| RC cars are always among the freshest toys in | | | | 1980s were a great decade for RC car fans |
| any given year because of kids' fascination with | | | | because major competitions began turning up |
| controlling autos of their own, and the fact that | | | | round the world, proving that these "children's |
| there are countless adult RC automobile fans | | | | toys" were not just for kids anymore. There |
| across the world. RC cars run on electricity, gas | | | | haven't been any major discoveries in RC car |
| or nitro-fuel. The basic RC automobiles that most | | | | technology in recent years apart the facility to |
| children play with are called toy-grade RC autos. | | | | install small music players and "tricked out" |
| Toy-grade RC vehicles get power from either | | | | accessories. That said, the pastime has showed |
| normal or chargeable batteries and are often fairly | | | | no indications of slowing down or dying out. |
| priced. The more costly RC cars that have | | | | Besides being faster and more responsive to user |
| interchangeable and replaceable parts are called | | | | commands, hobby-grade RC cars also give |
| hobby-grade RC automobiles. | | | | owners the facility to customise their autos with |
| The simplest of RC cars travel at just a couple | | | | individual spares. Customizable RC cars have been |
| Miles an hour and can only be directed to go | | | | one of the main reasons for the hobby's |
| forward or backward, meaning they lack steering | | | | popularity. Customizing RC automobiles is a matter |
| capabilities. Of course, not all toy-grade RC | | | | of preference-the kinds of shocks and tires used, |
| automobiles are cheaply made. In 2005, a model | | | | whether the vehicle runs on nitro-fuel or |
| of a Lincoln Navigator was manufactured with | | | | electricity-the possibilities are almost never-ending. |
| working lights, a detailed interior, dub edges and a | | | | The quality of these customizable parts can make |
| working mp3 player. It sets itself aside from | | | | all the difference in a hobby-grade RC automobile's |
| other toy-grade RC automobiles as it has rotating | | | | performance. Many hobby-grade RC cars don't go |
| wheels and can drive upside down. In the 1970s, | | | | much quicker than 35-40 mph, but the world |
| plenty of the RC autos produced were gas-fired | | | | record for RC car speed, held by Nic Case, is |
| models that used internal combustion engines. The | | | | 134.4 mph. |