Working for/ With Losi/ RC CLub

[Mr. Awsome]

im thinking about doing something with rc cars in my future, how do you go about working at losi, or designing chassis s for the new cars, i would really like to hear back, also thinking about making a club at my school, what would we need to be thinkling about in order to make a track, for cars like 8igh-e 2.0 thanks:)

[Casper]

If you want to design cars a degree in mechanical engineering is a good start. I wouldn't say it is a required but highly desirable. Learn to use a 3D CAD system. Losi uses solidworks. Have a passion for the hobby and get exposure to all aspects of R/C cars, racing, crawling, bashing, gas, electric. Working at a hobby shop helps a lot to get a good exposure to the hobby and it's customers.

If you want to become a team driver this takes a lot of practice to be a top racer in your area. Then to go along with your mad skills you will have to have a great attitude at the track and be willing to go out of your way to help out others at the tracks. The ability to travel to larger races in your area is a plus as well. Typically you will start off with some sponsorships from smaller local companies before you will get something from a chassis sponsor. Most of all have lots of fun. It is a hobby afterall and people respond well to seeing you enjoy the stuff you are playing with!

[Mr. Awsome]

hey thanks for that, ill take that into advice, i brought a smile to my face,... very inspirational:D

[CeeKay]

The ability to travel to larger races in your area is a plus as well. Typically you will start off with some sponsorships from smaller local companies before you will get something from a chassis sponsor.

^^^ What if there are no larger races in my area?

Also, I've already got a sponsorship from one of the best body shops in the area... I got a heck of a deal too; I do body work for them 40hr/wk, and they help feed my Losi addiction!! ;)


- CK

[lordraptor1]

If you want to design cars a degree in mechanical engineering is a good start. I wouldn't say it is a required but highly desirable. Learn to use a 3D CAD system. Losi uses solidworks. Have a passion for the hobby and get exposure to all aspects of R/C cars, racing, crawling, bashing, gas, electric. Working at a hobby shop helps a lot to get a good exposure to the hobby and it's customers.

If you want to become a team driver this takes a lot of practice to be a top racer in your area. Then to go along with your mad skills you will have to have a great attitude at the track and be willing to go out of your way to help out others at the tracks. The ability to travel to larger races in your area is a plus as well. Typically you will start off with some sponsorships from smaller local companies before you will get something from a chassis sponsor. Most of all have lots of fun. It is a hobby afterall and people respond well to seeing you enjoy the stuff you are playing with!

in other words learn to use a program that costs roughly 2500.00 a year or more for licensing (yes i looked into solidworks to learn a while back but teh student teacher addition ( 150.00) is only available if you are in college and the full blown SW is outrgeously overpriced.

although i did have a older cracked version once i played around with and it was nice but not worth near what is being charged for a license fee.

[Casper]

Take a class at a local college. I bet they offer some type of CAD class. I understand how expensive it all is as I have been a mechanical engineer for 12 years now working with Unigraphics, Catia and Pro-E. Solid works is one of the cheaper programs to get a license with! :(

Having CAD experience will help you land a lot of jobs in the design field.

[lordraptor1]

Take a class at a local college. I bet they offer some type of CAD class. I understand how expensive it all is as I have been a mechanical engineer for 12 years now working with Unigraphics, Catia and Pro-E. Solid works is one of the cheaper programs to get a license with! :(

Having CAD experience will help you land a lot of jobs in the design field.

my local college does not have a cad (or even a mechanical engineering program) basically i learn stuff on my own (that and i suck at math LOL), if i had teh software available to me i could figure it out rather quick.

on a side note, i would settle for a job as a janitor working for a big time r/c manufacturer LMAO