| There are thousands of hobbies out there for people | | | | performance and the intoxicating noise that they make. |
| to try but if you are looking for some serious speed, | | | | Some of them can reach speeds of up to 70mph with |
| thrills and spills then the hobby of radio controlled cars | | | | blistering acceleration and amazing handling. However, |
| could well be for you! | | | | they need a lot of maintenance and cleaning. For |
| This hobby really has so much to offer but the real | | | | someone new to the sport, the initial setting up could |
| excitement is when you start racing! There are many | | | | be a little frustrating and you need to allow time for |
| different types of cars that you can choose from | | | | regular cleaning and maintenance. But once you gain |
| such as on or off road cars. So if you want to do | | | | some experience, this will become second nature to |
| some off road racing then you will want to buy a | | | | you. |
| buggy or truggy. But if you want to do some track | | | | The final type of radio controlled car you could |
| racing, you will want to get a track car. | | | | consider are petrol RC cars. These really are the |
| Once you have decided this, you will then need to | | | | daddies of the radio controlled car world and are |
| decide the power source for your radio controlled car. | | | | simply huge! They come in 1/5th and 1/4 scale size and |
| You have three main types to choose from and they | | | | are powered by powerful 2 stroke engines which |
| are; electric, petrol and nitro. All three types of these | | | | gives them incredible performance for their size. They |
| radio controlled cars offer their own unique | | | | can reach speeds of up to 50 mph and they also |
| experiences so which one you choose is very much | | | | sound amazing which makes them the most desirable |
| down to you. | | | | area of this sport. |
| However, if you are completely new to the sport I | | | | As regards to prices, you can get high quality and |
| would advise that you start with an electric radio | | | | affordable radio controlled cars for around £140 |
| controlled car. They have come such a long way in | | | | and this price would get you a fully built nitro or electric |
| terms of technology and with the new powerful | | | | RC car with all of your radio gear included. If you want |
| brushless motor systems available, their performance | | | | to get a petrol RC car, then you will be looking at |
| is simply breathtaking. They are also very easy to use | | | | paying somewhere in the region of £300+. |
| and maintain when compared to nitro or petrol RC | | | | So, if you are looking for a new hobby in 2010 and |
| cars. | | | | want some serious speed and fun then the exciting |
| Nitro radio controlled cars are possibly the most | | | | world of RC cars could be just what you are looking |
| popular cars of choice because of their incredible | | | | for! |