A few weekends ago, I grabbed one of my stadium trucks instead of my usual monster truck before heading to a local dirt field. I honestly expected it to be a fun change of pace, nothing more. By the time I packed everything back into the car, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much easier—and … Read more
RC Drift vs Touring Car – Which One Is More Fun? A few years back, I honestly thought every on-road RC car was basically the same. If it had four wheels, a brushless motor, and looked fast, I figured I’d have a good time. After spending weekends with both drift cars and touring cars, I … Read more
Before I started paying attention to battery life, I thought faster automatically meant better. Then one weekend, after swapping batteries every 20 minutes while driving RC cars with my daughter, I realized the constant charging breaks were cutting the fun short. That’s when I stopped shopping for speed alone and started looking for RC cars … Read more
The first time I broke a driveshaft, I honestly thought my weekend was over. My RC truck landed what looked like a perfect jump, then suddenly it would barely move even though the motor sounded completely normal. I was already pricing replacement parts in my head, but after fixing it myself, I realized this is … Read more
I still remember visiting a friend at a large university campus and wondering why almost everyone seemed to have an electric scooter. At first, I figured it was just another college trend. Then I borrowed one for a week, and by the second day, I realized I had been wasting a surprising amount of time … Read more
Best Drone for Windy Conditions. I still remember the first time I tried flying a drone along the coast. The weather looked calm enough, so I figured it would be an easy flight. About two minutes after takeoff, a surprise gust shoved my drone sideways, and for a second I thought I was about to … Read more
Fast Charging RC Batteries Without Ruining Them. I still remember sitting at the charging table one Saturday morning while everyone else was already out driving. My battery still had almost an hour to go, and I kept wondering if there was a way to speed things up without ruining it. After a lot of trial … Read more
Best 4S RC Battery I’ve gone through more RC batteries than I’d like to admit. Some were fantastic. Others looked great on paper but felt weak after just a few minutes of driving. After plenty of weekends at dirt lots and local parks, I realized that choosing the right 4S battery can completely change how … Read more
MJX Hyper Go Review The first time I took the MJX Hyper Go out, I honestly planned on giving it a quick test drive and putting it back on the shelf. Instead, I burned through two battery packs without even noticing how much time had passed. I also realized pretty quickly that this wasn’t just … Read more
Best RC Truck for Mud.A few weekends ago, I made the mistake of taking one of my RC trucks onto a muddy trail right after a full day of rain. I figured bigger tires would handle everything without a problem. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Within ten minutes, I was covered in mud, my … Read more