We Race Diecast - Small Truck Tournament - Round 4

The Debut of Clutch Mountain 

As an advocate and soon be open raceway YouTube, This We Race Diecast (WRD) has captured my enthusiasm for race tournaments. 

By, Bigg Samm,

After a brief absence as the new racing park was readied, the Small Trucks returned for We Race Diecast Wednesday, Feb 4, exhibiting the remaining Sweet 16 light beds. This episode will kick-off with the Northern hemisphere of the bracket: Group 1 from the Westside and Group 3 on the Eastside. For this Round, the Trucks will run down Clutch Mountain; a debut event for a brand new and developing raceway from WRD Construction LLC.

Despite the unfinished construction slowed by weather delays, union disputes, and protests from animal habitat environmentalists. Dave at WRD assures that no harm came to any wildlife. In the meantime, the working part, the racetrack, is looking great. Take it from me, this will be a destination Race Park for dicastery across the globe very soon.

Here's a review of the two groups, starting with, Group 1 of course.

Gray Wizard, Scoupe, and Willy Maykit hail from USA, and Ireland’s Dycon make up Group 1. The rusty green Wizard grabs R1 easily with Scoupe running close behind for second. Willy did not Make-kit, (see that wordplay) rather grabbed the rail in the downhill stretch and stalls mid-race and DNF.

In R2, Dycon takes the win holding off a charging Willy Maykit who gets on the board finishing second. Now Wizard and Dycon lead by 3 pts. with 2 races to go. Scoupe and Dycon are on the pole for R3, and easily parlay the gate position into 1st and 2nd followed by Wizard in 3rd.

Dycon leads with 10 points after 3 of 4 races, but Scoupe has moved up and is tied with Wizard for second overall w/ 9 pts. It’s anyone’s race with 1 to go. Willy can only spoil the results, tallying just 4 pts after 3 runs., now starting in the back row of the gate.

Now a 3-truck race, and only 2 advancings, Scoupe and Wizard lead out of the gate from the pole. Wizard grabs a good lead into turn 1 and drives wire to wire for the win and claims a final 8 spot. A solid statement from the Wizard team.

With only 1 spot remaining, Scoupe, an early long shot of the tourney, is cruising to the finish line for an easy second place. Waiving to the crowd, Scoupe losses control inches from victory.

BANG! Scoupe veers headfirst slamming into a track support right on the finish line. The beam appears to keep Scoupe from leaving the track, while the recoil instead settles them just short of the line by a few centimeters, (~ ½ inch). 

Sprawled across the track, stalled, and blocking the line… Willy, T-bones Scoupe bouncing him across the line, thusly Scoupe captures 2nd place and 3 points. Maykit, literally vaulted Scoupe into the Final 8.

Just before the collision, with 3rd place in their sight, it was Dycon heading for the stalled Scoupe, but spins out 1 yard shy of the line and stalls themselves. Willy then slides around the lifeless Dycon to bump Scoupe and crawl for 3rd place.

Dycon gets the DNF, where a 3rd place finish would have forced a runoff between Dycon and Scoupe at 12 pts. apiece. Instead, Scoupe and Wizard advance to the Final 8 and face off against the two best from Group 2 coming soon.

GROUP 3… is up next and assembles 3rd ranked Bear and 2nd ranked Bee Stoneham both representing the USA. Cube Boyd, from UK, and Dante from Mexico, round out the 4-truck field. Bigg Samm is rooting for pre-tourney picks Dante and Bee who have proved worthy so far.

Cube began R1 wreaking havoc throughout the 1st run. In turn 1, Cube broke ahead after delaying the run with a road blocking slide. Cube soon spins out again on the downhill straight, and stalls, blocking the road.

The inevitable collision sets Cube Boyd free, but he gets loose again near the bottom, and Dante takes advantage, passing Cube on the outside and reaching his hand out displaying a PG-13 hand signal to Boyd.

Dante maintains the lead after the final turn for the win. Cube bounces side to side on the stretch rails but captures second place. A wild ride, for sure, Bee Stoneham was most affected by the early traffic and ends with a DNF. 

Cube and Bear get the pole in R2, but Dante quickly gets into the early mix. Bee gets tied up again midway, but Dante breaks ahead of the tight group of 3 trucks on the final turn. Suddenly, Bear hits the Nitrous and gases it to the finish line. Bear edges Dante by a bumper in a photo finish conquest, the closest of all races.

Bee struggled again with another DNF, disappointing their fans, Stoneham is essentially out after 2 races needing a miracle with 0 pts. Its Dante leading w/ 8 pts., Bear w/ 7, and Cube w/ 5 after 2 races.

Bee finally gets those wings flapping and a deserved well-driven win, with Bear rolling into second. Dante gets 3rd and Cube (6 pts.) is now down 4 with 1 race to go. Bear and Dante lead with 10 pts. each, and just need to finish the race and or not allow Cube to win.

Final Run,

It’s basically decided, but here we go, keep an eye on Cube. Bee’s begins in the lead. Cube trails close behind all the way down to the finish, a two-truck race. Cube makes the move of the day. an awesome slip-stream veer, drafting off and then passes Stoneham in the stretch for the sweet victory, Bee follows for 2nd.

Boyd is jacked for their win, now where are Dante and Bear? Bears quickly roll in for 3rd place but no Dante in sight. Unfortunately, Dante bailed over the rail in the downhill and crashes out for a DNF.

Cube Boyd’s win and Dante’s DNF leapfrogs Boyd into the final 8 along with Bear. A first-class a race finale! Cube snatched victory away in a perfect storm win and DNF combo. Had Dante just finished the race, even a last place, 1 point tally would have forced a runoff with Cube. I guess we will never know.

Both groups had amazing finishes, advancing was always up for grabs until the very end. Bigg Samm, unfortunately, lost 2 pre-tourney selections (Dante & Bee) with 2 remaining of the original 8, HunnyPuff in Group 2 and Mayfield in Group 4. Watch this space.

The racing community is anxiously awaiting the next groups. The #1 ranked Mayfield 41 will face a good group of competitors in Group 4. While Penny is a slight favorite in Group 2. However, as we have seen, anything is possible. That’s why “We Race Diecast”!

3 Cheers to WRD and Clutch Mountain, well done and this reporter is sure the fans, far and wide. will love the new racing park, now and in the end.

PS. How’d we do Kit Kayem, a DRR worthy report or still needs work? You’re right, more practice is needed. 

All the best,

-Your humble Cub reporter and oddsmaker, Bigg Samm