RC Cars - Toys for the Big Boys

They say that boys will be boys and although that can be a very
subjective generalization, the evolution of boy's toys into a
hobby for grown men can attest to the fact that some boys never
grow up-at least in terms of their toy cars.

RC (radio controlled) cars is the general term for any car model
that uses a radio control system for remote management. However,
there are two types of RC cars: the toy grade, which was
designed for young boys; and the hobby grade which is the choice
of adolescent boys and men of all ages.

The only similarity between the toy and hobby grade RC cars is
that they are both models of land vehicles that are used via
remote radio control system. The main difference in the two
types of models however is that the toy grade one is just a
bunch molded plastic that resembles the look of a miniature car,
while the hobby grade types are actual miniature models of
vehicles that come with individual parts assembled much like a
real, full sized car. In fact, hobby grade RC cars are treated
exactly like real cars because it requires regular maintenance
and run on actual miniature car engines.

Some hobby grade RC cars run on electrically propelled machines
while the rest run on fuel powered engines. The complexity of
hobby grade RC cars is probably the main attraction for men of
all ages. That and the fact that hobby grade RC cars are made
for racing that allow men to compete with each other using their
personalized racing cars. An RC cars hobbyist will have to
decide whether he wants a fuel powered or electric powered
vehicle. On both types of engines, there will be trade offs.

For instance, electric powered RC cars are generally lighter
than their fuel powered counterparts. However, fuel powered RC
cars are faster than their electric counterparts. These trade
offs are analyzed by the hobbyist in making his decision on
which type of RC car to own. All these hobby grade RC cars come
with complex parts that can be expanded and changed so that a
hobbyist can own a fuel powered car which he can change for an
electric engine if he wants.

Because the RC cars are used for racing, they are fitted with
extra powerful radio controlled systems that allow remote
control from many distances. Not only that, since there are
different terrain in which an RC car race can be held, there are
also off-road models suited for all terrain racing because of
their wheels and suspension.

Whether your RC car is electric or fuel powered, you can be
assured that your car will need a lot of maintenance from repair
and upgrading of car parts to cleaning and tuning to make sure
that your race machine can hold its own out on the race track
among other RC cars.

So you see, these RC cars are true toys for the bog boys. They
are something that can be appreciated by grown ups in terms of
complexity and ability for real races and it allows men to feel
like boys again even for just a while.

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