| When people think of remote control cars they | | | | either are looking for the next car up, or into |
| usually think of small electric cars which are given | | | | competition racing or something in-between. Nitro |
| as a present to a son or daughter and fly around | | | | rc cars require running in, just like a normal road |
| the living room, around the household obstacles | | | | car in that the parts are new and the fuel and |
| and scare the family cat. Over the years, there | | | | lubricants needs to run through the car, which can |
| has been an increase in the popularity of these | | | | be a time consuming and at times a frustrating |
| RC cars due to the increase in technology, lowing | | | | process. This is due to the car possibly stalling, |
| of costs and the fantastic designs which | | | | stuttering or just not moving at all which requires |
| companies come up with. What people do not | | | | problem solving but once the car is up and |
| realise is that remote control cars vary greatly | | | | running, can be extremely fast and outrun a top |
| from the family RC Cars as mentioned previous, | | | | of the range electric car on acceleration. When it |
| nitro cars which run on nitro fuel and petrol | | | | comes to full on racing, they are usually neck and |
| remote control cars which run on unleaded petrol. | | | | neck but can be tweaked like normal cars to give |
| With the general family remote control car, you | | | | even more speed. |
| are usually required to either insert batteries into | | | | They run on nitro fuel which is purchased from |
| the car and the radio control handset, or charge a | | | | model shops, and a bottle gives around 3-4 full |
| rechargeable battery inside the car but still put | | | | fuel tanks worth so around a hours racing. It only |
| normal batteries in the controller. This has the | | | | takes a minute to refuel, but on a downside the |
| advantage over the other models in that they | | | | cars need constant maintenance and servicing to |
| can be recharged over and over again and does | | | | keep them in good condition, again like normal |
| not cost anymore, apart from paying for the | | | | road cars. |
| electric which is next to nothing. These cars range | | | | The last on the family tree are petrol remote |
| from cars which costs a few £'s to cars | | | | control cars which most people never really think |
| which are more specialised which can cost around | | | | of, as they are for huge fans and defiantly a big |
| £80. The only other cost is buying new | | | | boys toy. At a length of around a meter, these |
| batteries when they stop charging as they do not | | | | cars are big. Running on actual unleaded petrol, |
| last forever, but even that costs is not much at | | | | they are actually cheaper to run than nitro cars |
| all for a pack of 4. | | | | but do still need attention to maintenance and |
| Next on the family tree of remote control cars | | | | servicing. Not the kind of remote control car you |
| are nitro cars, which are designed for people who | | | | will find in the high street stores, but mainly from |
| have had a few years experience of rc cars and | | | | specialised retails. |