ive got an hpi nitro rs4, it does like 55 mph out of the box and i like it alot :P But it is seriously expensive... when i race it alot during the warmer months i spend like 400 dollars a month on tires :P but i buy super racing slicks that feel like they have glue on them and cost about 40 bucks a set

 

now go try racing your 7 alot, rc is alot cheaper.. but real cars are alot more fun.



racing is competitive and exciting either way however, so in many ways rc has the advantage, less risky, cheaper, and you can do it indoors in the winter if you go electric...



the other nice thing about rc is the cars have much fewer compromises than real cars, everything is adjustable on a decent rc car, the materials used are ideal in most cases since the scale is so small the cost isnt outrageous to say, make a carbon fiber or titanium chassis. The power:weight ratio is very nice

 

hehe my car weighs nothing... everything on it is carbon fiber/aluminum ... its pretty much a stock base plate thats it everything else has been modified... i even have a new gas tank

 

yup, rc cars are pimpy... if only I could shrink and get inside

 

That engine from tower hobbies is for planes ..not cars.

 

Tower Hobbies is like the crack dealer of RC... they have more stuff than everyone else and the best deals. My brother and I buy RTR gas and electric kits from them on scratch and dent, then get the parts to fix them and sell them for a profit at local RC shops.



This hobby can easily be a money pit though. I have well over $1500 in it and it piles up quick. There are good outdoor dirt and asphalt tracks around here for racing.

 

rc cars are cool, i have a 1:1 car its an 83 rx7 it was $350



mike

 

there are rc cars faster than your 83 rx7 though LOL

 

lol you guys gotta goto my old job's website....we have a track for r/c cars in the basement and its badass...******* 30mph in about 20 feet



willis hobbies

 

i see that now but its still a rotary