News in Brief

Hot Wheels Calgary to Host Massive Live Event

Aaron Bird took to YouTube this past week to announce a sequel to his popular Birdco 500 event of January 2019. On New Years Day, 2021, Bird and his team of coconspirators will be offering the world many hours of uninterrupted live-stream racing in an event now dubbed the Birdco 1000.

The Birdco 1000 is a winner-take-all stock (not-modified) tournament.

Because of the previous event’s sheer numbers (288 cars), a limit of one entree (1 car) per household will be enforced this year. The tournament will also be limited to 132 cars. That means that in addition to getting their own car back, the winner will be receiving 131 slightly used diecast vehicles.

Bird is apologetically (he’s Canadian, after all) requiring a $1 entry fee per entry into the event, to help cover the expense of shipping a heavy box of cars across the globe.

Anyone interested in participating must email Aaron Bird at hotwheelscalgary@shaw.ca to get the rules sent to them directly from Hot Wheels Calgary and to declare their intention to enter.

Cars must be in hand in Calgary by December 11 th to be able to participate in the race. This is a hard and fast deadline.

Because any funds left over from the fees will be added to the winning car’s purse, this race will not be allowed to appear on RedlineDerby.com. It will be on our calendar in future issues of DRR, however.

Popular Diecast Artist Releases Video of Process

Glenn Harding’s art can be seen all over the online diecast community right now (including on this magazine’s cover). And with good reason! He’s a talented guy, and his work captures the essence of why diecast racing is so fun.

Harding has released a new video on YouTube that introduces himself to the community and lets us all watch as he creates a beautiful rendition of the classic redline Red Baron.

Participants Announced for November #8Modders Event

Diecast Racing Report will be hosting a second installment of the popular 8 Modders Project, which will appear on these pages on November 15, 2020.

The project selects 8 of the top customizers in the world and features how they do what they do. This group will be working on the Custom Ford Maverick casting.

Participants include the following world-class builders: Jon L. Soffa (Voxxer), Matt Allen (Mattman213), Warwick Rule (Chaos Canyon), Robby Comeford (Diecast 64), Frank Kline (Red Pill), Robbie King (Rob’s World of Hot Wheels), Heather Harmon (LionHawk Racing), and Mark Heisler (Jackson Pass)