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Radio-Control Car Manual: The complete guide to buying, building and maintaining

Radio-Control Car Manual: The complete guide to buying, building and maintaining
By Matt Benfield

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The book describes the types of radio-control cars from choosing between pre-built and kits, on-road and off-road, cars and trucks, gas(nitro) and electric power. It then goes on to explain the tips behind building a car, assembly techniques and tools, setting up brakes, suspension and throttle, painting and detailing, applying decals and then leading on to show the best ways of maintaining a car from basic maintenance, checking for wear, adjustments, repairs, replacement parts and cleaning. It also explains how to improve their performance from engine modifications, electronic speed controllers, up-rating motors and batteries, changing chassis and suspension settings, gear ratios and lightweight components for those who want to. Having achieved the building of the car, the book shows driving techniques from how the controls work, cornering, braking, jumping, racing techniques, channel settings for racing with other cars and finally designing and building a track from layout concepts to design and construction suggestions.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #333695 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-09-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 176 pages

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About the Author

Matt Benfield has been passionate about radio-control cars since childhood, and is currently Editor of Racer magazine, the UK’s leading radio-control car monthly. He lives at Farnborough in Kent.

Customer Reviews

Great book for someone that is getting started4
I have been a fan of RC for a long time but am recently getting back into it hardcore, and this is an excellent reference tool for anyone from a pure novist to a intermediate level. Some areas there is a level of assuemd knowledge but the book does a great job of really breaking things down to the simplest form. Great history and documentation on the birth and development of the RC movement, tons of info on both electric and nitro vehicles and more than anything it is VERY current. most of the book and manuals i have found are so dated that most of what is in them barely applies, this book has a ton of the newest vehicle and advances in technology covered... and covered well.

I would recommend this book to anyone.