Diecast 64 Winter Nationals (January 2021)

 

Welcome to the Diecast 64 Winter Nationals

• Cars are due January 2nd, 2021. Racing will start the following week. 
• Video and results will be posted Saturday, January 16th.
• Local and Mail-in cars are welcome.  
• Mail-in cars should be sent with return postage if the racer wants them back.  Return postage can be included with the cars or sent through PayPal HERE. For more information on shipping cars economically and safely check out this VIDEO.
• Mail-in cars should also be accompanied with an ENTRY FORM.

Mail cars to:

Robby C

P.O. Box 156

Washington, Utah

84780

As part of the Winter Nationals there will be 4 classes raced.  The Feature Stock class will be Funny Cars.  The Builder's Challenge class will be the Heavyweight Downhill Dash.  We will also be racing the Open Modified class and the Modified Street class.  

Builder's Challenge: Heavyweight Downhill Dash

The Diecast 64 Heavyweight Downhill Dash is your chance to race your fastest heavyweight car.

• There is no weight limit.
• Cars may be stock or modified.
• No bearings allowed.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less.
• Height: must be 2 inches or less
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track
• Dry lubes only
• 2 cars per team 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.

Open Modified 

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per team
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car this month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. Cars running with bearings will not qualify for the "Car of the Year" Race.

Modified Street

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Must be actual production cars (Concept cars are not allowed this year)
• 4 wheels that all touch the ground
• Original silhouette
• Exceptions would be cosmetic modifications such as blowers, engines, spoilers, racks on trucks, etc.
• Original base
• Weight must be on the inside unless it is a truck (real trucks often carry things in the back) or incorporated into an actual object you might see on a car.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only
• No bearings
• 2 cars per team
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car this month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Feature Stock - Funny Cars

• Cars must be Funny Cars
• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes 
• Dry lubes are allowed 
• Cars may be any brand 1/64 scale 
• Cars must be 3.75 inches in length or less.
• 2 cars per team 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.

Diecast 64 2021 Racing Season Update

 Hey guys, so I’m super excited for the 2021 racing season at Diecast 64.  There are going to be some changes, but there will still be plenty of great racing.  So let’s get to it.

Schedule

The biggest change this year will be the schedule.  I’m cutting back on the number of races that we will have.  Basically we will be racing every other month instead of monthly.  There are a few reasons for this, the biggest being that I have some new responsibilities and they have really cut into my time.  However, there are a few other reasons that I think this is going to be good and increase the quality of racing.  It will give me a little more time to do a better quality job with the race videos.  It will give racers a bit more time to prepare for races as well.  Sometimes depending on when the 3rd and 4th Saturdays fell in the month, the turnaround from when racers got their cars back to when they mailed out for the next race was very short.  Racing every other month will just allow more time to get everything done both on my end and the racers end which I hope will result in a better experience all around.  

• Cars will now be due on the 1st Saturday of the Month that we are racing.  

• Racing will be done over the next two weeks and Race Day, the day the videos will be posted, will be the 3rd Saturday of the Month.  

• I will work on the Race Report the next week and it will be posted on the 4th Saturday.

• Cars will be packed up the following week and then mailed out so racers should receive their cars by the first week of the off month.  They will then still have 3-4 weeks to work on cars for the next race month and should be able to get cars mailed off in good time.

Here is the schedule of races.

January (Winter Nationals) 

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - Funny Cars

Builder’s Challenge - Heavyweights

March (March Madness)

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - Open

Builder’s Challenge - Drag’n’Fly

May (May Mayhem)

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - Lightweights

Builder’s Challenge - Gaslands

July (Heatwave Challenge)

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - HOTS

Builder’s Challenge - Red Desert Baja

September (D64 hours of Le Mans) 

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - Ferraris 

Builder’s Challenge - GT Classic

November (D64 Fall Classic)

Open Modified

Modified Street

Feature Stock - Not Hot Wheels

Builder’s Challenge - Bare Muscle Half-Mile

December (D64 Pro-Am)

D64 Pro Championship Race

D64 Amateur Race

Classes

You will notice there have been some changes with regards to classes.  First, there are less than there were last year.  We are back down to 4 classes.  They are: Open Modified, Modified Street, Feature Stock, and Builder’s Challenge.  Here are the highlights for each class.  Specific rules for each class can be found on the Classes page and the page for each Month’s Races.

Open Modified

No major changes in the Open Modified class. At the end of 2020 there were some questions with regards to cars running with bearings.  Cars with bearings will be allowed to run in the Open Modified class but there will be some restrictions on cars with bearings when it comes to results/points/awards which will be discussed in the Awards section.

Modified Street

Mostly the same as last year.  A change will be that concept cars, race cars like Indy Cars/Formula 1 cars, Funny Cars, etc.  will no longer be allowed.  We will try to keep the focus on production cars.

Feature Stock

The stock class will change a bit this year.  Last year the stock class was open to any stock car with very few restrictions.  This year each race will feature a certain theme or type of stock car.  So you will have to look at each month’s rules to see what stock cars will be allowed.  

Builder’s Challenge

This was formerly known as the Feature Race Class.  Aside from a name change it is pretty much the same.  

Awards

This is another area that will see some major changes.  In the past each class has been part of a year long championship series with points accumulated throughout the year.  That will no longer be the case.  This year there will not be series points championships.

• This year achievements will be tracked throughout the year and those that reach a certain level of achievement will be invited to race in the D64 Pro Championship Race at the end of the year to crown a Diecast 64 Season Champion.  The D64 Pro Championship race will be a race with specific regulation/rules that will be announced towards the end of the year.  Trophies will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in that race.  

• The winning cars in each Open Modified Race and each Modified Street race throughout the year will be kept here at Diecast 64 and raced at the end of the season in a Car Of The Year Race.  First place trophies will be given in each of the Car Of The Year Races.

• First place trophies will also be given to the winning car in each of the Builder’s Challenge races throughout the year.  

• As mentioned earlier, some restrictions will be put on Open Modified cars that use bearings.  Open Modified cars that use bearings will be allowed to race in the Open Modified class.  They will count towards achievements earned, but will not qualify for the Car of The Year Race.  The fastest non-bearing car in each Open Modified race will be kept for the Car of The Year Race. While racers will not know what the D64 Pro Championship Race car regulations are until towards the end of the year, one of the regulations will be no bearings.  

• To qualify for the D64 Pro Championship race at the end of the season and be eligible to vie for the Season Championship, at least 10 of the following achievements must be accomplished.

• Race in Open Modified

• Race in Modified Street

• Race in Feature Stock

• Race in Builder’s Challenge 

• Race all classes the same month

• 400 mph in any class

• 405 mph in any class

• 410 mph in any class

• 415 mph in any class

• 420 mph in any class

• Top 15 Open Modified

• Top 15 Modified Street

• Top 15 Feature Stock

• Top 10 Open Modified

• Top 10 Modified Street

• Top 10 Feature Stock

• Finals Open Modified

• Finals Modified Street

• Finals Feature Stock

• Final 4 builders challenge

• Win Open Modified

• Win Modified Street

• Win Feature Stock

• Win Builders Challenge

Diecast 64 2020 Car of the Year Races - RESULTS

 The winning car from each month was kept this year at D64 to race in the car of the year race. 

Open Stock

Open Modified

Modified Street

Hot Off The Shelf

Diecast 64 October 2020 Race RESULTS

  We saw some really great Hot Wheels racing this month with cars sent in from all over the United States as well as several other countries.  Our feature race this month was the Shorties Race.  

Here at Diecast 64 you're going to find some of the fastest cars as well as some of the best diecast racing you'll find anywhere. We raced all five classes this month.

You can check out full printed results for the races at https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=1e0faSwzDhJiwl3vr3FmCA9ftko9G1qtu#list

Open Stock

Open Modified

Modified Street

Hot Off The Shelf

Feature Race: Shorties

Diecast 64 October 2020 Races

This month we will race all 5 classes.

• Cars are due October 17th, 2020. Racing will start the following week. 
• Video and results will begin to be posted the following Saturday, October 24th.
• Local and Mail-in cars are welcome.  
• Mail-in cars should be sent with return postage if the racer wants them back.  Return postage can be included with the cars or sent through PayPal HERE. For more information on shipping cars economically and safely check out this VIDEO.
• Mail-in cars should also be accompanied with an ENTRY FORM.

Mail cars to:

Robby C

P.O. Box 156

Washington, Utah

84780

Open Modified 

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Modified Street

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Must be actual production cars (Concept cars and race cars are allowed if they have a real manufacturer's name, ie. Cadillac Concept or Mitsubishi Concept, etc.)
• 4 wheels that all touch the ground
• Original silhouette
• Exceptions would be cosmetic modifications such as blowers, engines, spoilers, racks on trucks, etc.
• Original base
• Weight must be on the inside unless it is a truck (real trucks often carry things in the back) or incorporated into an actual object you might see on a car.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Open Stock 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes 
• Dry lubes are allowed 
• Cars may be any brand 1/64 scale 
• Cars must be 3.75 inches in length or less.
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Hot Off The Shelf 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes .
• Dry lubes are allowed.
• Cars must be 2019 or 2020 Hot Wheels brand mainline cars.  NO premium, insert sets, character cars, color shifters, mystery, multi-packs etc., just mainline numbered cars. They need to have been bought in a regular blister with a number on them.
• Cars must be 3.75 inches or less in length. 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Feature: Shorties

Typically  in downhill diecast racing, longer cars are chosen over shorter cars.  That's not an option in The Diecast 64 Shorties race. You need to put your modding skills to the test and build a super fast, super short car.  There are a handful of short castings out there, or you can cut down a car to get it short enough.  While major body modification can be made to get the car within the length limit,  Cars must have both a base and a body and should resemble a car.

• Cars must be 45 grams or under.
• Cars may be stock or modified.
• Length: must be 2.5 inches or less
• Height: must be 2 inches or less
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track
• Dry lubes only
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• 2 cars per entrant 

Diecast 64 September 2020 Race RESULTS

 We saw some really great Hot Wheels racing this month with cars sent in from all over the United States as well as several other countries.  Our feature race this month was the Six Wheel Big Rig Race.  This is some of the best diecast racing you'll find anywhere. We raced all five classes this month.

You can check out full printed results for the races at https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=1loDxj5MYBzwroQ4YEpw2nT-PZ-M7jo9F#list

Open Modified

Modified Street

Open Stock

Hot Off The Shelf

Feature Race: Six Wheel Big Rigs

Making Your Hot Wheels Racing Videos Look Amazing

Shooting great race video is half the battle when it comes to hosting races. Usually people have worked very hard on their cars and they want to see them race. There are a few things that will help make your video enjoyable for your racers. 

 The first thing I would suggest is to follow the cars with the camera. Many times these cars are traveling so fast that if the camera is just set up on a tripod somewhere along the track or at the end the cars are going to look blurry. Also, depending on how long the track is, at some point in the video the cars may be pretty small. If you can follow the cars with the camera, the video will be a lot more enjoyable for your racers. 

Slowing the video down a bit will also make the video more enjoyable. It will give your racers a little more time to cheer and root for their cars in the race. However if all you do is use video editing software to slow the video down it will not look as good or smooth. It will be much better if you can shoot more frames per second. To do that you need a camera that can do that. Most phones these days have the ability to change the frame rate. Action cameras also generally have higher frame rate capability. 

 Go-Pros are a great action camera, but can be a bit pricey. They are however, the Cadillac of action cameras so if you have the money to spend, they are a great option. 

 If you want an action camera at a lower price point, I really like the EKEN action camera. I’ve been using one for a while now since my Go-Pro died and have felt like it is a really good affordable option.

 

If you are going to shoot your video at a higher frame rate you are going to need some extra lighting. Your regular room lighting is not going to cut it. To get started I would suggest a couple of work lights.

These lights are super bright. The way I use them is to point them at the ceiling and use the reflected light. They will definitely brighten up the room and help your slow motion videos look much better and clearer. However, if you try to point them right at the track, you’re going to get a lot of shadows as well as probably some “hot” spots on camera…places that look really bright compared to others. 

For some lighting that that is a little better to directly light up the track you should check out this softbox photography lighting kit. 

 It will help light up your track with much softer light and will reduce the hard shadows and bright spots that you get with the work lights. 

 A combination of the work lights reflected off the ceiling and the softbox photography lights lighting up the track will really help your slow motion video look great. 

 Another fun little tool for helping with your filming is this versatile camera rig. 

 There are several different places where you can mount cameras, lights, microphones, or whatever, as well as your phone. You can simultaneously shoot video on your phone and action camera, plus mount an extra light as well, all at the same time. It can definitely boost your creativity having so many options! 

 Hopefully some of these tips will help your race videos turn out great and keep racers coming back to your track for many more races to come.

Making Hot Wheels Cars Fast - What You'll Need

So you're ready to start modifying Hot Wheels cars to make them faster.  What you need is an out of this world modifying kit.  I've put together a list of things that will really come in handy as you begin modifying Hot Wheels cars.

JB Kwik Weld

JB Kwik Weld is my go to for "gluing" stuff together.  I'll use it to glue axles down, glue weight in, glue the car back together.  Pretty much anything that needs to be stuck together JB Kwik will do the job.  If you are modding cars I would say it is pretty much essential.  Click HERE to get JB Kwik Weld

Safety Glasses

When working with cars you want a good pair of safety glasses. I usually try to wear mine the whole time I'm working on cars, but for sure I always use mine while I'm drilling or cutting.  Also always while I'm polishing axles.  I don't want any metal polish flipping up in my eyes.  A pair with lights on them can really come in handy depending on what your working conditions are and how much light you have in your work station. Click HERE for Safety Glasses

3/16" Drill bit

This is the size of drill bit that you are going to use to drill out the rivet on your car so that you can get it apart.  I do like to use a smaller bit, say 1/16 or so as a pilot hole.  It keeps the 3/16 bit straight and centered as you drill and makes drilling out the rivet a bit easier. For 3/16" drill bits click HERE.

Mini Vice Clamp

This mini vice is super handy for holding on to the body of the car as you drill or cut.  Especially to help protect your hands from getting hurt by stray saw blades, Dremel bits, or drill bits. For this cool mini vice clamp click HERE.

Files

A set of jewelers files come in handy, especially to clean up any edges from where you've cut the metal.  I find myself hogging out wheel wells periodically so bigger wheels will fit and the files also help clean that up. For get jewelers files click HERE.

Hacksaw

I don't find myself using  the hacksaw all the time, but periodically I'll use it to do some heavy modifying.  Especially when I'm extending a chassis. For Hacksaws click HERE.

Clay

I use clay for a few different things, but mostly as a way to add a little extra weight. I'll also use it to hold lead weights in my cars.  For clay click HERE.

Blue Tack

I will use this the same way as clay.  I will also use Blue Tack when testing cars.  Initially I might use it to just stick some weight on the top of a car and test it to see if it's got potential to be fast in a certain weight class.  Then after working on a car I will use it to hold a car together for some testing. To get some Blue Tack click HERE.

Dremel

I Dremel comes in handy for all sorts of things.  You could probably get away with just using a drill, but the Dremel is just so much easier to work with.  Definitely where I use it the most is for polishing axles using a polishing pad.  But I also use it quite a bit for cutting, sanding, and grinding. For a Dremel click HERE. 

 

Side Cutters

I use these side cutters to cut the tabs to get axles out.  I have a thicker and thinner set, but I love my thin ones, they seem to be especially helpful for cars with metal bases. For side cutters click HERE.

Q-Tips

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I use Q-Tips to apply polishes and for clean-up.  If you cut one in half you can use the stick side to mix and apply JB Kwik and then use the Q-Tip side to clean up any mess. To get Q-Tips click HERE.

Round Toothpicks

Round pointy toothpicks are my go-to for mixing and applying JB Kwik Weld. For Toothpicks click HERE.

Polishing Compound

Polishing compound is a must if you are planning to make your cars fast.  Polishing axles with a good polishing compound is essential to reducing friction between your axles and wheels and producing the kind of speed you need to be competitive. For polishing compound click HERE.

Polishing Pads

These are the polishing pads I use to polish axles.  I actually cut them in half both because I think they are easier to work with when polishing and then a package lasts twice as long. To  get some polishing pads click HERE.

Axle Jig

Another tool that I use is an axle jig.  Whenever swapping axles and gluing them down I put the car in an axle jig to keep everything straight. The key is to make sure that the front axles are parallel with the rear axles.  There are several different ways you can make an axle jig, but the easiest is to glue some grooved dowel pins down to a base.  Even if the wheels don't fit perfectly in between the pins, the grooves grab the wheels wherever they touch and still keep things straight.
For Grooved Dowel Pins click HERE.

Weight

I use a few different things for weight that I always like to  have on hand.  Wheel weights are handy. They usually have an adhesive back which is nice for sticking the weight down without having to use JB Kwik Weld.  The draw back is that they only come in a few pre-determined weights.  Still, I will use them to get close to the weight I want and then finish things off with some clay or fishing weights.  I like fishing weights because they come in  a lot of different sizes/weights so you can mix and match to get right on the weight limit.  If you really need to pack a lot of weight into a small space then tungsten weights can come in pretty handy.  Tungsten is a bit more expensive though, so I try to use tungsten weights in a way that I will be able to re-use them.
For lead fishing weights click HERE
For wheels weights click HERE
For tungsten weights click HERE

Graphite

Graphite is a must when it comes to making fast Hot Wheels cars.  Most that have been racing for a while have a brand that they swear by, and some even have their own secret recipes of mixed brands of graphite.  Definitely try a few and see what you think,  but a good place to start is with xlr8 graphite.  For graphite click HERE.

Plastic Clips

I love these little plastic clips. I use them most for holding cars together while the JB Kwik weld dries after I have finished working on a car.  But they come in handy for all sorts of things. For plastic clips click HERE.

Wheel Spacers

Another thing that I try to always have on hand are some wheel spacers. I just use the cards that the Hot Wheels come on. They help me space the wheels evenly from the chassis when  I glue down axles.

What else do you have in your modifying tool kit?

Diecast 64 September 2020 Races

This month we will race all 5 classes.

• Cars are due September 19th, 2020. Racing will start the following week. 
• Video and results will begin to be posted the following Saturday, September 26th.
• Local and Mail-in cars are welcome.  
• Mail-in cars should be sent with return postage if the racer wants them back.  Return postage can be included with the cars or sent through PayPal HERE. For more information on shipping cars economically and safely check out this VIDEO.
• Mail-in cars should also be accompanied with an ENTRY FORM.

Mail cars to:

Robby C

P.O. Box 156

Washington, Utah

84780

Open Modified 

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Modified Street

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Must be actual production cars (Concept cars and race cars are allowed if they have a real manufacturer's name, ie. Cadillac Concept or Mitsubishi Concept, etc.)
• 4 wheels that all touch the ground
• Original silhouette
• Exceptions would be cosmetic modifications such as blowers, engines, spoilers, racks on trucks, etc.
• Original base
• Weight must be on the inside unless it is a truck (real trucks often carry things in the back) or incorporated into an actual object you might see on a car.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Open Stock 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes 
• Dry lubes are allowed 
• Cars may be any brand 1/64 scale 
• Cars must be 3.75 inches in length or less.
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Hot Off The Shelf 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes .
• Dry lubes are allowed.
• Cars must be 2019 or 2020 Hot Wheels brand mainline cars.  NO premium, insert sets, character cars, color shifters, mystery, multi-packs etc., just mainline numbered cars. They need to have been bought in a regular blister with a number on them.
• Cars must be 3.75 inches or less in length. 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Feature: Six Wheel Big Rig Race

The Diecast 64 Six Wheel Big Rig Race title says it all.  We are racing Semi-Trucks with six wheels.  It can definitely be a challenge to find 2 good axles and 4 good wheels, but we're upping the anti and making it even more of a challenge, 3 good axles and 6 good wheels!

• Trucks must be 100 grams or under.
• Trucks must be Semi-Trucks that have 6 wheels.  
• All 6 wheels must touch the ground.
• Trucks need to resemble their original shape.  No major body modifications. If you want to put a big engine sticking out of the hood or spoilers or things like that, fine, but they need to look like Semi-Trucks. 
• Trucks may be stock or modified.
• Length: must be 4 inches or less
• Height: must be 2 inches or less
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track
• Dry lubes only
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• 2 cars per entrant 

Diecast 64 July 2020 Race RESULTS

We saw some really great Hot Wheels racing this month with cars sent in from all over the country.  Our feature race this month was the ZAMAC Half Mile.  A 1/64 scale half mile track with shiny silver cars racing down it. This is some of the best diecast racing you'll find anywhere. We raced all five classes this month.

You can check out full printed results for the races at https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=1xJ8rZOgHsSvfIfsYL0n5nJK8JTMzmbSS#list

Open Stock

Open Modified

Modified Street

Hot Off The Shelf

Feature Race: ZAMAC Half Mile

Diecast 64 August 2020 Races

The August Races have been postponed until September

Here is the September race post

http://www.racehotwheels.com/2020/07/diecast-64-september-2020-races.html

Diecast 64 June 2020 Race RESULTS

We saw some really fantastic Hot Wheels racing this month with cars sent in from all over the country.  Our feature race this month was the Gaslands Race. In addition to some great racing we saw some absolutely fantastic cars!  

This is some of the best diecast racing you'll find anywhere. We raced all five classes this month.

You can check out full printed results for the races at https://drive.google.com/embeddedfolderview?id=17eA_ak6jwL_DLD9G9bmlhFbibVlbNMjj#list

Open Stock

Open Modified

Modified Street

Hot Off The Shelf

Feature Race: Gaslands

Diecast 64 July 2020 Races

This month we will race all 5 classes.

• Cars are due July 18th, 2020. Racing will start the following week. 
• Video and results will begin to be posted the following Saturday, July 25th.
• Local and Mail-in cars are welcome.  
• Mail-in cars should be sent with return postage if the racer wants them back.  Return postage can be included with the cars or sent through PayPal HERE. For more information on shipping cars economically and safely check out this VIDEO.
• Mail-in cars should also be accompanied with an ENTRY FORM.

Mail cars to:

Robby C

P.O. Box 156

Washington, Utah

84780

Open Modified 

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Modified Street

• Cars must be 57 grams or under. 
• Cars may be modified for speed, looks, or both. 
• Must be actual production cars (Concept cars and race cars are allowed if they have a real manufacturer's name, ie. Cadillac Concept or Mitsubishi Concept, etc.)
• 4 wheels that all touch the ground
• Original silhouette
• Exceptions would be cosmetic modifications such as blowers, engines, spoilers, racks on trucks, etc.
• Original base
• Weight must be on the inside unless it is a truck (real trucks often carry things in the back) or incorporated into an actual object you might see on a car.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less 
• Height: must be 2 inches or less 
• Width: must fit on Hot Wheels orange track 
• Dry lubes only 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Open Stock 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes 
• Dry lubes are allowed 
• Cars may be any brand 1/64 scale 
• Cars must be 3.75 inches in length or less.
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Hot Off The Shelf 

• Cars must be stock - no modifications for speed other than dry lubes .
• Dry lubes are allowed.
• Cars must be 2019 or 2020 Hot Wheels brand mainline cars.  NO premium, insert sets, character cars, color shifters, mystery, multi-packs etc., just mainline numbered cars. They need to have been bought in a regular blister with a number on them.
• Cars must be 3.75 inches or less in length. 
• 2 cars per entrant 
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• The winning car each month in this class will be kept here at D64 to be raced in a "Car Of The Year" race at the end of the season. 

Feature: ZAMAC Half-Mile

This month's feature race is the ZAMAC Half-Mile. ZAMAC is an acronym for the Zinc, Aluminum, Magnesium, and Copper alloy that Hot Wheels and other die-cast toy cars are made from (cast).

A ZAMAC car is basically an unpainted car. ZAMAC cars have been released for the last several years by Mattel through Walmart.

For our feature race this month, ZAMAC cars will be racing on a two lane 1/64 scale half mile track.  It will be a little over 41 feet of "Dragtracks" brand track.  It is the same type of track used on the D64 Shelf Track which hosts the Hot Wheels Pick'em game (seen in the following video) as well as other tournament races.



The ZAMAC cars need to keep their original ZAMAC look.  The only part of the car you may paint or customize is the roof.  You can paint it, put flames on it, put a number on it, what ever you want to do to make it your's, but only on the roof. 

The race format for the ZAMAC half mile will be a single elimination bracket tournament.

• Cars must be ZAMAC Cars.
• All added weight must be inside the car and it should keep it's original silhouette.
• Cars must keep their original ZAMAC look. The only exception to that is the roof.   
• Cars must be 80 grams or under.
• Cars may be stock or modified.
• Length: must be 3.75 inches or less
• Height: must be 2 inches or less
• Width: must fit on Dragtracks brand track (basically HW orange track width)
• Dry lubes only
• There is a $1 per car entrance fee.
• Up to 2 cars per entrant