Odonata: the crew

Seen here on the slow down lap acknowledging the cheers after the notorious drama of that season closing race.


Seen here on the slow down lap acknowledging the cheers after the notorious drama of that season closing race.

The Odonata anti-gravity Wipeout racer was another epoch marking design from the venerable Lola engineering house. Few now realise just how close it brought them to bankruptcy.
Algy and Ginger would always look back on those late summer days on Minerva, as their happiest. Strapped snuggly in behind Bessie’s 6 litres and out looking for adventure.
You’re an aviator and you’ve been cooped up in the smelly old chassis for weeks now. How chuffed must you be to finally haul your old kite out of the storage crate …
Ahh gamedesign.jp ❤ Red Tile Out (箱入り娘)! Such an elegant, consuming, little puzzle.
It was ambitious but it worked!
Beetle wing engine cowling reveals the heavy industry approach to thrust. Deployed port side missile array. Starboard side is rear facing. Exact snap-out times were a company secret, even track-side cameras couldn’t capture a partial. Reserve 5-ion deutrium FLAG block. Coasting in with 2 sets of mines deployed. Pre-race electronics reporting green all the way1….