New and revised on the 2026 MetriCKs....

** 3003 - Aluminum lightened upper plate. 25% lighter than the original.

** 3100 - 3d printed Rotary dampers. These units are VERY good. Durable and much lighter than the optional aluminum damper.

** 3130 - Round headed pivot set screws - makes an excellent pivot system, even better!

** New revised 3004 carbon fiber chassis, just as stiff - 25% lighter

** New #3134 center spring perch - Smooth base for the spring to pivot.

** New 3 piece tweak system, #3132 + 3133

** New 2.5 mm pocketed battery plate

** Race proven winner; Cleveland, Snowbirds, NYGP, Trinity Shootout winner, same great price. Lowest price in the business!

** The new CRC MetriCKs 1/12th scale race car

A CRC Carpet Knife with metric hardware, the MetriCKs.  (pronounced "metrix"). Finishing 1-2 at both the 2024 Snowbird, Canadian Nationals and Trinity Shootout, the new car sets a new "metric" for performance, durability and affordability.

Welcome to the new MetriCKs (2026)!

In the front, the MetriCKs features CRC's Ultra-tune suspension. Just change the lower C/C plate (caster/camber plate) and your caster and camber are perfectly set. A "4 -1" plate gives you 4 degrees caster and -1 camber. Switch to the 5 -.5 plate and you have 5 caster and negative .5 degrees of camber. Go smash a bunch of barriers, and your caster + camber settings are still the same. We will have a plethora of different combinations available. And this is from Team CRC, so the price for optional C/C plates will be affordable. Throw your expensive setup gauge in the garbage, you wont need it.

With a simple and quick change of the C/C plate (caster/camber), you can set caster and camber with precision and ease. No setup station, no guessing, no fiddling. Perfect camber and caster is machined into the pieces.

Speaking of smashing into barriers, a new, flexible 3d printed bumper will help you bounce off the barriers mentioned above. The open design of the bumper increases front downforce.

We have 6 different front springs available for the car. Ranging from .4mm to .65mm, these springs made with precision from the best material available. The springs will mount over the CRC straight 5mm king pin and should fit other cars as well (A12 and Prodigy).

The Ultra-tune front end uses the durable 1/8 x 5/16 wheel bearings. These bearings are much stronger than the 3/16 x 5/16 bearing found on many other cars.

The front mounted side-to-side roll springs separate the roll stiffness from the center/bump stiffness. For those traditionalists that like the side springs in the rear, there is a provision to mount the side roll springs in back. And now stock on the 2026 version, there is also a mid spring position. Front, mid or rear side spring positions for the side spring, new on the '26. The MetriCKs features an easy to adjust rear center spring for preload, setting battery height and bump stiffness. 

Super easy battery height and droop adjustment. From the top, with a simple hex head, the center preload is adjusted to alter the amount the car "sags in" when race ready. From the bottom of chassis, a simple twist of a wrench on the limit set screw adjusts the "extension" or down travel of the car. Super easy to see and adjust.

Another goal is low center of gravity. With the MetriCKs, the tungsten weights fit LEVEL with the chassis bottom, not stacked on the chassis or battery plate. We put the ballast at the very lowest position possible. Literally on the same plane as the bottom of the car. Because this car is so lightweight (needing lots of weight) and the ballast is so low, the center of gravity of this car is extremely low. Speaking of tungsten weight, we will have it available, but it is a common tungsten ballast available in many hobby stores, super affordable and easy to get. Keeping with the CRC tradition, high performance at a great price

The rotational (rotary) dampers are now stock on the 2026 version. We removed the dual linear dampers from the original MetriCKs. These rotational dampers are super lightweight, very affordable and do a great job of damping the rear suspension.

The dampers features a large rotor diameter to allow a wide array of damping fluids, from light 5k all the way to 250K and beyond. 

The car features super strong, precision machined motor plates with a very low center of gravity. Two locking hubs clamp onto a lightweight differential axle which makes is less costly to switch to a differential. Just add a diff hub and bearing to affordably switch to a differential, perfect for the popular GT12R class.

The new MetriCKs finished 1-2-3-4 at the 2024 Canadian Nationals in 13.5 Super Stock. In the stock class, a solid 1-2 finish matches the same 1-2 finish as the 2024 Snowbird Nationals. The car is already a proven winner!

Durable, affordable, now with all metric hardware, the new MetriCKs is a proven winner. Pre-order your car today! Shipping before September 1, 2024 (we think it will be even sooner)

Dedication and specialization in pan cars

At CRC, we don't build touring cars and we do not make offroad cars, we don't make nitro cars, we don't make truggies and we don't make buggies.... WE SPECIALIZE IN PAN CARS. We make the cars, we make the carpet they race on, we make the borders they race around and we make the tires they race on. AND we have been doing it for over 30 years. We specialize in pan cars and lead the way in design and engineering, right here in the U.S.A..

Lighter, lower, leaner and meaner

With the low weight, and the placement of the ballast at the absolute lowest place in the car, the MetriCKs has the lowest center of gravity in the class. The ballast sits below the battery, level with the chassis bottom. The lightweight design allows the racer to move the weight around in the chassis.

Over 30 years of experience

The design is based from CRC's long heritage of championship winning road racing cars, multi-time IFMAR World Champions. Designed and built by the engineers and racing staff at CRC, the new MetriCKs is created by experienced racers; from the conception of the design, right through to production, packaging and support. Like all CRC products, the MetriCKs is used weekly by local racers at CRC's test track. This insures that the parts have been proven by top professionals, weekly club racers and general hobbyists, covering all facets of the product; performance, ease of use and durability. The CRC platform is a proven winner at the biggest racing competitions, winning on EVERY stage; the IFMAR World Championships, the Japanese Nationals, the European Nationals, the ROAR Nationals, the IIC in Vegas, the AOC in Japan, and the Snowbirds in Florida. The product is supported throughout North America with CRC's extensive domestic distribution through A-main, our vast dealer network and direct from the factory. Worldwide, CRC's international distribution and support centers in Europe and Asia insure that parts and support is easy and convenient to obtain.

Value - With a street price of $279.99 for the kit, the MetriCKs is priced well below many of the competition on the market. Get your own personal championship winning machine and join the team at CRC! The 2026 MetriCKs is shipping now!