Frequently Asked Questions About Radio Controlled Vehicles
How fast do RCs go? What are RC tires made out of? Can I use gas for my car in my gas RC? Get answers to these and other frequently asked questions dealing with radio controlled vehicles.
What's the Best Hobby-Grade RC Car or Truck for a Beginner?
Ready to run electric RCs are a good start...
Ready to run electric RCs are a good start...
How Important Is Ground Clearance For An RC Vehicle?
Ground clearance refers to the distance between the bottom of the chassis and the ground when the RC is sitting on a flat surface. Learn how ground clearance differs in various types of RC vehicles.
Ground clearance refers to the distance between the bottom of the chassis and the ground when the RC is sitting on a flat surface. Learn how ground clearance differs in various types of RC vehicles.
RC Airplanes: Frequently Asked Questions
How and where to fly, RC airplane size, and other questions answered.
How and where to fly, RC airplane size, and other questions answered.
RC Submarines: Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to questions about buying, modifying, and building radio controlled submarines in this Q&A series.
Get answers to questions about buying, modifying, and building radio controlled submarines in this Q&A series.
Nitro RC: Frequently Asked Questions
From glow plugs to engine size to break-in procedures to using nitro fuel, read the detailed answers to frequently asked questions about RC nitro vehicles.
From glow plugs to engine size to break-in procedures to using nitro fuel, read the detailed answers to frequently asked questions about RC nitro vehicles.
Tires and Wheels: Frequently Asked Questions
Before you can choose the right RC tires, inserts, and wheels you need to know what RC tires are made of, the differences in on-road and off-road tires, and the parts of an RC wheel.
Before you can choose the right RC tires, inserts, and wheels you need to know what RC tires are made of, the differences in on-road and off-road tires, and the parts of an RC wheel.
Bodies: What Kind of Paint Do You Use to Paint a RC?
Tired of looking at the same old paint job? Before you pick up just any old kind of spray paint or can of paint and slap it on your RC, make sure it's the right kind.
Tired of looking at the same old paint job? Before you pick up just any old kind of spray paint or can of paint and slap it on your RC, make sure it's the right kind.
Clubs: Do I Need to Join an RC Club?
Clubs and organizations devoted to radio controlled vehicles can be found at the local, national, and international level.
Clubs and organizations devoted to radio controlled vehicles can be found at the local, national, and international level.
Cost: Why Do Hobby RCs Cost So Much More Than Toy RCs?
Radio controlled vehicles you find at retail stores could cost over a hundred dollars but most are well under that price. Go to a hobby store that specializes in RCs, however, and your RC purchase could put a serious dent in your wallet.
Radio controlled vehicles you find at retail stores could cost over a hundred dollars but most are well under that price. Go to a hobby store that specializes in RCs, however, and your RC purchase could put a serious dent in your wallet.
Racing: How Do I Find a Local RC Race Track?
Many RC racers rely entirely on their own backyard tracks or simply racing their friends at local parks. But to prepare for and participate in serious competitions you may want to use a more official RC race track.
Many RC racers rely entirely on their own backyard tracks or simply racing their friends at local parks. But to prepare for and participate in serious competitions you may want to use a more official RC race track.
RC Operation: How Do Infrared RCs Work?
Infrared RC toy vehicles are fun and popular little toys, often small enough to enclose in your fist. Cars, trucks, helicopters, and even tanks may come in infrared versions.
Infrared RC toy vehicles are fun and popular little toys, often small enough to enclose in your fist. Cars, trucks, helicopters, and even tanks may come in infrared versions.
Size: Why All 1:8 Scale RCs Aren't the Same Size
Radio controlled vehicles come in many sizes from tiny little micro trucks to airplanes that are almost too big for one person to carry. You may have heard that the scale of the RC means how big or small it is. Almost.
Radio controlled vehicles come in many sizes from tiny little micro trucks to airplanes that are almost too big for one person to carry. You may have heard that the scale of the RC means how big or small it is. Almost.
Speed: How Fast Do RC Cars Really Go?
There are two speeds associated with radio controlled vehicles: scale speed and actual speed. Some manufacturers, in a bid to capitalize on the perceived superiority of really fast cars, will list the scale speed rather than the actual speed of the RC. It can make a normal car seem faster than it really is.
There are two speeds associated with radio controlled vehicles: scale speed and actual speed. Some manufacturers, in a bid to capitalize on the perceived superiority of really fast cars, will list the scale speed rather than the actual speed of the RC. It can make a normal car seem faster than it really is.