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Best First R/C Car for Kids

October 8, 2018 by justin 5 Comments

My son and I got 2wd Slash trucks for his birthday and Father’s Day respectively. Since my daughter is left-handed, I would occasionally swap out the radio for the left-handed Arrma ATX-300, put the ESC in “Training Mode” (50% speed) and let ‘er rip.

Swapping out the radio was getting old. Plus one time I left the ESC in training mode when I hit the track. You can imagine my surprise when I’m getting passed in the back straight like I’m standing still, wondering where all the power went 😵

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Why not get her a car/truck of her own? Something smaller and better suited to a 5 year-old. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road Tagged With: battery, brushed, kids, LaTrax, RTR, SCT, short course truck, training, Traxxas

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