| ext">I still remember the day when I broke my first RC | | | | motors, powered by 4 or 7 cell batteries. Pan chassis |
| car that was presented to me on my 5th birthday | | | | with direct drive transmission are the norm for the |
| when the entire family was in vacation in Queensland! | | | | remote control cars. Foam tires are used and |
| The same day, we went to a small local RC cars | | | | lightweight Lexan bodies are used. |
| shop near by and as I entered I found myself | | | | The Nitro RC cars are the second most popular cars. |
| surrounded with rc cars and rc trucks!! Soon, I set my | | | | The word nitro refers to the nitrogen that is a major |
| eyes on a Tamiya Ford Ranger XLT. I bought that one | | | | part of the fuel which is used to run the nitro rc cars. |
| and yes
.i also laid my hands greedily on a rc truck! | | | | The energy that is given by the fuel combustion allows |
| Well, that was all around 25 years ago, but my passion | | | | the nitro rc cars to catch up a speed of 80 miles per |
| is still as young. | | | | hour! These are special fuel made for nitro rc cars, |
| Electric rc cars make use of a 7.2 volt battery and | | | | regular gasoline will NOT work! Nitro rc cars are less in |
| two electric motors. The rc car can speed up to 25 | | | | weight and have a better power to weight ratio. You |
| miles per hour and of course, this is the perfect start | | | | can easily modify the engine with a Mabuchi motor to |
| for the beginner. The best part of these electric rc | | | | give a speed of 90 miles per hour! |
| cars is that you can redesign the cars to be more | | | | These nitro or gas powered rc cars give that much |
| faster, attach ball bearings, boost the system with high | | | | needed reality into the machine and is spcailly designed |
| power batteries and everything thing else you ever | | | | for people who are in search of something different |
| wanted to experiment with. With all these | | | | from electric cars. The most popular gas powered rc |
| modifications, you can speed up your car to 40 miles | | | | cars today are the cheap and fast gas rc car, nitro |
| per hour! | | | | touring cars, the BIG monster nitro rc trucks! |
| Similarly, the remote control car, which enables you to | | | | These gas powered remote controlled cars and similar |
| operate the car from a distance. It consists of a | | | | to electric touring cars, but with more power and |
| remote control unit, a battery, and a charger. Many | | | | 2-speed transmission. At 190mm, these cars are |
| remote control cars make use of a 540 size electric | | | | slightly narrower and smaller than the 200mm models. |