- Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller
- Binds when picked up
- Item Level 60
- Use: Summon and control your Crashin' Thrashin' Racer. (15 Sec Cooldown)
- Sell Price: 50
This item spawns a Crashin' Thrashin' Racer which you can drive around and crash in other Crashin' Thrashin' Racers. The Crashin' Thrashin' Racer looks like a Goblin Rocket on wheels. It works similar to the tanks from Darkmoon faire. The Controller has no charges and can be used over and over, nor does it ever expire nor require snowballs. The Racer does expire, and must be periodically re-spawned even if it is not crashed.
Source
Characters level 10 and above can loot this item from a Winter Veil Gift under the tree in either Iron Forge or Orgrimmar. Looting the gifts is not competitive, they work like a quest giver.
Controls
- You can drive your Crashin' Thrashin' Racer with the mouse or from the same keys you move your character.
- The only way to back up is the s key.
- You can also jump the Crashin' Thrashin' Racer with the space bar.
- The 1 key is your combat key;
- it makes your car charge forward, and
- it crashes another Crashin' Thrashin' Racer if there is one in its path.
Notes
If you didn't loot your [Clockwork Rocket Bot] robot pet from the gift box in 2007, it is now replaced with this Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller which is the new present in 2008. You will have two Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controllers (assuming you pick up the 2008 gift) but no ability to get the robot. A second controller is useless, you can only spawn one Racer at a time.
A commenter on WoWHead claims that a Blizzard GM told him that this gift slot would change yearly, and that the Racer is only available in 2008. (see external links section)
WARNING! Be careful when using your toy around bosses! It WILL aggro the boss!
Achievements
- An achievement procs when you loot this gift. It is a Feat of Strength, which jives with the alleged GM statement that it will only be available during Winter Veil 2008.
Crashin' & Thrashin' - Gain 25 crashes with your Crashin' Thrashin' Racer during the Feast of Winter Veil.
- These crashes do not have to be all at once. They accumulate as you re-spawn your Racer.
- It is expedient to do this achievement during the Feast of Winter Veil, while everyone is still playing with the Racers, since you need other Racers to crash into.