What is R/C electric off-road racing?
R/C electric off-road racing is a scaled-down version of the Mickey Thompson off-road “stadium races” that many people have seen televised on ESPN. Racing takes place on a closed dirt course featuring a variety of turns, jumps, bumps, and straightaways. Because the races are run on dirt the racers brake- and power-slide through turns, and a certain amount of bumping goes on among the cars. The two most prevalent classes in R/C electric off-road racing in the USA correspond directly to two Mickey Thompson classes: R/C buggies are scaled-down Super 1600 open-wheel racers, and R/C trucks are scaled-down Grand National trucks. Although R/C electric off-road racing resembles Mickey Thompson racing, R/C electric off-road racing actually came first. R/C electric off-road racing was born when Tamiya, a Japanese model manufacturer, created its radio-controlled model dune buggies, the Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher. These models were not designed for racing, but “mini-Baja” competitions soon deve
