Radio Race Car International - Plug and Play

The 44 pages are stacked with Fifty Electric Tip Tricks, giving you those essential nuggets of know-how to get the best out of your car; a used car buying guide; and a comprehensive guide to the seemingly ‘dark arts’ of set-up and geometry; PLUS reviews of two very different types of electric vehicles. Undoubtedly the easiest way to get into the world of four-wheeled R/C is with an electric car. Now more than ever, the actual technology behind the current breed of electric R/C cars can be truly described as cutting edge. With Lithium Polymer cells, Brushless motors, fully programmable Electronic Speed Controllers and 2.4 GHz radio gear, the hobby has never been so interesting or diverse to be involved with. If you are new to the hobby, whatever type of car or racing really interests and excites you in the real world usually has its R/C equivalent. So if your particular thing is Touring Cars, F1, Rally Driving, Baja Off Road, Short Course, Stock Cars or even 4x4 Trail Rigs, there’s an existing R/C car out there for you! All this from the team that every month brings you the best in R/C car news and product reviews from across the globe, Radio Race Car International, setting the pace in the world of four wheeled R/C! Plug&Play features: Components Explained – so you’ve bought your electric kit or car… but what other components are needed to get your electric R/C up and running? 50 Trick Tips – a menagerie of helpful tips to make setting up and assembling your kit just a little bit easier Set-Up Matters – once you’ve mastered the basic driving skills, it’s time to start fine-tuning the way the car handles beyond its factory settings Buying Second-Hand – a guide to help you through the process, looking at all the constituent parts of the model and identifying the potential problem areas PLUS REVIEW: HPI Savage Flux 2350 truck – a more affordable Savage from HPI, in the form of the 2350 REVIEW: Step Up Stinger 2WD 1/10TH RTR Buggy – sticking to a budget we show you how to go racing for less than the price of a console, and have a heck of a lot of fun!