Matchbox 61st Anniversary Mail-In Series
Cops and Robber II starts October 12 2014....It should be posted soon , watch for it. It's gonna be fun.
got cars from dadvbal, rally case and webber cabin today...
Thanks be to lead tennis tape (with a coating of some good ol' Scotch tape)! Almost made a veritable storm chaser out of my Laser Wheels Nissan; since that didn't seem to help it much, I decided to make a veritable Hauler out of a Superfast SVT Lightning. Should have both the stock LW and the loaded Ford in the mail tomorrow morning (sorry that they'll be a little late for the deadline--if that's a problem, let me know, but they'll be there in plenty of time for the racing).
- I don't know how I missed this comment earlier Hahaha. Are you still entering the Nissan? That would be cool to see racing! — KandORacing
FOTF will have a fashionably late arrival by Tuesday, according to the post office receipt. Sorry for using the "ship to" deadline as the "ship by" deadline.
- No problem Cameron! We all make mistakes (And I have been REALLY late to races before) — KandORacing
- Thanks; skidding in at the last moment--and sometimes beyond it--seems to be something I'm consistent at around here. — FOTF
- Well, like I've said before, if you want to be a good racer, you've gotta be consistent ;) Well, with reaction times that is Hahaha — KandORacing
got an "envelope" shipped racer from FM...seems ok... go mike go...
cost him $5.60.... I use a granola bar box, [1 car] ... $2.90...
i'll be watching the box for more racers !
- delta 6 has been delivered... — model40fan
- What can I say, I'm a rookie. Should I have painted rookie stripes on my car? — FatMike
- stripes are cool, but i was concerned with the posties tossing a 10lbs box onto your envelope... — model40fan
- Don't worry Mike, I've only been doing this for almost a year, and I'm still learning. You'll do good! — KandORacing
- I drove a truck for the post office for 7 years. I know what they can do. If its gonna happen boxing it in steel won't help. — FatMike
With the Hauler Series wrapped up, it's time to look forward to the Matchbox Race! I'm looking forward to it!
Should be fun!
33 cars if everyone makes the show...great participation!!!
- Would have been 35 if my dad hadn't chickened out, he was thinking about entering. — KandORacing
Would anybody like to volunteer to be in charge of the point standings? I'm too stupid to figure out the normal standings & keep score on a Google Spreadsheet. If anyone wants to it would be greatly appreciated!
- how are they being awarded? tis should be set prior to race day. I can cover it unless you make it too complicated — Traction-Event
- Cool, thanks Chris! How does 1 point for 1, 2, & 3 round wins, 2 points for semi final round win, and 3 points for final round win sound? — KandORacing
- Or is that how it always goes? Also, points will still be awarded to cars that run a bye. (eg 1st round bye still gets a point for that) — KandORacing
- ok 33 cars... 2 brackets with a random "win to get in" race off in one of them. — model40fan
- I would rather just have the hosts give a random single, drawn out of a hat. — KandORacing
- its your series, you can set how points are awarded...please send me a PM or post here how you decide. — Traction-Event
got cars from fotf .... and Lewisville, tx. hmmm...
- Uh, oh, is that where Econo Carl is from? — KandORacing
- He's from Bad Butt Beaumont... — model40fan
- LOL OK, then who IS from Lewisville? — KandORacing
- well fed Mike... being overweight i don't like calling others it... — model40fan
- LOL, ok Thanks for letting me know Smitty. — KandORacing
OK Guys, I just realized we may have a bit of a problem here..... since there are 33 entries (if GSpeedR & morrismini show up), we are going to give a single to a random car for 1st round. I know everyone here uses Printable brackets off PrintYourBrackets.com, but we are most likely going to have to use another ladder. Those ladders have the "race to get into the bracket" thing on them, but I don't want to do it that way. Should I draw up a ladder on my computer & send it to you hosts via email to print off?
1 from FatMike left today. I tried to get a 2nd car ready but when testing it was slower than some of my stockers. Im not sure were I went wrong but I will tear it back apart to see. This learning curve is tough! At least "Go Diego Go" (no time for a repaint) should be there on Friday.