A great how-to guide for building a race-winning vehicle! Includes beginner tips and techniques for buying race vehicles, racing assembly setup and adjustments race tuning, and racing strategies. By John Carroll. 8 1/4 x 11 1/4; 64 pgs.; 160 b&w and 100 color photos; softcover.

Knowing about RC cars is very essential before stepping into the racing world. If you are still an amateur, you might crib on the fact that you aren’t able to choose the best electric powered RC car. You need an assistance to choose the best suitable car to pose against your rivals and this isn’t easy as it might sound. Electric RC cars are the ones which run on batteries. The electric batteries are in the form of battery packs. You have a choice while choosing the battery. The ‘ready to run’ or the batteries which you need to build it yourself are available. The ‘ready to run’ batteries are preferred as the work load becomes very minimal. Nitro RC cars are the ones which are tougher to maintain and they are quite expensive. RC cars that run on battery packs are easier to purchase. It is specifically designed for amateurs or beginners. However, RC car fanatics who are quite experiences use these cars for variety and comparison purposes. RC electric cars are user-friendly and they are available cheap in the market. This is their main advantage. The difference between the prices of a gasoline powered RC car and an electric RC car goes up to a hundred dollars.

In 1987, the first Mini-Z models came onto the market, small remote-controlled car models for racing fun (not only) in your own living room. Since then, the mini-RC cars in 1:24 scale and smaller, especially as ready-to-run models, have offered an inexpensive entry into sophisticated car modelling. In this book, Hans-Peter Sollik presents five selected models, from monster trucks to Formula 1 racers, showing the construction and possible uses of these smart RC cars. What is included in the usual scope of delivery, which motor, and chassis equipment can be considered, which battery technology and which remote control components, are described by the author as well as the wide range of optical and technical improvements: tuning. Anyone who wants to get to know RC car modelling and gain initial experience with miniature models, perhaps in order to switch to larger scales later, will find the right instructions in this book.

Driving radio-control cars is an enjoyable hobby and also a competitive sport, but the vast range of different types of models now available can prove confusing for those new to the scene. Radio Control Car Manual starts by providing all the information needed to choose the right model, and goes on to present advice on how to build kits as well as driving techniques, maintenance, modifying, set-up and the various different classes of racing. Essential reading for those contemplating buying their first model and for those already involved in the scene looking to progress to the next level.

Getting addicted to the new RC cars that have literally blown your mind with the entertainement they provide? Discover how you can be a pro RC car handler, and maximize your fun!

With a remote control car, the world becomes a racetrack! This book dives into the history, car types, and events involved in this popular hobby. Exciting photos of cars in action support the text and keep readers hooked on every page. Special features highlight remote control car origins, show off car types, and more. Leveled text, features, and fun facts work together to deepen readers’ knowledge of remote control cars and how they run!