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With the no-prep drag scene in full swing right now, people are scrambling to get their hands on the fastest chassis that they can find. One of the trickest on the market right now is the Arrow Drag Chassis from Five Seven Designs. The Arrow comes with high-end parts like carbon fiber shock towers, a carbon fiber chassis, aluminum shocks, [...]
New from Team Associated is the DR10 Drag Car in a new Green color. The classic green on the latest DR10 is a nod to the classic days of street racing. Look at these highlights- * Based off AE’s 9 time ROAR national championship winning SCT * Water-resistant electronics * Reedy brushless ESC * Powerful Reedy 3300kV brushless motor * 3 position wheelie bar * Reedy [...]
After some test hits as a stock buggy last week, my Traxxas Bandit is now beginning the conversion from buggy to drag car. First up is going to be a wheelie bar. As my experience from last week showed me, a wheelie bar is an absolute must. Even in stock form the Bandit doesn’t want to keep the front end down [...]
Hey guys, it’s ya boy Doug. Regular BSRC readers will know me as “the monster truck guy” that writes the weekly Monster Truck Madness column. Don’t worry, that isn’t changing. What IS changing is that I am now going to be writing a semi-regular r/c drag racing column that chronicles my slow descent into THIS kind of madness as well! I’m [...]
Coming soon from JConcepts is a 2002 Chevy S-10 Drag Truck Clear Body. The Chevy S-10 body is perfect for your no-prep drag racer. Check out these features- * Fully licensed by Chevrolet * Two-piece rear wing * Molded from a heavy-duty polycarbonate * Extensive decal sheet * Wheelbase- 13″ * Max Width- 12″ Street priced at $51, the JConcepts 2002 Chevy S-10 sports a part [...]
Just announced by JConcepts is a Fully Belted version of their popular Hotties Drag Race Tires. The new belted Hotties will not expand at high speed and are molded in JC’s soft blue rubber compound. * Fits most 2.2 x 3.0″ SCT wheels * Fibrous and woven belt materials * Lightweight bead * Wide footprint for improved tracking * Authentic tire lettering w/ retro JConcepts [...]
I really, really tried to think of a dedicated monster truck topic for this week’s MTM, but after two weeks of trying to hold back the drag racing talk after Team Associated announced the DR10, well, the dam’s gonna break. And hey, since I’m venturing into drag racing talk, I just realized I never posted a picture of my boss “Magnum [...]
Are you building a new no-prep drag car? You are? So are a lot of other people right now. To help your build be the fastest on the strip, Xtreme RC has announced a new Carbon Fiber Traxxas 2WD Drag Chassis. * Fits 2WD Traxxas trucks like the Slash and Rustler * Made from high quality carbon fiber * Narrow chassis design * New [...]
New from Pro-Line is an Action Video for their Reaction HP SC tires. The Reactions were made specifically for the no-prep drag racing scene and are rated up to 90 mph with their fully belted design. The video does a great job of showing off the Reaction HP SC tires, a tire that is perfect for your next drag car [...]
Just announced by Pro-Line are Hoosier Slick Drag Racing Tires. These were design for the ever growing “no prep” drag racing scene and are fully licensed by Hoosier. Here are the highlights- * Fits converted short course drag trucks * Designed to look and perform like the full sized equivalent * White Hoosier sidewall logo * Available in S3 and MC rubber compounds * Designed [...]
New from Jason and the crew at JConcepts is a 1967 Chevy Chevelle Clear Body. Designed to fit 2wd short course trucks in the street eliminator drag racing class, the 67′ Chevelle has the scale look that you want with the performance that you need. * Fully licensed by Chevy * Extensive decal sheet * 13″ wheelbase, 10.75″ width * Optional two piece [...]
Have you been thinking about buying your first “real” rc dragster? If so, RJ Speed has announced a Top Fuel Electric Dragster Kit. The T/F dragster is an affordable way to try real rc drag racing first hand. * 30″ dragster kit * Clear polycarbonate body * Front and rear wings * Chassis made from .093 fiberglass * Comes with wheels & tires Street pricing for [...]
I’ve long been a casual NHRA fan but “something always came up” when the tour rolled through town. I’d always put it off until next year…for around 10 consecutive years. After missing last year’s show I drew a line in the sand and said “Come hell or high water, I will go see a nitro race this year”. Thankfully, my [...]
Everybody likes to go fast and last weekend we had the pleasure of attending a High Speed and Drag Event put on the RC Freaks. The RC Freaks are a Facebook Group that are very active on-line, and they also like to put on various rc events. Last weekend they invited anyone and everyone out to have some fun going [...]
RC Street racing is popular all over the country for good reason, people like to get together and see who’s the fastest. In St Louis, the STL Drag Club has been running for several years now, for bragging rights, and to just have a good time. I joined in with the St Louis Drag Racers over the weekend and had [...]
