On The Track
On The Track: 3DBotMaker by Josh Paufler
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ound 1 of The Camaro Summer Tournament kicked off with a couple exciting races at 3DBotmaker this week. All the Camaros are stock. While I prefer the custom races, this one definitely had its moments. It was exciting to see the many Camaro castings released by various companies over the years, all showcased on the most epic stage in diecast racing. Group 1 set the tone for the series as three 70s era Camaros and one from 2018 went at it. The first race was a great match up between Nick Braxton (Blackburn Family Racing) and Jeremiah Logan (Po Boy Racing). Braxton was on Logan’s tail the
entire race but couldn’t get by. Logan won the first heat but not before Peter Bee (TuneTrax Racing) staged an incredible pass to take 3rd place, leaving James Dean (CRC Racing) to finish in last. Heat 2 saw a big-time comeback as James Dean blew the doors off the rest of the field to post a new Race Mountain Speedway track record of 16.550 seconds. Unfortunately, James Dean couldn’t follow it up in heat 3 as Logan got sideways to take out everyone except Nick Braxton who finished by himself to take the top spot. That set up James Dean and Nick Braxton in the front row for heat 4. Braxton, with a little contact in turn 2, propelled Jeremiah Logan to victory and allowed him to take the group round.
BITCHIN’ CAMAROS - Exciting drifting action in the 2nd round of the Camaro Summer Tournament. TheloniusJawnMcBatmanorama (center) and RedGlovesRule (left) swing sideways as Artipia (right) pulls away in an FTE-wheeled convertible.
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Classic American muscle prevailed in the end as Peter Bee, racing for TuneTrax, in the 2018 Camaro was eliminated. However, the race ended with a tie for second place.
With the top two cars advancing, a tiebreaker was needed. Braxton and Dean went head to head to determine who would move on. With a crazy spinout in turn 2, Dean blocked Braxton, finishing the race in reverse and moving onto the next round. Even with James Dean having an impressive day, Logan is still the car to beat coming out of group 1. Group 2 featured the longest name I’ve ever seen on the Mountain. TheloniousJawnMcBatmanorama for CRC Racing debuted on the track with a slick 2016 SS. Chuck Turbo from 3DBotmaker was driving a Johnny Lightning and immediately earned the admiration of 2D. You could almost see the hearts floating above 2D as he swooned. Legendary race team, Michael’s Diecast Garage (MDG) was well represented by Artipia in the Convertible Concept and the field was rounded out with another familiar team, Skorpio Love Smith, represented by RedGlovesRule in the Concept Coupe. The stage was set for a showdown for the books. Race 1 started with fanboy 2D’s favorite, Chuck Turbo, making a brilliant pass to overtake TheloniousJawnMcBatmanorama right before the finish line. But the field flipped in race 2 as
