Have you heard the rumors about a Scion tC hot-rod? The rumors are true! There's a new race car in the works that will compete in NHRA & NDRA, thanks to Dragshotz and Chris Harrington. The tC drag race car and its driver are to be announced at SEMA this November.

Chris Harrington, a well-known drag-race photographer and writer has decided to finance, with the help of sponsors, a Scion racing team using his vision of a Scion tC as a full blown drag race hot-rod. Teaming up with Bob Norwood and Tony Palo, who are in charge of the construction and development, this hot-rod will introduce new technologies. Testing is scheduled to begin in early 2005.

The following art work was created by Bo Kristensen who is well-known for his car renderings for various racing teams.

For those of you looking for specifics about the technology, there aren't many yet, but supposedly a de-stroked NORAD 3RZ Tacoma 4 cylinder engine will be used along with unique new transmission. In any case, it appears that many of the Toyota racing teams may move to this new Scion tC platform within the next couple years due to the Toyota Celica being discontinued.

The official announcement about the car and the secret of its driver will be revealed at SEMA, held in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, November 2 through Friday, November 5, 2004. The show this year is expected to draw 50,000 buyers and 100,000 industry leaders to the two million square feet of exhibits.

Rumors surrounding this announcement include names like Chris Rado and Leslie Durst. Rado has, apparently, commented about there being two other teams in the works, consisting of separate sponsors and crews, but R & D costs and other resources will be shared between teams. Will Rado give up the Toyota Celica for the Scion tC? I guess everyone will find out at SEMA!