You electric guys or racers kill me, your hope is that Nitro will just go away but it won't. Lipo's won't kill it! The battery wars brought about the Nitro resurge and I believe when you guys are paying $300.00 for your battery packs they will still be buying 1 gallon of Nitro fuel and having more fun for a longer time.


You take your rc cars pretty seriously man. Why would I want nitro to go away? I don't really care one way or the other. Actually I do care, I wouldn't want people to be deprived of something they wanted. Like I said, we can all give our opinions but in the end the manufacturers will sell what people buy, buy nitro and they keep selling nitro.

I just run electric so I dont have to spend $40 a gallon for fuel I may pay 300 for a battery but it will last longer than your fuel. oh yea how much is that nitro motor cost? not to count rebuilds I like to watch nitro cars and will race with them. my brushless motor and lipos wont make nitro go away and nitro wont stop the battery of the week go away ether

wow, i didnt expect anyone to take this that seriously... thats y i said PREFER. both NITRO and ELECTRIC have their advantages and disadvantages. PERSONALLY, i wanna say again, PERSONALLY, i think electric is better just for the simple reason of set it and forget it. yeah u have to recharge, but with LIPOs having the ability to recharge hundreds of times, u have money savings there, not worrying bout starting issues on a humid day, grease everywhere, glowplugs. again, that is just my PERSONAL view on it, so if u feel the need to be angry with it, well thats ur choice...

No doubt about it. I just have to laugh at how this topic turned out. Before I ran nitro, I would have never said "electric is better". I respected all those guys had to do to get their vehicles running and keep them running. It's more of a science in my opinion. Now that I race both, I won't say one is better than the other. Electric maintenance is by far easier (especially the clean up), But electric is also much, much harder to drive well. Any nitro guy who doesn't buy that, wheel a 1/10 scale mod truck or buggy with a 7.5 brushless in it and you'll change your tune. Love 'em both. They're both equally good for the hobby (as well as electric 1/8 scale).

i can honestly say that i have never raced nitro, just bashed with it, so i cant put my input about it on here, although i did ONCE run my JATO on the nitro track at Oakhill...

I'm a realist :)
In the long run,electric is more cleanly and cheaper.I'm always worried about how expensive with the oil will be tomorrow?An good performance,long-cycle battery can solve the problem once and for all!

I'm a realist :)
In the long run,electric is more cleanly and cheaper.I'm always worried about how expensive with the oil will be tomorrow?An good performance,long-cycle battery can solve the problem once and for all!

Depends on your definition of "solve". If it is putting up with a new battery coming out every month, the ones in your box not being competitive any longer thanks to the new stuff, then yes it is "solved". :D

What is clear from this thread is that there are fans of both and we should not be "against" one form or another, but "for" all forms, different strokes and all.

Some of the best racing I have been a part of is at the Paved Oval Nats at CCRC, both electric and Nitro on the same track and we all had a BLAST! Throw in some Quarter Scale guys and we really have a show, wouldn't that be a good idea?

Hmmmmm, wait someone should have a race like that ya' know?

WAIT someone already has!!!
Begin Shameless Plug
It is the Outlaw 250 to be held at one of the best facilities in the Country, Carolina R/C Complex in Easley, South Carolina. Donnie and crew do a great job! This race will feature Nitro Pan Cars, 21.5 LiPo Electrics and Quarter Scale Classes.

So push yourself away from that trouble-makin' keyboard and come put your car where your mouth is!

June 27th and 28th, 2009. Be there or wish you were!!

End Shameless Plug

I'm a realist :)
In the long run,electric is more cleanly and cheaper.I'm always worried about how expensive with the oil will be tomorrow?An good performance,long-cycle battery can solve the problem once and for all!

After this post I quit! This Thread has gone the way of the 1200 SCR's, in the grabage!

DPjamal, I could really rip you a new one here and be very crass in my assumption of your knowledge but I won't. Here's a science lesson instead.

If you worried about oil prices, don't drive you automobile! But don't worry about the Nitro fuel supply, it will always be here. Why? It's ALL synthetic (Man Made)! The alcohol comes from sugar beets, sugar cane or switch grass or anything that will rot! The Nitro is another man made compound, like any solvent or paint thinner and the oil is also a synthetic compound as well unless you are using castor oil which comes from a castor bean. Well there I go again sounding like Bill Nye the Science guy.

I think i'll start my own poll to abolish the FAI fuel racing league,
(Non Nitro fuel)!:drunk::drunk::drunk: I wonder if I'll get any takers?

Good Night