You have to love Nascar. The roar of the engines, the flashing colors, the intense concentration of drivers hurtling around the track at speeds we only wish we could achieve with our rather pedestrian family car. We marvel at the balletic precision of the pit crews as a car zooms in and screeches to a halt, tires smoking. Like attacking locusts, the crew descends on the car, jacks pumping and pneumatic drills whirring, bouncing tread-bare tires off and new ones back on. Then with a roar, the car is off again to join the fray.
What we don’t see is the back-breaking labor behind the scenes. Before and after races, these race cars must be muscled in and out of trailers, pushed around service areas for fine tuning and repair, shunted across huge expanses of tarmac for inspection or testing, and maneuvered into the pit — all manually. Can you imagine the chaos if all those high-powered machines went lurching around with engines roaring? Until race time, the only power used to move these sleek racers is human muscle. And since human sinew and tendons are no match for more than a ton of steel, injuries are common.
DJ Product’s RaceCarCaddy keeps the risk of injury on the track and out of the pit. This battery-powered auto pusher allows a single crew member to expertly move and maneuver a heavy race car in the pit or staging area without risk of injury, freeing other crew members for other service tasks. Our RaceCarCaddy is a specialized version of our popular ergonomically-designed car and vehicle pusher developed especially for the race car industry.
The RaceCarCaddy is capable of moving 5000 pounds. Made with a strong tubular steel frame, this battery-operated vehicle pusher features a variable-speed handlebar twist grip to eliminate carpal tunnel syndrome, can go from 0 to 3 mph in both forward and reverse with adjustable acceleration braking, and features non-marking push pads to protect those snazzy paint jobs. Powered by three 12-volt batteries, this powerful vehicle mover comes with an onboard automatic charger, Hoosier slick racing tires and much more.
Specialized options are also available for the RaceCarCaddy, including an operator ride-along kit, foam-filled tires, snow and ice tires, flashing light, safety horn, maintenance-free batteries and a heavy duty motor/transaxle power upgrade that allows this caddy to push cars and trucks up to 50,000 pounds. Your RaceCarCaddy can be customized to match your race car and include your sponsor’s logo.
Click here to watch a video of the amazing RaceCarCaddy in action. Visit our website for complete specifications on DJ Products’ new RaceCarCaddy.