News in Brief

DRR Named Primary Sponsor of 2021 ADRC

As the 2020 season of Sub4ra’s Adult Diecast Racing Cup starts to wind down with only a couple of events left, the start of the 2021 season is expected to take place in June.

Primary sponsors for the ADRC and its sister series, the Liquid Ruuush! Racing Series, have been secured.

“We’re thrilled to be the primary sponsor of the premier diecast NASCAR racing series,” announced Diecast Racing Report’s editor, Kit Kidder-Mostrom. “The best of the best race on the ADRC circuit, and we are quite happy to have our name associated with the biggest names in diecast racing.”

Previously, the two series were linked, in that the Liquid Ruuush! Racing Series was used to determine the final qualifiers for the ADRC’s main events. In the 2021 season, the two series will be wholly autonomous. Team owners had to decide into which circuit they’d be entering their cars. Many entered four cars into one circuit or the other. Some split their allotted four vehicles so that top drivers would be in the ADRC, while others will appear in the Liquid Ruuush! Series.

The primary sponsor of the Liquid Ruuush! Racing Series from 2020 will be returning as the primary sponsor for 2021. Rorring Entertainment is once again bringing the junior circuit to viewers of the Sub4ra channel.

The 2020 ADRC was sponsored by 3DBotMaker.

Nero 62 Returns With Video of Vairy 8 Build

After a hiatus of over 6 months, famed diecast customizer/restoration artist Nero 62 has returned to the internet.

His new video (https://youtu.be/yS_4mvQXT58) features tampo removal on a Vairy 8, which was modeled after the Chevy Corvair.

For those who’ve seen Nero 62’s earlier efforts, you’ll know that in addition to great customizing advice, the videos often contain great background information on a casting’s history, and the background on the real life cars the diecast version is based.

It’s great to see Nero 62 back in action. For those who want to see some of his cars in action, you can check out four of them in Sub4ra’s most recent ADRC race (https://youtu.be/si895jA6HjM), or on 3DBotMaker’s channel. The entire field of the classic stock cars series (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4eCuR0ZQNcjOVqJD3XCsayN8owCo67Yd) were modified by Nero 62 Custom Diecast.

Chaos Canyon Raises Money with Mustangs

Chaos Canyon is a busy place these days. The New Zealand-based track has been racing Mustangs in a tournament that is raising money for Hospice New Zealand . The tournament has raised over $250 so far.

The Mustang races can be seen on the Chaos Canyon YouTube channel. The field is closed, since racing action is in progress, but donations can still be made at the Hospice New Zealand website.

Four rounds of competition have taken place thus far. If you make a donation as part of the tournament, make sure to send a copy of your receipt to Thom “Spanners” Watson on Facebook.