With that out of the way, the Lightning Street has made me a believer in on-road, large scale goodness,
with emphasis on the LARGE SCALE! This car is huge! It’s not 1/5 scale size, but it’s dang close.
When we first got it, the initial reaction was ‘wow, this is a big box!’, then after getting
it all unpacked, I thought ‘Wow, this is a big car!’. Especially next to it's 1/10th scale little brother the Tornado.
It comes with a pre-painted body, you need to apply the stickers yourself.
I have to stress, take your time and do it right! The end result with stickers
applied correctly is awesome.
Ok, back to the good stuff. It comes with the Hot Bodies roto-start, and I love that thing!
It’s got a very powerful .26 engine. I was surprised at how fast the big car can get up to speed.
The 2 speed transmission has awesome power in both gears.
Doing donuts and drifting in a large open parking lot is big fun. Even alone, it’s a fun
car to take out and bash around with. I have seen it clocked in the 40’s(mph),
but have heard people getting them in the mid 50’s with some good tuning skills.
I was definitely satisfied with the speed, and it feels good to be behind the throttle.
Many people get the impression that a car this size just can’t get up to speed with a .26,
but when you are waiting for them at the end of the block, they will know it’s got plenty of power.
As for durability, this 1/7th is tough. It was jumped off curbs, posts, slammed into by other cars.
A while back I was drag racing against a buddy of mine. He had a pretty supped up monster truck,
me with the Lightning. After smokin’ him when we hit second gear, he decided at the finish line
he was going to show me what monster trucks do best. At about 30 mph he slammed right into the side
of the Lightning! I ran over to check for damage, and to my amazement there was none! The monster
truck on the other hand cracked a A-arm, and popped a front ball joint out of the socket.
The Lightning drove away, the monster truck was carried off. After all this abuse, I never broke
a part. I was amazed at what this car could take.
Lastly, price. You can find it for around $550, and for a car this size,
it’s worth every penny. When you consider a 1/5 scale is just a little bigger and a average
startup of $1500, this car is a great deal. It was tons of fun, fast, and a real looker!
If your thinking about getting into large scale, but are afraid to shell out the big bucks,
give the Lightning Street a try. It defiantly changed my mind.
One of the only real downsides to this vehicle is finding people to race. At the moment,
our local on-road tracks are not running this scale, but I’m doing my best to convince them.
Wherever you take this car, it gets ALL the attention, and at the price, it’s worthy of getting
it’s own class!
