BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO RC CARS

RC Silicone Fluid Chart – Weight (WT) and Centistokes (CST)

Tony Phalen March 16, 2022 1,683

Weights and Centistokes - What's it all mean?

Brushless Motor Chart – Turns vs kV Rating

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Understanding the difference between the two terms.

Beginner’s Guide to RC Cars – RC Scale

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Let’s chat about scale. Scale refers to the size of the RC vehicle in regards to it’s full size counterpart. So, 1:1 would mean the vehicle is exactly the same size as the real thing. …

Beginner’s Guide to RC Cars – Electric or Nitro

Tony Phalen October 6, 2021 2,035

All RC Cars are powered by either Electric or Nitro systems. Electric systems use a battery pack to power the entire car while Nitro systems use fuel called Nitromethane (thus, Nitro). Depending on who you …

Beginner’s Guide to RC Cars – Build Types: Kit, RTR or ARTR

Tony Phalen October 6, 2021 1,660

RC Cars come in a few different built types: Kit form, Ready to Run (RTR) or Almost Ready to Run (ARTR). Let’s take a quick look and explain both the Pros and Cons of each! …

Beginner’s Guide to RC Cars – Buying Your First RC Car

Tony Phalen May 9, 2020 1,009

Beginner's Guide to RC - Buying Your First RC Car

Buying your first RC car can be an intimidating experience if you don’t have an educated idea of what you want. As a rule of thumb, all similar types of cars (ie, 1/10th Offroad) are …