Driving - HPI Racing Mini Recon Manual

Driving

Driving an R/C car can be very difficult to master but here are some basic tips to help you to understand how to use it
before you have your first attempt
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Drive the vehicle in a very large space, especially until you get the feel of driving the product.
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Do not run on public streets or highways. This could cause serious accidents, personal injuries and/or property
damage.
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Do not run in water or sand.
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Make sure everyone is using different frequencies when driving together in the same area.
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If you keep pulling the throttle trigger on the transmitter, the vehicle will keep accelerating and run very fast. It
is difficult to steer the vehicle running at high speed until you become used to driving. Drive the vehicle slowly
by pulling the throttle trigger to the fullest and quickly releasing it.
You can turn the vehicle right or left while it is running.
When the vehicle is running toward you, you need to operate the steering wheel in the opposite direction to the
operation when the vehicle is running away from you.
Practice turning the vehicle, referring to the following:
Rather than just paying attention to the direction of the steering wheel, imagine that you are at the centre of the
steering wheel, looking ahead of the vehicle, to turn in the direction you like.
Once you become conformable driving the
vehicle, practice driving on a track with cones.
Keep practising until you feel comfortable with
the steering, throttle and brake at low speeds.
Once you are feeling comfortable try using
reverse.
When you have mastered the basics you will
be able to drive at higher speeds in a more
controlled fashion.
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