Odonata: the crew

Seen here on the slow down lap acknowledging the cheers after the notorious drama of the 2097 season closing race.


Seen here on the slow down lap acknowledging the cheers after the notorious drama of the 2097 season closing race.

How curiosity got me over builders block.
So sturdy. So tiltable 😍
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….
It was ambitious but it worked!
The kit so good I bought it twice.
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.