| Petrol RC Car Kits | | | | electric rc car even the ones built with rc car kits, |
| Do I Buy an Electric Or Nitro RC Car Kits? | | | | and their top speed from 15 to 40mph, the 40 |
| Electric RC Cars are usually more popular with | | | | mph being competition cars built, configured and |
| beginners as they come ready to be charged up | | | | optimized by dedicated petrol RC cars long term |
| with their ni-cad battery and off the go. Overtime | | | | hobbyists. Nitro RC Cars have a slower |
| only minor repairs is usually the case with most | | | | acceleration due to a centrifugal clutch but their |
| electric RC Cars running up to 20 mins depending | | | | top speed beats most electric cars with their own |
| how long they are charged but some can run | | | | top speeds anything from 20-80mph. |
| longer. | | | | On Road or Off Road Cars? |
| Nitro RC Cars are more likely need assembling | | | | You may see people out and about playing with |
| and also to be serviced and repaired down the | | | | their Remote Control Petrol Cars. These are |
| line, which is actually very enjoyable so an exciting | | | | classed as on road or off road cars. On Road |
| part of this hobby. The engine will need a run in | | | | cars are designed for flat surfaces with low |
| after being setup with mixtures altered to give | | | | chassis and body shells with minimal suspension. |
| optimum performance and temperature kept to a | | | | As with the F1 racing cars, this means very good |
| minimum. Nitro fuel is usually purchased from | | | | speed, handling and control. There are many |
| model shops with a tank full giving a minimum of | | | | types of tyres available for the different terrains. |
| 5 minutes run time but takes seconds to refill | | | | Off road RC Cars are designed more for grassy |
| unlike an electric car which can take much longer | | | | surfaces, dirt tracks, bumps and gravel. Not suited |
| to charge. After several tanks of nitro, cooling | | | | to on road surfaces because of their suspension, |
| down for a few minutes maybe required with | | | | movement and tyres. A Rally car which you can |
| regular maintenance to keep these Petrol RC Cars | | | | find more and more now are a compromise |
| in prime condition. | | | | between both so you do not need to look for a |
| How Fast Do These Cars Go? | | | | specific surface orientated car. |
| The best acceleration usually comes from an | | | | |