In the spirit of speed, [James Whomsley] strapped a jet turbine engine to an RC car, and learned some hard lessons along the way. The car started as a four-wheel drive electric race car ...

RC cars are the gateway that got many of us to where we are today. Hobby-level cars have all the same systems as real cars. Turning wrenches on one of these, either as a kid or adult, scratches ...

Meanwhile, if you’re more about speed than getting sideways, we’ve seen a homebrew RC car designed to that end as well. Video after the break.