Electric RC Car
I guess this must be the starting point for most RC Car owners.
It is just so easy to operate an rc electric car.
You put batteries in - turn the switch and it goes beautifully.
No set-up, no fuel lines to clog,no engine to tune.
(well there IS an engine of course but it is electric !)
As I say, almost everyone starts with one of these.
They are so simple that even fairly small children can use them.
Although the early electric RC Cars were pretty poorly made toys until Radio Shack started marketing their really good ones,
That is when the mass market decided that these were great value and good fun.
I guess this must be the starting point for most RC Car owners.
It is just so easy to operate an rc electric car.
You put batteries in - turn the switch and it goes beautifully.
No set-up, no fuel lines to clog,no engine to tune.
(well there IS an engine of course but it is electric !)
As I say, almost everyone starts with one of these.
They are so simple that even fairly small children can use them.
Although the early electric RC Cars were pretty poorly made toys until Radio Shack started marketing their really good ones,
That is when the mass market decided that these were great value and good fun.
An electric RC car is actually a lot cheaper to run than a gas-powered car and a lot safer for tiny hands to play with. and that is why many parents buy them as gifts.
I think that most people who are tempted start off with Nitro cars would be better advised to buy an electric RC Car instead.
After all, you can still race RC Cars against each other and get lots of really enjoyable fun from them.
One of the main advantages of electric RC Cars is that you can use them indoors. Which you certainly cannot do with gas powered cars.
They are less noisy and there is no smoky atmosphere with an electric car .
 |
US $3.45
You can still buy RC Kit cars and have a great time building them and that gives almost
as much satisfaction as building a Gas powered car.
(And you know it will work first time out !)
Most people still buy the pre-assembled cars and have just as much fun with them.
Electric RC cars themselves are less costly to buy and that is a great advantage too.
It really depends on your individual desire - to race cars or to tinker with them.
Gas powered cars do not actually run on petrol (gasoline)
In fact the fuels is a mixture of Nitromethane and Castor Oil and is purchased
ready mixed from a modelling store.
Try to choose an electric RC Car that will take rechargeable batteries.
That way your running costs will be minimal after you buy a charger and a spare set of batteries.
Although I tell you of the advantages of an electric car, for me there is nothing quite like the roar of a nitro car as it screams off around my garden !
I am a tinkerer - did you guess ?
Glad you found this article on Electric RC Cars
Filed under Cars by on Apr 4th, 2009. Comment. 
Gas RC Cars
Gas Remote Control Cars ? Are they just a flash iin th pan ?
Many of us would just love to drive a high performance car - a BMW or a Porsche or even a Ferrari ! .
But lets face facts - nowadays in a recession its just a pipe dream.
Or is it ?
How about racing a model radio controlled car instead of the real thing ?
There are almost as many thrills driving a high performance RC car
at speeds of up to 70 mph and acceleration of zero to 60 mph in under 6 seconds
This is a viable and funalternative to real racing cars at far less cost.
(a high performance rc car costs 300 to 700 dollars instead of the tens of thousands that the real thing would cost - and no major insurance bills or road tax either !)
Now this may sound crazy at first and then maybe you are thinking of those older rc cars that used to be controlled by tethered wires !
Well things have advance a lot since then !
RC cars now have really pokey little tunable engines that run on gas ( high octane fuel)
|
This can be an introduction to a great hobby too.
Although its cheaper to have a standard kit (which is not too hard to put together)
You can have lots of fun swapping engines,repainting the colors and adding trim like spoilers and other accessories.
You can even choose more unusual rc cars - like a humvee for instance (no you cannot fit a machine gun on top ...)
The best thing to do is to join an RC Car club and these often have their own (or access to) Racetracks where
you can pit your model car against rivals.
If you prefer you can always plump for something slightly more sedate - like a remote control ATV or Truck - which can be used by all of the family for hours of fun.
You do not have to buy new of course and secondhand rc cars in great condition often appear on this site.
As a hobby this does get quite enthralling and the thrill of driving an RC car has to be experienced to be believed.Have a great time with your Gas RC Cars.
Filed under Cars by on Apr 4th, 2009. Comment.