Comments on: RC Car Competitions – 3 Great Tips For Participants

By: SogneRoysum

SogneRoysum — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:37:20 +0000

you use rc fuel.. its sold at any hobby store. its about $15-20 a gallon, but the car uses so little that they only sell it by ounces.
the distance it can be controlled from has to do with the power of the transmitter and receiver in the car and controller. You can buy controllers that will work well over 1/2 mile. being $180, its on the lower end, so i would say about 1/8th of a mile.
i dont have one, but my neighbor has one that will hit 75mph, but you need a license for it… thats all i know.. i dont know who authorizes the license, but i know its by how fast it goes.

By: pleasehelp

pleasehelp — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:14:47 +0000

1/10 scale is the most common electric if you go up from there you are talking about gas. 1/18 & 1/16 scale just come out and they are catching on big. But most will say a MPH rating and at best they might do half that. With electric r/c's the faster the car goes the less run time you will have on your battery, but just go to your local hobby shop and ask questions

By: Philip H

Philip H — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:14:58 +0000

airsoft much more fun its being in war just with out the deaths

By: eagles1384

eagles1384 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:28:01 +0000

It depends just how hard that remote car hit your ankle…I am sure you can tell by looking at it and how large a contusion you have. At this point I would soak it in some warm/hot water 2x a day,UNLESS it is swollen.
If it is swollen, put ice packs on and off for 20 minutes intervals 2x a day.Feel better and good luck on Sunday. ***** If it really is troublesome, of course, see your DOCTOR.

By: Daniel F

Daniel F — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:42:06 +0000

if it is old, the piston may have more wear and just using more gas, you may try a micrometer and check the piston and cylinder and compare them to the specs of a new engine

By: Daniel F

Daniel F — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:01:33 +0000

You need to track down why it locks up with the glow plug in there. Put it back in and see if the engine is still locked up. Something could be in the cylinder blocking the piston. Pull the head if you can and check. It also could have just seized from overheating. the time it took to remove the glow plug would have been enough for it to cool off and loosen up again.

By: Shawn w

Shawn w — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:45:04 +0000

Start with an electric. Any Traxxas electric will work for a beginner. May I suggest the Stampede or Rustler because of how strong they are. They can be driven on or offroad. So its the best of both worlds. Some links to the rc cars:
http://www.traxxas.com/products/electric/rustler2006/trx_rustler.htm
http://www.traxxas.com/products/electric/stampede2006/trx_stampede.htm

By: happysunflower36

happysunflower36 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:26:30 +0000

in the UK motorized RC vehicles [battery] are allowed
to be used with caution and not on the road

but nitro fueled RC vehicles can be used without a permit
but only on private grounds/property and with owner of the land permission ,which is fair enough because some nitro fuelled RC vehicles go extremely fast,and would cause a nasty injury if it hit somebodys foot/leg on the main street,if that helps at all?

ps:and of course there is the high level of
noise pollution to be taken into
consideration too,so all in all !
and i have never been to sunny california in my life,i will stick my neck out and say no you cannot use a gas/nitro rc vehicle on pavements and streets purely because it
makes sense not to

By: Dude P

Dude P — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:14:15 +0000

I've never owned one, but I have seen many that will indeed go over 60 mph. For me they are way too expensive for the amount of fun you get out of them.

By: dennizter

dennizter — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:34:54 +0000

you are killing your car and your engine man