The Choice Between Electric or Nitro Powered RC Cars Can be Overwhelming!-Hobbies
The Choice Between Electric or Nitro Powered RC Cars Can be Overwhelming!
The roar of the crowd as the cars rush by, the sense of excitement in the air. Is it the Indy 500? No, it is RC racing! RC racing, or remote control racing also known as radio control, is a quickly growing hobby segment that appeals to both young and old, and men and women.RC cars are popular at a hobby level, for creating and putting the cars together, or even taking it to the next level with professional tuning and racing. You can purchase RC cars as a kit in an unassembled form or completely assembled and rtr or ready to run condition.What Types of RC Cars Are There?The selection for RC cars is huge and growing every day. You can choose cars in almost any body type that you desire, in any color and any style. However, there are a few main distinctions that you will need to make before you choose any car for the first time.You can choose from:1) Gas powered or electric
2) On road racing models or off-road models
3) Assembled or non-assembled
4) Car or TruckThese are the main choices, however once you choose what type you are looking for, you will still have many style choices as well as engine choices to make.Gas Powered or Electric?The biggest decision that will have to make when you choose an RC car is whether it is powered by nitro gasoline or an electric battery pack. There are pros and cons to both types, and ultimately you need to decide what type of power is best for your needs and what you want your RC car to achieve.Electric RC CarsElectric remote control cars are an excellent choice if you are just getting started in the world of RC cars. They are typically easier to care for, and much easier to maintain than their gas powered counter parts. An electric car will make a great starter car because they are generally less expensive than a nitro car, so you can take the time to practice and perfect your driving skills before laying down a lot of money.Electric cars are run on batteries. The batteries are assembled into battery packs that usually have a recharging capability. This is much more cost effective than cars that require new batteries. However it can also be time consuming having to recharge your battery pack, so if you do not like to wait, a spare battery pack is likely a good investment.You can purchase electric RC cars for any budget, so you should choose a car that is suitable for your needs. Electric cars typically go slower than a nitro car, however you can purchase electric cars that will achieve high speeds.It is important to remember when you buy a new electric car you must break in the motor slowly in order to extend the motor life and allow the engine to achieve its full potential. When you break in the motor, you simply start running the car at a slower speed and gradually bring it up to speed. If you do not want to take the time to break in an engine you can purchase cars ready to run. In most cases, these cars are ready to go and the motors are already broken in.Nitro Gas CarsRC cars that run on nitro gasoline are the most popular and fastest growing segment of remote control cars. With nitro vehicles, you can buy the popular trucks that will take jumps at high speeds and go off road driving. Alternatively, if speed is more your thing, look for the racecars that are meant to speed along pavement, tracks or other prepared surfaces.As with electric RC cars, you can purchase ready to run cars or kits in varying states of assembly. Nitro RC vehicles typically run faster than electric vehicles and you can find some that will go 70mph right out of the box.Gas powered RC vehicles run on a specially formulated fuel made especially for RC cars. Most nitro vehicles have a pull start engine similar to a lawnmower for easy starting. Because nitro cars are more complex than electric vehicles, it is important that you follow the instructions carefully. You can purchase nitro starter kits that come with everything that you need to get started. This is a great way to go for beginners when you do not want to leave anything out.As with electric cars, it is very important to break in your engine unless of course you purchase a ready to run kit, which should be ready to go straight out of the box.Which Way to GoNo matter if you choose the nitro gas powered version or the battery powered RC vehicles, you will have a great selection available to you, and of course, you will have a lot of fun. Why not try a few of each? With so much variety out there, it is almost impossible to settle on only one RC vehicle.
Gas, Air, and Spark – How Internet Marketing is Like a Cars Engine – Internet-Marketing
Gas, Air, and Spark - How Internet Marketing is Like a Cars Engine
I've never been much of an automobile mechanic, but about 25 years ago an old friend instructed me in the mysteries of how to find out why my old car wouldn't run."You see," he said, "when an engine won't run, it's got to be one of three things. It's not getting enough gas, air, or spark, because that's all an engine really needs."He taught me to check simple things, like pull a spark plug and see if it sparks when the starter turns over. Or pull off the air filter and see if I could smell gas in the carburetor. (That was before most cars were fuel injected!)I can't count the number of times over the last 25 years that those simple words helped me during times of car trouble, especially in younger days with cars that were old "beaters."If you think about it, Internet marketing is just as simple. All you really need is gas, air, and spark:1. Targeted traffic - the fuel that powers an Internet business.2. A product that people really need or want - something you can present as being as necessary as the air they breathe.3. Sales copy that will sell - the spark that makes the targeted traffic want that product as badly as the air they breathe.Okay, so maybe that still sounds a little tough, but hey - it's only three things! Even though I'll probably never be a skilled auto mechanic, I can comprehend and check three things. And you can catch on to just three things too.Number 2 and 3 are probably the easiest to master.There's no shortage of great products and great ideas for things that people really want. It's easy to find out what people really want with tools like:- Wordtracker - find out the most-searched keywords- Overture's Keyword Suggestion Tool- Ad Word Analyzer- Keyword EqualizerOnce you decide what keywords to focus on, you can check out what other people are selling successfully for those terms, and look at what affiliate programs pop up when you search for those terms. If you want to focus on affiliate sales, chances are there's some great sales copy already written or that you can modify to fit it to you more individually.Overture's Maximum Bid tool will give you an idea what's working successfully for other people, or Adword Analyzer can really speed that up by showing how many Overture and Google AdWords campaigns there are for various keywords.Now you just need targeted traffic to send to read that awesome sales copy. If you don't mind paying today's gasoline prices for some high-octane gas, and you used Overture's Keyword Suggestion Tool or Adword Analyzer, you already have a good idea what keywords would be good to bid on at Overture or Google AdWords. That will get you out of the driveway initially, then you can start building keyword-rich pages around the theme of your website and getting links from web sites that fit your theme.Now you know the secret of how Internet marketing is like a car engine. So when that Internet marketing campaign won't run, you know you only need to find out what it isn't getting enough of:- Not enough targeted traffic?- Not enough of a market that really needs what you're trying to sell?- No spark to ignite the traffic and demand into a sale?Because just like a car, that's all an Internet marketing campaign really needs to run.Copyright 2005 Mike AdamsMike Adams has been building web sites and playing with Internet marketing since 1996. Visit his site for Internet marketing tips, tools, news, articles, and resources: http://www.timberway.com
Why You Should Race RC Cars, and Not Just Bash-Hobbies
Why You Should Race RC Cars, and Not Just Bash
For those of you who have been racing your RC cars for years,
and have a friend or two who you have been trying to get out to the
RC tracks, this article is for you. Feel free to forward it to
them.For those of you who are fanatical bashers, and have avoided racing
your rc cars at the local track, hear me out, because I have 5 great
reasons you should take a run at it.1) Hanging out with other RC car enthusiasts- You will absorb new
ideas on how to keep your RC cars running at peak performance, just
by hangin' out in the pits. Not all of them will be good, some
could even do more harm than good. but if you are careful who you
listen to, you can learn some terrific stuff that will make your
ride handle better, run faster, and be more durable.2) The game within the game- Its not just about racing, and being
first in the heats (altho, that is a huge thrill) but its also
about pushing the limits of your RC cars, and fighting agianst the
track itself in a measureable way. When your bashing, you don't
really get a precise way of knowing how fast your vehicle is. When
you race, you will actually know to the millisecond what your
vehicle, limited by your driving skills, can do.3) By being at the tracks, you get to see the latest RC technology
in action- You can go to the hobby stores and look at boxes of RC
cars and buggies all you want. But if you really want to see what
a Hot Bodies Lightning Pro or an XRAY T1'FK05 can do, there is no
better, and cheaper, way to do it than hang out at the tracks. You
get an even better idea when you race against them.4) Making new friends- Not that you need new friends, but it's great
to have a friend who knows RC cars tips and tricks. Someone you can
ask questions, or bounce ideas off of. Or catch rides to the track
when your full scale car is in the shop.5) Just like when your bashing and you finally nail that jump you
set up in your backyard, mastering a track is a total rush-
Everyone will tell you when you first start racing rc cars, just
try to do crash free laps. Isn't that essentially what you are
doing in your backyard?Why not take your Monster truck to the track, and do some racing,
and see if you can handle the track's jumps and rhythm sections?
I bet it will be months before you have a crash free lap. Howse
that for a challenge?If you have put off racing rc cars because it looks intimidating,
your worried you will make a fool of yourself, or smash up your car
or buggy, or piss off someone by smashing THIER car up... well,
your right!! All of that can happen!In fact, when I first started racing my RC cars, I made every
racing mistake there is. I embarassed myself, I smashed my poor
little car up, I was totally confused. Frankly, I didn't have much
fun.But, I fought through it, learned from my mistakes, got some great
advice, and now I enjoy every weekend at the track. I strongly
suggest you give racing a chance. I think it's the best way to
enjoy your RC cars hobby.J.P. Turner, is the author of "The RC Insider's Unfair Advantage Radio Controlled Car Secrets Guide", at http://www.rccarsecretsguide.com and also runs an RC blog, RC Smackdown, at http://www.rcsmackdown.comThis article may be reproduced in its entirety only if unaltered and the resource box is included.