| One of the most thrilling things to experience is a car | | | | the most popular as far as sales are concerned, and |
| race. The scream of the crowds, the screech of the | | | | this is mainly due to the fact that they are being |
| tyres, and the smell of burning rubber on the road is | | | | bought for children that are just starting out in the |
| enough to make any grown mans eyes water. For | | | | world of RC. An electric model is easy to handle, and |
| many of us standing on the sideline and watching this | | | | cheap to run. The downside of these are that they |
| spectacle, the emotion can be too much, and all we | | | | do not go all that fast. The next type is the gas RC |
| really want to do is jump behind the wheel of one of | | | | car, and these run of a mixture of gas and oil, similar |
| these machines and join in the race. As fun as it is to | | | | to the mixture you put in your lawnmower. The final |
| watch, there is nothing like being in control of such a | | | | type is the Nitro RC Car. These are by far the most |
| fast machine. Unfortunately, for many of us, that | | | | powerful of remote control cars, and not for the |
| experience will never eventuate, and this may be a | | | | faint of heart. These babies can reach speeds of |
| good thing, because car racing is an extremely | | | | over 70 mph and can be extremely tricky to handle, |
| dangerous sport, and takes years of training, practice | | | | if you don't know what you're doing. |
| and dedication. | | | | If it's racing you're after, then you are going to need |
| There is, however, another option - RC car racing. | | | | to have a good long think about what type of racing |
| RC stands for remote control (or some people say | | | | you want to do before purchasing your RC car. If |
| it's radio control), and RC cars have been taking the | | | | you want to feel the freedom of a hard surfaced |
| world by storm for many years now. This is a great | | | | paved roadway that you can zoom along at top |
| way to enjoy the thrill of operating a high speed car | | | | speed, then you will want an on road model such as |
| without any of the dangers involved. The only real | | | | a Porsche or a Mustang. If obstacle courses are more |
| risk is that this wonderful hobby will chew up all of | | | | your thing, then you may want to look at a buggy or |
| your spare time. There are three different types of | | | | a monster truck. There are plenty of different |
| remote control cars you can get. The first is the | | | | models to choose from, have a look around online |
| electric car. Electric radio controlled cars are by far | | | | and you'll get an idea of just how huge this hobby is. |