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Buggies are one of the oldest types of hobby quality Remote Control Cars (Hobby Quality just means, actually well built, more like  the expensive ones like we see today) and are one of the most popular. Buggies are built to be on a race track. They are hung low to the ground, have fast engines, and racing suspension set ups. They are normally easy to drive, thanks to their 4WD make up and short wheel bases. If you want to become a racer, and have something that is easy to drive, and loads of fun, consider 1/8th buggies!

If you are getting into RC and look to race, you will hear the term buggy used for many of the vehicles you will probably be looking at. Buggies are usually 1/10th-1/8th scale RC's, and are pure bread racing machines. Buggies sit low to the ground, to provide the optimal CG (Center of Gravity), and also are long while not being to wide so that they can coner on a dime. Buggies usually only have one gear, and have no transmissions. They are usually ran directly from the clutcbell to a center differential, which is made up of a spur gear and differential that puts the power to the front or the back of the car more depending on the differential fluid it is filled with. They are fast, handle great, durable, and are a blast to drive. If you are looking to race, a buggy could be the right thing for you.

Truggies are some of the newest and most popular vehicles in the world of Remote Control vehicles. They are a Monster Truck - Buggy mix, and are possibly the best type of vehicle you can buy. With the durability, and size of a monster truck ,and the handling and speed of a buggy, you can't possibly go wrong. You can decide either if you are a basher, or a racer when you have a truggy. On a track, a truggy will definitely smoke a monster truck, and will give any buggy a run for its money. Truggies also have a very aggresive look, which makes them always look good. If you want a go anywhere, do anything, and I mean anything, vehicle, look no further than a Truggy!

 When searching through many manufacturers sites such as HPI, Traxxas, and Team Associated's sites, you will see vehicles labed as "Monster Trucks". Monster trucks can range from 1/10th scale all the way up to 1/5th and 1/4th scale. Monster trucks usally are big, have large tires, a big block motor, eight shocks, and are usually meant for bashing around your favorite construction sites. Monster trucks are mean machines, and are 99.9% of the time built for their durability. Trucks such as Team Losi's LST2 have giagantic shocks in order to allow you to jump them to the sky,  while trucks like the HPI Savage X are built to handle any terrain at any speeds, and take a blow like a professional boxer. If you are looking for a vehicle that you can pretty much do anything to, get a Monster truck!

 If you are looking for an RC that is a seriously tough, has an excellent part quality, and is MEAN on the track, and completely custimizable to you, you are looking for a Factory Kit. Factory kits come to you in peices, and are ready for you to build. Many racers perfer Factory Kits, because they can add their different differential fuilds, shock oils, and many other thing such as gear ratio's, preformance parts etc. right off of the bat. Kits are usually on the expensive side, and usually come with no motor or electronics.

In the realm of today's RC world, we are seeing more and more "Pro Kits" being put out by the big manufacturers.  Pro kits are basically the Factory Pro version of a car, which means that it comes with most of the upgrades straight out of the box. They come as Rolling chassis' (see other article for description), so you need to add your electronics (Such as servo's, radio, etc), and your motor, clutch, and pipe combination. They are a great option for racing as well as bashing, considering you have all the most important upgrades.

 When purchasing a Nitro vehicle, many times you will see companies and manufacturers say that a vehicle is "ARR". The term ARR means Almost Ready to Run. If a vehicle is almost ready to run, it could mean one of several things. For some vehicles, such as the Traxxas Revo, you need to buy a battery pack, fuel bottle, and several other things other than gas and batteries to allow it to be ran. Another reason that a vehicle could be labed "ARR" could be because it was missing electronics, such as a Radio and receiver, servo's, etc.

 If you are new to the hobby, you probably wouldn't have heard this term before. When you see something such as "HPI Savage X 4.6 RTR", the RTR stands for Ready To Run. Ready to run means that all you need is your fuel, and possibly some AA batteries for your Transmitter and receiver, and then you are ready to put the fuel in, and go! Note: This does not mean that you should not break your vehicle's engine in by the factory specified instructions in the manual included with most vehicles.