The Razzway is a Marbula One track located in Tumbletown, on the outskirts of Rubow, home of the Raspberry Racers.[1] It was the seventh and penultimate Grand Prix track of Marbula One Season 1 (28 - 29 March 2020), and it hosted the first Grand Prix of Marbula One Season 4 (28 - 29 April 2023).
Marbula One[]
Season 1[]
- Main article: Season 1 Razzway Grand Prix
The Razzway was one of the original eight Marbula One circuits. It hosted Grand Prix 7 of the season, the penultimate race. However, the race was filled with controversy. At turn 5 of the first lap, an accordion effect bunched up the bottom half of the field, with eight of the sixteen marbles coming to a stop leading to a yellow flag. The Safety Marble was released but failed to dislodge any marbles, also getting stuck at the corner. On the second lap, the remaining eight marbles collided with the stuck marbles, also getting stuck, resulting in a red flag and a restart to the race.
Just before the restart, a fan invaded the track in Sector 3 causing another red flag. The marble made it onto the conveyor belt which was stopped before they could reach the racers. Security took the marble off the conveyor belt and escorted the fan away. Rumors spread that this was Barry, the former reserve member of the Raspberry Racers, but this was denied by Coach Berry in a post-race interview.[1]
The race finally got started and a battle for the lead took place between Smoggy, Mimo and Orangin, with the Hazers taking the top spot over the O'rangers. Despite the track creating close racing and the race seeing some competitive battles and overtakes, it was heavily criticized by fans for the lap one crash, many regarding the track as unsafe. straight section with a pit lane, followed by a 90° turn ending in the conveyor belt.
- Pole Position: Mimo (Team Momo) - 28.72
- Race Winner: Smoggy (Hazers) - 5:31.46 (10 laps)
- Fastest Lap: Orangin (O'rangers) - 32.25 (lap 7)
Season 4[]
- Main article: Season 4 Razzway Grand Prix
The Razzway returned to Marbula One alongside the Raspberry Racers as the first Grand Prix of the season. Unlike the last time a race was held at the track, there were no red flags like there had been in Season 1.
Momo had a great start and set the fastest lap, which was not broken for the rest of the race. However, in lap 4 Speedy had a strong run and took the lead. Cloudy took the lead in lap 9. Cloudy made a mistake in lap 12 and lost their lead to Speedy, but they managed to recover and took back the lead in lap 13, winning the race.
- Pole Position: Momo (Team Momo) - 1:22.063
- Race Winner: Cloudy (Hazers) - 6:15.51 (13 laps)
- Fastest Lap: Momo (Team Momo) - 23.45 (lap 2)
Trivia[]
- The Razzway was the second track (the first being Midnight Bay) to have the same team win the Grand Prix in each of the track's appearances: Smoggy and Cloudy from the Hazers won in the track's first two appearances.
- This was soon followed by Sleet Street where again Smoggy and Cloudy from the Hazers won in the track's first two appearances.
- This was soon followed by the Electron Expressway which had Starry from Team Galactic win in the track's first two appearances.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stynth, Piney (14th September 2021). RetRollSpective – Raspberry Racers. Project Marblearth.