Remote Control Cars

[richard s]

I was thinking about getting a remote control car either a nitro powered one or a petrol one. What do you guys recommend? Where is the best place to buy one from?

 

[Jamesstone]

Good fun but you'll be bored in a few hours unless you get your self along to a club that has a track, I got mega carried away lol

Nitro for fun & sound, my one above has the 2 speed box, Had it fully prepared for 1:10 touring class, clocked just over 85mph on the straights but does need constant care to keep it runing its best... then the used to race the electric class, Just as much fun but without the constant care, The electric was just as fast on track as the nitro, electric ones have really come on with time

 

[Alastair.]

ive had a few nitro powerd rc cars, great fun when they are going but they fuk up all the time, my electric ones were far more fun imo + nitro cars really fuked off my neighbours.

 

[D4N13L]

What model is that electric one?

 

[dalla]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=469476

You can probably find some advice here.
I setteled on an electric one. And bought it from a shop in Hong Kong called
Stellamodels.net they were very cheap.

I bought this:

I have a skatepark just across the street, and think that the buggy will be great fun there.

 

[Martin_172]

nitro is great for about an hour then they just end up causing problems. electric is much more fun imo charge it run it throw it back in the garage then charge it 3 years later and use it again no f**king about with trying to start it again

 

[Ja5on]

my old petrol ones

 

[Christophe]

I was really into remote control cars when i was 16 odd. Had an electric one and coulndt help but buy better parts all the time lol. Going to clubs racing others is good fun

 

[matt200vvc]

I've just bought the following:

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/ca...er-Track-Edition-With-OS-21-Engine-RTR__7e04/

Great buggy, easy to set up and very solid - even got ABS! Need to read about that though!

 

[skatedemonuk]

bin thinking about a r/c car to really fancy building it from a kit tho but u dont see many

 

[bomber]

yea everywhere does RTR nowadays and its poop. half the fun is building it in the first place. i sold all my kit a few years ago and wish i hadnt, just for a boring sunday afternoon's fun.

ive had both, nitro was annoying, messy and constantly went wrong and needed money spending on it, battery lasted less time per run but overcome with 4 batteries etc. battery next time.

ive had Schumacher, Losi and HPI over the years, Losi was just outstanding

 

[Ja5on]

bin thinking about a r/c car to really fancy building it from a kit tho but u dont see many

try rc demon site mate. You'll find 1/5 petrol cars as a kit to build

 

[Plummer]

I have 2 nitro powered marsh skimmers, MEGA fun!

 

[hughesclio]

fg are amazing and take a right beating and they run on normal fuel, also you dont have to spend every 5 minutes tuning them like the nitros cars, you just fill up and away you go for 45 mins
here was mine

 

[Meek_racing]

My old skool 1:8th scale Kyosho F1 Nitro... miss that car

 

[Jamesstone]

Cracking kit, dropped the Picco 21 race engine in mine, had to loose the cooling fan but it was quick .... Shame i didnt buy a £20 fail safe as it may have still been with me today.. when they go smash... they go bad

 

[Vicky.]

Schumacher Fusion 28....80mph

http://www.storacingproducts.com/schumacher-fusion-28-high-performance-rc-car-p133.html

But they are a pain in the bum for breaking just as you've started having fun.

 

[Meek_racing]

Jesus! How did you control that? The car could 4 wheel powerslide around corners with just that little engine in!! Agree about them getting damaged, my throttle arm snapped on full chat but a flower bed saved the day lol. Vintage cars needing spare parts FTL!!

 

[Hutchie]

i have a tmaxx. i reccomend "hop'n up" to alloy suspension parts and the plastic ones snap when you drop of 30foot cliffs :S

 

[Paul RN]

http://www.hpiracing.com/kitinfo/100594/

 

[Mark One]

Schumacher Fusion 28....80mph

http://www.storacingproducts.com/schumacher-fusion-28-high-performance-rc-car-p133.html

But they are a pain in the bum for breaking just as you've started having fun.

2.85hp at 33000 rpm

33k. Lmao

 

[dalla]

bin thinking about a r/c car to really fancy building it from a kit tho but u dont see many

I chose mine, cause i wanted to build it myself. IMO a great part of the fun, and you will get to know your car alot better. When i finish the buggy i am thinking about also get an onroad car, i know a place where they race them every saturday.

 

[Vicky.]

Jesus! How did you control that? The car could 4 wheel powerslide around corners with just that little engine in!! Agree about them getting damaged, my throttle arm snapped on full chat but a flower bed saved the day lol. Vintage cars needing spare parts FTL!!

Lol, drift tyres ftw.

 

[Tunst]

i want to start this but there aint a club or anything round here that i know of

 

[Paul RN]

 

[Jamesstone]

Jesus! How did you control that? The car could 4 wheel powerslide around corners with just that little engine in!! Agree about them getting damaged, my throttle arm snapped on full chat but a flower bed saved the day lol. Vintage cars needing spare parts FTL!!

Longer Final drive made it much better at low speeds shame it was just so restriced for space when the shell was on, fuel tank was tiny, esecially after the conversion!

Have spent god knows how much on rc cars over the years, T-maxx, HPI RS4 with all the HPI up-grades, Tamiya TL-01, Kyosho sand master.. all happy memorys ... and alot cheaper than "real car tuning"

 

[Bux]

Here's my Tamiya TL01
Had it nearly 2 years now, sadly haven't used it in the last few months though
It's great fun for car park bashing, havn't had a chance to go to any clubs yet, just raced my mates cars

Gonna try and take it out in the christmas holidays

 

[Rob]

I have an electric one in my loft I'm selling, built it about three years ago not used for like 2.5 years, loved it to bits, its got a scooby shell, in pretty damn good nick.

Just incase, ya know

Funily enough, quite similar to the above

 

[Bux]

I have an electric one in my loft I'm selling, built it about three years ago not used for like 2.5 years, loved it to bits, its got a scooby shell, in pretty damn good nick.

Just incase, ya know

Funily enough, quite similar to the above

That's because scooby shells are great

 

[Jamesstone]

Just been browsing the old video's on my hard drive, You cant beat Nitro RC gear change

http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/Jamesstone2004/?action=view&current=Straightgearchange.flv

 

[MON]

I'm just about to buy a Traxxas Slash for my son's birthday. Wanted something that is pretty sturdy for a 9 year old to drive. Can't be bothered with petrol or nitro.

I never had an rc car when I was young, I can't wait to get my hands on it !