Basic Tips When Building Your Own Remote Control Race Cars

By Michael Castelli


As well as parents buying remote control race cars for their children, there are plenty of adults out there who are looking to build their own. However, there is a major difference between the remote control race cars that a parent can buy their child and those which can be built from scratch.

Below we look at a few of the things that will be needed if you are intending to spend time constructing your own remote control race cars.

Firstly it is important that you decide the kind of engine you want in your remote control race car to power it. Most of the cars available for kids are powered by some batteries. However, when building your own remote control race cars you can either go for an engine where power is provided by packs of batteries or go for those that are working replicas of the ones found in the real car and are powered either by nitro-methane or gasoline.

There are pros and cons associated with both having a remote control race car powered either by gasoline or nitro-methane. Certainly nitro-methane is best for those cars where you want them to cover a straight line distance as quickly as possible. But for those race cars which are going to be competing against others around a circuit with bends and curves then a gasoline powered engine is better. The problem with nitro-methane is that the fuel weighs more so controlling the vehicle as is goes around a bend or curve becomes more difficult.

As nitro-methane places quite considerable amounts of stress on the engines of remote control race cars these ones generally won't last for long periods of time, especially if they are run on them continuously. To reduce the levels of wear and tear on such engines use a back up engine powered on batteries to move the car around during races and then convert over to the nitro-methane one when being raced.

Also you need to be aware that for remote control race cars you build the parts are generally far more expensive, but they also tend to be of a higher quality as well. Because more stress is placed on the car as it races at high speeds the axles and wheels tend to be very strongly constructed. Although you need firm wheels for your remote control race car they should also be as light as possible, which will prevent too much drag being placed on the car. Such components you should be able to source through your local hobby store or online.

However, if you are unsure exactly what you need to build such a remote control car then you can get kits. Again these kits which can be purchased through your local hobby store or online will contain all the necessary high quality parts required to construct such cars. Plus you have the opportunity to swap parts in the kit and purchase ones that are not only more expensive but of a better quality to enable to custom the car to what you want.

Although with these remote control race cars kits you won't be able to get the kinds of speeds you would expect from building your own. Initially they are a good thing to start with so that you can learn about the pitfalls that come with buying and then constructing your own remote control race cars and won't end up wasting expensive parts.

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