RC models are small fast radio-controlled cars that can not only reach speeds of over two hundred kilometers per hour, but also perform various tricks and even go into drifting.
From the usual children’s cars, RC differ dramatically: they have a more complex design, a powerful resource, the materials from which to build real sports cars (carbon fiber, titanium, polycarbonate, etc.). The cost of radio-controlled models is much higher than conventional machines, the service life of which is short.
Passion for scaled-down copies of real sports cars is becoming increasingly popular, and already their owners are not just collecting, but also actively involved in the race.
In order to participate in competitions, one should be able to tune the car to the specifics of the road, find the best route, build a strategy for the race, taking into account the fuel and battery power.
RC models are classified depending on the type of chassis (buggies, off-road vehicles, drift-cars), drive features (internal combustion engine or electric), scale (from 1:24 (the smallest representatives, for which the line drawn on cotton paper is suitable) to 1:5 (you can “release” on the real off-road).
Completion scale models is almost universal: they all have a chassis, motor, body and radio control system.
Off-road vehicles are equipped with a powerful chassis, they have more ground clearance and long-range suspension. All these features allow the car to pass obstacles and make jumps from ramps.
Cars for drifting have light-weight chassis with possibility to tune stiffness of shock absorbers and springs, camber/depth of wheels, inclination of struts, arms and clearance. The engine is also adjustable. In the radio-controlled model store you can buy ready-made sets of parts.
Like real cars, RC-models are subject to tuning. As a rule, the creators of these machines produce additional details with which you can “speed up” the model, improve handling or change the aerodynamic properties, installing winglets or spoilers.
The cost of RC-models universal scale of 1:10 is about five hundred dollars. These are, as a rule, amateur copies, which can be run in competitions without claiming the title of champion. Models that can enter the race leaders cost several thousand dollars.
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