13:15 - Lightning McQueen vs. Ratchet

[UMPIRE]

SEASON 13, ROUND 15

Lightning McQueen

Slot: The Team's Vehicle
Season Wins: 2
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
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Official Site: Disney

Ratchet

Slot: The Team's Vehicle
Season Wins: 2
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Ratchet at this Wiki
Official Site: Hasbro

Battle Terrain
Vehicle Challenge: Rainbow Road

[Twogunkid]

McQueen 's best scenario 

[Peypeypeypey]

Yeah, thank goodness for that clutch scenario. Lightning should definitely win here. Faster, built for quick turns and a lifetime of experience in races means he should have it for sure

[RiotGear]

Lightning may be a race car, but he is also brash and arrogant seemingly with a touch of PTSD, he is also gonna be out of his element in a giant space ring and with the destruction derby type elements of Mario Kart.

Remember it's not just a race there are weapons and obstacles.

An armed space race is actually more in the wheel house of a Transformer like Ratchet, then an Earth bound pure racecar like Lightning.

[DSkillz]

Huh, Lightning hasn't found his way off Rainbow Road yet.  

He always seems to get this race against slower, tankier vehicles, too. Ratchet's not gonna get knocked around by the items and obstacles as much as Lightning, just like all of Lightning's Draft opponents on this track so far. Also, as a Transformer, he can probably use his robot mode to catch himself if he gets knocked off-track, which would be a much quicker recovery than having Lakitu haul Lightning back up. 

Whether all this is enough to counter Lightning's speed and handling is another matter. 

[leroypowell3]

10 hours ago, RiotGear said:

Lightning may be a race car, but he is also brash and arrogant seemingly with a touch of PTSD, he is also gonna be out of his element in a giant space ring and with the destruction derby type elements of Mario Kart.

Remember it's not just a race there are weapons and obstacles.

An armed space race is actually more in the wheel house of a Transformer like Ratchet, then an Earth bound pure racecar like Lightning.

Not buying it.

[RiotGear]

On 1/22/2024 at 1:53 PM, DSkillz said:

Huh, Lightning hasn't found his way off Rainbow Road yet.  

He always seems to get this race against slower, tankier vehicles, too. Ratchet's not gonna get knocked around by the items and obstacles as much as Lightning, just like all of Lightning's Draft opponents on this track so far. Also, as a Transformer, he can probably use his robot mode to catch himself if he gets knocked off-track, which would be a much quicker recovery than having Lakitu haul Lightning back up. 

Whether all this is enough to counter Lightning's speed and handling is another matter. 

The question is how much faster is McQueen, if he's faster at all. His speed is somewhere between 200-220mph, depending on when. 

While I can't find a speed for Ratchet himself Hosehead and Autobot firetruck can reach 240mph. Remember Autobots aren't bound by the normal speeds of their vehicle forms.

Also of note the worlds fastest van hits speeds around 186mph and the world fastest first response/ambulance vehicle can go 245mph.

In other words Lightning may not have a significant speed advantage. He also doesn't have the reaction speed of the the Transformers who dodge lasers and rockets. This means Ratchet is going to perform better against obstacles and weapons.

[UMPIRE]

Match Final Results

Lightning McQueen: 5
Ratchet: 3