RC Drifting Cars

Drifting has developed over the past few years into a major automotive sport that originated in Japan, but has since spread all over the globe. Drifting is basically a controlled loss of control while driving your car thru a turn. The main goal of drifting is to place your car into an over-steer situation when going into a turn and then accelerating to keep the back of the car chasing the front around the turn. Recently drifting has transitioned over into the world of RC cars and has now gone mainstream. RC drifting is a great hobby that tests your skills as a controller and can be done on a small scale in a garage or on a large scale on the street. Now before you start trying to make your RC car or truck drift around the corner let’s talk about a few car specs that can greatly improve your cars drifting capabilities:

• Electric cars that have shift transmissions are preferred over nitro powered or belt driven RC cars because of the increased control and reduction in the risk of overheating the engine
• A 4 wheel drive car is easier to control while drifting
• Having a high torque engine that is built for acceleration increases the drifting power of the car
• Make sure to outfit your RC car with tires that a designed specifically for drifting

A good example of a starter RC drift cars is the Extreme Drift Lamborghini Gallard. It is a 1:24 scale electric RC car that comes ready to run. This car also comes with a transmitter and 4 cones so that you can make your own mini drift track anywhere you want. You can also get this model as a Carrera GT, Nissan GT, Ferrari F430, and a Bugatti Veyron.

For the more experienced I recommend something along the line of the Drift GT Porsche 911. This car is a larger 1:10 scale electric that comes ready to run from fractory. You can also get this model as a Lamborghini Gallard, Chevrolet Silverado, Ferrari FXX, Audi A4, Nissan Skyline GTR, and a BMW M3.

I hope my advice helps to open your eyes to the exiciting world of RC Drift Cars.

-Tim