But in the mean time you can still chat on the forums about all things to do with clumber and RC cars
Radio Control RC Car
Clumber Meets is a website dedicated to the people who meet up every month in Clumber Park to partake in Radio Controlled car racing. The meet up is a modest one but it is one that everyone enjoys. The date is set by the members that visit so be sure to check out the forum to make sure you turn up on the right day!
At Clumber we mainly run electric RC cars but models that use petrol or nitro are also more than welcome to come join in the fun.
Clumber Meets Website
The clumber meets website is ran by Ed Baxter, a website developer from the UK who has a strong interest in engineering, design and programming. During the day he runs a wall clock website and at night he develops. You can catch him on the forum to chat anytime!
What is An RC Car?
To put it simply, an RC car is a remote controlled (or radio controlled) car powered usually by batteries but can also be nitro or petrol. The cars vary in size and power depending on the event and also can be on road or off road.
They also can vary in classification; they can be "Toy Grade" or "Hobby Grade". The first being entry level models with limited power and suspension with the latter being of a much more professional calibre with various upgrades.
Off road RC cars tend to have very little if any suspension and cannot be used off road or off smooth surfaces. Whereas off Road RC cars have full suspension making them able to traverse various terrain.
Ready To Run RC Cars
Recently the RC market has seen a shift towards ready to run (RTR) vehicles that require very little set up if any. Making it much quicker to get into driving or racing an RC car. However some owners prefer to build their own cars and can still do so, however some manufacturers have ceased to produce kits, favouring the ready to run models due to their simplicity and popularity amongst customers.
As previously mentioned, RC cars can run via batteries, nitro and even gasoline. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages but it depends on the user and where the vehicle is going to be used.
RC Car Addons
Users may chose to upgrade their RC car as well with add ons. For those using electric cars they will need a charger and additional batteries or even an upgraded battery than the one supplied initially in order to get more running time out of the vehicle. A number of manufacturers offer additional adds on like those mentioned above but also more increasingly, users buy and sell their own built add ons via the internet. Again this can be side stepped with the pre built ready to run RC cars.
Despite the add ons and various fine tuning that people may chose to do, the main elements of a RC car remain universal. A vehicle with a power source, a transmitter/receiver and an eager enthusiast.
RC Cars first came onto the scene in early 1970 and have since grown into a huge market all around the world and evolved in many ways to produce the fantastic cars you see.