Mario Kart Round 2 - Moo Moo Farm
As was said yesterday, this track, the only oval in the current calendar, has very low top speeds and won't reward the fastest karts, but the fastest drivers. While Luigi Raceway was a disappointment for those sensing weakness from BMW, Moo Moo Farm may be a happier weekend. After sitting out the opening round with a funny tummy, Baby Luigi was set up in the cockpit of the #12 kart in place of his mother, ready to face the weekend. Daisy did the majority of interviews, leaving her son to focus on the racing. All the cameras focussed on the two-year-old, and the times he was able to do. Unfortunately, while the MIA did not publicise those times, they were adamant that Baby Luigi did not qualify. Daisy, who has been intensely training her son for future greatness, had to take it on the chin. Baby Luigi, when interviewed, said "I am a spaceman" and ran around in circles. Analysts are still trying to decipher this coded message.
Onto
qualifying then. Lewis Hammerton beat Wario Jumpman in the first session, with the HBRTs far behind. Foreman Spike hit a mole and it ruined his time completely. The Koopras were a few tenths off and a little further behind than last weekend. Then Para Troopa came and put his kart in first place! The Kameklarens were again last, but this time only by half a second. Luigi was the second surprise of the event, splitting the BMWs
while Toad took a very handy 5th for Peachific. In the second session the Kameklarens were again last, with the HBRTs at least ahead of them. Peach binned her lap hitting the bridge - disaster! while Larry Koopaling topped the timings after his lap. His teammate Toudou was fractions behind, and then Dixie Kong surprised by splitting those two! And this after a skid from Dixie. Toad's lap was disappointing, putting him behind the HBRTs. Wario goes out and he's third! Now that is a surprise. With three runners remaining, the world champion risks being pushed down the order. He won't have to worry about Luigi, who drives his kart into the wall avoiding a mole and completely screws it up - no time from him. :binotto: Lewis Hammerton is the first to beat Larry Koopaling's time, with quite a sizeable gap between them. Para Troopa....... goes second! A second consecutive front-row start for the Koopa. He starts alongside a different BMW as Wario begins down in 5th place.
Qualifying Results
The race hasn't begun yet, but SSL may take ROTR considering they are currently DNQ and last
Onto
Race Day now. Redsaurus is sitting quite nervously on the pit-wall as his driver lines up on the grid. Para crashed tangling with Wario last week, and Mitsuyoshi need the points for sure
Bowser, having taken his heart medicine, is sitting comfortably. The lights are out, and it's go go go! These times were equal in quali and it shows in the race! The whole pack descends upon the mole fields at once, jostling and pushing for position. Someone at the back fires a pack of green shells and it tears through the pack. Toad get hit and has to activate the clutch to get his kart started again. There are shells bouncing everywhere. One hits King Bobomb, who is thrown from his kart and is out of the race. Luigi, having made a good start, has to avoid the carnage and loses a lot of time still. The biggest battle is between Kokkoro Toudou and Birdo: both are fighting for 7th place and are willing to hit each other to do it. They collide! Birdo comes off worse, but gets ahead. As they raise their fists at each other, another bunch of green shells flashes past them. They've got pinpoint accuracy. One hits the race leader! Hammerton's kart blasts into the air and eventually into the wooden barriers. Para Troopa lets out a leap of joy and boosts ahead into the lead. Another shell hits Wario with the same effect
both BMWs are out within seconds of each other. Thank goodness Bowser took that heart medicine.
By lap 2 everything looks different to how it started. Spike is up to 3rd, and even Conker and Peach are making up ground. There are so many green shells now that the drivers are doing their absolute utmost to avoid at all costs. The argument between Birdo and Kokkoro is continuing, and at the end of the lap both of them smash into the bridge simultaneously. Conker, unable to deal with the carnage, falls prey to another green shell and he too leaves the racetrack bruised and beaten. Para Troopa, doing his best to get away from this, does the fastest lap and puts distance between himself and Larry Koopaling in second. As always, the final lap is where things finally start to settle down. Luigi and Toad are fighting for not-last at the back, and in their pushing each other, both come to terms with some moles. Toad scrapes the underside of his kart but keeps going. Luigi has to kickstart his kart again and finishes the race well back. But who wins? Para Troopa wins! It's an incredible moment for Mitsuyoshi as the scenes in the paddock are magnificent.
Mitsuyoshi's last victory came at Banshee Boardwalk in 1996, achieved by none other than Lewis Hammerton
Sharing the lead of the championship with Wario, this is the first time Para Troopa has ever led the championship, shared or otherwise. The last time Mitsuyoshi led the drivers' standings was with Yoshi himself back in 1993!
we'll say he was sick.
Do i have got 2 teams lol.
