Traxxas, founded in 1986, is the most popular brand on the market and has many R/C’s in its lineup, including 4x4 monster trucks weighing from a few pounds up to the 30-35 pound 1/5 scale monster trucks to on road cars – meaning just used in parking lots – cars that go anywhere from 30 to 100 miles per hour. These cars and trucks use the same brushless motor technology as your common homeowner drill or vacuum cleaner motors.”įerencin said there are three R/C companies: Traxxas, Team Associated and Losi. “Some of these 4x4 cars and trucks can rocket to speeds over 75 miles per hour for their scale over various off-road conditions. “That’s the industry standard for an entry level car,” he said, “and they go up from there to intermediate and expert.”įerencin said R/C 4x4 trucks, rock crawler trucks and R/C cars are a multimillion dollar industry with advanced technology. In time a purse and plaques will be awarded at the races.įerencin said radio controlled cars start at about $200, but with a battery and accessories the total climbs to about a $250 cost for a driver. A minimal $12 fee per racer goes to support the club and the upkeep of the timing system, which will eventually need to be updated. The club welcomes members 12 through adulthood. The R/C Drag Racing Club currently has three members: Ferencin, who drives a 1969 Chevy Nova Street Stock replica car Morales, who drives a 1970 Chevy C-10 Truck Street Stock replica car and Nuzzolo, who will drive a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo Street Stock replica car currently under construction.įerencin said two other members recently joined and are working on obtaining drag cars. “And it gives kids a chance to get off the computer and get out to do something with everyone,” said Morales, who was introduced to the sport by Ferencin. “There are lots of apps for it and racers can get their time on their phone. “In two years this sport has really come along,” Morales said. “I’m going to run this with families in mind,” he said. “We’ll have two race locations for the first year, so we can run smaller races in Fountain Hill,” Ferencin said. Chrin has a 250-foot drag area, including slowdown and return lanes, parking for up to 150 cars and room for pit setups. He is working on sign placement at Broadway and Dodson Street and Dollar General at 1529 Broadway has already granted permission for him to place a yard sign on its property on race days.įerencin said he’s been getting a lot of interest from people who want to drag race, so in November he secured a bigger venue for races, the Chrin Community Center at 4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer Township, for eight Saturdays from mid-June until the end of August. He has received approval from the Fountain Hill Recreation Board. He plans to speak with officials in Salisbury Township and Bethlehem with the hope of hosting events in those vicinities next year as well.Īs the club gears up, Ferencin says he will work out the details with Fountain Hill Borough Council during winter and spring meetings. Races, last eight hours and will run on Saturdays from mid-June until the beginning of August.
When the car begins the race, the wheelie bar on the back puts the car up on its rear wheels, then the front wheels come down.įerencin has permission to use the parking lot and other facilities at the ballfield, which will eventually be home of Grimm Reapers R/C Drag Racing. Cars are electronically controlled via a hand-held remote. There is three feet of lane, a start and finish line and a loop around. Races are on a 132-foot asphalt track, the equivalent of eight parking spaces. “This sport has gained a lot of interest and clubs have formed in South Jersey, Delaware and the Carolinas,” he said, “so I started and formed by own club, but I’ve been into R/C since 1989.” Radio controlled drag racing became a fad just two years ago with all the popular drag racing shows on TV, said Ferencin at the Dodson Street ballfield, where he had a drag track set up.
Diana Nuzzolo, is co-owner and treasurer, and Mark Morales is vice president and serves as technical inspector of each car at every race to ensure a fair game. There are hints of “Greased Lighting” racing around the Borough of Fountain Hill these days, as a new drag racing club revs up in town.īrian Ferencin is owner, founder and president of Grimm Reapers R/C Drag Racing.
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