I was browsing through eBay as you do and happened to stumble across a Nitro R/C Car for only £135. Being the man that I am I couldn't resist the change to own a proper R/C Car. Sure I have an electric one left over from my childhood but this one has a real combustion engine, suspension, gears e.t.c. It apparently has a top speed of 50 MPH though I am a little sceptical of this as it seems too fast for a such a small car and I doubt you'd reach 50 MPH before it went out of range.

I can see this being a fun little toy err, project that no doubt my mates will be wanting to play err, experiment with

I'll keep you posted with a review and perhaps some shots and video if your lucky



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DanC Location: Joined: 25/03/05	Hey, is it a Traxxas or T-Maxx? I have a Traxxas, and yes, they do really go 50 MPH, even over 50 if you can tweak it just right!

Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	Hey thanks for signing up dan! Your the first I'm afraid I couldn't tell you what it was, it didn't say on the site so it could be anything. Do you have an ESC in your car? The one I'm getting has a MSC in and I was considering upgrading as I have heard ESC's are much more efficient. I can't believe it really hits 50MPH! That's amazing, I can't wait to see this

Tim Location: United Kingdom Joined: 26/03/05	Nice blog im getting mine now ..........
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Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	Great Tim! I'll add you to my blog roll when you set it up

Tim Location: United Kingdom Joined: 26/03/05	Done www.tdavies.co.uk
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Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	What's become of your original site then?

Dugahole Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Joined: 27/03/05	Gday Deus Nice Blog....love the smilies, have fun with your new toy Cya

Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	Thanks Dugahole I must point out though it's not a toy it's a "project"

DanC Location: Joined: 25/03/05	ESC? MSC? You got me stumped...lol. Do they have somethingto do with gas or electric powered? Well mine is gas powered, a Traxxas, and drives really fast . You just got me hooked on driving mine around again, it was sitting on the floor for a while but when I read this, I had to go out and use mine!

Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	ESC means electric speed control, MSC is mechanical etc. Well I'm glad I gave you the insight to use yours again lol. How do you start yours? Is it a pull cord, does it need something to turn it over or do you have to heat a glow plug?

DanC Location: Joined: 25/03/05	I just have to plug a glow plug, and then plug in an electric starter. I just press the button on the electirc started and it starts up. I unplug the glow plug heater and Electric starter and it runs on gas from there A tank of gas lasts for about 45 minutes for me! I think mine is MSC, but I will check up on that, maybe I can take a few pics of mine to show you!

Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	45 Minutes, that's a nice running time from a single tank. Some pics would be great

Tim Location: United Kingdom Joined: 26/03/05	i have a mate with a petrol RC car it goes almost 40 mph !
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Dugahole Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Joined: 27/03/05	Gday Sorry Deus, project it is. I hope your days of research are enjoyable and fruitfull lol Cya

Tim Location: United Kingdom Joined: 26/03/05	i bet they will be nocking people over what am i saying dues is far to respsible
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Chris Location: West Midlands, UK Joined: 24/03/05	You know I was only joking right Dugahole? lol Me, knocking people over! Never

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