Hot Wheels enthusiasts and collectors will be converging on Pauls Valley this weekend as the Toy and Action Figure Museum will host the first "Hot Wheels Double Dog Dare Derby" this Saturday. "We've been getting calls from people all over the nation," said Toy and Action Figure Museum curator Kevin Stark. "It looks like this will be a huge event for us."
The derby will feature only official Hot Wheels stock in elimination races to determine who is the Hot Wheels Derby champion. The races start at 1 p.m. this Saturday and positions are open to the first 128 people that sign up.
"Each contestant will receive a free Hot Wheels car with paid admission to the museum. With that car, or one of their own, they will get to race against other entries for the title of Hot Wheels Grand Champion," said museum director Della Wilson.
Elimination races will determine the bracket winners down to the "Sweet 16" and those races will be decided by a best two out of three. For the fierce competitors in the crowd, Wilson said a special race will be held that same afternoon which will reveal how much true confidence racers have in their cars.
"There will also be a 'pink slip' race held and all entrants may also enter that race," Wilson said. "In these races, if you race your car and lose, you have to give up your car to the winner," she noted with a sly grin on her face.
Mattel has donated several prizes and giveaways for the event and the grand champion of the derby will be awarded a 2004 Series Three Hot Wheels collectors edition valued at over $400, a free Hot Wheels Race Track set and a Grand Champion trophy.
For more information on the "Hot Wheels Double Dog Dare Derby" or details on the Toy & Action Figure Museum, call (405) 238-6300 or log on to the museum's website at www.actionfiguremuseum.com.
