HEADS UP

A couple issues back, our Senior Editor Kevin Hetmanski, dove into the “no prep” drag racing scene by pulling an old 2WD Traxxas Slash off the shelf and turning it into the Oakley Corvette dragster. As competitive as we are at RCCA, Associate Publisher Leigh Guarnieri, decided to jump in the game as well. Needless to say, Guarnieri pulled his Traxxas Slash off the shelf of neglect, vowing to take it to the extreme.

Working from front to back, the Traxxas Slash got a complete makeover starting with its chassis. After scouring the internet for chassis manufacturers, one name kept showing up on the fastest and best builds out there. A call to Kenneth Lupi at Drag Race Concepts (DRC) got the ball rolling. Lupi explained