| It doesn't matter if you are eight or eighty, | | | | smooth, paved surface rather than the road |
| if you love cars and enjoy tinkering about, | | | | itself) are designed for speed and are |
| then racing radio controlled cars can provide | | | | clearly the option if you wish to race your |
| you with endless hours of fun and excitement. | | | | car. |
| But there are hurdles that you have to cross | | | | |
| before you get to the race track and, if you | | | | If, however, you are not principally |
| are a newcomer to the world of radio | | | | concerned with racing then there are a wide |
| controlled cars then there are a number of | | | | variety of off-road vehicles available |
| things that you will need to think about. | | | | including trucks and buggies which can |
| | | | provide immense fun negotiating rough |
| Many people are amazed at just how exciting | | | | terrain, obstacle courses and even jumps. |
| the world of radio controlled car racing has | | | | |
| become in recent years with modern hobby cars | | | | 3. Do you want an electric vehicle or a nitro |
| reaching speeds of 60 mph and featuring | | | | powered car? |
| complex suspension systems that can be tuned | | | | |
| in much the same way as those of a real car. | | | | Electrically powered vehicles provide the |
| But perhaps the best feature of today's radio | | | | simplest option and use rechargeable |
| controlled cars is the wide variety of | | | | batteries. They are both clean and quiet but, |
| different vehicles available. | | | | for many hobbyists, they lack the realism |
| | | | that gives radio controlled car racing its |
| When the time comes to buy your first radio | | | | true excitement. |
| controlled car you will need to begin by | | | | |
| considering three things: | | | | Nitro powered vehicles, on the other hand, |
| | | | offer the sound (tuned pipe), sights (smoke) |
| 1. Do you want to buy a ready-to-run vehicle | | | | and smell (exhaust) of a real car. They do |
| or to build your own car from a kit? | | | | however require considerably more maintenance |
| | | | than their electric counterparts and this is |
| There is no doubt that building your own car | | | | something that the novice needs to take into |
| has many advantages, not least the fact that | | | | consideration. Although the quality of nitro |
| you will find it easy to maintain the vehicle | | | | powered cars in the past left a lot to be |
| and to make alterations to it if you choose | | | | desired, in recent years they have been |
| to, but this is certainly not an easy option | | | | greatly improved in terms of not only their |
| for the beginner. Although they are a little | | | | performance but also their safety and |
| more expensive, for younger racers and to get | | | | reliability. |
| you up and running quickly, you would | | | | |
| probably be best advised to start with a | | | | Having considered the options of ready-to-run |
| ready-to-run car and then move on to building | | | | or kit cars, on-road or off-road and whether |
| your own radio controlled car at a later | | | | you want an electric or nitro powered car, |
| date. | | | | the next step is to visit your local supplier |
| | | | and take a look at the huge range of cars |
| 2. Do you want an on-road or an off-road | | | | available. |
| vehicle? | | | | |
| | | | Then its time for some practice before you |
| On-road vehicles (on-road here refers to a | | | | head off to the race track. |