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Practical guides to doing things properly — written for club racers, not engineers.
- Getting started
Starting out in RC racing: what you actually need
The short list of kit that gets you on track, and the upgrades worth ignoring until you have some races behind you.
Beginner2 min read - Batteries and power
Charging LiPo batteries safely
Charge rates, balance leads and the handful of rules that keep a lithium pack from becoming a fire.
Beginner3 min read - Batteries and power
Looking after LiPos between race days
Storage voltage, what puffing means, how to tell when a pack is done, and how to get rid of it safely.
Beginner2 min read - Chassis and setup
Understanding gearing: FDR, rollout and motor temperature
What the spur and pinion actually do, how to compare gearing across cars, and how to use temperature to find the limit.
Intermediate3 min read - Maintenance
Rebuilding your shocks
How to strip, seal, fill and bleed a set of shocks so all four behave the same — the single highest-value job on the car.
Intermediate3 min read - Maintenance
A maintenance routine that keeps a car fast
What to check after every run, every few meetings, and once a season — so failures happen in the pits instead of on the track.
Beginner2 min read - Electronics
Setting up a new radio: EPA, sub-trim, dual rate and expo
The transmitter settings worth understanding, in the order you should set them — including the fail-safe most people never configure.
Beginner3 min read - Race day
Your first race day
What to pack, how a race programme runs, and the etiquette that makes the regulars glad you came.
Beginner3 min read - Chassis and setup
Camber, toe and ride height
The three measurements every setup sheet starts with: what each one does to the car, and how to set them without a setup station.
Beginner3 min read - Chassis and setup
Reading the car: turning a handling complaint into a change
How to work out what the car is actually doing, which end to change, and why one adjustment at a time is not just caution.
Intermediate4 min read - Chassis and setup
Tyres: compound, wear and traction compound
The single biggest performance choice on the car — how to pick a compound, glue and true it, and what additive does and does not do.
Intermediate4 min read - Chassis and setup
Springs, oil and pistons: tuning the dampers
The three variables inside a shock, what each one changes, and why spring rate and damping are answers to different questions.
Advanced4 min read - Chassis and setup
Differentials and the slipper clutch
Where the drive actually goes: diff oil weights, ball diff tension, front and rear balance on 4WD, and setting a slipper properly.
Advanced4 min read - Electronics
Motors and ESC tuning: KV, timing and heat
What KV and turns really mean, what motor and ESC timing do to power and temperature, and the throttle and brake settings worth setting.
Advanced4 min read