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Originally posted by MTL
i went to walgreens to look for the clone that some people have that was $9, but i couldnt find it...
there was so many toys in the lane...couldnt have time to look everywhere...
i did see the Canned Heat though..heh was gonna get one, but i already have the racetin
anyways....what was the exact name of the clone? and what type of packaging did it come in?
thanks alot
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After going to two Walgreens I found them at the cash register. they had about 6 total, in both 27mhz and 49mhz. price was $9.99.
This one is called Micro-Zxr1 rc extreme racer. Not bad for the money. specially for gifts. They have 4 different models, the same car but different color themes, the cars are a little smaller than bits. These are not meant for swaping parts, but with a little modding I guess you can swap. motor has wires that are soldered to the board. the board is longer and it looks like it was hand made!
compared to the nice surface mount components on the bits. it overlaps the motor. held pretty well in place. the motor is held BIT style.
They come with a fix 4:1 gear ratio so the take off is slow but speed is good and are fun to drive! all the gears are custom made, even the pinion on the motor. Controller is pretty good. removable telescoping antena, two AA, one on each side of the controller....pretty interesting because each battery has its own cover. Range is great, the cars come with a LONG wire antena
lets not forget the 5 cones you also get!
Overall worth every penny!