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RC Cars Online Guide

For truck lovers, a big section on remote controlled rc trucks, such as electric, nitro, monster and mini r/c trucks.

The fastest and most exciting category, gas powered rc cars can go as fast as 50 - 60+ miles per hour. The 1/8 gas cars go 70 - 80 mph in racing competitions.

Also called nitro rc cars because the hobby fuel used contains nitro methane to increase speed and power. Popular are the 1/10 on-road nitro touring cars. Learn more by reading popular forum topics.

For beginners, electric rc cars are the best... easier to control, build, and maintain. There are even ready to run (rtr) models that sell for less than $100. But I would recommend better models such as the HPI Sprint RTR and Associated TC3 RTR. Great reviews have been posted in rc car forums.

If you prefer playing or racing indoors or have limited space to play, there are small but fast micro and mini rc cars. Popular models are the 1/28 Kyosho Mini-Z and the 1/18 HPI Micro RS4. One of the hottest segment of the hobby, and companies are scrambling to produce their own mini remote control cars and trucks.

For exciting dirt action, the 1/8 off-road gas rc buggies are the fastest around an off road track. These 4x4 machines reach speeds of 40+ mph.

There are also 1/10 off-road electric remote control buggies such as the RC10B4 which are great racing buggies for beginners.

I've been subscribing to rc car magazines since 1988. You get great pictures, race coverage, reviews and performance tuning tips to make your car go faster.

And if you are ready to buy, there are plenty of rc hobby shops and stores to choose from. Local hobby shops have owners that can give you hands on help, while online rc hobby shops provide the ease and convenience of buying online.

Enjoy the hobby!

Joel M
rcring.com

P.S. Enjoy other rc hobbies such as remote control airplanes, remote control helicopters, and remote control boats.

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Remote Control Car Articles and Tips

Best Radio Control Car Companies

Associated	Monster GT 4.60 SE, TC4, RC1018T, RTR TC3, Nitro TC3, RC10B4, RC10T4, RC10GT, Monster GT.
HPI Racing	Savage 25, R40, Sprint, RS4, Micro RS4, Kawasaki ATV, Savage Limited Edition.
Traxxas	T-Maxx, Stampede, Rustler, Nitro Rustler, E-Maxx, 4 TEC, Nitro 4 TEC.
Kyosho	Mini-Z AWD, Mini Inferno, V-One SIII, MR-02, VoneR, FW-05RR, Mini-Z Monster, Mini-Z, Overland, Giga Crusher Monster Truck. Kyosho World Cup racing.
Tamiya	TNX, TLT-1, Terra Crusher, Hummer, Grasshopper, Hornet, Mini Cooper, Subaru Impreza Drift. There are plenty of Tamiya rc cars for both beginners and serious racers. Tamiya World Championship racing.
OFNA	1/8 Ravager .28 RTR, CD-3, OB4, LD3, Titan, Hyper 7 PBS, Ultra GT LX.
Losi	Losi Super Truck, Mini-T, Mini LST, XXX-NT, XXX-S.

Sports Cars versus RC Cars

If you are looking for sports cars, you might enjoy this site. Here, real import cars are compared with very fast remote control R/C cars. You might be surprised at the performance results.

Car Reviews

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