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It’s Friday night at the track, and that means an informal “run what ya brung” night! These types of events, with their sparse crowds and runs late into the night, can be some of the most fun you can have at the track, and even though the big names and the best cars are rarelyContinue reading “Keeping It Stock – DCR Edition”

Any observer at the track can see that both the muscle car and sports car races at Drag City are almost exclusively “vintage affairs.” But what would happen if someone brought a “modern” car to the track? Modern, that is, to our current track year of 1985… My quick intro on this, the latest creationContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: “Pantera Party” Round 1 – “13 Above the Night””

The author reflects on the challenges of assigning unique racing numbers to an extensive fleet of HO scale sports cars. Limited quality decal options and the necessity for aesthetic appeal lead to a realization of needing to duplicate numbers. They plan to organize the collection into two groups to mitigate this issue.

Road Race Replicas has introduced an exciting new creation, prompting the author to purchase four models. The author reflects on the car culture of the 80s, nostalgia for classic cars, and highlights the unique characteristics of the DeTomaso Pantera GT5 as a budget supercar with a powerful Ford engine and luxurious design.

Every now then, for any number of myriad reasons, I decide to remove a particular car from one of my racing fleets and replace it with another one, sending a car into semi-or permanent retirement. When I first profiled the white ’64 GTO named “Shadow of Light,” the lore was that owner-operator Robert “ROTOR” RotowskiContinue reading “The Replacements, Episode IX: ’64 GTO “Shadow of Light” Gets a Surrogate!”