RC Cars
Half the fun is in the workshop, the other half is finding real terrain to run them over. Here’s what I drive and where.
Tinkering Meets Getting Outside
RC cars scratch two itches at once. There’s the tinkering: stripping a chassis down, swapping a servo, tuning a diff, chasing that last bit of grip. Then there’s getting outside to run the thing over rock, gravel and dirt instead of a carpet.
Living near Barcelona helps. The Catalan backcountry is full of quarry edges, dry riverbeds and volcanic trails that make a perfect playground for a scale rig.
The FleetThe Rigs
Two ends of the hobby: one built to crawl, one built to slide.
Injora Jeep Cherokee
1/10 Scale CrawlerSlow, deliberate, built for climbing rock and picking a clean line rather than outright speed. It runs an Injora Jeep Cherokee hard body over a scale chassis, with a detailed interior and a transmission setup I spent far too long getting right.
Rlaarlo 1/10 Rally Car
Brushless On-Road / RallyThe opposite of the crawler. Fast, loose and happiest drifting across hardpack and gravel. Brushless power, a low stance, and enough speed to keep you honest on the sticks. Built by Rlaarlo.
Behind both: Traxxas 2S LiPo packs for run time, a waterproof sub-micro servo so a wet trail isn’t a problem, and a Tamiya toolbox for builds and repairs.
Where I Run Them
A scale rig looks its best against real landscape, not a track. The spots I keep coming back to:
- La Garrotxa volcanic zone near Olot, all ash trails and lava rock
- Quarry edges and gravel pits
- Dry riverbeds and forest tracks across the Catalan backcountry
When I’m not out with a rig, I’m usually on a padel court or tinkering with retro consoles.
