2015 Matchbox Rip-N-Roll
Saturday, November 7th, 2015This will be the last official RLD tournament of 2015 as November/December are just too busy for most people to deal with modding, shipping and whatever else. Nothing fancy about this one either, so find yourself some stock Matchbox cars and send them in.
Winner
Traction Event adds another trophy to his mantle after taking on some tough competition from K&O Racing. K&O raced his way out of the loser's bracket into a Finals match with TE, taking the first win. But the rematch saw Traction Event take the checkered flag.
See the complete results bracket on Challonge.com
Congratulations, Traction Event!
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Check the latest posts below for more highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-9bOrppAQ
Rules & Restrictions
- Limit 2 entries per household
- Must be Matchbox brand casting
- No weight limit
- Max 3.25" long by 2" high. Width should fit on standard HW orange track
- Un-modded, stock cars only*
- Dry lubes only
*Cars do NOT have to be unopened on the card to qualify. The only requirement is that the car you send in is not modified in anyway. So if you have a loose stock car in your collection that you know is fast, you can send that in to race. Entries not received on a card will be inspected for modifications.
Prizes
The winner of this tournament will get all the entered cars, less any cars that people want returned.
How to enter
Make a post to this thread with your intentions, or just mail your cars to the address below before November 7.
Please include an ID card with your entry so we can be sure your car gets returned and labeled properly
Please include $2 with your entry if you want your car returned. If you do not want your entries returned, they will be included in the prize winnings.
Send entries to:
Redline Derby Racing c/o Brian Vaughn
PO Box 842
Grove City, OH 43123
Scoring and Winning
This will be a double-elimination, heads-up tournament. No lane switching. No points or scoring. The car that goes until the end wins. Bracket will be seeded randomly.
Penalties
Cars that are not Matchbox brand will be DQ'ed and not included in the tournament. If there are any visible modifications to the car or drilled rivets, that car will not be included in the tournament.
Entries
Delta6
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2Seven
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FOTF
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K&O Racing
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Rally Case Racing
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Redline Derby
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Saleens281
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Traction Event
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Crazy Trucker Dude
Discussion
Since this allows open cars, do we allow vehicles that have been lubed at some point in the past?
On pre-lubed cars - Lubed cars are allowed so long as it's just the dry graphite stuff and there's no modifications otherwise. So if you have past cars, that's fair game.
On extra prize cars - If you want to send along an extra car for the prize pot because you want your entry car(s) back, that's entirely up to you. I'm confident there will be plenty of cars entered that won't make a return trip so even if a few want their cars back, the pot itself will be hefty. And if for some reason it's a little thin, I'll make up the difference from my stash.
Gotta say, I'm kind of excited for this just because it's Matchbox and we don't see a lot of that...at least not in stock form. They will certainly be slower races but fun to see all the same.
- Could you race any of the Matchboxes against some of the Fantasy League cars? — FOTF
- Not sure I follow...? — redlinederby
- You said they'll be slower races; you should put that to the test! See how the stock MBXs do against the Fantasy League's fastest stock HWs — FOTF
Just a reminder about this race...it'll be here before you know. Keep an eye out for some speedy Matchbox cars, do some test runs and pick the best.
Who was it that wanted to race the gator mobile in the ( truck race was it)??
Now's their chance.
I have a few Matchbox cars kicking around... looks like its time to run them off and see who gets sent in.
Yup, I have a similar pair in my current top 5 Matchbox cars... We'll see what make the cut and gets sent in.
Count me in just picked up two tonight as I was picking up the last pieces I needed for my track!
We'll be racing in this!
Are there any MBXs--or other cars for that matter--that anyone in this race is looking for? If I have them, would be willing to part with them, and have time to look for them, I might be able to include them as prizes (assuming anyone's able to beat the Nissan and the Mercedes). As for myself, I'm looking for some of the metal-based MBX police car Crown Vics with lace wheels, such as the white one from the Heroes series.
Let me know!
Yup, those Crown Vic's are pretty fast...
For some reason I root for Matchbox to make a comeback, but it doesn't really matter anymore I suppose since Mattel owns both the Hot Wheels and Matchbox brands.