This Thread is for those of you looking for something a little different from the norm. Everyone track has it's normal classes of pan cars with all the motor options making up a mound of classes. Well if your wanting something different this is the place. We, Pete Russell's Hobby shop (russellrc.com), have been racing 1/10th scale sprint cars on carpet since the mid 90's. The class has gone up & down over the years but has kept a good core of guy's. Now with the mini slider doing the sprint car world some good we have seen a demand for the bigger faster 1/10th scale version. My goal is to provide any information on the sprint cars that we run, along with helping this class grow. The cars we run are made by Team Cobra & we stock any thing & everything for them. So if you are interested in these please ask any questions that you'd like & check out russellrc.com for product info & you can also click on the race info page & scroll to the bottom for some good pictures of the cars! :thumbsup:

Anyone that has not seen the guys at Pete's race the sprint cars you are in for a treat! You actually feel the wind form these cars as they fly around the track! Plus, nothing beats open wheeled action (or destruction depending on how DOUG is doing)!



Hey Travis!

As soon as I feel comfortable with my driving (I did go 71 with the 5800 Fri night - my PR - ;) ) I will be breaking out the old sprint car and getting in your way again!

Lou

Yea. You did a real good job on Friday. Thanks for the input on the sprint cars. See you Friday! :thumbsup:

If any of you are in the area of Elkhart this weekend you can chechout Pete Russell's Hobbies & the Sprints on Friday & our trophey race on Sunday. We should have some new Pictures on the net after the trophey race on russellrc.com.

It was awesome seeing the 4300 sprints run this past weekend at Pete's. I'm going to have to invest in a 4300 system for the Sprinter to come up and race with you guys!

Is the Team Cobra cars the only ones allowed in sprint class? Was thinking about coming over on the 19th of Jan for the outlaw nats but I only have a CW Enforcer.

Thanks and looks like a fun class to run...

Eugene

ive seen these things run gene, they are awesome!

We used to race Enforcers on carpet in Champaign, Il at Slot and Wing in the early 90's, lots of good times.

C3 can not drive.......LOL Thanks Mudd

No you can race custom works or other sprinters if you like. We like to keep all the cars as close to stock as possible. If your thinking of coming on the 19th it would pry be wise to come before then and get some practice. we are racing the Sunday before our big Nats. That would be a good time to come up if you can't make any Friday's. Thanks for the inquiry. :thumbsup:

Hey trussell, I've received a couple of emails regarding tire selection for your track and don't have a clue as to what to suggest. Are you running anything like 3 pinks and a purple right front? Any tire compound information and general setup info would be appreciated for the sprint car classes.
Thanks,
Bruce

Outlaw Sprint Car 6-cell Modified
Outlaw Sprint Car 6-cell 10.

Tire compound is pretty basic. 90% of us are runing pink rears and purple/orange fronts. If you run a regular purple car tends to barrel roll. Set up on a cobra is all over depending who you talk to. I would start with 40 weight oil and silver rear springs. Front springs i would use a green left and a blue right. that shoul;d get you close. Let me know if I can help you more. :thumbsup:

You missed out on the best 3 way battle for the win in 4300 sprints Friday night. Nose to tail side by side with several passes for the lead for 70 laps. It all came down to the last lap but Nick held on to win when Nick,Travis and Ken were 3 wide exiting turn 4. Travis was .10 sec back and Ken .15 sec back.

Yea, open wheel racin at it's best. We need more to get involved in the sprint class and away from driving the taxi cabs!!! :thumbsup:

There was some more great action in the sprint car class again Friday night. This is something you definately need to see if you have not done so all ready. We are having our 5th annual Outlaw Oval Nationals on Sat. Jan. 19th if you would like to see some of these cars live in action. :thumbsup:

WOW, I was over at the website...I dont think I have ever seen that many cobra sprint cars in all my years racing....yet alone thought they made that many. Good to see dirt cars being used for more then what they were intended for!!

Jim

We usually average 6 to 10 Sprinters on any given week. This years been closer to the 10 mark. If you live in the area check it out some time! :thumbsup:

Some of the Sprinters will be taking the trip to Mishawaka this Sunday. Those of you that are interested should go check them out! :thumbsup:

The Sprinters will be heading over to Mishawaka this Sunday. Those of you interested should go check them out! :thumbsup:

Sprinters were a blast at Mishawaka on Sunday. Enjoyed the entire day. Thanks to Todd & Aaron for putting on the show. Double duty @ Pete Russell's hobby shop this weekend. Racing on Friday & Sunday. Hope to see some of you there! :thumbsup:

Saturday Jan. 19th should be a great show for the Outlaw sprinters. The oval nationals usually brings out the best in all of them. hope to see you there, watching or racin!! :thumbsup:

The Carpet Oval Nationals is only 4 days away! Come check out some awesome Sprint cars on carpet! Sat. Jan. 19th. :woohoo:

We had a video of these from last year- I'll try to see if I can get it back up online, and post the link.

These are just too cool running around the track.

What a day @ the Outlaw Oval Nationals! The Sprinters were just awesome! We had a record turnout & the racing was just great. Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the day with us. It was a huge success! We will see most of you next Friday for our weekly racing. :thumbsup:

are these a good car for the dirt also?? thinkin of getting 1 for the chili bowl rc race and the outdoor tracks around jersey :wave:

I've always raced mine on Carpet or asphalt so I couldn't give you a good answer on that. I'm sure with some work that they would do well. :thumbsup:

Any of you that are going to be around the weekend of Feb. 10th There is going to be a free race day at Pete Russell's Hobbies. Come check out all the sprint car action. Doors open at 8:00 & racing begins @ 11:00am. :thumbsup:

what are the rules for the sliders?? Have you had a decent turnout with them?? We are running pretty much stock with threaded shock bodies and ball diffs. 1400 mah batteries.

Everything stock. No upgrades allowed. The car is raced how it came out of the box. The only thing we have allowed is painting the bodies and shock oil that's it. It would be nice to upgrade the diff though it is very fragile.

We average around 10 each week some weeks 15.

Sprinters will also be over in Mishawaka on The 24th of Feb. For there annual Trophey race. Always lots of fun and great racing. Hope to see some of you there. :thumbsup:

What a great showing of sprinters this weekend. Three full heats was a lot of fun. Thanks to all of the guys who came out & particapated. If you haven't seen these in action your missing some great action.

Racing videos are now on russellrc.com. Click on racing videos on the main page & select which one you wanna watch! Pretty cool!:woohoo:

Sprinters will be in Mishawaka in two weeks. Mishiana rc is having the trophey race on the Sunday the 24th. Hope to see you there!http://russellrc.com

ill be at the trophy race in mishawalka, hows the friday crowd been in elkart .......lmk

C3

Crowds been great! 8 to 12 sprinters every week. been getting 12 plus sliders also. See you in two weeks.

See you guys at Mishawaka on Sunday. Should be quite a few sprinters!!:woohoo:

Spinters will be in Mishawaka on Sunday! Don't miss all the action!:thumbsup:

will BSR caps fit on the 1/10th sprint cars?

yep...cobra makes adapters so that you can run pan tires on the rear. for the front all that you need are the right bearings

will BSR caps fit on the 1/10th sprint cars?

I asked John about making them for the CW dirt cars.If there was enough interest who knows.I was going to run a direct drive sprinter with no wings Silver Crown style around the velodrome with 6 cells and mod motor.

That sounds pretty cool! I want to thank all the guys who came over to Mishawaka and helped us put on a great sprint car show. We all had a awesome time. Hope some of you were able to catch the action!:thumbsup:

All the action at Mishawaka was awesome! They had a great turnout & the sprinters had a blast! Thanks to the Mishawaka crew for putting on a fantastic race. Hope to see some of you over to Pete Russell's Hobby Shop for his regular Friday night racing.

Speaking of Sprint Cars... Here's the video from last weekends Michiana Oval Madness!

There's a whole section of videos, look for the "10.5 4300 Sprints" B-feature and A-feature. GREAT action!

Find the videos HERE! (http://www.michianarc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=93)

Todd the videos turned out great! thanks again for a good time & we will see you this weekend!:thumbsup:

Sprinters to run at Notre Dame!! The Annual Cavalcade of Wheels at Notre Dame will be having it's usual rc event only this year on Sunday it will include some of the Outlaw Sprinters. We are excited about being a part of the show. The show is a two day event with road course running on Saturday & oval on Sunday. If you are intersted in racing or just attending you can get more info @ michianarc.com. This should be a huge event as always. Hope to see you there. Don't forget to tell all your friends!:thumbsup:

We had some killer sprint car races over the weekend. We had some guys from the Ft. Wayne area come up & appreciate their business. Thanks to all my sprinters for doing the double this weekend on Friday & Sunday.

Don't forget to check out the Cavalcade of Wheels @ Notre Dame. March 29th & 30th!!!:thumbsup:

Sprinters are going to be over in Mishawaka again this weekend. Go check them out!:thumbsup:

A Special thanks to the Mishawaka crew for a fun day of racing. All of us sprint car guys really enjoyed the day. Any of you interested in seeing these should come to Notre Dame for the annual Cavalcade of Wheels. The sprinters will be racing on Sunday, March 30th. Come check out all the action.:thumbsup:

Travis....I'm knocking the dust off of the sprinter for the Calvacade race and putting a 4300 in it. Do you guys have purple/orange fronts in stock? thanks!

Yea we have plenty in stock. If you need any set up help let us know.:thumbsup:

Thanks....I'll stop out tonight to pick up a pair.