Customer Reviews

Mark Feldstein Dragster Car Auto Drag Racing Alarm Clock

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The PROS-

VERY LOUD... as in can be heard three rooms away loud... and great if you want to wake up the entire HOUSE with only one clock. :)

COOOL- the lights light up in true drag strip fashion, engines roar, temp and humidity gauges work (not sure how accurate though).

Actual clock display is good for teaching kids time (no digital display).

The CONS-

The "christmas tree" (lights) are VERY cheap plastic- think of the kind you find in model car kits where you snap off the pieces- VERY fragile so you have to be really careful to always pick it up by the base and not hit the lights on anything. If you have little kids you might want to set it up high enough that they won't bump it and accidently break it- of course that means they can't turn the thing off without your help though- so....

It's a little tricky when you set the alarm- for a kid anyway- because it has to be exactly on the number to go off at the right time. It is one of those turn the red arrow to the number kind of alarm clocks.

Uses batteries... no spot for an adapter either... so be prepared to buy lots of AA's if you use this daily.

My husband opened the clock on Christmas morning, only to find that the alarm part of the clock did not work. You could set to alarm, no mater what time you set it for it would just start alarming and would not stop. So I guess you could say I was quite dissatisfied with my purchase!

I am very please with this alarm clock. I bought it for my husband who drag races and he loves it. It is very loud and sounds just like a car doing a burn out and making a pass down the track. Love it!

This is a fun item for any Drag Racing Enthusiast.I'm using it as a White Elephant gift an our Drag Race Club Annual Christmas Party.

I built myself a 1:18 scale Drag Racing Track Diorama. The only thing missing was a Staging Light Christmas Tree. I searched all over the internet to find something that would work but all I found was a couple different styles that were basically composed of a vertical stick with horizontal sticks glues across it to form a tree. Then little lights or paint was applied to the ends of the sticks to simulate the staging lights. To say the least they were pathetic. Then I stumbled across the Drag Racing Alarm Clock. I read other reviews and decided that it might just fill the need I wanted. So I ordered one from Amazon. When it arrived I was like a kid at Christmas time. I could hardly wait to get it open and see how well it would work with my diorama. For my diorama I did not need the Alarm Clock but I had to make due with what I could find. Although the clock looks a bit big in the middle of my track, you just have to use your imagination and pretend it's not there. Other than that the Drag Racing Alarm Clock works great in my diorama. The clock keeps very good time and when you push the button on the base of the unit the staging lights actually come on and work down the Christmas tree just like the real thing. To make things even better there is a sound effect of a car burning out. Then a slight pause while you hear the engines running. The Staging lights come on and work down the pole. Amber, Amber, Amber, Green. And then you hear the cars leave the line as they race down the track. It's great. I understand that this is the same thing that happens when the alarm goes of on the clock. But since I am not using it for an Alarm Clock I can't really address that function. It has a snooze bar and light so you can see the clock at night. The staging pole on top of the Clock is not made of a very heavy material and can break real easy. So I would not suggest this Item for a small child. The sound effects are great but a little suppressed or muffled. I would have preferred something a little better. But then you can't expect to much from a clock this small. It does a pretty good job for it's size. Over all I am pleased with the Clock. If you want this clock to last for a long time I would suggest you don't let the kids play with it. It will break easy. I hope this review helps you in your decision.

I bought this for my son-in-law who drives dragsters and he loved it. Couldn't stop pushing the sound button so he could hear the "engines"!

Bought one for my drag raving friend, he loved it but so did I so I bought another one for myself!

I saw this clock at a gift shop in St. Louis and had fun checking out the realistic drag racing sounds and the Christmas tree, but it is extremely flimsy and cheap. My assumption is that it would be broken in short order. I didn't make any attempt to set the alarm, but was happy to push the button to create the drag racing sound effects! Not sure the other patrons of the shop were as happy with the sound as I was.