With nine races complete in the Sand Marble Rally
questions turn less from who will win the overall to will anybody catch Ghost Plasma?
Our championship leader has had so many solid top-five finishes
and this time will sit in the middle of the second row.
A sharp right-hand turn right out of the gate, and our marbles are off.
Stretching that lead again with a last-second second place finish,
and this time Ghost Plasma finds himself in the second half
of all of the marbles. Slimer now moves up into third place
as we see trying to chase down Rastafarian a little bit farther ahead.
That is Summer Sky leading the way. Now Silver Bolt jumps up into second.
Slimer had a good race in the last event, not so much early on but then made up a lot of ground
especially after the final divergent section where they came back together.
Ooh, a couple marbles slow off the walls.
Pollo Loco trying to make a good charge back there.
Still, Ghost Plasma, mired a little bit farther back.
It looks like that top-line is much slower,
even getting passed by several marbles once they came back together. But it's Silver Bolt out in front.
Slimer now moves into second place in front of Summer Sky.
And as I say that Summer Sky lurches up into second. Can she hold that spot?
Ooh! No! And she goes straight on over the wall and gets beached.
Our former second-place runner is out of this event handing second to Slimer.
Can Slimer make up some good ground and try to get up there?
Ooh, a lot of those marbles going very high, but I think most of them are able to stay in the course.
Silver Bolt losing a lot of his lead now as they come across the bridge, getting nudged aside.
And Slimer very slowly coming back to P1.
Farther back behind, that's Tarantula now into third place. That might be Starman back in fourth.
Oh! And we've just lost Pollo Loco.
I think just went straight on at that left/right kink and is stranded up there.
We may have several marbles who are out by the end of this.
Slimer trying to make a good challenge up for the lead right now.
Silver Bolt, ooh, briefly gets caught up on the middle of that section,
hits the attenuator and slows down enough to give Slimer the lead
but is immediately back on the gas trying to track him down.
We'll see if anybody can be able to catch him
as we come down here toward the final part of this race, the last sector.
Slimer really stretching that lead. Boy, this would be a good finish, a rather authoritative finish as well.
I don't think anybody's gonna get it, and remember, it's a sharp turn as they come down here toward the end.
And nobody will catch him. Slimer wins over Silver Bolt.
And El Capitan has a good finish for the first time in a while.
Big Pearl, who won the event two times ago, comes in fourth in front of Rastafarian and The Flash.
There you see our final standings, 30 points to Slimer.
Unchallenged, nearly a half second lead.
And Ghost Plasma continues to stretch the lead over Big Pearl,
then Dragon's Egg jumps Pollo Loco, Slimer, Starman, Marbly McMarbleface.
But Big Pearl now up into second place, well done for her.
