Demolition Derby Days
Greetings Racers, I would like to purpose a race for January 2016. Inspired by the new Cruiser Bruiser Hot wheel casting, a demolition derby theme drag race and hopefully open tracks too. The two qualifications are as follows: be fast and resemble a vehicle that has participated in many demo’s resulting in scars and mangle-ment?!
Have a car that was tortured (hammer, vice, fireworks, little sister) in previous years…….well, you sir have the makings of a demo derby car!
Examples of what we are looking for:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5665/23276555146_c61d235474_o.jpg
http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/2016-mainline/cruise-bruiser-dhp22
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2seven/22934776169/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2seven/23220081871/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2seven/23276555146/in/dateposted-public/
Rules & Restrictions
•57gs weight
•fit Drag Track and HW orange track
•2 per household, possibly more depending on interest in event
•any style of vehicle you would see at a demo derby
•any wheel except No FTEs (FTEs = lipstick on a pig for this event)
•Stock cars allowed but please paint/mangle them to follow the theme!
•Must be drilled rivets
•Dry lubes only
Prizes TBD.
How to enter:
Reply here to enter, also additional host needed to have this as a race series.
Ship cars to address below by 1/23/16
Park Place Raceway
1131 Park Place
Dayton, OH 45449
Don't forget to print an ID card with your entry
http://redlinederby.com/download/rld_entry_id.pdf
Scoring and Winning TBD by entries
Penalties- overweight by more than 2gs
Tracks & Dates
Please include money for your car to be returned, if you wish not to have it returned it will go to the prize pot.
•Jan 23 Park Place Raceway – drag and open tracks 2seven
•Jan 30, State - Host username?
•Feb 6, State - Host username?
•Feb 13, State - Host username?
•Feb20, State - Host username?
•Feb26, State - Host username?
Winners and Results
TBD. Mention the winner, the final results and include a picture of the winning car if available.
Discussion
I'll run them 5 or 6 wide on my open track drag. There will be plenty of collisions if that's what we're going for. The later the better cause I want to try resurfacing it...also running so many at a time makes it a pretty violent raceway (and if ultra violence is a goal given the theme, I can run it extra fast) so better later in case there's damage. Willing to be final host unless you want them to circle back to you.
So this has been real quiet. For hosts and entrants. Are we thinking postpone or..........?
I'm confused as to whether this is a race, sorry. Or is it survival of the fittest ?
- I think it is, just the cars have to look *really* beat up — redlinederby
- it is still a drag race — 2seven
I recently built what we're calling a banger track for the LJLRC. I think the length is about 12-13 ft. Open track with 4 cars at a time. The last foot or so is tapered and allows only one car into the 1-1/2" wide channel at the end. Plenty of banging on the open part on the way down. Fastest car doesn't always win. Right now we're running the kid's cars but adults, including myself, are raring to go. I'll see about doing a video with my cell phone next Sunday at our meeting and see if I can borrow the track to host a weekend.
Should this race be postponed to increase interest? Maybe March? Thoughts? Thanks
2seven
This race needs to be postponed until further notice and/or interest. thanks
2seven
I would enjoy building a car or two for that.