Marbula One-roll over F1

[Lady Elanore]

And we're off with Sand racing this time  Conditions look tricky, but I have high hopes for Marbly McMarbleface and Superball 

 

 

 

 

[Liger1956]

Some of the competitors appear to be a bit too enthusiastic on the corners and run off. Perhaps they will settle down for the next race.

[Lady Elanore]

I like Marbly McMarbleface as it's difficult for the commentator to pronounce in the heat of battle  

[Lady Elanore]

Second race is up. Seemed a fast track this one and although there were a few 'offs', one of which I thought looked quite horrific, no marbles were hurt  

 

 

 

[Liger1956]

I worry whether the tracks have been prepared properly this year however they have included a lot of run off areas (filled with sand) 

[Lady Elanore]

They have, but did you notice that as the marbles 'dig in' they roll over! Hopefully it won't lead to anything serious 

[Liger1956]

Third race of the season is upon us.

I don't see the point of the chevrons!

[Lady Elanore]

Great race from Dragons Egg. Tough course for the little guys, they looked like they'd been in a 24 hour race by the end, although 1 minute in marble life is around 1 hour in human terms (based on the forthcoming 24 hours of Le Marble)

 

I also love Marbley McMarbleface had an incident, not because I don't like him, but because the commentator can't say his name fast enough  

 

Great race as ever and soooooo many overtakes. These guys know how to race hard  

[Lady Elanore]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE 4

 

 

[Liger1956]

I am surprised that the race was run in those conditions. The competitors were caked in sand at the end which must have made it difficult for them to see where they were going as well as being dangerous.

[Lady Elanore]

It just goes to show what real racers those tough little marbles are, seemingly fearless. Seriously rough course too and many (luckily) minor collisions. Superball is slipping down the rankings sadly after he took a couple of wrong options in the track split parts :( and poor crazy cats eyes, breaking down just in front of the finish line :( I thought the RAC rally was the toughest race in tough conditions, but I'm not so sure now. 

 

Good showing from the crowd in the grandstands, although I noticed they weren't social distancing 

[Liger1956]

Race 5 in much better conditions. A nail biting finish!

 

[Lady Elanore]

You beat me to it  

 

Great finish with that dummy to overtake. It also proves once again what we already know from lesser racing classes such as F1, Classic tracks are best!!! A couple of really quick straights, some fast corners, twisty complexes, this course had it all and I think you could tell the marbles appreciated it. Red 3 looked super happy on the podium  

 

Good to see Superball having another strong finish, hope he keeps it up. Also, nice to see Marbley McMarbleface giving the commentator a mouthful  

ooops that might have been a mini spoiler

 

[Liger1956]

The competitors looked a lot cleaner at the end of this race than the previous ones. That must help with reducing rolling resistance and making the overtakes easier. It was disappointing to see some marbles get the corners wrong even in near perfect conditions however some competitors also made the mistake of choosing the wrong track at the splits that cost them dearly.

[Lady Elanore]

5 hours ago, Liger1956 said:

The competitors looked a lot cleaner at the end of this race than the previous ones. That must help with reducing rolling resistance and making the overtakes easier. It was disappointing to see some marbles get the corners wrong even in near perfect conditions however some competitors also made the mistake of choosing the wrong track at the splits that cost them dearly.

 

I like clean racing too (see what I did there). Some of the racers were just being too aggressive imho and carried too much speed into the corners. Some lucky bumps nudged a couple of them out of the sand traps and it looked like any damage would buff out thankfully, so no harm done I guess. Good race though and nice to see new faces on the podium. Crossover ramp with hole in the middle was a fun addition  

[Lady Elanore]

The one true racing series returns!  

 

 

[Liger1956]

Can't wait

[Lady Elanore]

From last year and because it's almost that time

 

 

 

this one has DRS and a skeleton!!! OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!

 

 

and an old favourite (with scary spiders...WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

 

 

[Liger1956]

Race 6 uploaded. The choice of track at the splits is critical!

 

[Lady Elanore]

I've been working away and have just realised this has been released. I'm therefore going to have a mega day today (Sunday) and watch telly all day. The Giro as an appetiser, followed by the ...er.... pudding of F1 and then the ....er ....main course - Marble rally!!!!!! Yay 

[Lady Elanore]

Crikey! You can buy this stuff. Cheaper to buy a Ferrari I bet looking at the size of the course

 

 

[Wet Kipper]

Wait, what? 

A marble run where they go back UP again? 

Witchcraft, I tell you! 

[Lady Elanore]

I think Escher was on to something 

 

[Lady Elanore]

Marbula-E round 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 November, 2020 by Lady Elanore

[Liger1956]

I know that it is a street circuit but it was very bumpy in places, a bit like a washboard, that must have caused problems for the competitors.