Hot Wheels Fan Art Contest 2024

UPDATE (July 29, 2024) - We have our winners!

We have been delighted and humbled by all the incredible art you submitted for this contest. The talent and creativity of Beach Buggy Racing fans never ceases to amaze us!

General category winner

Khatekitty569 submitted a dynamic shot of Rez, Mikka and the gang racing on twisting orange tracks, and really captured the spirit of Beach Buggy and the excitement of Hot Wheels. Great job!

Runners up: LBxALBOWLLYxES, LuisXUNIVERSE

Kids category winner

Brother and sister team yfy7eh2yet and 94320 demonstrated great creativity with this multi-media 3D composition.

Runners up: hyperdrive12 , dynotrex , kumicUHiromiy , hiaris, ChajjaBadsha , WIWOLDEHIELO14

AI category winner

We love this flamin' hot render of McSkelly in a literal hot rod by TITANCAMARAxES.

Runner up: 0OoSuperGameoO0.

Tom and Irene will be reaching out in the next few days with codes for prizes (listed below). Thanks to everybody for your submissions, we really had a hard time picking winners this time around because there were so many good ones. Here's a gallery of all the artwork we received. Thank you!

Original post

Speedsters and thrill-seekers, get ready to bring the heat for the annual Beach Buggy Racing Hot Wheels Fan Art Contest! It’s time to celebrate that greatest of collabs with your artistic inspiration.

THE CHALLENGE

Send us a clear image of your best Beach Buggy Racing Hot Wheels artwork, and you could win an awesome Beach Buggy Racing 2 prize pack!

Be sure to feature something Hot Wheels-themed AND Beach Buggy themed in the image. Pen and paper, digital art, crayon, even sculptures and paper cutouts — all mediums and levels of artistic ability are welcome!

Don’t be discouraged if you’re an up-and-coming artist! Prizes will be given out for different categories of entries, kids and even AI-generated images. (See rules below).

THE PRIZES

This year we are separating prizes into General and Kids (under 13). The number of prizes will vary depending on how many entries we get.

General

  • Grand Prize winners: will get to pick a car or driver of their choice (including Hot Wheels cars!)

  • GenAI Prize winners: will get to pick a car or driver of their choice (including Hot Wheels cars!)

  • Runners up: will earn a gem pack.

  • All entrants: will get a special Hot Wheels Body Shop pack

Kids

Note that if you are under 13, your parent or guardian must submit the Parental Consent for Kids (see below).

  • Grand Prize winners: will get to pick a car or driver of their choice (including Hot Wheels cars!)

  • Runners up: will earn a gem pack.

  • All entrants: will get a special Hot Wheels Body Shop pack

RULES

  • Contest ends Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Be sure to send us your entry before that time or it won’t be counted!

  • Winners will be announced on or before Monday, July 29, 2024. (UPDATED: We need to take a little longer to select winners from all our amazing entries. Thank you for being patient!)

  • Share your entry one of these ways:

    • Twitter @vectorunit, with hashtag #BBR2HotWheelsArt

    • Instagram @vectorunit, with hashtag #BBR2HotWheelsArt

    • Post on Discord #fan-art or #ai-fan-art and mention #BBR2HotWheelsArt

    • Email to info@vectorunit.com with the subject line: “Hot Wheels Fan Art Contest”

  • Include your BBR2 user name

  • One (1) entry per person

  • Artwork must be your own creation. Do not submit copies of other people’s art, or you will be disqualified

  • You MAY submit AI generated artwork…as long as you label it AI generated. We will have a special judging category just for AI-generated artwork. If you submit AI-generated artwork without telling us it’s AI-generated, you will be disqualified. (13 and over only.)

  • Consent: You agree to your entry and BBR2 user name being posted in/on our website, fan art gallery, social media channels, email newsletter, office walls, bulletin board, refrigerator, etc.

  • Consent for kids (Under 13) category: If you are under 13, your parent must copy the consent form below and email it to info@vectorunit.com.

PARENTAL CONSENT FOR KIDS

Children under 13 require parental/caregiver consent to participate, and will be judged in a separate category.

Parents/caregivers: paste this (and fill in the brackets) into your email:

I, [fill in your name here], as the parent of [child’s name here], give my permission for him/her/them to participate in Vector Unit’s Fan Art Contest. I give my permission for his/her/their BBR username and artwork to be published as specified in the contest rules. If necessary, I will assist in receiving any prize awarded.

[Type full name here in lieu of signature]

[CC parent/caregiver if sent from child’s email address]

Note that names and email addresses will NOT be shared — only BBR2 usernames.

Additional information

  • Contest is run and organized by Vector Unit at its sole discretion and is in no way affiliated with Mattel Inc.

  • Winners are selected by Vector Unit employees and associates by vote. Winners are chosen at Vector Unit’s sole discretion based on multiple criteria including artistic merit, style, creativity, sense of humor, storytelling and more.

  • Players who have violated Vector Unit’s Terms of Service may, at Vector Unit’s discretion, be removed from the competition and their prizes forfeit.