Touring Cars

Setup guide

Beginner's Guide to Lipo Batteries for RC

RC Vitals put together a great video in interview format with everything you need to know about LiPos. It's long, but covers a LOT of ground, and is perfect for someone getting into the hobby!

Setup guide

Settings Throttle Rate Control on an ESC

The Drake explains how to set the throttle rate control (aka throttle strength) on your ESC. His example is a Hobbywing 1/.8 speed control, but rate control applies to all modern ESCs at all scales.

Reference

How to Solder Like a Pro

Team Corally shared a detailed explanation of how to create clean, strong solder joints, a core skill a racers need.

Setup guide

RC Car Shock Spring Overview with the Hall Bros

You gotta love RC pros who are happy to share their knowledge. The Hall Bros are back with their latest great explainer vid, this one called "Literally Everything I Know About Springs," and since almost all RC rely on spring-based dampers, it's useful for almost all types of racing!

Setup guide

Shock Angle Setup for RC Cars

Boomslang Suspension provides this fantastic explainer of how the angle of your shocks affects the actual damping characteristics they provide. If you really want to understand shock angles, this one is a must-watch.

Setup guide

XRAY On-road RC Touring Car Setup Guide

XRAY and Anthony Atack provide this great overview guide to setting up on-road RC touring cars. It's a little old, but the setup info is just as relevant now.

Reference

RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart

Table showing shock oil weights and how they compare across different shock oil brands.

Handling guide

More Straight-line Traction - RC Handling Guides

How can you improve the forward traction of your RC car?

Setup guide

How to Check Chassis Tweak on a Touring Car

Infinity's Viktor Wilck demonstrates how to check the tweak on a 1/10 touring car without the use of a tweak station in a few useful, easy-to-follow steps. A great guide for between-race maintenance.