Team Race Wars

Think your team has what it takes to beat the competition on DRIFT or DIEcast 1:64 Racing's Drag Track? We're calling all builders to enter their team of 4 cars ranging in 4 different weight classes to take on the competition in heated drag races!

Builders will be asked to submit a FULL 4 car team that consists of 1 car per weight class which are as follows. Entries can be stock or modified as long as the team is a full 4 car team. Scoring will be based where cars place during the qualifying rounds and how many rounds won during the tournament. Team with the most points at the end of the tournament will bring home 1st -5th place.

Entry for this event is $20.00, all funds will go towards trophies and prize bundles. Cash/PayPal/Venmo/Cash app accepted.

Lightweight 40g>
Middleweight 41g-50g
Heavyweight 51g-65g
Super Heavyweight 66g-80g

Each team submitted MUST have 1 car per weight class, failure to have each weight class represented will disqualify the team from competing.

Rules & restrictions

• Stock and modified entries allowed
• Any brand, make, model and casting is allowed as long as it's 1:64 scale diecast.
• 40g> Lightweight Entry
• 41g-50.99g Middleweight Entry
• 51g-65.99g Heavyweight Entry
• 66g-80.99g Super Heavyweight Entry
• 3.25in. long x 2in. tall x 1.25in. wide
• Limit (1) 4 car team entry per household
• Retail/stock axles (any brand of 1:64 scale diecast manufacturers that is sold through retail stores) and wheels only. Faster than Ever/Nickel Plated Axles are allowed. Polishing the Axles are allowed. No use of pin and tubing method at all period, if I see tubing it's a DQ. No use of aftermarket axels/wheels sets from TEMU/Ali Express, eBay, Etc. No sewing needles for axles. No piano wire for axels. No lengthening of wheel base by use of axel/pins. 
• Sanding/Polishing wheels and wheel sidewalls is fine as long as you don't cut the wheels off the axels to do it. Wheels have to remain on stock/retail axels.
• Any type of lubricant is fine. (Must tap off excess graphite if dry and no soul glowing if wet) Will conduct white paper test before racing to see if there is excess graphite.
• No Tungsten Putty as weight, solid weights only. (Not even cured Tungsten Putty)
• No protruding objects on front of car that stick out past the starting gate.
• Please secure all weight inside/on cars with appropriate epoxy/glue, making sure they don't break lose.
• Any questions regarding any of the following rules contact race host prior to building and shipping. Race host has final say in any of these rules interpretations once car arrives to host.

Dates & deadlines

All entries must be received by the host before Saturday, 1/3/2026. Racing is scheduled for Saturday, 1/10/2026. Results and video coverage will be posted on or after that date as is convenient for the host.

How to enter

Mail Entries To:

DRIFT or DIEcast 1:64 Racing

P.O. Box 134

Bloomville, OH

44818

Include at least $10.00 for return shipping if you want your entries back. Entries not getting returned will be given to the winner as part of the prize.

Include a Race Entry ID slip with your entry

Track

Racing will be on the DRIFT or DIEcast Dirty Drag Alley. View track profile and specs

Quick Specs:

18' Foot Start/Finish.
4' Foot 45 Degree Downhill Decline.                14' Foot Straightaway.                                            Dollar Store Orange Track.                                   Play Robotics Pro Timing System.

Race format and scoring

This is a 2-part team event. The team will score and accumulate points throughout the entirety of this event and at the end the Top 5 teams with the most points will be crowned.
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EVENT 1.                                                                   _____________________________________________
First part of the tournament will be the qualifying time rounds. Each car in their weight class will be given 1 pass on each lane to record their qualifying time for seed placement in the tournament. Points will be given to each team depending on where their car finishes in the qualifying round standings.
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1st (12 pts)
2nd (10 pts)
3rd (8 pts)
4th (6 pts)
5th (4 pts)
6th - Last (2pt)

-Sub 1.900s Qualifying Time Super Heavyweight Class (5pts Bonus).                        -Sub 1.915s Qualifying Time Heavyweight Class (5pts Bonus).                                                -Sub 1.930s Qualifying Time Middleweight Class (5pt Bonus).                                                  -Sub 1.940s Qualifying Time Lightweight Class (5pt Bonus).                                                             _____________________________________________
EVENT 2.                                                            _____________________________________________
After the qualifying rounds for each weight class there will be a Top 16 Team Tournament for each weight class with seeding depending on where each car finished in the qualifying time round. This is a single elimination tournament. There will be an additional consolation round for determining 3rd, 4th and 5th Place in each weight class tournament. Points awarded as follows.

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-Tournament Round Win (5 pts).                          -Tournament Round Win By Sudden Death (8 pts).                                                                          -Tournament Win (10 pts).                                    -Sub 1.900s Time during match (1 bonus per round)- Super Heavyweight Class (5pts Bonus).                                                                     -Sub 1.915s Time during match (1 bonus per round) - Heavyweight Class (5pts Bonus).         -Sub 1.930s Time during match (1 bonus per round) - Middleweight Class (5pt Bonus).          -Sub 1.940s Time during match (1 bonus per round) - Lightweight Class (5pt Bonus)

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RACE EVENT CHAMPION AND TOP PLACERS

At the conclusion of all weight class tournaments and after points have been calculated carefully 1st - 5th Place will be announced and awarded based off of total points earned during the duration of the entire tournament. 

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PENALTIES/DNF 

Cars are given a grace of .99g over the stated weight limit to account for variance in scales.

If a car fails to meet any of the rules or restrictions listed above in the building instructions, the car will not qualify for participating in the qualifying rounds or tournament. Offending cars will not race and the builder will be notified with the offending violations. Per request of the builder, event host will still race car on track to see what the cars time is on the track.

Cars that fail to run or fit on the track, or that happen to break during racing, will forfeit their matches. Cars that arrive broken will attempt to be minimally repaired before the racing begins with the permission of the team/builder. Cars that break during racing will not be repaired or replaced.

Prizes

Trophy
1st Place, 2nd Place

Plaque
3rd, 4th and 5th Place

Prize bundle for 1st place as well.

Teams Entered:

RLO Racing

GBU Racing

Chase Family Racing

Ragin Ricky

Zizzer Prime

Honey Creek Diecast

Frazier Family Racing 

Zamak Speed Shop

Variant Skunk Works

BaDDaD Racing