aggressive technological research by the global competitors within the racing league. Jennter was not left out of this development, leading to the development of the Aurora Project - a humanoid android designed to participate in the league races - in 2159.

The project was met with severe criticism by insiders, claiming that Jennter would deal the greatest blow to the purity of the sport yet. After an internal quarrel with EG-R Technologies, Jennter was forced to sit out the 2160 F9000 season. However, eventually they were allowed to run the Aurora Project during official races by 2161, after a lengthy excuse and secret settlements aimed at limiting the capacities of the android.

Fall of the F9000 (2170)
As any other anti-gravity racing team, Jennter was forced to bail out of the league in one way or another. Taking the straight forward route, the company went through inspection by the European Federation but was declared free of any charges. During that time the company headquarters shifted to Denmark, outside of Germany for the first time in its history.

This was done in order to seal any sensitive information within the old headquarters in Düsseldorf, deliberatly cutting time and causing confusion within the investigations carried out by the government.

Minor Research Activity and Reformation (2171-2209)
After successfully relocating to Copenhagen by 2171, Jennter would continue research and development of anti-gravity and automotive technology. But with the break-in of the consumer market in cause of the global recession, Jennter followed the questionable move of investing in the development and production of arms. Once more the company was found with heavy backlash, criticising if Jonathan Bovier, who uses an increasing amount - if by far not as much as assumed - of the companies assets for his personal welfare, eventually grew out of fashion not only with the current times, but even the company itself.

Despite ensuring that Jennter would not export their products to opposed nations or other factions, the public effects remained until the early 2190s.

A more interesting and acceptable market was found with the formation of the FX150 amateur leagues and the need of part and craft suppliers.

By 2209, Jennter Enterprises returned to professional anti-gravity racing in the FX400 Anti-Gravity Racing League.

Jennter Succession Conflict (2209)
With the age of 145 years, Jonathan Bovier decided to resign from his position as the President of Jennter Enterprises in late 2209. Jana Bovier was intended to become his successor and just the third leader of the Jennter company since its formation in 2064, but in an internal coup, Henry Marsson - a long-time trustee of Jonathan Bovier - claimed that position for himself.

In truth Marsson has been associated with a hidden group built up by the Crinale faction within Angelus long before the official formation of an independent company. The plan was to massively boost the income and knowledge base of the newly founded Crinale International through taking over various companies one way or another.

With a relocation to the old headquarters in Düsselfdorf and a carefully prepared standoff with Marsson, the loyalist Jennter faction regained control over the company during the Omega Harbour race of the FX400 season 2209.

FX400 Background
''Jennter Enterprises has once been known for fast and agile craft, but stayed hesistant to return to professional AG racing in recent history. Late into the FX400 league they finally return with a craft well suiting their past performance. But if this benchmark remains suitable for the modern competition remains to be seen.''

FX400 Message
Statement issued by Jennter Enterprises HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark

We at Jennter Enterprises never forgot about our roots. And as such we finally return to the great stage of anti-gravity racing. However, the past years weren't spent in limbo, all our know-how and energy went into the development of the JAG-FX229. It should deliver a stable base for us to work into the future from here on.

Likely with a headstart afterall.

-Jonathan Bovier, President of Jennter Enterprises

Trivia

 * Like the other fanfiction teams, Jennter was created in a topic about user generated WipEout teams in the WipEout Zone forum by the user Jonny.
 * Jennter and its respective characters underwent several changes since the first conception of its FTA arc.