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Weights and Centistokes - What's it all mean?

Understanding the difference between the two terms.

Let’s chat about scale. Scale refers to the size of the RC vehicle in regards to it’s full size counterpart. So, 1:1 would mean the vehicle is exactly the same size as the real thing. …

All RC Cars are powered by either Electric or Nitro systems. Electric systems use a battery pack to power the entire car while Nitro systems use fuel called Nitromethane (thus, Nitro). Depending on who you …

RC Cars come in a few different built types: Kit form, Ready to Run (RTR) or Almost Ready to Run (ARTR). Let’s take a quick look and explain both the Pros and Cons of each! …

Buying your first RC car can be an intimidating experience if you don’t have an educated idea of what you want. As a rule of thumb, all similar types of cars (ie, 1/10th Offroad) are …

So, you’ve purchased a ready-to-run (RTR) truck and have had quite a bit of fun romping around the streets in front of your house. Maybe you’ve even taken it over to the local park or …

Believe it or not, every Pro driver was once a beginner in the world of RC. I’ve been around long enough to see these guys turning on their transmitters before checking their frequencies (this was …

Beginner’s Guide to RC – Short Course Tire Mounting 101 Mounting tires is nothing new; mounting them the correct way is a whole different story. While there is, I’m sure, hundreds of different tire mounting …

Beginner’s Guide to RC – Install an Upgrade RC Vehicle Wrap on your Losi 5IVE-T Being a 1/5 scale junkie, when the news hit that Losi was releasing the 5IVE-T, I knew I had to …