Australia 9 March 5 laps Course: Adelaide
We are joined this by Snowy driving fro Arrow and it would seem that he will be force to worry about. Despite 5 spinoffs (3 in the final lap)
he managed to tie for third. Fireball took up right where he finished last year, taking the lead in the first lap and never giving it up and coasting in for an easy win.
Jazz only made one mental error and was assisted in a critical block and got a rare spot on the podium as she crossed the line for 2nd.
On the otherhand, the clinical "I don't worry about other cars" Blackdog made several mistakes and managed the first Miss Move on an Intentional Spin Off.
Can't understand how The Bodyguard finished at the tail since was 2nd up 'til the ending stages. But last was reserved for hardluck who ran out of tires and
had to keep to safety speeds the whole 4th lap. |
Malaysia 22 March 4 laps Course: standard
Fireball had the pole but after two laps where every car was spinning off except the Arrow the race saw Snowy in first.
Tires took a toll on most of the cars and definitely affected the results. Snowy crashed badly a couple tmes on the 3rd lap and meanwhile
from way in the back, out of nowhere, came the roar of Ferrari, as the red machine passed everyone on the last lap and had an easy win.
The Bodyguard drove a steady race and came in second. Jazz wore a black glove, didn't then did again??? |
| Velvet Glove
Chardy overseas handover |
Brazil 12 April 3 laps Course: reverse standard
Heavy rains cut the number of laps to the minimum. Once again Fireball used a common sense approach to the corners (and the smallest dice ever seen)
and led the others the whole way. Since he was in front he managed to avoid all the carnage that the drivers faced, with 6 spinoffs in the first lap.
New Kid on The Block, Snowy, took a couple risks trying to block and spunoff at the worst times. But going nto the final corner he still had a shot at
second only to be pipped by KryptKicker when the Arrow went off the line. Jazz suffered the worst possible fate, being blocked 3 times in a row.
Bodyguard couldn't control the Williams and spent most of the race sitting on the side waiting to get going again. |
San Marino 19 Apr 6 laps Course: Imola
Congratulations to Snowy on his first official win. He learned his style by mimicing Fireball in that they don't throw the dice.
Course they miss out on all the fun happening behind them, as it is a spin-off and be blocked attitude. Bodyguard still having problems
controlling the Williams. Blackdog had just enough to pip Fireball for second on the last move, and KryptKicker just plain made to critical mistakes
and dropped him into 4th on the day. |
Malley to Malley |
And an Easter egg |
Spanish 26 Apr 4 laps Course: Catalunya
The BodyGuard had pole position but was blocked 4 times in the first lap which was just a hint of what was to come, more spinoffs and more blocks
forced her into last. The other drivers pretty much drove in their normal style with Fireball building a big league and then taking corners at ease.
Snowy confused everyone when he actually slowed down on purpose at one time. Yet, there he was on the last
lap overtaking everyone and finishing first.
| Canada May 31 5 laps Course: Gilles Villeneuve
Jazz had the pole but steadily drifted to last thanks to 9 spin offs. Fireball almost blew it when he couldn't get into the pits
on a technicality, but held on to win his 3rd for the year, even though Blackdog was able to have the lead for a short time when Fireball did go into the pits.
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Britain 5 July 5 laps Course: Silverstone
KryptKicker had pole but emergency calls from Helen distracted him enough to fall into the back of the pack.
Snowy couldn't keep his car on the track and so Fireball jumped into the lead and stayed there the whole race. Blackdog had second up until the last lap when he was blocked
in the pits, then double blocked and should have finished in last when Jazz tried to block only to spin off. And out
of nowhere came The Bodyguard to finish second.
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Germany 18 July 6 laps Course: Hockenheim
Blackdog was first off, but was sent to the rear of the pack when for the first time a spunoff driver was blocked four times!!
After the third lap we had KryptKicker in first, Fireball second and Snowy in third and it stayed that way to the end when on the very last turn
Fireball snuck ahead for the win. Meanwhile the other three drivers just had bad break after bad break with the two women drivers spinning off at the killer
corner that has 20kph entry square.
Happy Birthday Bodyguard ! |
Hungary 22 Aug 4 laps Course: Hungaroring
Snowy tried to suck the other drivers with a sympathy bid because he had a cold.
But we gave freely to Jazz who wasted her pole position by being blocked the first two moves!!!
It was touch and go for Snowy, Bodyguard and Blackdog over the first 3 laps. But no one went into the pits
and that made for a very exciting final lap. Especially for KryptKicker who did a double block on Fireball and Blackdog
and then went on to pass The Bodyguard on the final move for a second place finish. |
Belgium 20 Sep 5 laps Course: Spa
Fireball had the pole position and led the whole way for his 6th win in 10 races. The first four dice tosses ended up in
4 spinoffs. Snowy brought along his pit crew and ended up with spinning off most of the time, so we think they won't attend future races.
The Bodyguard managed the most blocks to get some joy out of the race.
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Portugal 19 Dec 6 laps Course: Estoril
Blackdog used his cards to get the lead only to spin off in the second lap and then become the first driver to be blocked 5
times consequtively. Never really recovered from that or the Wild Turkey. This year's champ, Fireball,
looked like he was going to coast in for another win, especially when Snowy went into the pits. But out of nowhere came
The Bodyguard to take the lead in the 5th. She managed hold off KryptKicker's late challenge when he spun off with less than half a lap remaining
to get her first win of the year. |
Japan 11 Jan 5 laps Course: Suzuka
With nothing to lose Fireball charged out with everything he had and ended up in the pits twice after going 11 races without ever stopping.
He was blocked each time. The Bodyguard and Blackdog played more cautiously and wound up 1st and 2nd respectively. Second win in a row for Bodygaurd.
But the real race was happening at the back where KryptKicker and Snowy were fighting for 2nd place overall.
They matched each other for spinoffs and blocks and it came down to the final corner on the final lap with Krypt kicking some
Snowy butt. |