Racing RC Cars Are you interested in RC cars and trucks? Have you ever tried using one? Well, merely driving an RC car is excellent, but you do not get the full pleasure out of the pastime until you attempt racing RC cars. Racing RC cars is truly exciting; you will never forget the kick and excitement of racing RC cars and trucks against other competitors. Two other good things about RC racing are that it is not costly and anyone of any age or degree of health can take part. For the uninitiated RC stands for 'radio controlled'. The competitor uses a module, like a games console, with a joystick to control the car or truck. The module or console then sends the commands to the receiver in the vehicle and the instructions are carried out almost right away. The thrills and the spills are genuine, but nobody gets injured. There are various levels of technology and complexity built into these RC racing vehicles. Indeed some people construct their vehicle themselves from scratch, whilst others purchase a kit and yet others buy a pre-constructed model. Some models are fairly basic whilst others are practically true scale models of the original full size vehicles. People of all ages and both sexes enjoy racing RC cars and trucks and being disabled is not an obstacle to being a successful RC car racer. After you have bought your first car, you are sure to get hooked on the exhilaration of the game, the camaraderie of the meetings and the good-natured competitiveness of the racers. When you are just beginning and before you buy your first RC racing car, it is wise to do some investigation. Look on line and in Yellow Pages to see if there is a club or a race meeting near you. It is best if you attend a few of these first so that you have an concept of what is available and what you want. Once you see a vehicle that you like, do not be scared to go up to its owner and begin a conversation. RC racing car enthusiasts are a very friendly bunch and they will be more than prepared to answer any queries you may have so long as you wait until the end of the race. There is a lot to enquire about. Do you want to build your own from a kit? It is not that hard if you can use a set of spanners. Do you want the vehicle to be powered by nitro, batteries or petrol? Do you want a model of a real, production line vehicle or a fantasy car? Do you want a car or a truck? What scale do you fancy? There are monster 1:5 scale models out there running on petrol! There is a lot to think about before you make your first purchase because you do not want to regret that purchase, although on the other hand, you do not want to buy something that you cannot handle or maintain either.
There is a learning curve when starting racing RC cars and trucks, but it can be as steep or gradual as you like, after all, it is merely a hobby, well, it is to some anyway. Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on numerous topics, but is at present involved with the petrol remote control car. If you have an interest in RC vehicles, please go over to our website now at 1/5 Scale RC Cars.