oshen,
Have you looked at Scrapheap Scrounger? I'm wondering if its ability to Crew 3 might be better in enough cases vs. the Haste effect from Speedway Fanatic.

Also, have you tried Stitcher's Graft, maybe as a one-of or two-of? I've been playing Craig Wescoe's Dogs in Boats and I'm always happy to see the card.

Draw well!

Neat. I'm not really a vehicles guy, but this deck ran pretty well. I personally think 20 lands is a little too low. I'd probably bump up to 21 or 22. Still, fun to play and nice concept.

clayperce,

Thanks for the suggestions. I thought about Scrapheap Scrounger and still think you may be right about having it over Speedway Fanatic. Only once has the haste been a big deal. After reviewing Craig Wescoe's Dogs in Boats, I think Lupine Prototype may be a much better alternative. Maybe go 2x Lupine Prototype and 1x Thraben Inspector. I am not a fan of the Stitcher's Graft for this as I am paying 3 mana for +3/+3 which is not the value I am looking for.

divinagon,

I'm glad you like the deck. Not really a vehicle guy myself, but I wanted to build an aggro deck with the most bang-for-the-buck, and I think this is it. I have played with the idea of 21 or 22 lands, but it seems far less consistent than 20 lands. I have tried it and I get mana flooded more often with 21 lands than I get mana screwed with 20 lands. Thanks for the suggestion.

oshen,
Yeah, a deck probably needs some critical mass of 3-power Creatures for Graft to be worthwhile.

Good luck (and good skill!) with the deck!

Thanks

I like this idea. Note that Inspiring Vantage is no good Turn 1 because it will come in tapped if you have no other lands, and you won't be able to play Consulate Dreadnought.

Kurremkarmerruk,
That's not how Inspiring Vantage works. Zero other lands = "two or fewer other lands", lol.

clayperce,

Oh, my bad. I see that now. :)

You have to crew vehicles before you go to combat, so the toolcrafts don't work for crewing the dreadnaught.

Maxjo,
You're incorrect. Toolcraft Exemplars trigger at the Beginning of Combat. You simply Crew during the Beginning of Combat Step (i.e. before the Declare Attackers Step).

Maxjo,

clayperce is correct. See the archived comments for this same conversation I had a while back. There is a beginning of combat before declare attackers in which you can activate abilities and cast instant speed spells.

clayperce,

How do you feel about Combat Celebrant or Harsh Mentor for the deck?

I had a lot of fun with a similar deck, Little People - Big Vehicles and don't really know why I moved away from it. I may very well re-visit that deck and see if I can't find space for Combat Celebrant and Harsh Mentor, which both fit into the theme really well.