Driving RC cars and trucks is a fun and great way to spend outdoor time with family. I first got into it when my son was young. We purchased an indoor RC car and enjoyed watching him learn how to control it. This naturally lead into more purchases so his dad could enjoy driving with him. Now we both love cool remote control cars and we love to race and compete and build our own types of tracks, both indoor and outdoor.
What To Drive
What to drive. Like I stated in the introduction we first started with small indoor RC cars. This gave my son the ability to learn how to operate the controller. Learning hand to eye coordination to keep the car from hitting objects. He learned very fast and most of the time does not run into objects unless it’s a part of his plan. We used to try to flip each other’s cars as we drove them on the carpet inside the house on the carpeted floor as many times as possible before the battery life ran out. This led to the need for spare parts which led to repairing broken pieces with needed spare parts that came from other RC cars that were purchased from thrift stores, online sources etc.
Start small with indoor cars that drive well on smooth surfaces. As you progress you will work your way up to cars that drive fine on carpeted floors then moving to outside RC cars and 4 wheel drive trucks such as rock crawlers. Each class of RC car and truck will increase your skills and handling of that RC vehicle.
Learning To Drive
Starting out we used smaller version RC cars that were conducive to his specific age. We read the instruction booklet for safety concerns and proper installment of batteries. Yes this was a boring read but essential to a successful beginning. We also watched several videos on YouTube. These examples helped explain a lot of questions we may have had at the time.
The simplest way to learn how to drive cool remote control cars is to just give the remote and control over to the person and letting them learn from experience. You can only learn so much from videos, reading manuals and listening to others experience. Time to take the control and learn from experience. Like driving a car sooner or later you will have to give them the keys.
Where To Drive
The best place to start as a beginner is simply inside on a tile floor. This provides a safe controlled environment as your child is first learning how to drive their first RC car. As they develop their skills the fun really begins.
You can start using your imagination to build track inside to drive on and also increase your imagination by building tracks outside from whatever materials you have or can purchase. There is the best free option provided by mother nature. Always allow your children to utilize their own inspired imagination as they look for ways to build their own specially designed tracks. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching my son use his own imagination as he tried several ways to do stunts and tricks. No not all were without failed attempts but he is always learning.
Hence, the need for more spare parts which lead to him using his thought’s on what part would fit on each specific type of RC car and truck. He would take them apart and learn which parts fit and which parts would not fit. He also now has some of his own tools for replacing bent and broken parts. We also now have the ability to solder some wires that get disconnected as the car tumbles down a rock hill. He is learning safety and using precaution while using his soldering gun as this tool gets very hot and the solder doesn’t always melt where you want it to. This has given him the opportunity to practice and learn patience while holding the small wires in place,(not by hand) to make the soldering process successful.
Keep Things Safe
I am a firm believer in keeping things as safe as possible. I will instruct my son on the why’s and why we don’t do certain things based on safety reasons. We want to keep all of our fingers and toes and not spend hours in the emergency room stitching up preventable wounds. This also keeps his mother very happy and me out of un necessary hot water. Haha
I simply explain to him and sometimes show him why we do not drive our RC cars under the neighbors’ vehicle or down a main road. There are also videos available showing what happens to those who have done these types of unsafe practices. Seeing is believing. I also make it known the repercussions for making these type of unsafe practices. Its best to abide by the rules of the law and the laws of the parents. Broken rules will create repercussions which do not lead to driving fun.
Let’s keep it safe and fun for all drivers involved.
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Enjoy Your Driving Memories
Now that you have done your research you are ready to start making some wonderful family memories. You now have an idea of which RC car you want to purchase for your beginner or novelist. You now have shared your ideas with the whole family that is about to get involved with some favorite time spent together making life lasting memories. You now have your cameras ready to capture that moment your kids eye’s light up as the package arrives at the door step and they can’t wait to open it.
This is simply the beginning to many hours, days and weeks of developing skills, repairs and replacing broken parts and joining a community that has the same excitement when spending time with the people who matter most in your life.
Start your memories today and enjoy the family fun.
Mike
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