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Next Mail-in Race ?

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I'm talk'n some smack here. I've been racing Hot Wheels for 40 years. Keep an eye out for my FTE Way-Too-Fast !

If you sent that car in, I hope some major modification happened to lower the weight on that thing for this mail in race.

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model40fan 2/20/12

yeh, i had to remove both sets of headers, rear pushbar,narrowed the base under the body, both engines/grill... used my smallest engine & fuel cell, covered the exposed forward base with black magic markered blister pack strips... 34.7 G's...

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jamaharv 2/20/12

Well, I guess I'm out. I didn't even think about weighing my car. Who would have thought that a standard stock car would weigh too much. I guess that's why they call it a feather-weight race.

Who's in for just plain old Hot Wheel racing like we did when we were kids ? Go to the store, buy a car that you thought could beat your best friends car. Test it against your older brothers car. Keep the dog from biting it as it rolled down the track as it placed a dent in the wall because it slipped under the pillow at the end of track.

Who's in ?

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EconoCarl 2/20/12

Who would have thought that a standard stock car would weigh too much?

The "stock" cars vary quite a bit in weight. I've got some ranging from around 20 grams to about 75 grams!

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model40fan 2/20/12

no problem jama,
if you wish, i can throw a car in for you... and i am probably the only guy here who doesn't race stockers...
any of the other guys can set you up with stock races...

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jamaharv 2/25/12

My wife sent my stock cars out by accident. You may have them already. I guess keep them for the next stock race ?

Let me know what you think. Andy

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EconoCarl 2/25/12

My wife sent my stock cars out by accident. You may have them already. I guess keep them for the next stock race ?

Let me know what you think. Andy


Did they weigh under 35 grams?
If so, forward them to Californ - I - A!

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model40fan 2/25/12

soonz zae land i'll throw 'em on the scale.... weight watchers will be headed west... pronto

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jamaharv 2/28/12

Man !, 35g is light. I don't have anything under that. Sorry.

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EconoCarl 2/28/12

Man !, 35g is light. I don't have anything under that. Sorry.

You might be surprised. I had over 80 cars that weighed less than 35g out of the package. Do you have a scale?

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model40fan 2/28/12

yes jamma, the #6 lotus FTE you sent was 33.2 G's... and is headed west...
part of the under 35G's thing was for it not to include all cars....
cross check on brian's fantasy league weight list...to see what weighs what...


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