u/PatrickJay16

About a month ago after the SMR Qualifiers was released I posted something about how this "New" Rn3 might potentially affect the SMR community, and if a new issue might arise regarding the situation. I guess I got my answer, the smr community is once again on its way to bring down Rn3. And I dont mean it in a bad way, Rn3 clearly has some sort of advantage compared to the rest of the athletes participating in the SMR. The community's action is justifiable, having one athlete stand above the rest due to unfair advantages is pretty hard to accept. What I do want though, as an Rn3 fan is for Rn3 to go out or retire in an honorable way. I know some fans might not agree with me on this one but giving Rn3 the championship this season then retiring him afterwards is the best possible scenario in order to stop this issue, it can end two things. One: Retiring Rn3 after giving him his best season would be enough for some fans and it wont ruin JMR's reputation too much, SMR fans have to understand that Rn3 became the face of SMR so Jelle cant just kick him out of SMR entirely. This way, by retiring Rn3 (and turning him into a coach or something) after giving him the best season of his entire career can finally end the (some) arguments and issues about the situation. 2nd: Real marbles can finally compete with each other, ending the debate whether materials matter or not. Cuz material really do matter, an example of that is none other than the aforementioned Rn3. Doing this can finally restore SMR's reputation, and it can finally give the rest of the smr athletes an equal fight for the championship.

Rn3 underwent surgery completely transforming themselves into a true marble, going from a resin type material to becoming a fully glass marble. After the surgery, a major decrease in performance was seen. Going from a 100% podium rate to placing 7th, 16th, and 7th in their last few seasons.

There's been known to be 2 Rn3, the original one (resin) and the new one (fully glass). They have a noticeable difference in appearance. For one, the original rn3 has a hole in the bottom while the new one doesn't. 2nd, the original rn3 has a bigger white circle along with the "Number 3" on it. While the new rn3 has a smaller white circle and seems to be more transparent.

Looking at the Rn3 who participated in the recent qualifiers, it does not fit any of those characteristics I mentioned earlier. This newer rn3 has a similar appearance to the original rn3 (resin version) but it's obviously a glass marble when you look at how it shines in the close up view at the beginning of the race, which eliminates my guess that they brought back the original Rn3.

That makes me wonder, are they now using a completely different marble for Rn3 this season? And if so, how does that affect the sand marble rally community? Will a new issue arise regarding this?