Editor's Note

By Christopher "Kit" Kidder-Mostrom, Editor-in-Chief

What on Earth is going on here? Didn’t Diecast Racing Report just shift to being a monthly magazine? Why is there a second May issue?

Well, you may notice that on the the cover there’s an additional word up towards the top: Extra. This is the first-ever issue of Diecast Racing Report Extra. While the regular magazine will be coming out only once per month from now on, when there is content that needs to be shared in a timely manner, or a feature article that missed the regular deadline or was cut due to lack of space, it will be released in a much shorter (usually 8 or so pages) Extra issue.

The first issue of Vol. 3 of Diecast Racing Report will be coming out the third week of June. It’s going to be exciting and packed with great interviews, columns, and features. Some of those columns will actually be making their debut in this issue of Extra. This is our chance to show you what we’ve got coming up in our new format.

The first thing you probably noticed was the front cover make-over. That’s the new design for volume three. The interior is getting a face lift, too. But we won’t be debuting it here until the June issue. The cover is just a sneak peek.

As for the columns that are making their debut here today, we have the “Built for Speed Build Journal” which will be a monthly exploration of a recent build by a well-known modder. The modder in question will be changing from month to month, so we’ll get to explore the methods of many different modders! In today’s issue, we’ll see Josh Paufler’s build of a special car for Flat Rabbit Racing Club’s pizza delivery driver event.

You’ll also notice that Jim Desaulniers has a new column that is focusing on his discovering new racing channels on YouTube and taking a closer look at their components. It’s called “D’s Diecast Discoveries”.

Ali Kidder-Mostrom will still be shining her Spotlight on an up-and-coming channel each month, but it will no longer be part of the “Tournaments” section of the magazine. That section is no more. Instead, her column will be called “Speed Spotlight”. Her popular Mystery Box column will be here every month, too.

So much good stuff coming soon. We’re excited to share a preview today!