Radio Controlled Cars

Radio Controlled Car Article Snippets:

What is Nitro?
Nitro is an abbreviation for nitro-methane fuel. This mix of methyl alcohol, nitro-methane and lubricators is the energy source for “glow-fuel engines “commonly encountered in r/c boats, model airplanes, radio controlled helicopters and radio control cars.
1: selecting a Circuit, Model, Scale and Degree
First of all,we need to clarify the terms :”Circuit”, “model”, “scale” and “degree”
Circuit:This equals plainly the selection between driving cross-country or on-road. Stadium RC trucks, RC buggies and RC rally cars are configured to be driven, in off-road (usually compacted clay, sand) cart tracks with hills and bumps for leaping out. On-Road normally include pan cars, sedans, dragsters, open-wheel sprints. These types are suitable to run on carpeted indoor tracks or paved outside tracks without hills or bumps. These radio controlled cars are designed to corner sharply and deliver super high-end velocities (20-85MPH). RC Rally cars are designed to drive on both racing circuits together.
Model: The selected model will depend on the chosen circuit as described above
Scale: Scale pertains to the size of the rc vehicle in respect to it’s life-size counterpart. Sedans are commonly encountered in 1/10th scale of measurement. Evidently a 1/10 scale monster lorry will still be …

Radio Controlled Car Questions & Answers:

What’s the best Radio Control car or helicopter in the toy market?
..and are there any safety laws about using r/c copters or planes?

Not sure about helicopters, but I’ve done some research on gas(nitro) powered R/C trucks. The HPI Savage X is a dependable and powerful machine. It is arguably the best gas powered monster truck in its class.

I bought mine about 4 months ago and I absolutely love it. Not a single problem with it. It takes whatever abuse you can dish out.