On The Track: TranSport Diecast Racing

By Christopher Kidder-Mostrom

The Kings of the Crest have returned to the track after a brief hiatus. Four new entries were ready to give it a go and see if they had what it takes to climb the ladder.

The field of four hopefuls was made up of a diverse batch of vehicles. Richard Stark of K-9 Super Mods brought a Monte Carlo that weighed 49.89 grams.

RagTag of RagTag Racing showed up in a blue Volvo crossover from Matchbox.

Sneaky Bob of Vapor Racing was behind the wheel of his Miata, and Red Pill Racing’s Frank Kline had a GMC Syclone for his ride.

In the first lap, Ragtag led from the word go. He did struggle for a moment, getting himself turned sideways on the main straightaway, but a love tap from the Monte Carlo helped him back on his way again. The bump was just enough to ensure Ragtag took the lap. Stark stayed with him to the end, but only managed second.

Sneaky Bob managed to cross the finish line, although not in any hurry. And Frank Kline’s truck got stuck in about the same place where RagTag had previously gone sideways.

Lap 2 ended in a four car pile-up from which only the Miata emerged, making Sneaky Bob the points leader through two laps.

On the third lap, Frank Kline started on the front row for the first time during this competition, and he took advantage of the opportunity to show off his Red Pill Racing speed. Kline flew out of the gate and posted the first sub-16 second time of the day, skunking the second and thirdplace cars.

Lap four went to RagTag in a very close finish that had Frank Kline missing advancement by millimeters.

In the end, the driver advancing with the most points was RagTag.

The Volvo was a surprising victor, but it proved itself capable on the ladder, defeating Rob in his yellow Honda S2000. He then faced a second yellow S2000. This one was piloted by Remy 12.

There are a number of S2000s at TranSport right now. Just as there are a lot of Miatas. These are cars that are part of another series that TranSport Diecast Racing is hosting.

A good build on one of these sporty Hondas can go really fast, but they do have a tendency to drift, and that slows things down. It is, however an effective way to block another car, too.

Remy 12 put the pedal to the metal on the first lap and left RagTag seeing nothing but exhaust. On the second lap, Remy driftblocked RagTag twice, but failed to block him on the third attempt, which let RagTag pass for the lap victory. Remy 12 opted to just drive a good line around the track and sped away from his competitor on the third lap.

RagTag’s journey up the ladder stopped right there. Remy’s has just begun. First, he faced Mopar Mac, who was slow off the gate, but had closing speed.

Mac owned Remy 12 on the first lap, but just couldn’t get the job done on laps two and three, especially since Remy 12 hit the gas on the third lap, putting the race away for good.

In his next too matches, Remy 12 proved that he’s a third lap kind of guy. He also showed that he was a vicious competitor. Up against James Lordfelix, Remy 12 nudged his rival off the track in the first lap. Lordfelix came back to snatch the second lap, but Remy 12 zipped to an easy win on lap 3.

Remy 12 took a slight blow to the ego on the first lap against Arcy Garay, when he was left in the dust and couldn’t even catch up when Garay spun out prior to going on to win. That bruise led to two strong final laps, and Remy 12 took the win again on lap 3.

Remy 12’s climb stopped when he ran into Leafar of TDR. Leafar won the match-up handily and started his own ascent. He defeated both Magic Mike and Doc easily. But then he ran into Remy 12’s cousin Flip. Flip dominated Leafar and earned the right to try to take the reigning King’s spot.

Bill Vincent was not about to relinquish his title, however. And after two laps, it was clear that no matter how good Flip is, Bill Vincent is a cagey racer who won’t let go of the top spot easily.