(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Classics Mirage. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics Mirage here.)

    Drag Strip here is a redeco/homage to the G1 Stunticon of the same name, and is also a yellow race car to boot. In race car mode, Drag Strip looks rather plain when compared to the other paint jobs this mold has gotten-- too much of it is yellow (though at least it's a dull yellow), and most of the other colors in this mode are either hidden on the underside or, in the case of the paint apps, used mostly on the sides and ends of the figure. They're nice paint apps-- the light red works fairly well with the yellow, and the black and pale metallic bronze particularly so-- but this makes the main body of the car a big patch of dull yellow, which is hardly eye-catching. In robot mode the black helps to break things up a a bit more, though the color scheme still isn't as good as the other paint jobs this mold has had, in my opinion (since I'm not a big fan of yellow). The purple/light blue face is rather odd-looking, but it the two colors to contrast well against each other and are very "Decepticon-y".
    No mold changes have been made to Universe 2.0 Drag Strip.
    Universe 2.0 Drag Strip is a decent homage to the G1 character, but his fairly dull color scheme, combined with his jacked-up price due to his exclusive nature, has me recommending him less than Mirage or Fracture. Definitely try to pick those two up before you consider this guy.

Review by Beastbot

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