Tournaments
BlueLine Racing 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 BlueLine Racing… https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCATVzjJnor8p9q_B57d8vdw
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he 60 Gram Modified Circuit Championship just got underway at BlueLine Racing. Starting at BlueLine’s Northeast Beast yellow track, this was the first opportunity to see how the group of 35 cars, who will be making a seven track tour around the United States, in action. The premier of this tournament was 30 minutes of non-stop downhill drag strip racing. There’s a certain cadence to watching car after car go down the yellow track. And these were tuned by some of the best in the business, so there is little to disrupt the constant rhythm of sub 2 second runs. This leg of the tournament was a timed event. Two cars ran down the track each lap, but it was ultimately a battle against the clock – with the top 18 cars advancing from round 12 | Diecast Racing Report
one, then nine cars, then four and ultimately a winner named for leg one of this racing odyssey. Mixed in with more familiar names in the racing community, this slate of 35 drivers includes a number of up and coming racers, including Healer Racing – winner of the Redline Derby 2021 Rookie Rally. With a top 10 performance on the first run, Healer demonstrated that he has what it takes to carry beginner’s luck forward in the tournament. Healer Racing was one of many Cadillac V16 Concepts to grace the race. The long, smooth V-16 casting was indeed a popular choice. And, with limited exception, as the race field was culled, the contenders started to look uniformly long and blunt-nosed. BlueLine Racing’s Caddy was the one to make it furthest. Whether that’s home field advantage or that This channel is great for fans of: – Epic summer racing series – Tradi�onal, no-frills drag strip racing – Racing against the clock
he has unlocked the mystery of speed will have to wait to be seen as the tournament moves on to the next track. On the other side of builds, Big Mac, Big Poppy and Uncle Elvis each brought trucks that just couldn’t keep up with the sleeker models. Crazy Canuck (with his over-sized FTEs), Dubious Diecast and Aces High Racing’s SUVs also lagged behind. Generally, it looks like this tournament is not a good one for big boys. The exceptions, however, were Cut Rock’s Escalade and Mopar Mac’s Range Rover – which each made it into the second round of racing. Watching Cut Rock keep up with Healer’s Caddy, one begins to wonder what kind of treatment he gave the Escalade’s orange wheels. Another unique contender is Ca$h Money Boy$, who showed up in vintage styling. Unfortunately, the squared off body and old wheels meant the younger models passed him by. Sadly, a trend that it’s hard to imagine will change later in the tournament.
(BlueLine cont. on page 17)
