| The need for speed is in all of us. Even if its buried | | | | car into a brick wall or something else much more |
| deep down inside you, its there, just waiting to be let | | | | important like Dad's new car for example. |
| out. Youll know it when you pick up a remote control, | | | | Gas powered RC cars have been around for awhile |
| pull the trigger and see an RC car shoot by you faster | | | | and the rtr models can reach speeds of 50+Mph. |
| than what you ever thought was possible. Super fast | | | | Thats fast, plain and simple. With a little know-how and |
| RC trucks, cars and boats will elicit a weird, | | | | the proper parts, anyone is capable of upgrading their |
| awe-struck smile from 8 year olds and 50 year olds | | | | car to reach even faster top speeds. Gas powered |
| alike. | | | | RC cars, trucks and boats start at around $100. |
| Some of the fastest RC cars and trucks come | | | | Nitro powered RC cars are a mix of gas powered |
| prepared as ready-to-run/race or RTR. The RTR RC | | | | RC cars and trucks that use a special nitro methane |
| cars and trucks are available at many hobby stores, | | | | fuel mixture to create top speeds that are nothing less |
| but to find the greatest deals, you don't need to look | | | | than scary. There are nitro powered RC vehicles that |
| further than the computer your sitting in front of. Online | | | | come ready-to-run and itll cost you around $300 for |
| retailers of RTR RC cars most often provide a | | | | the pleasure. These cars and trucks have been |
| broader selection of vehicles than even the largest | | | | modified by hobbyists to reach top speeds of over |
| hobby stores. Also, since they dont have an actual | | | | 100Mph in good conditions. Beleive it or not, their little |
| store to maintain, they usually offer products to you a | | | | engines can produce similiar horsepower as that of a |
| lot cheaper than a typical hobby store. | | | | low-end lawnmower, which could only result in one |
| There are a few different types of RC cars and | | | | thing: Speed. |
| trucks available and its expensive to learn which type | | | | After getting your car, the only need to get started is |
| would best suit its driver. The base model RC car is | | | | an empty, preferably debris free parking lot, some fuel |
| one thats battery powered. Improvements have been | | | | and batteries for the remote. You might as well haul |
| made in battery power output, especially with NiMh | | | | along some friends as well, because they'll be |
| and L-I batteries (Nickel Metal Hydride and Lithium Ion, | | | | astonished when you tell them the top speeds your |
| respectively) becoming more popular and widely | | | | toy can go. This high-octane hobby is one thatll sweep |
| available. The result has been faster battery powered | | | | the nation before you know it because it doesn't |
| RC cars and trucks and theyre a good bet for | | | | matter who you are - screaming fast is always alot of |
| younger children who might not foresee the | | | | fun. |
| consequences of running a 70Mph gas powered RC | | | | |