Beginner's Electric RC Cars - From a Beginner's Point of View

Beginner's Electric RC Cars - From a Beginner's Point of View

Radio-control cars are incredibly fun and exciting hobby for those who love to spend time outdoors, RC car racing is one of these. RC car racing is a competitive sport where you get to have your very own version of a high performance car, ready to take out on the streets and go at it with whoever you choose to race. It's a great way to get away from the TV and the computer while having some friendly competition around you. RC Car racing is a wonderful hobby for both adults and children, and it's easy enough to get started in. Here is a quick overview of all that is involved in RC car racing.

The first thing you'll need to do to get started with this exciting hobby is getting the right equipment. This might sound obvious, but it's surprising how many new people who think they want to start with this hobby find out that they don't really know what they're doing. The first tools you need including good quality goggles to see the intricacies of the model cars you're trying to race. If you can get good goggles, that will be worth much more than the cost of any other beginner RC car kit.

Next, you will need to decide if you want to go the cheap way with a Ready to Run (RTR) RC car, or get an electric ready to drive (ERR) kit. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these types of RC cars, so you'll need to do your research. If you don't want to mess with the hassle of building your own nitro RC car, then the RTR kits are a good starting point, especially if you have access to a lot of money. They will give you the ability to race at a higher level than if you had gone the cheaper route and bought a nitro ready to go car.

There are also electric kits available for beginners who don't yet have enough money for to go for the gas-powered models. These electric kits are the most 'entry level' of the kits available and will allow you to practice basic driving skills before you move onto the more powerful nitro versions. You can buy one of these without a motor, but you will need a battery to power it. There are also starter packs sold by some manufacturers which include an electric RC car and a charging cable.

Most hobbyists will agree that practice is the only way you will learn to become a skilled racer. So, you might as well start out simple and choose one of the beginner kits before you spend a lot of money on an electric version. You will likely never again feel like a kid on a hot summer day when you're racing your electric RC car, even if that's what you want to do. You might want to move up to a bigger RC car later, but until that time, take your basic electric kits and learn to enjoy them just like that.

If you do eventually move up to a nitro-powered RC car, you'll probably find that it's not quite as enjoyable as the cheaper kits. After all, electric cars use fuel-powered engines. To drive one in a race, you must have enough gas. But with an electric RC car, you never have to worry about running out of gas and missing your race. It also takes some getting used to, and most racers will agree that the ease of starting and operating an electric RC car outweighs the hassle of starting a fuel-powered car.