Nightmare Race Scenarios?
Have you worked so hard on a build, that you're super pumped about. Tests fast, lookks good, and you send it off to race only to be put up against some of the best in the comminity?! Nightmares I say, NIGHTMARES!!!
Obviously this is humor, but also, a healthy level of respect for those who rock! Gotta start somewhere.
What gives you the worries when shipping your car off to race?
Discussion
What worries me?
That I'll never see it again.
- Ohhh that’s a good one. I know a lot of guys are missing some of there cars from other racers. It sucks. I hope it never happens to me! I’ll be sad. But at least I’ll have their address. Ha ha — rush_racing_league
- Having their address doesn’t always help. They can still refuse mail and return to sender. — SpyDude
- Tracks that have my cars.....have my return shipping $...and I've asked for them to be sent but it appears I will never hear from them = Jungle Falls, Bay City & Knobby Ridge :( — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Yup, jungle falls seems to not care, he's posting on FB but apparently ignores peoplee... sucks, I want my cop car back! — G_ForceRacing
I've noticed that the ones I spend all sorts of time prepping are early exits. Of my 4 career top five finishes, three were thrown together at the last second and shipped off with a prayer that they would finish a lap.
- You know what, it is so true. I try real hard and have a car that is awesome, put together with meticulous precision, and it’s slower than the mainline with graphite. Ugh. I can’t build fast things. Ha hav — rush_racing_league
USPS. I've had one miss a deadline by arriving five days after the "Expected Delivery Date", two lost forever never to be seen again (both in the same package, though), and two utterly destroyed in transit.
- That is mine as well. I cringe every time I ship cars out. — Long_Dog_Diecast_Racing
- My race truck for GTR went out two weeks before the due date …. it showed up a week AFTER the due date. I wound up in the halftime show. — SpyDude
- GTR is great I alawys get my car back with more cars added — G_ForceRacing
USPS is my fear as well. My Mustang for Marco Polos race did a tour across the country and didn't make it to him. But it eventually made it's way back to me. I also fear getting knocked out in the first round or not qualifying. There's so many seasoned, excellent racers out there!
- All of these are valid. I always enjoy seeing my car race, but it is usually one qualifying run, and a race if I make the cut lol. — rush_racing_league
I don't want to have to go against blueline or anybody lol but most of my cars are slow anyways...
I haven't ever had USPS fail on me. Tbh I don't know why.
The only ones who haven't returned my cars are Jungle Falls and Bay City (although that one is still a question mark) but you never know
- My list is = Jungle Falls, Bay City & Knobby Ridge :( — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Too bad. I know Bay City is still around but starting to lose hope about the top 3 turvy thing — ManiacMotorsports
- I just spoke to Darrel at bay City, top 3 Turvy is supposed to start back up soon — G_ForceRacing
- IIRC Knobby Ridge was badly effected by the floods in 2024, he was THE first host I sent a car to and he was reliable prior to that — HSLmotorsports
Hey, Trevor, did you do this artwork? It's great!
- Kind of. I used AI. I did put in a lot of work to make it look this way. I know some aren’t fans of it. I just like creating memes, thumbnails and stuff like this with it. I’m no artist sadly. — rush_racing_league
- Dude, it's still pretty good. I like it. — SpyDude
- Thanks bro!! I’ll be making more soon. — rush_racing_league
Ah yes, the BRUTALITY of first round brackets!! Does give us the odd opportunity for that Carl Spackler style Cinderella story, though!
To the second strip's story, ahhh, it's in very good company. Take the example of the current KOTM where by all outward appearance, a stock Jaguar XJ220's record isn't seeing much challenge yet from mailed in entries. Ouch, from my seat in the stands, that has to sting a bit, no?
"Gunga, gunga-galunga. So, I have that going for me, which is nice."
LOL - That was *every* race I ever entered with a custom car. It's just part of the game but honestly, back then it was mostly drag racing so it was science-speed rather than turns, jumps, and banging...I'd like to think my chances would increase these days!
I hosted a few Novice races back in the day just for noobs so they wouldn't be totally discouraged always facing off against the BLRs of the world. I mean, losing & learning is part of the game but every now and then you want a bone tossed your way.
The next chapter in nightmares are those from the hosts! I have my stories on the other side of the track, that's for sure.
- Chapter 2......We don't speak about chapter 2 lol. Hosting is like working in customer service. You won't truly appreciate it unless you have experienced it first hand — RancidCactus
For me whenever I ship out I always pray the lubrication stays intact or close to lol