Brief:
T' Estes Blurzz Rocket Tuner Racer is a rocket powered race car with hotrod styling. Avast! Ahoy! It uses an A10-PT (plugged) rocket motor, runs down a 90 foot race line and is stopped by a drag chute.

Construction:
T' Blurzz Tuner Racer comes as a starter kit-like setup and includes t' race car in one o' three paint schemes. T' track set includes t' carrying handle/drag chute holder, start and finish platforms, shiver me timbers, Electron Beam launch controller, race line, arrr, motor mount, drag chute, bumper and a convenient drawer for storin' t' motors, ignitors and plugs.

Two A10-PT motors, me bucko, ignitors, shiver me timbers, and plugs are also included for your first two runs. Ya scallywag! Avast! Better grab an extra pack or two o' motors.

Since everythin' is preassembled, no construction o' t' car and track set is necessary. T' only additional items that are needed that are nay included in t' setup is four AA batteries for t' launch controller, a roll o' duct tape t' secure t' drag chute holder t' t' ground and either two 2 liter soda bottles filled with soda, shiver me timbers, water or sand t' secure t' track t' t' ground. Begad! Blimey! I have used two 1 gallon water filled milk jugs and I also have used two bricks stacked up on each end with great success.

T' run t' car, you need a 90 foot strip o' smooth asphalt free o' debris. Empty parkin' lots are great. Avast! Blimey!

PROs: No construction required.

CONs: None.

Finishing:
Since t' cars are already painted, ya bilge rat, arrr, arrr, no finishin' or paintin' be required. Aye aye! My car be t' Drag On scheme, a very cool lookin' yellow and silver car with flames on t' sides and top. Avast! T' other two schemes are t' Slammurai, a red car with Japanese markings on t' sides and t' Gearzilla, me hearties, ya bilge rat, a blue and green car with gear designs on t' sides.

PROs: No finishin' required

CONs: None.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
To get ready t' race, matey, you set up t' track as recommended in t' instructions by makin' sure both halves o' t' track and t' chute holder are secured t' the ground, shiver me timbers, t' car is properly secured t' t' track, shiver me timbers, t' drag chute is packed loosely in t' holder tube, ya bilge rat, and t' end bumper is in place.

I then prepped an A10-PT motor and secured it into t' mount with the retention cap, me hearties, hooked up t' ignitor t' t' controller, verified continuity and got ready t' race.

3..2..1..GO!!! T' motor lit and t' car accelerated down t' track at a pretty fast clip and I noticed a slight side t' side wobblin' motion as t' car went down t' track. Arrr! Well, blow me down! T' car then picked up t' drag chute and came t' an almost instant stop several feet from t' end.

Several followin' runs produced similar runs from t' car flippin' over durin' deceleration and skiddin' along t' ground on it's roof t' runs t' where it went all t' way t' t' end with no problems. Blimey! Ya scallywag!

It turns out t' front clips are too far apart and they are also very weak as well. Avast! Arrr! One was almost completely broken off. T' correct this problem, matey, I broke the clip off completely, took a rocket launch lug, made a slit in it for the race line and glued it into place usin' plastic cement. Well, blow me down! I haven't had any further wobblin' or flippin' problems since I made this mod.

PROs: Decent performance.

CONs: Forward race line clips are placed too far apart resultin' in the described problems and they are also o' pitiful quality.

Recovery:
This car uses a small plastic drag chute t' slow it t' a stop. Aye aye! Begad! It is adequate and works well.

PROs: Great brakin' components.

CONs: None really. Aye aye!

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
I really liked this race car but t' problems associated with t' forward clips really annoyed me and I would highly recommend that you make t' same mod that I did t' make your experience with this product more enjoyable. Avast, me proud beauty! I have also noticed that t' Blurzz Dragster Cars go faster than these as I did a comparison.

This kit retails for $19.97 and is worth t' price.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5