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Diecast GT by Ali Kidder-Mostrom
In 2021 here at Diecast Racing Report, we’re shining the spotlight on some lesserknown (or at least lesserfollowed) track channels. Each month, one channel will get a full month of race write-ups alongside our established tracks. With so many tracks, there is no way for anyone to catch all the racing action, but this should spread the net a little wider. Hopefully, one of these new channels will catch your eye and become a favorite worth following. This month’s featured track is Diecast GT. (https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCmS5YTibqK_THSknJmy4w Eg)
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iecast GT is very new on the scene – only producing videos for about a month now, but they are putting out a lot of content and quickly gaining subscribers.
against one another in a four lap face-off. It was a battle of the blue cars, with only the Nissan Skyline S2000 GT standing out in gold. The race started off well for Japan, taking first and third. In lap two, the Shelby GT500 made a comeback for America; it took off in an impressive way and was the only car to finish – with the rest of the competitors piling up in the first turn. Japan responded with another great performance in lap three – swapping places, but again finishing first and third. On the American side, the Chevelle was repeatedly left behind, recording a DNF for laps two through four, and finishing with a disappointing 3 points overall. The Shelby, on the other hand, put up a good fight(and was the points leader going into lap four).
In a more traditional style, two weeks ago, “The Bet” aired. This race was a one-off race culmination of the (3DBotMaker mimic) two main characters’ earlier argument about which is better: Japanese or American muscle cars.
However, Japan was taking no prisoners and put up a first and second place finish for the final lap. Amazingly, when the points were tallied, Ron Elliot in the Nissan and Harper Penn in the Shelby were tied at 10 points and there was nothing left to do but a race off!
The race pitted four muscle cars – a Toyota Silva, ’64 Chevelle, Nissan S2000 GT, and Shelby GT500
Both cars seemed evenly matched out of
Since our last issue, they’ve held a one-off race and have begun their first tournament: Diecast Muscle Car Mania. They also posted two test drives, which highlight Diecast GT’s unique style: showing off cars not only on the track, but also in reels of video-game generated B-roll.
the gate, but then the Nissan pulled ahead and left the Mustang in its dust. Having landed on top, the Japanese muscle cars earned their own category in the Diecast Muscle Car Mania Tournament. This tournament will be four manufacturer-themed weeks of racing action. The first stage of the tournament series aired this weekend, starting with Chevy. Walt Lund brought an orange Corvette C7 Z06 to race, Stone Botterill came in a green 2012 Camaro ZL1 and Timothy Hirschel showed up in a classic, white ’86 Monte Carlo SS. Finally, standing out from the Chevy crowd, was Damon Barnett in a purple Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.
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