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Rust Belt Diecast Racing
by Jim Desaulniers
Rocket Falls Dragway
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Cupkake Josh Pauffler, the 7-day and longest consecutive champion fell on Monday to Wesley Milligan in a controversial call. Wesley's Dodge Concept Car (Dodge Copperhead) would hold the top spot until Friday. This "too close for comfort" finish just proves the old Rocket Falls saying, “Welcome to Rocket Falls, where the lanes don’t matter and the finishes are made up anyways!"
Friday came and Andy “Flyin” McBrian felt that Milligan was on top for long enough and took the champ down with a Chevy Silverado 1500 in a beauty of a 3-1 victory. We saw two podium changes this week, closing out the field on the Season Two Championship. Once we see how long Flyin’ McBrian holds the crown, the seeding will be completed and racers will be drawn for heat and lane positions. McBrian’s victory in a GM gave the company the lead in the Weekly Model Shootout with 2 victories. Ford now holds second with 3, Hot Wheels in third with 2 and foreign models have yet to produce a single win.
Micro Mods & Friday Night Food Fights
"Triple B" Barry Porter topped Shaun DeLong and others with 6 consecutive wins. In the year and a half history of the Sky Drop, no one has won 6 days in a row until now. This comes in the wake of back to back weeks in which the Monday winner took the podium. That had also never happened. They're back at the Sky Drop next week and the Monday winner will be poised to make history...or not.
Tiger’s Tail Raceway (Shredder Speedway)
Last time at Shredder Speedway on the Tiger's Tail Raceway, they ran a shorter week with Josh Paufler standing in on Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday races were some great fun, but on Thursday they ran Fat bottom Thursday with metal chassis and plastic body vehicles, creating some exciting action!
The Champion for the night ended up being Mike Noble, but he failed to earn a spot on the Podium, racing against Wesley Milligan in the Bye Focal. Friday night saw a field of Ferraris and a Fiero, resulting in 'the Zombie' JD Elst winning the night in a gold Ferrari F40. Who dares to challenge Zombie for a chance to race the F40? He could be unstoppable for sometime!
