Electric or Nitro Remote Control Car?
At some point in your childhood you will remember your first experience playing with radio control models. If your thinking no I don’t then maybe it’s just me. I remember going with my dad to the nearby park and driving this old electric remote control car for hours. I remember enjoying driving it far too fast for what it could handle and of course breaking it! That day sparked my passion for RC cars and I have never looked back since.
In my opinion speed is everything! I have had many different RC cars over the years and I would recommend anyone staring out and wants to experience good speed and not have too much hassle with maintenance to go electric. Electric Cars are cheaper and also much easier to maintain and allow you to build your confidence before you tackle trickier models.
For outright speed RC nitro cars is the only this to go for! Nitro radio cars do need more knowledge and maintenance but do go a lot quicker than electric. You’re going to need to maintain the air cleaners, glo-plugs etc for nitro cars because of their nitro engines. The parts in a Nitro car operate in a similar way to a fuel car and this does have its benefits. Nitro engines have clutches and do take time to spool up. As a result you also get the benefit of the car actually sounding like a normal car not a toy! They can be driven for longer periods and only take a few seconds to be refuelled. I know some people will be put off by the added time you need to put in and if that is you then I would definitely recommend going for an electric RC. Although if you do feel you can put in the time to maintain these cars I don’t think you will regret it, the speed and the amount of fun to be had driving them is second to none!