Redline Derby Rip-N-Roll tournament

Excluding my entries, I call TE's Hot Tub FTE or FOTFs Johnny Lightning '77 Chevy Van, if it gets there on time.

I didn't get the post office yesterday and won't today, so I'll do a last pickup Saturday morning and post any last entries. I'm planning on racing Saturday night but probably won't get time to post results or much until Sunday.

RACE DAY!!  MAY THE BEST CAR WIN!!  GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!  GO UNDERDOGS!!!

Two more entries arrived today, FOTF's Spider-Man van and SubtleAmuzement's pair. Entry photos added to the top. I'll be working on the bracket here shortly and post it for a preview. I'm planning on racing tonight...gotta do some track prep and we're ready to roll. Good luck!!

Bracket has been created and seeded. Only one bye.

View the bracket here

That bracket will be updated sooner than this post will, so if you want an early look at results (and possibly results as I race), you can do so.

Here are my fantasy picks:

R1 winners (vs. each other--as if round 1 had just been completed):

Keef's Thunderbolt vs. AMH's Tahoe

FOTF's Dodge Van vs. AMH's Alpha Romeo

72 Chevy's Chrysler vs. 2-7's TRK

K&O's Challenger vs. Traction Event's F/C

RLD's Ford GTX vs. 72 Chevy's GTO

CCRider's Cadillac vs. Traction Event's Hot Tub

Old Hen's Mustang vs. Crazy's Butterfinger

RLD's Turbolence vs. CCRider's Mini Cooper

R2:

AMH's Tahoe vs. FOTF's Dodge Van

72 Chevy's Chrysler vs. K&O's Challenger

72 Chevy's GTO vs. CCRider's Cadillac

Crazy's Butterfinger vs. CCRider's Cooper

R3:

FOTF's Van vs. K&O's Challenger

CCRider's Cadillac vs. Crazy's Butterfinger

R4:

FOTF's Van vs. CCRider's Cadillac

From there, the Van's axle will get jammed to the side and CCRider will take the win.

Anyone else predicting the brackets?

I saw what looked like rounds for the losers below the main brackets; does that mean this will be double-elimination?

I haven't studied the bracket to see if this is possible, but I think the Hot Tub, 300C, the Sixteens and Funny Car will go far. The Mini Cooper an honorable mention.

I have zero experience with JLs so I have no idea if the Spider-Man van will roll well. It's big and heavy so if it rolls, it could be a contender too.

Finally getting ready to roll...1030p, sheesh. Who woulda thought a 3-year-old would want to stay up and play with cars!? 

I'll be snapping photos and putting them up on Instagram if anyone is interested in following as I race

http://www.instagram.com/redlinederby

And I'm not sure there will be any video. I have cameras setup and stuff but the lighting in my basement is awful with the yellow walls. Just bad. I'll probably shoot some video just for testing but not sure I'll have anything to produce after the race. Sorry.

Am I the only one sitting on the edge of my seat here???  LOL

The pictures are looking good so far!  (Quality and results.)

Round 1 Highlights and Commentary

While big and heavy, the JL Spider-Man van didn't look very impressive against the non-FTE Sixteen, which is surprising. The van still won but it was certainly too narrow of a margin for FOTF's web slinger.

KandORacing's JL Challenger smoked the 2Seven Jaguar. I had money on the Jag but only because I have zero experience with Johnnies...the rest of the field better watch out.

The Hot Tub FTE won as everyone expected but not by as big of a margin as you might think. It was less than a car between the two after each run. On the other had, RedlineDerby's GTX FTE outran the '12 Mustang with ease.

The round ended with ccrider's Mini Cooper FTE narrowly defeating Nightstalker's GTO FTE...it was back and fourth, no shame there. And much to my dismay, the Turbolence was put in its place by the MR11. It wasn't even close.

Round 2 coming up...