Race Nitro RC Cars

The excitement is palpable. Every participant is busy preparing their cars, making last minute checks, honing tires with meticulous precision, getting ready and checking again and again the spare tires, batteries and extra fuel and testing the radio controls. Only the radio controls and the sizes of tracks to cars involved in the race betray that it's a model car race only.

The Nitro RC Racing cars may just be models but they are no less ferocious than their real counterparts once began to race. The fact that the present world record for RC car Racing is at 178 kmph would testify to it. Even in normal races, they attain the insane 120 kmph speeds.

To the uninitiated, it may be shocking to see the stunningly realistic Nitro RC Racing cars racing with astonishing speeds, familiar auto roars and belching of smoke! The frenzy of crowds only adds to the excitement.

Well, there can be many types of races like On-road, Off-Road, Touring etc. choosing a race to participate need a few pre-assessments.

1. The level of you skill. A beginner can't race with experts. The kind of training you need also decide it.

2. The choice of model of the race and yours need to match.

3. Popularity of the model you own and the race you can participate in need also to be popular in your area.

4. Budget is all too important. The initial cost of car, its maintenance, transit and camping of racer all need consideration.

5. If you can't attend the rigours of maintenance, off-roads are a big no-no.

You can always have good advice from clubs, experts, internet and peers.

If you are reaching a level of respectable skills, its time you consider racing official races. They are conducted as per the guidelines of governing bodies like the following.

1. EFRA (European Federation of Radio-Operated Model Automobiles): it has some 30 odd European nations including Russia as members.

2. FAMAR (Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing): an association of half a dozen Latin American nations and South Africa.

3. FEMCA (Far East Model Car Association): It represents some ten Asian countries including China and Australia and New Zealand.

4. ROAR (Remotely Operated Auto Racers): An apex body USA and Canada's Racing organizations.

There is also a world level RC Car Racing body called IFMAR (International Federation of Model Auto Racing), in which the above four regional blocks of RC car racing as members.