Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Pink Hot Wheels for Girls

So I really got into Hot Wheels a few years ago when my first son was born.  It has been a great hobby that is fun for me and my son.  I recently had a daughter born and started keeping my eyes open for pink cars.  There aren't tons,  but a visit to ebay can net you quite a few, and every once in a while a new one will show up on the racks at the stores.  I've began compiling a list of all the pink Hot Wheels.  I've tried to stay away from flat out purple (which is also another great color for that little princess Hot Wheeler) but some of these cars are a pinkish-purple.  I'm sure this list is not complete, but I'll continue to add cars to the list as I come across them. Ok, enough talk, here we go!


This is a Bye-Focal from the 1972 Hot Wheels series.This early Redline model has great color and smooth lines.  A great looking car!

Bye-Focal


This is a '70 Plymouth AAR Cuda.  It was one of the 2009 new models.


'70 Plymouth AAR Cuda

Here is the '70 Plymouth AAR Cuda from the 2011 Street Beasts series.

'70 Plymouth AAR Cuda


This is the Simpson's Family Car. It was part of the HW City Tooned series in 2015.

Simpsons Family Car


Here is the 1991 Shadow Jet.  It was from the Heros on Hot Wheels series.

Shadow Jet


Here is the '35 Classic Caddy from the 1989 Hot Wheels Classics series.  It's not all pink, but a nice looking car that sparkles and has pink on it.

'35 Classic Caddy


Next we have the '59 Cadillac Funny Car from the 2009 Hot Wheels Classics series. This car is more of a pinkish-purple, but still pretty sweet!

'59 Cadillac Funny Car

This is the Classic Nomad from the 1970 series.  Notice those redline wheels.  Love it!

Classic Nomad



Next up is another Classic Nomad.  This is from the 1993 Vintage Series 8-pack.

Classic Nomad

Here is another Classic Nomad, this one coming from the 1993 25th Anniversary Series.

Classic Nomad


Then there is this Classic Nomad from the 2005 Hot Wheels Classics series.

Classic Nomad

This is Combat Medic from the 2012 Hot Wheels City Works series.

Combat Medic

Here is Bone Shaker from the 2007 Hot Wheels Classics series.

Bone Shaker

Up next is a Bone Shaker from the 2013 Hot Wheels Showroom American Turbo Series.

Bone Shaker


This sweet looking ride is T-Bucket from the 2013 Cool Classics series.

T-Bucket

This car is 16 Angels from the 2015 Hot Wheels Race Night Storm series.

16 Angels

Here is an 80s Firebird from 1992. It was a shopping mall promo found in a 2-pack

80s Firebird


This is Flashfire from the 1993 Heroes on Hot Wheels series.

Flashfire


Here is another Flashfire, this one from the 1993 25 Anniversary Dream Car 5-Pack.

Flashfire


This '47 Chevy Fleetline is from the 2014 Cool Classics series.

'47 Chevy Fleetline

This is the 3 window '34 from the 1993 series.  It's not all pink, but sure looks good.

3 Window '34

Then there is this 3 window '34 from the 1996 series. A couple of variations were found in 5-packs.

3 Window '34

Here is a '68 Mercury Cougar from the 2005 Hot Wheels Classics series.

'68 Mercury Cougar


Here is another '68 Mercury Cougar from the 2008 Hot Wheels Classics Series.

'68 Mercury Cougar

This is the '68 Mercury Cougar from the 2009 Larry's Garage series.

'68 Mercury Cougar

The next car is Purple Passion.  Don't let the name fool you.  Quite a few versions came out in pink.  The first one was from the 1994 Hot Wheels Custom Rods series.

Purple Passion

Here is another Purple Passion...or should we say "Pink Passion"...from 2002.

Purple Passion


How about this Purple Passion from the 2007 Hot Wheels Classics series. Can you say Pretty in Pink?

Purple Passion




Here is another Purple Passion from the 2009 Larry's Garage series.

Purple Passion



This is a Purple  Passion from the 2010 Mainline Mystery series.

Purple Passion

This is a '62 Corvette from the 2009 Hot Wheels Classics series.

'62 Corvette


Here's another '62 Corvette from the 2011 Cars of the Decades series.

'62 Corvette

This is a '67 Pontiac Firebird 400 from the 2012 Muscle Mania-GM series.

'67 Pontiac Firebird 400

Here is a VW Bug from the 1995 Pearl Driver Series.

VW Bug

And another VW Bug from 2003.

VW Bug

Check out this VW Bug from the 2005 Classic Series.

VW Bug

Here is a Nerve Hammer from the 2014 Hot Wheels Race - X-Raycers Series.







Thursday, December 17, 2015

Southern Utah Hot Wheels Holiday Rip 'n' Race

The Southern Utah Hot Wheels Holiday Rip 'n' Race was raced on an 18 foot 4 lane track.  Twenty-four cars were put into 6 groups of 4. Each group will race each other 4 times, once in each lane.  Points are awarded for place in each race. A 1st place finish receives 4 points.  A 2nd place finish receives 3 points. A 3rd place finish receives 2 points.  And 1 point is awarded for a 4th place finish. The top two cars in each group move on to the next round.

Round 1

Group 1

G-Force Racing (Calin)

Pineapple Racing (Becca)

SS Racing (Seedar)
JS Racing (Jaron)



Group 2

CC's Riders
BC Racing (Brad)

CS2 Racing (Canyon)

Gigantor (Dawson)



Group 3

9.81 Racing (Robby)

TS Racing (Terry)

HS Racing (Hemi)

Raptor Racing (Gracie)





Group 4

Red Rock Racing (Liesl
DC Racing (Devin)

CS Racing (Crystal)

Fast Cash (Cash)





 Group 5

Rhino Racing (Austin)

TS2 Racing (Talon)

The BOM (Bethann)

H&J Racing (Hollie)





 Group 6

T-UH The Brave (Tracee)

DS Racing (Dakota)

The Undertaker (Randy)

USA Bull Crushers (Preston)





Round 1 provided some great racing! I especially enjoyed DS Racing’s come from behind victory in race 1 of group 6. Group 6 had 3 different cars with a first place finish with The Undertaker finishing first twice.  Group 2 had some great racing with Team Gigantor pulling off a big win in race 3, but CC’s Riders’ Corvette looked very strong throughout.  Groups 1, 3, 4, and 5 saw undefeated champions with G-Force Racing’s Invader, TS Racing’s Bullet Proof, DC Racing’s Clear Speeder, and Rhino Racing’s Nissan Skyline Redline.  Groups 2 and 4 needed a tie-breaker race to determine the #2 car to advance from those groups. When the dust all settled the following teams advanced.

From Group 1
G-Force Racing
Pineapple Racing
From Group 2
CC’s Riders
Gigantor
From Group 3
TS Racing
9.81 Racing
From Group 4
DC Racing
Fast Cash
From Group 5
Rhino Racing
The BOM
From Group 6 
The Undertaker
T-UH The Brave

Four wild card cars were also selected to move on to round 2.  The wild card cars were the next highest point scorers that hadn’t already made it in. These cars were

DC Racing’s Lamborghini with 10 points
Red Rock Racing’s Hi-Roller with 10 points
DS Racing’s X-Steam with 10 points

H&J Racing’s Winning Formula and SS Racing’s Hi-Tech Missile  were the next highest scorers tied with 8 Points a piece.  A tie-breaker was run to see who would be the last car into round 2




H&J Racing’s Winning Formula came out victorious and became the last car to make round 2.
So the groups are set.

Round 2

Group 1

G-Force Racing
T-UH the Brave
Fast Cash
BC Racing

 

Group 2

Rhino Racing
The Undertaker
Gigantor
DS Racing

 

Group 3

CC’s Riders
TS Racing
9.81 Racing
H&J Racing

 

Group 4

DC Racing
The BOM
Pineapple Racing
Red Rock Racing





Round 2 saw some more great action.  G-Force Racing, Rhino Racing, and DC Racing still remain undefeated.  TS Racing and CC’s Riders traded wins in Group 3 with the best race of the night coming in Race 4.  When all was said and done, the following cars advanced to the Semi-Finals.

From Group 1
G-Force Racing
BC Racing

From Group 2
Rhino Racing
Gigantor

From Group 3
CC’s Riders
TS Racing

From Group 4
DC Racing
Pineapple Racing

Here are the match-ups for the Semi-Finals

The Semi-Finals

Group 1

G-Force Racing
CC’s Riders
BC Racing
DC Racing

Group 2

Pineapple Racing
Gigantor
TS Racing
Rhino Racing




G-Force Racing and Rhino Racing continued to show their dominance in the Semi-finals, each sweeping their groups.  DC Racing has had a strong showing and Gigantor just seems to get faster and  faster as the rounds go on.  This is shaping up to be a great final.

Final

G-Force Racing
Gigantor
DC Racing
Rhino Racing