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If you grew up in the 70’s or early 80’s with die-cast cars in your toy box, then chances are good that you also experienced screwing a plastic clamp to the side of table in order to form the top of the orange race track that would cascade down to the floor. These days those [...]

There was a lot of great racing action at the 2009 Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals this year. This set of shots was from the practice rounds where racers of all ages were testing out various cars on the beautiful (and super long!) 6 lane track!

The March 2009 meeting of the Rhode Island Hot Wheels club brought yet another entry into the Hot Wheels vs. Matchbox challenge. Details about the challenge have been written about on the RIHWC website, HotWheelsCollectors.com and right here on diecastAUDIO. Essentially, a laser wheel Datsun by Matchbox has been undefeated for almost a year now [...]

The racing action at this month’s Rhode Island Hot Wheels Club was captured on video by my good friend Domingo Montiero. I left the meeting with the tape in-hand and put together this little montage for collectors to get a feel for the racing experience that RIHWC members get to enjoy every month on our [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Hot Wheels Racing League that has become popular at a bar in Omaha, Nebraska. A friend of mine from Twitter actually lives in that town and is part of the league. Here is a quick video of the close loss he recently filmed: Do you have any [...]

Most collector’s are used to attending their local die-cast club meetings each month to come together with their fellow collectors and typically race cars. On those very same nights each month, others might attend their local drinking establishment to throw back a few pints. However, instead of playing pool, tossing darts or playing a few [...]