Marble Rally 2019 - Race 6

Marble Rally 2019Race A6
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The podium finishers on the podium
Date	14 December 2019
Track	Doornse Gat (92 meter)
Weather	Sunny, 3 ˚C
Wind	No wind
Sand Condition	Partially frozen sand after frosty night
Hidden Marble	Roldo
Top 5 Overtakes	69
Lead Changes	7
Link	Sand Marble Rally 2019 Race 6 - Jelle’s Marble Runs
Podium
1st	Dragon's Egg
2nd	Pollo Loco
3rd	Ghost Plasma

The sixth race of Marble Rally 2019 was held on 14th December 2019 at Doornse Gat. 20 marbles participated in the race.

Race

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At the first attempt of starting the race, the gate didn't open and the start had to be redone. At the second start, El Capitan failed to get away initially, but managed to get rolling and rejoined at the back of the field. After the field squeezed through the opening right-hander, Cobra settled into the lead ahead of Dragon's Egg, Ghost Plasma, Comet and Cool Moody. Cool Moody looked to carry their momentum from a second-place finish in the previous race, quickly blowing past Comet and Ghost Plasma, though Ghost Plasma was then able to retake the position. Black Knight then advanced into fifth by moving around Comet, followed by Quicksilver also seizing the chance and passing Comet through the essses.

By the time the field came up to the split, the top four somewhat distanced themselves from the chasing pack. Dragon's Egg was the only marble from the leading pack to opt for the lower line, with others such as Cobra, Ghost Plasma, Cool Moody and Black Knight all taking the higher line. Due to a switch-over, the higher line became the lower line and vice versa. The only change in the top five caused by the split was Ghost Plasma merging in second place instead of third, advancing ahead of Dragon's Egg, but the latter was quickly able to retake the position. Comet had some solid momentum coming off the split, re-passing Quicksilver and then Black Knight after several moments of fighting.

Dragon's Egg used their newfound momentum to take the lead away from Cobra, with the top two starting to distance themselves from the chasing pack. Ghost Plasma, Cool Moody, Comet, Black Knight and Quicksilver were caught in a tight five-way contest for the final podium place, exchanging positions in a matter of seconds at this point. Simultaneously, Cobra re-passed Dragon's Egg to slot back into the lead once more. As the field moved onto a long straight, Ghost Plasma accelerated heavily and flew past the two leaders, with Dragon's Egg moving into second having passed Cobra for the second time. Summer Sky also joined the contest shortly afterwards. Pollo Loco had amazing momentum coming down the straight and passed the entire leading pack, moving from 10th place to the front of the field in a matter of several seconds. Pollo Loco lost out around the following left-hander dropping behind Ghost Plasma, Dragon's Egg and Black Knight. Long-time leader Cobra faded and at this point was running in sixth, behind Comet and ahead of Cool Moody.

Using their trademark late-race surge through the pack, Red Number 3 was in eighth place out of the blue, ahead of Quicksilver and Summer Sky. Race leader Ghost Plasma slowed down heavily and then rolled to a halt as an attempt to block their pursuers, but Dragon's Egg, Pollo Loco and Comet managed to slip past and pulled away. Black Knight became the first to fall for the block, with Red Number 3, Cool Moody, Cobra, Quicksilver and Summer Sky all getting collected behind the former champion. In front, Dragon's Egg fended off a final passing attempt from Pollo Loco and took their fourth career victory. Ghost Plasma got back up to speed and salvaged a place on the podium after getting past Comet. Cobra eventually finished in fourth after a very late opportunistic outside move around Comet and Red Number 3. Comet and Red Number 3 were fifth and sixth, ahead of Cool Moody, Black Knight, Superball and Summer Sky rounding out the top ten. Silver Bolt, H2 Blue, Slimer, Quicksilver and Phoenix held the minor point placings. All 20 marbles finished.

Classification

Pos.	Marble	Time	Delta	Starting Pos.	Points
1st	Dragon's Egg	1:50.16	-	P10	20p
2nd	Pollo Loco	1:51.73	+1.57	P2	17p
3rd	Ghost Plasma	1:51.95	+1.79	P18	14p
4th	Cobra	1:52.09	+1.93	P8	12p
5th	Comet	1:52.45	+2.29	P7	11p
6th	Red Number 3	1:52.57	+2.41	P12	10p
7th	Cool Moody	1:52.61	+2.45	P3	9p
8th	Black Knight	1:52.93	+2.77	P9	8p
9th	Superball	1:53.20	+3.04	P19	7p
10th	Summer Sky	1:53.41	+3.25	P4	6p
11th	Silver Bolt	1:53.51	+3.35	P16	5p
12th	H2 Blue	1:53.59	+3.43	P5	4p
13th	Slimer	1:53.66	+3.50	P17	3p
14th	Quicksilver	1:53.76	+3.60	P14	2p
15th	Phoenix	1:53.84	+3.68	P1	1p
16th	Blizzard Blaster	1:53.88	+3.72	P20	0p
17th	El Capitan	1:53.89	+3.73	P11
18th	Crazy Cat's Eye	1:54.06	+3.90	P15
-	GHOST	1:54.68	+4.52	N/A
19th	Reflektor	1:54.72	+4.56	P13	0p
20th	Marbly McMarbleface	1:55.19	+5.03	P6

• Note:
  • P1–P10 is on the front row
  • P11–P20 is on the second row

Championship standings after the race

	Pos.	Marble	G	S	B	Total	DNFs	Points
00	1st	Red Number 3	2	0	0	2	1	71p
02	2nd	Ghost Plasma	0	0	1	1	0	65p
00	3rd	Superball	0	0	1	1	0	58p
05	4th	Dragon's Egg	1	0	0	1	1	54p
03	5th	Blizzard Blaster	1	1	0	2	0	52p
01	6th	El Capitan	1	0	0	1	0	46p
06	7th	Pollo Loco	0	1	0	1	2	44p
02	8th	Crazy Cat's Eye	1	0	1	2	1	41p
01	9th	Cool Moody	0	1	0	1	1	41p
03	10th	Slimer	0	1	0	1	0	39p
03	11th	Reflektor	0	1	1	2	1	34p
00	12th	Silver Bolt	0	0	0	0	0	34p
02	13th	Quicksilver	0	0	1	1	2	33p
00	14th	Cobra	0	0	1	1	1	32p
00	15th	Comet	0	0	0	0	1	31p
02	16th	Black Knight	0	1	0	1	3	25p
01	17th	Summer Sky	0	0	0	0	0	25p
01	18th	Phoenix	0	0	0	0	1	19p
00	19th	Marbly McMarbleface	0	0	0	0	1	17p
00	20th	H2 Blue	0	0	0	0	2	10p

Red: Not able to finish in the top 3.
Orange: Not able to win Marble Rally 2019, but top 3 still possible.

Trivia

• With their victory in this race, Dragon's Egg won one race in four consecutive Sand Marble Rally seasons.