RC cars
I just found a good article by Youlzy, posted earlier today, and entitled RC cars that I strongly urge everyone to read! Here are a few extracts in the hope of whetting your appetites!
The 1/8 gas cars go 70 – 80 mph in racing competitions. Also called nitro Remote Control Car because the hobby fuel used contains nitro methane to increase speed and power. Popular are the 1/10 on-road nitro touring cars. For beginners, electric remote control cars are the best… easier to control, build, and maintain. There are even ready to run (rtr) models that sell for less than $100. But I would recommend better models such as the HPI Sprint RTR and Associated TC3 RTR. Great reviews have been posted in rc car forums. If you prefer playing or racing indoors or have limited space to play, there are small but fast micro and mini remote control cars.
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One of the hottest segment of the hobby, and companies are scrambling to produce their own mini remote control cars and trucks. For exciting dirt action, the 1/8 off-road gas remote control buggies are the fastest around an off road track. These 4×4 machines reach speeds of 40+ mph. There are also 1/10 off-road electric remote control buggies such as the RC10B4 which are great racing buggies for beginners.
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Combine the popularity of nitro with mini size, definitely a fun model to buy. XRAY is starting the trend by producing a 1/18 scale remote control model car powered by a nitro engine. So cool! Remote Control Cars have arrived. Fast nitro RC cars achieve stock speeds to 80 MPH+. Not into nitro RC cars? There are electric RC cars too. Electric remote control cars can be used indoors and outside. Electric rc cars, trucks, helicopters which make amazing gifts for all ages. Whichever remote control car or rc truck you choose, you will not be disappointed.
Reading this started me thinking so I googled for some more articles on the subject and discovered some more goodarticles. i.e. HPI Sprint 2 Rear Belt Problems by RC, posted back in April, on a blog called RC Drifting Blog.com:
I hadn’t even drained the battery and despite my previous rear diff mod a rock got lodged up there. Fortunately it didn’t snap the belt. (Although I do have extras). I have to cut more material off and find some mesh to keep rocks out. I also should have swept the pavement too. Oh well I just don’t understand how hpi overlooked such a huge design flaw.
Another fantastic post on the subject came from admin over on The Broadcaster's Common Report posted back in March, entitled HPI Sprint 2 Drift Sport RTR w/Nissan 350Z Body which is also certainly worth a read.
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