Radio Controlled Car Manufacturers: Who's Who in the Industry

Genuine basketball enthusiasts are aware of thenumerous World Championships.
significant role played by Wilt Chamberlain in theAssociated Electrics Powers Out
sport. If you wish to be able to have more fun withIn 1984, this company, based in Costa Mesa,
your radio controlled cars, knowing the history of RCCalifornia, manufactured the RC10 off-road electric
cars will enable you to better appreciate what youracer. It was the first RC car that Associated
have now.Electrics produced which did not use
Tamiya Goes Firstnitromethane-powered engines and was not for
This Japanese toy company was better known foron-road use. An RC car that's built to last and endure,
producing plastic or die cast toys. In 1976, however,the RC10 had a sleeker design, was made from
Tamiya was the first to produce toy cars that werenon-corrosive, aircraft-grade aluminum alloy, and with
defined as "suitable" for remote control. Thepowerful shock absorbers and differential featuring.
prototypes of RC cars were crudely built, but theyIts design and features quickly made it the electric
still sold rapidly.king of off-road competition.
Afterwards, Tamiya was able to improve andGo, Team Losi, Go!
innovate by focusing less on scaling and more on theGil Losi Jr. was born to a racing family which owned
toys' radio control feature. The new RC carsthe famous Ranch Pit Shop R/C racetrack in
produced by the Japanese toy giant were betterCalifornia. Upon establishing Team Losi, Gil created the
looking, tougher, customizable, easy to repair, andJRX-2, a buggy that was immediately set in
with more powerful engines. These RC cars sparkedcompetition against the RC car of Associated
worldwide interest in the hobby. Classic productsElectrics. Team Losi's also credited for being the first
from the Tamiya RC car product line include theto use all-natural rubber tires and creating a whole
Blackfoot and the Hornet.new RC car category: the 1/18 scale Mini-T electric
Schumacher Makes a Differencevehicles for off-road use.
The UK firm Schumacher made a splash in 1980 byOther important RC car manufacturers are the U.S.
introducing the use of ball differentials in RC cars. Thisbased Traxxas and the Japanese firm Kyosho.
improvement allowed RC car hobbyists to enjoyThese fine old companies continue to dominate the
quicker and smoother maneuvering on and off theracing scene up to the present. Racing any of their
track. In 1986, it produced the all-powerfulcars will instantly make you part of the great history
Competition All Terrain (CAT) vehicle, a recipient ofof the RC car industry.