| Want to give the kids a real treat for their RC monster | | | | want to come off one hill and crash down onto the |
| truck playtime? Set up an obstacle course track in the | | | | entry side of the next. |
| back yard, and model it after the real monster truck | | | | That concern is easy to work around, though. Build one |
| rallies. | | | | hill, get out the truck and do a jump, then measure how |
| Consider the operating capabilities and environmental | | | | far away it lands. Make each of your hills that distance |
| requirements of your specific model truck, and you'll | | | | from the other. Keep in mind that when you start |
| design a monster track that becomes a top subject in | | | | running events with different models the distance |
| every neighborhood conversation. | | | | between your hills must accommodate the varied |
| All the kids around will perch on top of your fence to | | | | needs of each model. As each RC runs at different |
| watch your mini-rally events. | | | | speeds certain trucks sail through the air further than |
| Does your remote control model come sealed against | | | | others. |
| dust and moisture intrusion into the motor compartment | | | | Aside from hills for jumping, a steep incline for |
| and gear areas? Make sure you dig a mud hole, or | | | | four-wheeler climbing provides great monster truck |
| bog pit, for added excitement in your race event. | | | | action. Again, different remote control models negotiate |
| Think about how close you place that mud hole to the | | | | different grades of steepness. Think about |
| exit side of a hill. Choose between the truck coming | | | | constructing separate climbing hills for different classes |
| off the hill, landing on dry track, and then speeding into | | | | of RC. |
| the mud (splattering it to the sides), or dropping directly | | | | Add an oval track into the layout for non-monster |
| into the pit, splashing mud and water upward and | | | | truck remote racing, and a straight strip for drag racing |
| outward in a full circle. Which do you think creates a | | | | and wheelie popping, and you'll have quite a setup for |
| more spectacular effect? | | | | your radio control events. |
| Speaking of hills, how is the suspension on your radio | | | | The kids and grandkids will smother you with thanks |
| control vehicle? Is it beefy enough to survive a good | | | | and affection for giving them hours of fun on your |
| jump? You have another choice in jumping event | | | | monster truck track. |
| configuration. Place one hill on the track for single | | | | And once those neighborhood kids gather around to |
| jumps, or a series of hills to test driver control. When | | | | watch your events, you'll have the roar of the crowd |
| you design a number of hills in succession, make sure | | | | too. |
| you don't build them too close to each other. You don't | | | | |