The Redline Rumble
Roll call! Here's the entries per racer, in no particular order:
Nick Deavers / NDeavers80 (Entry #7, #22)
Josh Paufler / Rust Belt Racing (Entry #2, #13)
Paul Gruell / Mayfield41 (Entry #1, #19)
Romy Rivera / Rivera Racing (Entry #14, #20)
Brian Vaugnn / Redline Derby Racing (Entry #5, #11)
Matt Allen / Mattman213 (Entry #9, #18)
Mat DeAngelis / Worpex Racing (Entry #3, #12)
Bill Hicks / Dadvball (Entry #15, #16)
Penny Vaughn / Redline Derby Racing (Entry #8, #17)
Joey Clemons / CustomLEDBikes (Entry #4, #21)
Alex Eliopoilos / Secondhand Speed (Entry #6, #10)
And there we go, we're ready to race. Some sweet lookin' builds in this bunch. You can check out the entry order here if you need a refresher...your spot probably changed since the Spring due to dropouts.
I'm going to try and do the racing this week and have results put together with a video by next weekend.
I had all the cars lined up and my kid picked out the prettiest, fastest, and her favorite cars.
- Fastest: Deavers' Fairmont
- Favorite: Mayfield41's Lucky Charms Vette
- Prettiest: Worpex's iJag
We'll see if her fastest pick translates into a real winner...or maybe all you need to win is a nice paint job. Good luck!
- Who doesn't like some lucky charms.. is there a reward for the slowest. I should win that one — Mayfield41
- I asked her to pick the car that looks the slowest but she said "they all look fast" - so hey, everyone's a winner in her eyes. — redlinederby
- The Jag is pretty, I agree! It's also pretty fast! — WorpeX
- Since your daughter picked my vette as her favorite, she may have it. Heck take it apart and make it faster for her. Lol. — Mayfield41
Quick note that I had to swap out one of my cars, the Ferrari, because it was an FTE build and I totally forgot this was a non-FTE race. Sorry for any confusion. I just grabbed some previous mods since I didn't make any specific for this race...didn't pay attention...my bad. The Aquaman car replaces the Ferrari as shown above. Aquaman is stock, nothing fancy.
Redline Rumble premieres Saturday at 10PM ET
The Redline Rumble race will premiere this Saturday 10/24 at 10PM ET. Come watch the drama before the results are posted. The chat will be open so we can discuss the race while we're watching. It's only a 15-minute video so it'll be quick and then y'all can get on with your normal after-10PM activities.
Click here to watch the premiere on YouTube
Official results and commentary will get posted here on this site after the premiere.
And for what it's worth, this is was the first event to run on the newly rebuilt Redline Derby Speedway!
- "Your normal after-10PM activities" -- *looks at pile of partly assembled Hot Wheels* *blinks* *whimpers to self* — GenX_VintageRacing
- Ha perfect hope I remember!!! — Mattman213
I hope and expect to have all the cars in the mail for returns by next weekend. I'll post a note when they go out and if you want tracking numbers, I can message you at that time.
Thanks to all the guys that showed up to chat during the YouTube premiere. It was great to share a few live words with folks. I hope you had fun watching it live and talking with others.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGXcNyJNR4k
Big congratulations to Mattmann213 and his super showing here. He entered in the #9 spot with his black stocker and that was all she wrote. I thought NDeavers was gonna pull an upset in the #22 spot...and it was super close...but couldn't quite catch it. The near lane was running a bit hot the whole time so there's that...but I guess that's racing.
Total eliminations
- Mattman213 - 13
- Mayfield41 - 2
- CustomLEDBikes - 2
- NDeavers - 2
- Secondhand Speed - 1
Cars will be in the mail by next weekend, so look for your cars in 2 weeks. Included with your cars will be a $5 Off promo code for the Redline Derby store. Sorry it took so long to get this one raced but we got it done and it looked good.
I'll do another rumble format race soon and maybe we'll do it with just stock entries...might yield more drama...worth a shot.
Dang I jumped in there at 10:09 my time (just got in from the road) and missed all the fun. Your track looks super smooth Redline, my cars used to like to bounce off your "whomp". Not anymore!!!! Cannot wait for future races on it.
Thanks for sticking with this race idea despite the MASSIVE setbacks and getting things done. Glad to have you back!
Matt
- Thanks. I'm happy about getting the Whump out too. Lanes still don't feel 100% even but hopefully I'll get closer. Congrats! — redlinederby
- Yeah thats something I seem to get sorted out and then next day its back to the same lane being faster than the other. I've learned to work around it but I will need to get it dialed in and locked down better one of these days — Mattman213
I totally failed to stay organized with the Rumble cars. Someone sent their cars in some small Tupperware containers w/ red lids and I don't know who it was. If it was you, please leave a quick reply so I get them back the proper owner. Sorry for the trouble...thanks!
- Boxes are already prepped so if you want to claim the Tupperware, send me a PM and we'll figure out a return trip for them. — redlinederby
Just a quick note that all Rumble cars are here at HQ and ready to roll.
Let me get a little organized and I'll get this thing run and on the books. Exact date TBD...and most likely, this race will just show up as "finished" without much warning.
I'll do a preview post/video here soon.