10-21-2006, 10:18 AM
club racing is just that, club racing...You can't have prizes like trophys, or cash at every single weekly race.
To be honest, there are only a few guys including yourself that like indoor better than outdoor. The toxins from running indoor is bad and can get to you, to say the least. Burning eyes, lungs hurt, etc.... What is the long term effects on breathing in nitro for a few hours once a week? Cancer at 40?
The only reason there is more of a turnout for indoor winter racing than during the summer outdoors is because all the other outdoor tracks are closed for the winter and people are forced to go indoors during that period. People come from far and wide to race at Leisure indoors because it's the only place to go.
A point series is a good idea IF the local CLUB racers are diehards and come out week after week. The current trend in RC Car Racing is "glorified club races" and other big races every week. Most diehards travel all the time to go race because there is always that BIG race somewhere.
Too bad it's not a huge club race scene anymore, I think all these big races and traveling is killing the hobby (at least for me). I used to have FUN club racing, now the traveling and BIG races are so serious that it kills a lot of the fun in it. Not to mention the time and money involved when you get serious and travel.
I'm going back to club racing next year to try and bring the fun back into racing for me.
To be honest, there are only a few guys including yourself that like indoor better than outdoor. The toxins from running indoor is bad and can get to you, to say the least. Burning eyes, lungs hurt, etc.... What is the long term effects on breathing in nitro for a few hours once a week? Cancer at 40?
The only reason there is more of a turnout for indoor winter racing than during the summer outdoors is because all the other outdoor tracks are closed for the winter and people are forced to go indoors during that period. People come from far and wide to race at Leisure indoors because it's the only place to go.
A point series is a good idea IF the local CLUB racers are diehards and come out week after week. The current trend in RC Car Racing is "glorified club races" and other big races every week. Most diehards travel all the time to go race because there is always that BIG race somewhere.
Too bad it's not a huge club race scene anymore, I think all these big races and traveling is killing the hobby (at least for me). I used to have FUN club racing, now the traveling and BIG races are so serious that it kills a lot of the fun in it. Not to mention the time and money involved when you get serious and travel.
I'm going back to club racing next year to try and bring the fun back into racing for me.
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Hitec 5955, 5965