Overview ZD Racing Thunder - powerful monster truck with remote control

Company ZD Racing is well known among fans of radio-controlled models. It manufactures products not only under its own name, but on the orders of other large firms. In this case, always trying to find a reasonable compromise between quality and price. For example, the model of car ZD Racing Thunder, Which we will cover in this short review, many experts call the best choice in its price category.

Specifications

• Model type: monster truck.
• Scale: 1: 10.
• Maximum speed: 64 km / h.
• motor: T3650, 3300 revolutions per volt.
• ESC: 45 A, a moisture and dust protection.
• Servo: 3.5 kg.
• Gear motor: 17T.
• Drive unit: 4WD.
• Battery: 7.4V, 2400 mA · hr, LiPo.
• drive time on a single charge: about 10-15 minutes.
• Charging time: about 2 hours.
• Weight: 2,116 kg.
• Dimensions: 435 × 310 × 90 mm.
• Remote Control: pistol, T3GMN-2400.
• Frequency: 2.4 GHz.
• Number of Channels: 3.
• Remote Power: The 4 × 1,5, AA type.
• Maximum distance: to 150 m.

ZD Racing Thunder is a miniature copy of the ten times the typical monster truck. This is a special kind of vehicles that are built for off-road racing, jumping, tricks, and other fun crazy kamikaze drivers.

Scope of use makes its own demands on appearance and design of machines. They are characterized by enormous wheels, suspension with long stroke and very, very powerful engine. The ZD Racing Thunder all these features are precisely followed. The machine has spiked rubber, which is not afraid of no pit, and so the engine intake capacity that at the start she just soars upward.

Packaging and appearance

The car comes in a large colorful cardboard box. Despite the absence of any special protection, the content of the box to get to us without any damage.

Inside, in addition to the model, we found the remote control, a charger and a small set of spare supplies to repair the chassis. And yet the thick illustrated instructions, with which you can make out the car to the last screw and then again to collect.

ZD Racing Thunder has an impressive appearance due to plastic housing simulating an SUV. In fact, this body has a purely decorative purpose. The most important and valuable in the model - this chassis.

It is mounted on a solid plastic frame. Located right power unit: powerful brushless motor, the speed controller with the cooler and the servo control front wheels. All this stuff looks very impressive, as it should be in a powerful racing SUV.

The battery is placed on the left side of the frame. Its capacity is 2400 mAh. During the race the battery is discharging very high currents, so sometimes quite warmed up. The central part of the frame takes a radio receiver in a special compartment, protected from dust and moisture.

Details of the vehicle chassis ZD Racing Thunder are mainly made of thick plastic. This is done to reduce the cost and weight of the model. Special solid plastic provides sufficient strength even if you want to use the car for jumps and other stunts.

Front and rear shocks - oil regulator with spring stiffness. Together with large soft rubber tires they perfectly fulfill all the bumps in the road, allowing the car to successfully overcome the bumps, holes and even small curbs.

test check

Before the start you need to click the power switch on the machine, and then turn on the remote control. After that, the connection is established between them, what will signal the red LED.

To start the movement you must carefully pull the trigger panel. It should be done very gently, because the character of the car is extremely aggressive. If you give a little more gas, the car takes off with such speed that the front wheels are raised off the ground.

During the test run ZD Racing Thunder behaved magnificently. On straight segments of smooth asphalt it may accelerate to a speed of 60 km / h. Therefore, the management can not forget about caution: rushing like lightning dvuhkilogrammovy shell can do the trouble.

Fans of off-road and tricks, too, will not feel deprived. This model successfully copes with sand, gravel, grass and other coatings. It will not stop any holes or hillsides or building rubble heap. And if you Construct a springboard, the ZD Racing Thunder can exercise even their flight performance.

The only caveat - too little time. Just beginning to enter into the taste and toys battery has sat. However, a payment for the power and speed of the car, so everything is clear.

results

RC car ZD Racing Thunder during the test proved to be a very positive side.

This is a very fast and maneuverable model, able to lay the spectacular bends and come first to the finish line. She also is not afraid of no off-road and dirt. And very strong, which is important in case if you are attracted to jump and tricks.

Yes, for all the pleasure you need to shell out almost $ 140. But it's worth it, especially since readers Layfhakera be able to get a discount of $ 36 coupon ZDRN9106 and another 10% coupon SALE10.

The author expresses his gratitude to the store RCmoment for providing the test device.