Off road electric RC buggy, 10 reasons to get one today

Off road electric RC buggy, 10 reasons to get into them today.

So, you are thinking about getting into off road electric RC buggies but don’t know if they are right for you.  Check out these 10 reasons and see if this category suits you.

RC Car Electric Buggy

RC Car Electric Buggy

 

    1. Off road electric RC buggy are available in 2wd and 4wd.   

      This means you can either choose the stability and ease of driving of 4wd version or go with the more challenging 2wd RC buggy. Furthermore if you choose the 2wd version you will increase your driving skills and that will show up all the other categories you run or race.

    2. An Electric RC buggy is quiet.

      That means that you can run your car near houses and not disturb others while you have fun any time of the day.

    3. Good for high and low grip terrains.

      Depending on where you choose to use your off road electric RC buggy, you have the option to select the motor configuration. Let me explain: When you start your research on electric buggies you will discover that the electric motor can be mounted on several locations (rear, mid or front) on the chassis. These locations can dramatically affect how your RC buggy handles. As a general rule, if you run your buggy on dirt tracks and bash around in low traction locations, you should select a buggy with rear motor configuration. As the traction increases (tracks or locations with hard packed dirt, clay or blue groove tracks) you should run your buggy with a rear or mid motor configuration. Finally, if you run your RC buggy on super high traction locations, like carpet/Astroturf tracks a mid or front motor configuration would be your best bet. The good news is, that there are several off road electric RC buggies that can have the motor mounted in two different locations. These buggies can have the motor mounted on the rear or mid of the buggy. That’s something you should consider because it gives you the option to run your buggy at several locations and tune the buggy to fit your driving style.

    4. Easy for beginners compared to nitro.

      Which means, you don’t have to go through the learning curve of glow plugs, starters, glow igniters, fuel, Venturi and engine tuning.[singlepic id=187 w= h= float=none]

    5. Off road electric RC buggies can be used pretty much everywhere.

      If you swap the off road tires for all terrain tires and run stiffer suspension springs and settings you can tackle on road terrains and have fun too. On the other hand, an on road car is very hard to convert to off road use.

    6. An off road electric RC buggy is small.

      This means in needs less space (bench or table) to work on, and smaller storage compared to larger scale cars like 8th scale and 5th scale.

    7. Faster to rebuild/clean/ compared to the 8th scale buggies.

      Less maintenance more play, I mean who doesn’t want that?

    8. You can run it indoors.

      If you live in a cold environment or get lots of rain during the winter, you can run your off road electric RC buggy indoors at local tracks or other areas; everyone knows that nitro indoors in not such a good idea.

    9. Programmable ESC can set up your car to your driving style.

      This means you can adjust throttle curves, drag brake, timing profiles and much more with the programmable ESC.

    10. Minimum motor maintenance.

      Brushless require much less maintenance compared to brushed motors. This is why you get to more fun out of your RC and less time working on your off road electric RC buggy.

 

 



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RC car accessories

RC car accessories and tools you need to assemble and maintain your RC in top condition

With all the RC car accessories and tools out there how do you build your arsenal without making mistakes and buying useless stuff? You probably know that there are tons of stuff out there that is pure junk. I feel you. I can remember when I was starting out. I bought tons of stuff that was junk or simply useless.   I remember surfing the net endless hours each month, trying to get feedback and information about what RC car accessories I should get. Add this to 5 years of RC racing experience, and 5 more years of working at a local On and Off road racing track. The result is a a short cut for you. Anyway, you get the distilled version of what RC car accessories you need to look into. Shortcut your RC car accessories and tools making knowledge by reading ahead. Continue reading “RC car accessories”

Beginner RC cars how to choose the best

How do you choose the best RC with the multitude of choices out there?

With all the options available for beginner RC cars what do you choose?  Do you go for nitro, electric, on road, off road, 2 wheel drive, 4 wheel drive, buggies, truggies, rock crawlers or any other RC car for that matter.  And don’t forget you also have these options to consider which scale is best for you? Are you going to practice and race at a race track or bash in your back yard or park?

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What do you choose?  How much money do you have to spend?  Which one is best for you?  RTR or kit? I know what it feels like, I went through this when I first got into RC back in the day.  Don’t forget to get your FREE Ebook “The Beginners Guide to Buying and Racing RC Cars”

 

This article will help you choose between the best beginner RC cars that are perfect for you.

  • Continue reading and you will grasp the different categories of beginner RC cars their benefits and drawbacks
  • You’ll understand if, racing or bashing in your backyard or local park is right for you
  • You will learn what the positive and negative attributes are, between nitro and electric cars
  • The perks between on-road or off-road and which is best for you

 

Listen, after you have read this article you will be able to pinpoint which of the beginner RC cars is perfect just for you. So let’s get started:

Nitro or Electric beginning RC cars?

Basically “electric” means that your RC car will be powered by a rechargeable battery and “nitro” RC cars will be powered with fuel.  Make no mistake this is one of the most important questions you should ask yourself when deciding which RC car is best for you.

Here is how it works: Nitro power is for you if you like the sound of a loud engine roaring down the street and exhaust fumes filling the air while running your RC car.  You will be able to run your RC longer than electric cars.  This means when your fuel runs out you simply refuel and continue running your RC

Electric powered RC cars are for you if you prefer a lower maintenance RC car that is also capable of running indoors.  When your battery dies you simply recharge it.  Plus, electric powered RC cars are cleaner and easier to run and maintain.  The electric motors that are used to run electric powered RC cars don’t need tuning like nitro engines, furthermore, they hardly need any maintenance.

Simply put, electric RC cars cost less money to run, in the long term, and most of the time the purchase price is lower compared to nitro RC cars.

Electric on road 10 scale RC car
Electric on road 10 scale RC car

 

 

Scale, how big do you want to go, or not.

Here is how it works, scale refers to the size of the RC car, it ranges from 1/27 up to 1/5 but remember the smaller the second part of the number (fraction) the larger the RC car.  For example, 1/18 means that the RC cars is 18 times smaller than the real life counter part.  By far, the most popular scales of beginner RC cars are 1/10 and 1/8.  They are of a great purchasing value and are practical to carry around and work on.

The smaller scale (1/18, 1/24, 1/27 etc) RC cars are really small which make them light and easy to carry around yet, kind of hard to work on because of all their small parts.

If you have the space and don’t mind hauling the extra weight, 1/5 scale 4 wheel drive RC cars are good candidates for beginner RC cars.  They run on regular gas not nitro making their engines easy to tune.  And there is more, you can run a 1/5 car for almost 45 minutes on less than 1 liter of gas.

Check out the Team Losi Desert Buggy XL on Amazon.  Its durable aluminum chassis will hold up on off road use, a powerful gasoline engine with that will allow you to run the buggy for over 40 minutes, all terrain tires for fun everywhere, dual adjustable disk brakes for quick response stopping power and oil filled coil over shocks for superior handling.

 

Ready to Run (RTR) or Kit

Hands down beginner RC cars are RTR’s.  The reason?  They are mostly 95% preassembled so you can enjoy your new RC car as fast as possible.  All you have to do is charge or place the batteries, fuel up (if a nitro RC) are you are ready to have fun.

RC car kits are usually competition RC cars that do NOT include Radio transmitter & receiver, engine, exhaust, batteries, motors, esc among other things.  The purpose of a kit is for you to build the RC car from the ground up and buy all of the other components needed based on your personal preference.

 

On-road vs. off-road

Let’s, face it you can run off-road RC cars on virtually all terrain.  Grass, gravel, dirt, a local park, you back yard, and tons of other places.  That is why I recommend off-road, for beginner RC cars, you can run them virtually anywhere even on-road if you just switch tires.  Off-road cars are more durable than on-road RC cars and they will “forgive” your beginner mistakes.

If you have access to an empty parking lot or an on-road RC track then on-road RC cars are a good option especially if you really want an on-road RC car.  If you plan to race on-road RC cars you will defiantly need access to a race track.

8th scalr8th scale nitro buggy nitro buggy
8th scalr8th scale nitro buggy nitro buggy

 

Have you decided yet?

As you’ve seen beginner RC cars include:

Good performance beginner RC cars  are Buggies and Truggies.  Working at a local RC race I witnessed firsthand how much abuse and “hard driving” Buggies and Truggies could withstand.  Off-road RC cars are built to handle tough terrain and conditions making them very durable but remember electric RC are a better choice.

Rock Crawlers make good beginner RC cars. Contrary to Buggies and Truggies these rock crawling monsters are designed to go over boulders, rocks, climb steep hills at slow, controlled and precise speed.  Rock crawlers are almost exclusively electric powered to allow you precise control of your beginner RC car throttle. Obviously, if you want something between Buggies/Truggies and Crawlers electric Monster trucks are for you.

If there is no way you can do without the roar and exhaust fumes of an engine I suggest you invest in 1/5 scale 4 wheel drive RC and the good news is that you don’t have to constantly tune your engine because of the absence of nitro.

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RC drift car

This introductory RC Drift Car guide will show you how you can drift in 5 steps

 

What is RC drifting?

RC car drifting is the art of negotiating a turn with intentional over steer in a controlled course throughout a turn or a series of turns.

 

What do you need to drift?

 

Electric RC drift
Electric RC drift

You will need an electric powered four wheel drive RC car since it is much easier than a nitro powered one. You will also need specialized tires which are probably the most important component if you are just getting into RC car drifting. RC drift car tires are harder tires with low traction that allow you to drift with easy.

The HPI Racing Sprint 2 Drift RC cars is a great choice to get into drifting.
This RC car has everything you need to start drifting fast straight out of the box.  Its cool to drive, easy to maintain, and even waterproof.  This RC drift car features a composite double deck chassis, dual belt drive train, maintenance free gear diffs, water proof electronics for peace of mind and 2.4GHz control system.
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All you need to drift fast included in the box:
Performance driven pre-assembled chassis, transmitter and receiver, battery for your RC drift car and batteries for your transmitter.  You also get a painted, cut, trimmed replica Nissan 350z body with decals to complete this package.

Waterproof components to drift safely in any conditions
The electronic speed controller, receiver box and steering servo are all waterproof so you can drift protected from the environments elements.

What others are saying about the HPI Racing Drift car
At the time of this writing this RC drift car scores 4.8 out of 5 stars which is a very good rating.  The only thing you have to look out for is getting debris stuck in the belts which can be annoying.  As one user says “Only issue is that rocks can damage one of the belts and that belt needs to be replaced every once in a while. Other than that, no problems at all!” It is true that belt drive RC cars can be higher maintenance compared to shaft drive.  But drive shafts can generate torque steer and can also be a bit harder to drive because the power is so direct.  “An incredible R/C.  Definitely well worth the money and time spent to buy it…”  One customer said “I don’t think he’s ever had a remote control car so fast and so easy to maneuver” 

To sum up
Overall this a great RC car to drift with and has tons of upgrades available too.  If you upgrade to a faster motor and tune the racing suspension it already has you can have a go at racing too. The best thing of all is that this RC drift car is a complete package.  Everything is included in the box to get you drifting as fast as possible.  You cannot go wrong with this RC drift car

Where can you drift?

You can basically drift anywhere you like as long as you have a relatively large open smooth space. If you have access to a local on road track you can join dirt events there. When competing in these drift events you will be judged according to these criteria your racing line, speed, angle of drift among others. If no events are organized at your track you could be the one that starts the drift scene in your area!
How to drift?
If you have or plan to purchase a RC Drift car, or any other RC car, all you have to do is practice! If you don’t have a RC drift car all you have to do is change your “grip” tires to drift tires and have fun while practicing. You can start by drifting on the second half or exit of a corner.

Electric RC drift
Electric RC drift
  1. Enter the corner with your RC drift car nice and smooth.
  2. When you reach the apex of the corner accelerate hard to make the rear break loose.
  3. As the rear of your RC drift car starts to slide turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction and apply the throttle to  maintain the drift as much as you can.
  4. Then turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction until you RC car evens out and exit the corner.
  5. Now you can pat yourself on the back, you just drifted with you RC car

As you become better and better at the “exit corner” RC drift, start breaking the rear of your car loose, earlier and earlier entering the corner.

 

By following these simple steps you will become a RC car drift master sooner than you think. Keep in mind though that it takes practice.

This concludes the introductory RC car drift guide I hope you found it useful and get out and start drifting.

 

 

You should also check out this article Drifting 101 guide, it’s for 1/1 scale cars and very interesting.

 

 

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TLR, HB buggy and the new iOS7

TLR and HB buggy compared to the iOS7 realease?!

Here is an interesting article I found for you guys on RedRC.net.  A well written article from Mr. Oli Meggett compares the two new buggies that will soon be released with Apples iOS 7.  All three have generated lots of attention and hype as he mentions in the following article.

 

This week saw two pretty major events.  The first, the release of new software for a well-known mobile phone.  The second, the continued build up to the 2013 Electric Off-Road Worlds. OK, so those are somewhat different events, and the first likely one attracted slightly more world-wide interest than the second.  But, I believe there are actually a number of very strong comparisons we can make.  One of the big elements of the build up for the Worlds are the rumours surrounding the new 4-wheel drive cars from HB and TLR.  In a similar way to Apple’s latest Software release, all we’ve seen so far have been a few ‘teaser’ pictures, and some results from one of the cars in the hands of their expert driver.

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RC Buggy Photographs

I went to our local RC race track this Sunday to catch up with fiends and take some photographs.  I particularly like to shoot off road buggies and truggies because they are relatively large and slower compared to on road cars.  Because of their size and slower speeds around the track it’s easier and your can increase the chances of shooting “those good” pictures.  Another reason I like to shoot off road buggies and truggies, especialy if the race track is not hard packed, is because they are more dramatic if I may say.  Buggies and truggies skid, slip, over steer and flip over among other mishaps.  Off road RC’s present many shooting opportunities, I have more fun taking pictures compared to that fast paced on road RC’s.

Are there any other RC photographers out there?  What RC categories do you  prefer to shoot??

Have fun,

Chris

Pro Line Course Truck Competition

Win  your own FREE Pro Line Pro 2 short course kit.

How would you like to win your won short course truck kit?  Well now is your chance, Velocity Magazine is holding a sweepstakes on their Facebook page and the price is, you guessed it a Pro Line Pro 2 short course kit.

Here are a few features of the truck:

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