Confessions of an Automationeer, Part 106: Muscle Bound for Glory
The past month saw my reputation as an Automationeer improve drastically, since I managed to score an impressive runner-up placing in CSR 136 before going on to do an excellent job of hosting the round immediately after it. Viewed in the context of CSR 136, this seemed unlikely at first, considering that the brief was to design a sporty, retro-themed car for a moderately wealthy client. However, I ultimately decided to reference the exterior design for my CSR 120 entry, and use that as inspiration for the car I would enter in CSR 136: the 2002 MAD Corsair.
The 2002 MAD Corsair - a retro-modern muscle car with a big engine, lots of power and the handling to match.
To my absolute surprise and amazement, the reborn Corsair snagged a second-place finish by virtue of doing everything right and hardly anything wrong. This may have influenced what happened next: with the winner unwilling to host the next round, I chose to take the reins instead, and introduce a theme of (mostly) four-door modern muscle cars.
After some consultation with potential entrants, I launched the round and, within a week, had received well over 50 cars. However, 20 of them turned out to be ineligible due to rule violations, and of the others, only 10 made it to the final stage, which included a time trial around a circuit from a standing start.
A few days of deliberation followed, after which I finally settled on a winner: the Turból j4 SAV 6.6 CS. It was the right decision, given that it was the sportiest car (mostly because it was also the fastest car around the track) and had no deficiencies whatsoever in any of the other judging criteria.
The winner of CSR 137: the Turból j4 SAV 6.6 CS.
With the contest done and dusted, I could now turn my attention to preparing for the next round... But that is a story for another time.
