The Big Rig Showdown
Breaker 1-9 for the Rubber Duck. You got a copy on me Pig Pen, come on. Ahh, Negatory, Pig Pen; our next run ain't gonna need a trailer or your Jimmy for this one. You're gonna have to drop off them hogs and get down to Summerville, South Carolina with your racing rig, come on. Keep the bugs off your glass and the bears of'n yer.... tail. I'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the one Rubber duck, 10-10 on the side. We gone. Bye bye.
Billy's Midway Trucking will send a pair! I was already eyeballing a few of my old trucks. This gives me an excuse to tune them up too.
- Sweet! See ya at the track — Flip81
- I can't tell you how many times I listened to that vinyl record! I was 8 ....maybe 10 yrs. old. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- I've been a C.W. McCall fan since I was very young. So many funny and amazing songs: Now I got racin’ stripes and dual pipes And Smokey’s got a Ford. Got a mill with a four pot carb, you know But Smokey’s stroked and bored. Well, the chase was on, but I had the edge with a rig that’ll never fail. Got a CJ-5 with a four-wheel drive And Smokey on my tail. — Billys_Midway_Racing
- And we crashed the gate doing 98 - let those truckers roll — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Wold Creek Pass way up on The Great Divide. Truckin' on down the other side... Sounds like a good diecast track to race on, as long as you don't bash into the side of the feed store in downtown Pagosa Springs. — Billys_Midway_Racing
Please make sure your trucks fit on the hotwheels orange track. I have heard a couple fantasy trucks might be a little wide. Thanks for racing and good luck.
I had to scrap my original plan and do something completely different. The yellow Hot Wheels Thunder Roller is my realistic truck and Matchbox "Tractor Cab" as my fantasy truck.
This Thunder Roller was bought by a good friend in the late 80's and was a prized possession for over 36 years, working the trailer facility on a few of my model railroads. I didn't expect to race it but it was the fastest stock semi cab in my collection. It was a little over weight so I had to grind out some of the inner structure to shave off a few grams and bring it down to 79g. I only added a few Billy's Midway Racing decals so it could be identified if another stock yellow Thunder Roller was racing.
The Matchbox tractor cab had been green with Quincy from Little Einsteins printed on the side. Paint was stripped and decals made to fit while the new paint job was applied. Weight was added to bring it up to 74g. It had some wheel and axle damage that I attempted to correct, but it rolled nicer after sanding the tread off of the tires and adding graphite. I'm afraid that it might look better than it rolls, but prep time expired and it was time to go, so it's in the hands of the USPS now. Fingers crossed!
Boogity, Boogity, Boogity! Let's go racin' Big Rigs, Boys!
Alright, it's race week. Remember cars are due on the 2nd! If your cars have not been sent out by now they probably won't make it in time. Good luck to everyone that participates in this event and I hope you enjoy. I will start unpacking and logging trucks this week. I will post the team names that have arrived as I do so.
Realistic truck have to have realistic wheels?