Nitro RC Cars Are DISAPPEARING And Here's Why!

[@beyondRC]

Its really sad that nitro is no longer as popular as it once was especially in the bashing community. Its very much still alive when it comes to RC Racing but its becoming rare to see any new Nitro Releases from the big manufacturers (Nothing good in years IMO)! Electric has just come so far that they have kind of made Nitro RC redundant. The starting issues, maintenance and tuning problems so many people face especially newcomers just puts people off instantly. Electric is the way to go these days but nitro should definitely be explored at least once by any 'Serious' RC hobbyist! Let me know if you agree or disagree! Only 2 days to go to win a Brand New ARRMA Fury/Vorteks Enter to win here: raffall.com/beyondrc

[@WhiteTrashtastic]

I'm waiting for someone much older to tell us, "back in my day we had steam powered rc cars and nitro made them obsolete".... The times , they are a changing.

[@beyondRC]

@@WhiteTrashtastic 😂😂

[@P.Trick93]

I remember about 10-15 years ago when i started and it was basically if you wanted performance you had to get a Nitro. Honestly im glad tho that today we have brushless

[@richardbrown6762]

It's more expensive to run nitro cars 😮😐

[@Hungrybird474]

@@beyondRC I agree . It’s good to be well rounded .

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Another thing you didn't mention are the Karens. I remember running my nitro buggy in the backyard for about 2 minutes, and some old karen across the street from me came barrelling over to tell me I'm "bEiNg A dIsTuRbAnCe". So 10 minutes later I got my 2 stroke leaf blower out (which is about 5 times louder) and started running it at full noise, and she didn't say a damn thing........ 🤷‍♂

[@beyondRC]

Haha!! Yeah no one has anything to say when its early on a Sunday and you are firing up the weed trimmer/lawn mower but when its a 2 stroke/nitro toy car suddenly its very wrong and like you say a disturbance... Never have understood that!

[@Bennyboy1212-f4e]

@@beyondRCThey don't like you having fun because they're invariably all soulless types.

[@geodude3966]

Electric is cheaper, faster, more powerful, easier to start, easier to maintain, easier to upgrade. There's more platforms you can do with them from crawling to bashing to racing. You can run them indoors and people won't hate you when you run them outside. Nitro is a nostalgic niche now, it's only cool for the sound and smell.

[@mikeyyyy8915]

Electric is not cheaper than nitro.

[@darriusholt]

Yes it is. Just take a look at the Losi dbxl. ​@@mikeyyyy8915

[@Ben-mw9vz]

@@mikeyyyy8915Compare the cost of fuel vs cost of charging a lipo… Also, I have yet to find a nitro engine cheaper than a Motor+battery combo of similar power

[@snupermoto723]

nitro are great, i've got an old 3.3 T Maxx, it's just that, it's so involved, and life is so busy, it's hard to find time to play with it when others are so quick and easy

[@beyondRC]

Absolutely this is why most people don’t bother anymore just far too much effort 👍

[@deltauljCustoms]

Hybrid will make nitro great again ! Sickening.

[@AndrewSury]

I think nitro will always be a thing. Of 350 or so rigs, I still keep around 50 nitros.

[@deezrcz]

Wow you have 350? You need to make a video or 2 of your collection!

[@beyondRC]

I would also love to see that! Impressive!

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Please show us

[@MysteriMaan]

@@AndrewSury Holy and i thought 10 was a crazy number. I wanna see that collection. At least 2 of them are Sentons i reckon.

[@AndrewSury]

@@MysteriMaan , three Senton 6s cars. lol. Two with original bodies and electronics.

[@ZingZingNZ]

I started bashing, got a TLR typhoon. Then went to the track, i seen nitro. Man now 20k into race gear multiple o.s engines, new ones in my bag waiting. And travling the world to race toy cars at the back of the paxk

[@BackyardAquatics-o2m]

well back in the day when electric was brushed motors and slower nitro made more sense. they were faster. once brushless came out now electric is as fast or even faster than nitro so the negatives outweigh the positives. nitro is noisy and basically a lot more work than electric rc

[@jerrypayne5528]

Haven't had a nitro for about 17 years. I just ordered one last week just to have one to mess around with.

[@beyondRC]

What did you go for?

[@jerrypayne5528]

@@beyondRC VRX Racing

[@wonderbread3371]

I just broke in a VRX buggy yesterday with no issues. People at the park were very curious about the little buggy as nitro is not common. Hopefully, people will give them a second chance.

[@brenthood2337]

I definitely don't miss nitro. It's so much more fun to go out with your equipment and know that it will actually work all day.

[@laurentderrien]

let me guess, maintenance, noise and smell ? :D I'll still watch it though. I remember when I was a kid, real RC cars were all combustion engines, and it kept me and my lame unable-to-do-anything-mechanical dad away I'm just as unable as he is, so I really enjoy electric RC cars. I have other hobbies and I'm not really willing to learn all the stuff I'd need to know to run nitro cars.

[@beyondRC]

Ha ha pretty much spot on although i do enjoy the smell and noise part of what makes it so fun for me. Just the constant complaints about the noise which restrict a lot of us from enjoying them. Not like electric you can take them anywhere!

[@CK4RC]

Unfortunately for nitro, electric technology has come so far - not to mention the simplicity of plugging in a battery and having a rip. I don't think nitro will go extinct completely because there are still plenty of folks that enjoy them, but I do think it will end up on the endangered species list in relation to the number of drivers in the hobby overall.

[@andy19seventysix70]

Last year i attended a rc meet, everyone there was running brushless trucks and cars. I was the only one with a nitro, kyosho inferno neo 2.0. When i got it started they all stopped running their electric rc's to watch it fly up and down screaming its little head off! I love my kyosho nitro buggies. ❤

[@RCKickschannel]

For me it's just the noise issue. Way too loud and it just upsets everyone around you.

[@beyondRC]

Yes! Also another massive issue. Can't run them at parks or places where too many people are around especially with dogs! Dog walkers are a nitro fan's worst enemy lol!

[@Big_Gazzz-RC]

@RCKickschannel you should here Ricky's 30 DN, it's an awesome machine but damn it's loud aye Ricky, still not as fast as my Mojave 😂😂😂

[@Lander76]

@@RCKickschannel Try looking up different places to run on Google earth? That's how I found my local pit where I run my nitros

[@beyondRC]

@@Big_Gazzz-RC currently doing some work on the big ol beast. Will be ready for another race 👀👍

[@MartasZLA]

Same for me.

[@TheRealKendrick]

Nitro is not popular anymore because it’s too expensive. Price just keep going up for fuel.

[@rccars4all]

i run a Sworkz S35-4 Evo nitro and at my local track the nitro as as quick as the ebuggys but racing is a different game to bashers for bashing yeah get an ebuggy but the real racers run Nitro

[@K2H117]

One of the draw backs for me is the need for a battery, if you wanted to run high voltage servos by the time you buy a quality lipo or 2 and a charger you might as well have the battery run the car. Can not beat the sound of a nitro though... 1 nitro, any more than 3 in the same area and it can get old quick.

[@xplay751]

All the people complaining about the noise would love my 70cc 2 stroke bike, sounds just like a dirt bike and is obnoxious lol

[@n00b247]

Brushless is killing the RC world.

[@dalejohn3233]

I own both,I also agree that electric is so much easier but nitro is just AWESOME.

[@Hungrybird474]

RC car on hard mode with nitros . Just like the darn weed whacker and leaf blowers that can be a pain but I think once it’s figured out , they’ll still not run perfect .

[@RC-Overkill]

Love the sound of nitro cars, especially with 2-speed. I only run Nitro once to twice a year nowadays. Nitro fuel is expensive and in the EU only with 16% nitro content available, which is a shame. Most of my nitro cars have 3.5 ccm and big block engines, which i've run with 25% fuel, so with the new 16% fuel the head clearance of all this engines has to be reduced. I have the feeling the feeling, the EU will restrict the acces to nitro fuel even more in the future..

[@johnholmes6897]

You just can't get the speed and reliability from a nitro that you can from electric. Nitro is still just cooler

[@Revelation1177]

I'm a new comer an I went with nitro an love it

[@dylanwhite6539]

Nitro is a hobby in and of itself. Plain and simple. You have to enjoy engine tinkering to enjoy nitro rc.

[@THEMASKEDMASTER]

✌🏻😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿I have been telling everyone for years that ELECTRIC IS THE FUTURE & that they should sell all their stuff unless they are racing for 45 minutes straight. Those that don’t sell them will be stuck with them forever because nobody else will want them. Other than the people that don’t know they are pointless or those that think having an RC with an engine that requires fuel is more of a grown up RC & the electric RC are for kids or something. Either way the only real reason they are still around is because it has a psychological hold Especially when the people & the manufacturers don’t want to let go of the past.

[@jagergerg9771]

I Always wanted one nitro. Too many dogs where I live they go crazy over the electric Imagine nitro running up and down the street

[@idan678]

my first rc car was nitro jato 3.3 and it was 13 years ago haha today im running only electric rc cars (2 kratons, had typhon, kagama 6s, maxx, xmaxx)

[@deezrcz]

I agree. As much fun as nitro is most don’t want to deal with or have the time to deal with the extra maintenance and procedures, myself included. I used to have a bunch of them but after trying out 1/5 scale gas rigs my desire to run nitro vanished instantly. As easy to start and run as a weed trimmer and with the clone options from rovan and 30DN they’re affordable as well. If space is a concern the baja shorty is no bigger than a Xmaxx.

[@beyondRC]

for sure! I love running my 30DNT effortless to start and as you say no harder to start than a weed trimmer. Way easier over nitro. The only other thing is noise which has been pointed out in some of the other comments. People do love a moan about the noise and the 1/5 Petrol's are incredibly loud!

[@deezrcz]

@@beyondRC yes that is very true. The noise is quite a problem sometimes. One of those “CY high flow exhaust” cans that comes on the losi 5ive t 2.0 helps significantly, but they kill a lot of performance. Then they sound like a weed trimmer as well. Haha

[@Lander76]

1/5 gas rigs are awesome, I run a Rovan AS1 which is a beast, the only downside is it lacks top speed which is where nitro comes in.

[@johnspiteri6807]

Electric if you don't use it you still need to maintain the lipo batterys you do not want it to discharge to low otherwise you are up for new batterys And can be a fire hazard. Nitro just fill it up and go all day. As long as you do the appropriate run in when you first buy it.

[@MysteriMaan]

@@johnspiteri6807 With a proper storage mode on most chargers nowadays, a quick check in every week or 2 would be sufficient.

[@oldskoolhunting]

I like nitro but if I want an easy day I’ll go electric… I’d recommend traxxas for a beginner to nitro

[@beyondRC]

Yeah the ez-start system is cool

[@cyrusshellard3905]

I love nitro and 1/5 scale petrol. I actually prefer em to electric, always have.

[@beyondRC]

Same! But my vids have to be 99% Electric to appeal to what people want to see :(

[@Johnny6ex]

Wel simply they suck after time sound gets annoying Avtomoto enthusiast

[@BuzzBuggiesRC]

Nitro is cool I've recently started collecting the old hobao stuff I had a hyper 7 18 years ago I've got the bug again the last few months.

[@beyondRC]

Cant beat the hypers they just go on and on!

[@jaredharris1970]

I think it’s because electrics are getting faster and they’re quieter and easier to maintain and start battery technology is getting better

[@BuzzBuggiesRC]

Talking from experience it's just a case of alot of peeps don't know how to set up a nitro they get mad and buy a electric. We all have to learn dont we I love electric and nitro.

[@redspear6692]

For me, the cost is what holds me back from owning a nitro rc.

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Nitro is greaf but it looks like such a faff...

[@scaleworksRC]

They were really popular in my area around the early 2000s. Crazy to think that was 20+ years ago, but it seems just like yesterday. I think you nailed it on the state of nitro in 2024 though. I was never really a fan because of the noise, and I was already messing with small block V8s and learning to be a civilian Airman at the time. So, messing with all that never really appealed to me.. but if you race them, really love them, or want to learn how internal combustion engines work and how to tune them.. then nitro is where it's at! The nitro rally cars are pretty cool because they fit the whole vibe, I have to admit

[@beyondRC]

Glad you agree on the state of nitro in 2024! They are nowhere near as popular as they used to be and whilst its a real shame for us engine lovers. I can totally appreciate why people opt for electric for the ease of use and less fuss! Shame but its the truth (Although last time i did a video like this i hurt some feelings with the die hard nitro lovers lol)

[@scaleworksRC]

@@beyondRC Indeed, and sometimes the truth hurts💯

[@dab_bod3520]

Noise, cost of maintenance, cost to drive, constant tuning, being harder to get faster, potential runaways etc are why it's dying off.

[@dab_bod3520]

That being said.. this winter I'd like to get a kit or used 1/7 and wrench on it for spring. I want to get a boat as well. Lol

[@davidrivero7943]

Have you seen prices on a gallon of Nitro gas. The hazmat fees will kill you, its like ordering components ie, a 8 lb jug of IMR 4198 powder for 45/70 rifles.

[@beyondRC]

I guess as it’s less popular these days there is less being made making it hard to come by increasing prices. Just a guess 🤔

[@cyrusshellard3905]

Electric will never have the same buzz as driving nitro/petrol, yes they're more convenient and neighbour friendly but just no comparison to hearing that proper engine sound and smell.

[@beyondRC]

100% agree

[@chrisewing7275]

I got turned off of them before brushless was a thing before failsafe was a thing in a time of crystal radios and interference was super real and lots of destroyed cars due to those facts and even when better radios came out I'd end up flipping the car trying to tune with body off and then a chunk is missing from the head and they just overheated after that then brushless came out and took all that headache away

[@chrisewing7275]

And don't get me wrong I loved nitro and still do but the frustration and money spent on them really eats away at the enjoyment factor and eventually turned me away

[@kashmurray1199]

Your right, I've ran both for 30 or more years. Use to be almost everyone had 1 nitro. Your lucky to see any where I'm at. I still have 2 and love'em.

[@beyondRC]

Yep! Shame really 🥹

[@gillian9178]

Noise is the biggest problem with nitro, you will always get complaints from neigbours or people in the area. Electric they dont even know your there half the time, so not disturbing anyone. There's limited places especially in the UK where you can go that is far enough out of the way to run nitro, without noise complaints. Also some of the petrol or gas cars these days, that have tuned engines complete with unsilenced tuned pipes noise is off the scale. To the point where the driver has to wear ear plugs to protect there hearing, they can be that noisey. It dosen't help where people these days are so aware of enviromental issues re noise & complain.

[@beyondRC]

Yeah noise is a massive issue with nitro/petrol. I have to run my 30DNT literally in the middle of nowhere as its so incredibly noisy! Great fun but locations are difficult

[@popuptoaster]

Im 57, used to run nitro back in the day because they were fast and you got a decent run time out of them, a fast(ish) electric buggy was lucky to get 5 minutes out of it's batteries back then. These days there's not much point to nitro, loud, smelly, messy to much effort to keep them running and often a pain in the arse to start. I think that as the old school guys die off they'll pretty much disappear as manufacturers drop support.

[@beyondRC]

i agree. Manufacturers are fully aware of the situation i believe. Thats why we dont see any new nitro releases in the basher market. Not too sure about the racing scene as its not really my thing. Shame really.

[@Twistededgemedia]

I wouldn't say that I prefer them, but the fact that I can be out of the door ready to go in 10 minutes is very appealing, finding I'm running them a lot more nowadays.

[@beyondRC]

Really good to hear 👍

[@robertshelton2605]

I have one Nitro car. I love it, When I finally got it to start it felt like I won the lottery. But electric my main choice. So when are we getting solar powered RC cars? lol

[@beyondRC]

I'm sure it wont be long!

[@gigi9467]

24 years a go i ran on road nitro so cool but so frustrating, in the last 2 years i been runnning electric with my kid and honestly i dont miss anything from nitro! Specially since am the pit guy for all the cars lol

[@beyondRC]

😩🥹

[@captainron7904]

i just gave away my Nitro cars at a yard sale last week

[@beyondRC]

Lol what were you reasons for giving them up?

[@captainron7904]

I cant get the fuel to run them where i live. There are NO hobby shops they sure wont ship the fuel. I live in Hawaii.

[@MartasZLA]

@@captainron7904 Same here in Czech Republic. I dont have hobby shop around that sells fuel.

[@Anonymous-ze4sx]

I’m fairly new to RC I’ve started out with electric never had any interest in nitro and very recently got interested into gas. I just recently bought a 1/5 gas baha and now having a hard time going back to electric. Something about gas that I just love!

[@beyondRC]

Yes!! The noise, smell and feel of a gas 1/5 is unbeatable!

[@sputnikwood]

Like your videos everytime I watch them. No nonsense, no gibberish, and straight to the point.

[@beyondRC]

Massively appreciate that. I like to think I don’t clutter my vids with too much waffle 😂 maybe a bit 🤔😂

[@SuperBigdanno]

One big issue is getting fuel for them , hard to get here in Canada and very expensive when you do find it at approx 55 dollars per gallon.

[@beyondRC]

That’s insane! Prices are also going up in the uk . The end is close for most people I believe outside of racing 🥹

[@gingerman6560]

Alot of people like hating on Traxxas but i can't be mad at them. They are one of the only large companies left making nitros for backyard bashing and their tremendous parts support on top of that. Its a little sad to see how many lazy people have gotten into this hobby. Electrics dont make you think at all.

[@beyondRC]

I agree. I’m not sure if it’s a generation thing or just lazy people though. I know my kids will always take the easy route with stuff instead of the more complex challenging option. Getting young ones into the hobby is hard enough. Trying to get them in on nitro is way harder and almost impossible due to the learning curve involved. They just don’t care and want it to work instantly 😂 not sure exactly the problem but if we can’t get the young ones to take up nitro once the older ones die off nitro will be dead forever!!

[@gingerman6560]

@@beyondRC society doesn't want to work for anything anymore. They want instant gratification. The feeling of accomplishment of building and learning is part of the fun and that was what made the hobby a hobby. When all you are doing is plugging in a battery you are just playing with a toy at that point which anyone can do. I do hope slowly we can rebuild the hobby

[@beyondRC]

@@gingerman6560Very true. I will be doing more nitro content in the future but even if all the youtubers gave nitro massive influence i still cant see it going back to how it was as electric has come so far!

[@gingerman6560]

@@beyondRC you're right but i can dream lol. I like your channel just subscribed

[@grahamjacob710]

Brushless all the way. I don't like the smell or the noise.

[@Rangoli_rc]

While I appreciate nitro, electric is 100% the future of rc . If this niche hobby wants to grow into something that I believe can be mainstream electric is the way. As a kid I probably had 2 rc cars that were electric, slow, typical 1990s radio shack trash. As an adult I bought a 1/18 eclectic rc for $50 bucks on a whim. 3 years later I’m a full blown rc addict. I have more electric rc cars than I care to admit. My home is small and surrounded by neighbors. My neighborhood is full of Karen’s. Nitro is just not an option for most people. Even though I love the sound it’s NOT urban friendly.

[@beyondRC]

Very true sadly the noise has played a massive part with the decline of nitro 😩

[@enteromara6962]

i wanted to play one, but Its very loud and its kinda hard to find nitro fuel in my area. So i stay electric all the way 😁

[@beyondRC]

Fuel is becoming harder to find 🥹

[@MartasZLA]

I never had nitro but I love them alot! I live in country with very dense population and its problem to find place where I can run it without bothering anyone. I dont have license or car to just go to places without much people. Electric is better for me because its silent.

[@beyondRC]

One of the biggest reasons why people choose electric over nitro is the noise 😩

[@bravo1872]

One reason is the price of the fuel. Here in Ohio, $60 a gallon is the norm around here..

[@beyondRC]

That’s insane

[@backlashD]

I like the sound of Nitro. But the smell is ick. But I'm sensitive to smells in general

[@beyondRC]

i like the smell of nitro :P

[@dlmoRAGEgaming]

Another thing that puts me off is how noisy they are unless you have a wide open area nowhere near people your probably annoying people. Its like having a moped going up and down your road over and over.

[@beyondRC]

Yeah it’s massively annoying to people. But people will complain about anything these days…

[@paultones5798]

i love my nitro but its the price of the fuel for me its so expensive to the point of pricing it self out of the rc market

[@beyondRC]

I think that's happening due to a lot less fuel being produced as way less demand for it. :/

[@bernardrc1137]

Can,t beat sound of nitro ,bro, reminds of 125cc 2 stroke moto Crosser,s from back in the day, lol 👍

[@beyondRC]

Oh yeah! 😎

[@Hungrybird474]

They do sound awesome

[@JustSomeJoe-dp5rp]

Love the smell, but the sound reminds me of my chain saw, which is a similar PITA to start and keep in tune! The small 2-stroke gasoline engines, on the other hand, those remind me of my dirt bikes so all good there! 😁

[@lowblueranger]

Our group ran nitro only for years back in the day. I was the first to put a brushless system in along with some lipos. It was over for nitro at that point for us. This was when chargers weren’t really available or brushless systems. But we knew what was coming. Nitro is always cool though, I just don’t want to tune anymore.

[@S.Y-a-ok]

love nitro👌

[@ohwell2790]

Here is the truth they are to Fing loud and no none wants them around. The noise disturbs people for a 1/2 mile in all directions and are driven with no regard for others. That is why.

[@Nerm78]

My first hobby grade was a nitro Rustler in the late 90s. I had no clue what I was getting into and almost gave up a few times but here it is 2024 and that same car is still running strong. I definitely agree for a large percentage of rc enthusiasts nitro is not the way to go! I think to have them and be able to enjoy them you have to just have a special place in your heart for them!

[@beyondRC]

Absolutely I’ve always been a fan and my first ever proper hobby grade rc truck was nitro. A thunder tiger ssk. Brilliant truck and still miss it to this day. Maybe I need to track one down 🤔 haha.

[@Nerm78]

@@beyondRC I have sold my Rustler twice and both times the people couldn't get it to run and gave it back to me for free when they got sick of it lol I am never ever letting it go again!

[@steviefpv]

My mate had nitros back in the day when we was about 18 they was good when they ran but taking out and not being able to start it sometimes then pull starters breaking. I’m 38 now and been in the hobby couple years and I’ve never bought a nitro and never will I like plugging a battery in and that it it’s just works. Yeah you can refuel a nitro and go again but it simple with a battery that take a few out with ya.

[@beyondRC]

is a lot easier with a Roto start/Ez start which is the only thing i will run now as it takes out all the effort of a pull starter. The amount of times i broke them back in the day was a joke haha!!

[@steviefpv]

@@beyondRC when my friend pull start broke I resent him having to wait 2 weeks for the shop to get one in was a joke lol

[@MysteriMaan]

I miss the sound it makes and the smell.

[@RDEnduro]

Havn't seen a gas crawler in a while.. electric just has too many advantages and it keeps getting better.

[@NickMaxted]

Love both, each has it's place 😊

[@beyondRC]

100%

[@traxxasfans]

I had a Traxxas T Maxx it was great when it worked

[@beyondRC]

Yep.. They spend more time Not working than working haha!!

[@ajkr32]

I really do love both electric & nitro, but especially to a petrol head nothing is going to beat having a real engine in a model car it’s on another level to electric; goes without saying there’s more maintenance involved but once you’ve learnt what you need to do it’s just routine! Great video, would love to see more nitro content on the channel!

[@beyondRC]

More coming ;)

[@ajkr32]

@@beyondRC awesome 👌

[@beyondRC]

@@ajkr32 epic car btw i had a deep blue pearl R32 3 door for 8 years! There is a vid of it on youtube with 300k Views: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6fOfX1jmJiKf7ssi=6H8OkZUX_SncD3jI miss it every day cherish that beauty :)

[@killerbites3963]

Electric is good but just boring in my opinion

[@deltauljCustoms]

😮😂😂😂

[@Reindeer911]

I have to give you a thumbs up just for running that Hyper 7. I still have very fond memories of my car.... loved that thing! Well, except for the tuning to get the mixture just right, frequent replacement of glow-plugs ($$$), cleaning up all the oil after the run, magically ingesting a pebble into the engine even though it had an air filter securely installed, and a few other annoyances I can think of. Still, there are those days I find myself on eBay looking for a decent Hyper 7 bargain...

[@beyondRC]

Absolutely brilliant buggies!

[@happy-mushroom4830]

Same with real cars today. The Tesla p100d family car does 0-100 In 2.28 secs!

[@beyondRC]

and sounds like a hair dryer... Haha!! I will stick to my petrol cars for now :P

[@mojarnugget]

love nitro but people want it easy... nobody wants to tune anymore... (not me)

[@beyondRC]

Agreed. Brushless is just way more powerful and easier!

[@Lander76]

You do not have to retune every time the weather changes lol. Just tune it to run around 230 degrees F and you'll be good to run all year round without touching the carb 👍

[@Luke-en2tk]

That definitely is not true

[@peteroman4297]

@@Luke-en2tkNitro engines are a labor of love because they don’t offer much as far as performance vs electric and the cheaper and the lower quality nitro engines are the ones that don’t really have any issues with starting and keeping them running but they usually don’t go that fast. Now once you get into the higher quality engines which are designed for racing you run into THEE MOST DIFFICULT ENGINES TO START! These are the most “ANAL” engines I’ve ever had to work with but they’re usually the fastest and most powerful but none of that makes a difference to me, what I find the biggest pain in the a$$ is the noise. I don’t understand how people like the sound of a bunch of mice on dirt bikes audibly sounds good? They sound terrible, not powerful but terrible and it’s not like they’re going like some “Super Speed”? They’re slow and make all this noise to end up going nowhere. I have several nitro RC vehicles but they just sit on the shelves and look pretty. Will I ever run them again? Absolutely not, I had my time with them, been there, done that. If I could find conversion kits for them to Electric I would in a heartbeat but question is,”Do I have the time to go through all these conversions I’ll have to do? Answer: NOPE. Great video brother.🤷🏻‍♂️💯💯💯👍👍👍

[@Luke-en2tk]

@@peteroman4297 I know I used to race nitro's I can start and tune an engine quite easily

[@jeffwhite9392]

OMFG !!! There's a thing called a starter box and I'm suspecting my Hyper 7 wants to elope with it ; but why make a video showing what a pain in the fundermental ( ass ) you can make the experience ? Having said that I also initially used the supplied pull starter , yuck .

[@beyondRC]

Started within seconds with the Roto Start no need for a starter box as demonstrated quite clearly in the vid. Its another option yes and popular with racers but no basher in their right mind will carry a big heavy starter box around...

[@jeffwhite9392]

YGBFK ( you gotta be fuggin kidding ) Good video BTW ...​@@beyondRC

[@Lander76]

Nitro is more rewarding and exciting than electric. Period. Electric is soulless.

[@anthonylim5120]

Except there's way too many complaints if ran other than a track.

[@ghostpeachweed]

How ?? I had both, I must here your opinion

[@beyondRC]

always someone who complains...

[@Lander76]

@@anthonylim5120 Find the right place to run, i.e a big playing field with no houses closed by, or a BMX track, or a pit etc. I use all three locations with no issues.

[@Lander76]

@@beyondRCUse Google maps and find somewhere more suitable to run

[@ghostpeachweed]

I cant think of any advantage in nitro- only 1 its like building a real car, if you're into building but if u buy RTR absolutely only disadvantages in nitro

[@Rusty-Metal]

Sound, smoke, feel, the overall experience.

[@Luke-en2tk]

Longer run times is probably the biggest one with having the ability to refuel, however nitro fuel has probably doubled in the last 10 years or so

[@sgrb11]

Same story with passenger vehicles

[@beyondRC]

You will never catch me driving an electric hair dryer until i am forced by the UK Government. Only certain types of people drive electric cars hehe :P

[@sgrb11]

​@@beyondRC Well, that's a shame, and not very mature of you. Big dent to your credibility right there 👎

[@beyondRC]

@@sgrb11 speaking facts haha and having a bit of a laugh. Wow people are so soft these days 😂 what is the world coming to 👀

[@kirbincap8307]

I don’t think anyone out there thinks nitro is popular

[@beyondRC]

You’d be surprised. There are die hard nitro bashers/ racers who will not accept the facts and defend it all day long as they are stubborn and will not move to electric

[@kirbincap8307]

@@beyondRCsounds like our presidential race here in the states 😂

[@beyondRC]

@@kirbincap8307 hahaha!!

[@dylanwhite6539]

I also like not spewing poison with my rcs

[@samw2768]

Youre 100% wrong! Nitro is as big now as its ever been. Just look at the entries at any race. Maybe in the gay uk its dieing but in the us ypure 100% wrong

[@beyondRC]

Did you watch 100% of the vid? The bit where I said its still popular in racing? In Bashing its non-existent. No new releases from the main RC brands and no aftermarket support any more! BTW its 'Dying' not dieing if you are going to insult the UK at least do it properly :)