Professional Racing League
Who would be interested in building an actual Professional Racing League for the Diecast community? Who would be interested in becoming a so called Professional builder? What would be some guidelines to becoming a professional?
I've hosted a couple mail in tournaments. As far as I can tell there are some participants that have much more experience building custom cars than others. Some participants have won multiple tournaments and are well known in the Diecast community. Others participants enter races but never seem to get the Wins. Everyone likes a good race, but it doesn't seem to be a level playing fied for all involved.
How would you separate a professional from a an amateur? How can we get investors interested? How can we produce a show/tournament to the masses.
With all the sports betting going on in the world, why couldn't Diecast racing be a part of that pie?
Track builders could be a part of this as well. Multiple tracks where the professional tournaments take place. I am owner/operator of Jungle Falls Raceway. My track is a road course. Some people enjoy more drag style Racing, but both track styles could be used.
RedLineDerby has done an amazing job with website, and I'm sure has done amazing things for and with the Diecast community. I would love to work with RedLineDerby more on this.
Maybe I'm just dreaming to big, but how cool would it be to be a part of something new and maybe financially rewarding? Who knows could be Professional Diecast Racing League on ESPN one day..
Thoughts... Suggestions.. Investors... feedback welcome. Let me hear what you think.
Thanks, Jason. JUNGLE FALLS RACEWAY
Discussion
It is an interesting idea. Sanctioning & governing body could be difficult....but possible. Sometimes there are already issues getting cars mailed back, races completed. Would this idea help or hinder? I enter a lot of races but am not at all "professional level"....however....locally on Wed. nights I always make a few bucks in grudge races....hey!....earning $ - getting paid - does that mean I AM a professional?
I've said it before (half serious-half joking) that the next way this hobby would evolve is NETFLIX SERIES.
In terms of leveling the playing field: One way that can happen is do what Gravity Throttle did in his current tournament: Qualifiers and then divide the cars into two seperate tournaments: Group A and Group B. This way a new building isn't going up against the #1 qualifier In round 1. This is just one example. I don't host so don't have any more ideas/input
- Totally Agree, Everyone wants to see their car run. And that is a Graet example of leveling the playing field and all Run. — Bent_Rod_Racing
- I like the group A group B platform. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Yup — ManiacMotorsports
- Fastest Car, that was on Netflix. Good show. — alva1370
- One pro against 3 amateurs. — alva1370
In the tournament, I am currently hosting here at Haywood Valley Raceway, I also split the qualifiers up into two groups, so that way faster racers are facing faster racers and slower. Racers are facing slower racers that way it feels more competitive and people with a little less race experience Will still get a fair amount of time.
but as far as racing those, he just never know how it's gonna work out. There's been experienced builders who just have a bad day and don't do well, and people who are relatively new place really high. which is part of the allure of racing. It's not always a guarantee that the fastest person wins, at least on a road course. In a drag race it's pretty much always the fastest car for obvious reasons.
I think A good way to test out the theories of an actual league, is when people host multi track tournaments. That allows people to follow a race from One track to another to another to another and then you can see by the amount of likes and views on the videos, how interested people are. Will people follow along in a four track tournament? Or a five track tournament? Will people follow along if it's just open track races, or 2 Lane Rd. courses like the one I have? What if it's a mix of drag races and road courses , but using the same car for all the tracks?
It is interesting. As mentioned above, a governing body would be needed to codify rules and regulations, both for cars and tracks. NASCAR would probably the best to emulate, especially in how they rank drivers.
All I know is that Chris Hood should be involved in some official capacity. His passion for the sport is tremendous and he would be fair to everyone if he were an official/director of some sort. But, that's assuming he would want to do it.
- And RedlineDerby himself. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Of course. Someone else already mentioned him, I think, so I didn't. — LobotomyScam
- Thumbs up — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- absolutely on both accounts — G_ForceRacing
Would be awesome.
im ready to retire from work and go full time Diecast racing :)
I like how every couple of years this topic comes up with a new crop of enthusiasts championing the concept. I'm not going to stand on a soapbox and rhyme off all the reasons it won't work (cuz let's be honest here...the idea of Pro-Level Diecast is so Sky-Pie) however, I do know that there has been interest from 3rd parties in regards to researching the feasibility of Diecast racing attempting to push into the main stream. A major streaming platform would be the obvious choice as there are just as many backstories to explore with the builders as there are cars to race...there have been a few who have tried to centralize the hobby, but it's a pretty daunting task to pump out content on the regular while having other responsibilities. That being said, the only way I see this hobby going to the next level is if a MAJOR partner decides they want in on the fun...however, I've heard even Mattel doesn't exactly approve of what we do...so...unless one of you fellas owns their own Fortune500 company, or Telecommunications Facility...
- Why wouldn't Mattel want to be a part of this? Adults have the money to keep buying mattrl products. Maybe Mattel could start a new line of products focused on customizable cars just for this reason. — 1Jungle_Falls
- liability, pure and simple. "do not use product...." — dr_dodge
- Mattel wouldn’t sell enough product…plain and simple…look at what we spend on wheel farming, casting choice, etc…I would say we probably buy more because we race…you really think Mattel would want to disrupt that revenue stream? — Crazy_Canuck
- Exactly Canuk, and we actually combined have a lot of views, mostly thanks to 3Dbot and GTR. Mattel would be the optimum one to get involved, they're blind! But I can see the possibility of someone big getting involved.. — G_ForceRacing
I already have the piece of real estate picked out for something like this if Shiba Inu hits a penny or if I hit the Powerball. NFL-grade cameras, Hollywood set builders on contract, talks with cable TV networks. You name it. All it would take is for me to get rich somehow.
- Die cast hall of fame — alva1370
- When I read "Powerball" it reminded me of my dad (RIP), but then I remembered he won Mega Millions not Powerball. I never played the lottery. — LobotomyScam
I am in no way a professional builder, but it sounds pretty cool. I prefer road courses to drag tracks, but I finally moved on in a tournament for the first time at Marco Polos gasser fest.
Maniac