Cobra

Cobra
Cobra in 2018
Color	Light green with black swirls
Active years	2016 - Present
Hashtag	#COB
Marble Rally
Seasons	3 (first in 2016)
Races	26 entries
Best Result	17th (2019)
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Career Points	100 points
Marble Rally Showdown
Seasons	1 (first in 2018)
Races	4
Best Result	7th (2018)
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career Points	24 points

Cobra is a green and black marble, hailing from the African village of Chi, who competes in the Marble Rally. They were named after the cobras indigenous to the local forests. Cobra has never had a good standing throughout their marble racing career, as seen by their inconsistent performances. However, they did qualify for Marble Rally 2019, and, perhaps due to their determination, were once again cleared to compete in the Marble Rally Season 5, despite finishing 17th in 2019. They backed up their inclusion into the competition by taking their first career win in the fourth race of Season 5.

History

2016

Cobra had a poor season, failing to score a single point up until Race 5. In Race 6, the race where the bottom 13 marbles were eliminated, they finished second and got 25 points. This elevated them to finish 27th overall in Sand Marble Rally 2016, but they were still eliminated after Race 6. They were behind Mocha Madness and ahead of Oddball.

2017

Cobra did not qualify Sand Marble Rally 2017, as they crashed after leading in their qualifier race.

2018

Cobra once again failed to qualify for Sand Marble Rally 2018. They earned 24 points and finished 7th overall in the B-League, in front of Green Turtle and behind El Capitan. Cobra suffered the only DNF of the B-League that season.

2019

In 2019, Cobra qualified for Marble Rally 2019. They didn't have a great season with quite a few low finishes, but they also had two top four finishes, one of a which was a podium finish. However, their inconsistency, along with two non-scores in the final two races saw them finish 17th, tied with Marbly McMarbleface on 32 points.

2020

Due to their low finish in 2019, Cobra was to be relegated to the 2020 Showdown. Fortunately, a sudden announcement from the JMRC saved them. Cobra was invited to take part in the Marble Rally Season 5 after the cancellation of the Qualifiers.

Cobra's first half was very similar to 2016 as Cobra did not score any points in the first half except for Race 4 where they managed to clinch their first career win in an incredible after they fell to lower part of the top ten very early after starting on poll position. This scoreless streak including Race 6 where after running in 5th they take the low line in a split mid-race dropping to last Cobra was 19th halfway through the season.

Cobra managed to score points for the rest of the season except for two but despite that Cobra remained 19th across the entire second half of the season, eventually cobra finished 19th overall.

Marble Rally results

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2016	R1 24	R2 23	R3 DNF	R4 25	R5 DNF	R6 2	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	26th	25
2019	R1 DNF	R2 3	R3 14	R4 16	R5 12	R6 4	R7 19	R8 16					17th	32
S5	R1 DNF	R2 DNF	R3 17	R4 1	R5 16	R6 20	R7 19	R8 9	R9 16	R8 12	R8 9	R8 11	19th	43

* - Season is still in progress

Showdown

Season	1	2	3	4	Pos	Points
2018 B-League	B1 3	B2 5	B3 DNF	B4 5	7th	24

Pre-season

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
750 ft	P5	9th	4:25.63	+11.06
500 ft	P13	9th	2:43.10	+3.79
Extra	P5	6th	1:58.82	+3.07

Sand Marble Rally 2016

Qualifiers

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P20	DNF	-	-

Main Tournament

Main article: Sand Marble Rally 2016

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P27	24th	2:22.98	+13.09	0	21st
Race 2	P20	23rd	2:24.10	+10.97	0	25th
Race 3	P27	DNF	-	-	0	28th
Race 4	P22	25th	2:46.84	+11.30	0	31st
Race 5	P16	DNF	-	-	0	32nd
Race 6	P20	2nd	2:25.83	+0.51	25	26th

Off-season

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Giant Funnel Race	P17	28th	0:44.90	-40.76

Sand Marble Rally 2017

Qualifiers

Cobra competed in Qualifier 1. They did not qualify for Sand Marble Rally 2017.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P5	DNF	-	-

Sand Marble Rally 2018

Qualifiers

Cobra competed in Qualifier 2. They did not qualify for Sand Marble Rally 2018.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P3	DNF	-	-

B-League

Main article: Sand Marble Rally 2018 B-League

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P9	3rd	1:21.97	+1.13	10	3rd
Race 2	P11	5th	1:25.17	+2.94	7	4th
Race 3	P3	DNF	-	-	0	8th
Race 4	P3	5th	2:11.73	+2.89	7	7th

Marble Rally 2019

Qualifiers

Cobra competed in Qualifier B. They qualified for Marble Rally 2019.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P1	3rd	1:08.58	+2.30

Main Tournament

Main article: Marble Rally 2019

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P20	DNF	-	-	0	14th
Race 2	P5	3rd	2:44.60	+3.40	14	10th
Race 3	P10	14th	2:52.51	+8.56	2	13th
Race 4	P15	16th	2:56.84	+11.72	0	15th
Race 5	P13	12th	1:49.99	+10.21	4	14th
Race 6	P8	4th	1:52.09	+1.93	12	14th
Race 7	P17	19th	2:12.30	+9.45	0	16th
Race 8	P2	16th	2:37.15	+5.79	0	17th

Marble Rally Season 5

Cobra was invited to take part in Marble Rally Season 5.

Main Tournament

Main article: Marble Rally Season 5

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P17	DNF	-	-	0	15th
Race 2	P4	DNF	-	-	0	19th
Race 3	P20	17th	2:13.25	+18.51	0	19th
Race 4	P1	1st	1:59.04	-	20	14th
Race 5	P13	16th	2:59.33	+14.65	0	17th
Race 6	P8	20th	3:02.84	+14.43	0	19th
Race 7	P19	19th	1:58.25	+11.63	0	19th
Race 8	P2	9th	1:45.35	+4.83	7	19th
Race 9	P14	16th	1:41.84	+4.66	0	19th
Race 10	P7	12th	1:41.47	+4.89	4	19th
Race 11	P17	9th	2:30.26	+4.71	7	19th
Race 12	P4	11th	2:32.96	+6.26	5	19th