🔤 RC Glossary
Every RC term, decoded
Cars, crawlers, boats, planes, helis, drones, tanks and radios — every real term, plain English, no jargon left behind. New to RC? Start here.
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Terms
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Categories
Cross-linked to the Wiki, Guides and Tuning Guide.
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BRCA
The British Radio Car Association — the UK national body for radio-…
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Blinky
A spec racing mode where the ESC runs zero timing (a blinking LED p…
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Blue Groove
The dark, polished, high-grip strip that forms on a hard-packed cla…
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Bump-Up
A rule that lets the top finishers of a lower main race move up int…
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SORRCA
The Scale Off Road RC Association — the rule set most scale rock cr…
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Sanctioning Body
An organization (like ROAR, IFMAR or SORRCA) that sets official rul…
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Spec Class
A racing class where the rules lock down key parts (motor, tires, o…
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Spec Tire
A rule requiring everyone in a class to run one specific approved t…
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Staging
Being called up for your race — you place your car on the starting…
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Stock Class
A class limited to a specific, lower-power motor spec — as opposed…
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TQ
Top Qualifier — the driver who set the fastest qualifying result, e…
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Tech Inspection
An official check that your car actually meets the rules for the cl…
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Track Call
A stoppage or pause of the race called by race control.
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Transponder
A small device on the car that a track's timing loop reads to recor…