Tag: rc handling

RC Weight Distribution Explained

RC Weight Distribution Explained

What Is Weight Distribution? Weight Distribution refers to how your RC car’s total weight is spread across the chassis - primarily front-to-rear, but also side-to-side. ... Read More

RC Active Rear Toe Explained

RC Active Rear Toe Explained

What Is Active Rear Toe? Active Rear Toe is the change in rear toe angle during suspension movement. In a static setup, rear toe is ... Read More

RC Ackermann Steering Explained

RC Ackermann Steering Explained

What is Ackermann? Ackermann refers to the difference in steering angle between the front tires as the car turns. A low Ackermann setting will have ... Read More

B4 Buggy Has a Slippery Rear End

B4 Buggy Has a Slippery Rear End

Question: RC Doc- I've been driving my Team Associated B4.2 Buggy for a while, self-teaching myself mechanics and such. What I can't figure out is ... Read More

Team Durango Turning Troubles

Team Durango Turning Troubles

Question: Hey Doc- I have a Team Durango DEX410v3 and having some issues with it turning. Our track is on a gymnasium floor that has ... Read More

Keep the Front End Down on my Traxxas Stampede Wheelie Machine

Keep the Front End Down on my Traxxas Stampede Wheelie Machine

Question: Hey Doc- I recently bought a Dynamite 15T brushed motor and a Dynamite brushed ESC for my modified Traxxas Stampede. My problem is that ... Read More

Diff-icult Question

Diff-icult Question

Question: Hi Doctor- This question is about the Differential setup you have on your site: https://www.competitionx.com/rc-differential-explained/. I'm running a Tamiya TA05R and I use it ... Read More

TLR Not the Leader of the Pack

TLR Not the Leader of the Pack

Question: Hola el Doctor- I just started in RC cars not long ago. I'm trying to get the same edge as the SC10 drivers I ... Read More

Setting Up My HPI Baja 5B

Setting Up My HPI Baja 5B

Question: Hey Doc, My name is Edzry and I live in Malaysia. Can you give me some tuning tips for racing my HPI Baja 5B ... Read More

Setting Up My LTO Dirt Oval

Setting Up My LTO Dirt Oval

Question: Doc, I have only been into racing RC Dirt Oval for 3 yrs. I started out with an OFNA Dirt Oval car but was ... Read More

Review: Kyosho Birel R31-SE Go Kart

Review: Kyosho Birel R31-SE Go Kart

It is well known that Go Karts are the starting point for most full-size racing heros. It is the best school for racing because it ... Read More