With a couple of batteries and a 15 minute charger, an electric car or truck is ready for hours of use. Electric starters are generally designed for airplane engines, and require an adapter to work with car and truck engines. Such an upgrade increases power efficiency and precision, and also reduces the model's weight for better, faster performance. A special box or reinforced bag used to hold and transport equipment used at the track. A fast battery charger designed to be used right at the race track, powered by a portable 12-volt power source such as an auto battery.
Many modelers enjoy the realistic sound and smell that goes along with gas-powered racing.
An exhaust header pipe that connects a tuned pipe to the engine exhaust port. Designed for torque instead of speed, these car crushers can move up hills, down slopes and over unsuspecting cars by virtue of sheer, brute power. The gas powered monster trucks are nearly unstoppable. The model's body fits over the posts. Each post has a small hole for an e-clip, which prevents the body from popping off during a race.