| For those of you who have been racing | | | | great |
| your RC cars for years, | | | | to have a friend who knows RC cars tips |
| and have a friend or two who you have | | | | and tricks. Someone you can |
| been trying to get out to the | | | | ask questions, or bounce ideas off of. |
| RC tracks, this article is for you. | | | | Or catch rides to the track |
| Feel free to forward it to | | | | when your full scale car is in the |
| them.For those of you who are fanatical | | | | shop.5) Just like when your bashing and |
| bashers, and have avoided racing | | | | you finally nail that jump you |
| your rc cars at the local track, hear | | | | set up in your backyard, mastering a |
| me out, because I have 5 great | | | | track is a total rush- |
| reasons you should take a run at it.1) | | | | Everyone will tell you when you first |
| Hanging out with other RC car | | | | start racing rc cars, just |
| enthusiasts- You will absorb new | | | | try to do crash free laps. Isn't that |
| ideas on how to keep your RC cars | | | | essentially what you are |
| running at peak performance, just | | | | doing in your backyard?Why not take |
| by hangin' out in the pits. Not all of | | | | your Monster truck to the track, and do |
| them will be good, some | | | | some racing, |
| could even do more harm than good. but | | | | and see if you can handle the track's |
| if you are careful who you | | | | jumps and rhythm sections? |
| listen to, you can learn some terrific | | | | I bet it will be months before you have |
| stuff that will make your | | | | a crash free lap. Howse |
| ride handle better, run faster, and be | | | | that for a challenge?If you have put |
| more durable.2) The game within the | | | | off racing rc cars because it looks |
| game- Its not just about racing, and | | | | intimidating, |
| being | | | | your worried you will make a fool of |
| first in the heats (altho, that is a | | | | yourself, or smash up your car |
| huge thrill) but its also | | | | or buggy, or piss off someone by |
| about pushing the limits of your RC | | | | smashing THIER car up... well, |
| cars, and fighting agianst the | | | | your right!! All of that can happen!In |
| track itself in a measureable way. | | | | fact, when I first started racing my RC |
| When your bashing, you don't | | | | cars, I made every |
| really get a precise way of knowing how | | | | racing mistake there is. I embarassed |
| fast your vehicle is. When | | | | myself, I smashed my poor |
| you race, you will actually know to the | | | | little car up, I was totally confused. |
| millisecond what your | | | | Frankly, I didn't have much |
| vehicle, limited by your driving | | | | fun.But, I fought through it, learned |
| skills, can do.3) By being at the | | | | from my mistakes, got some great |
| tracks, you get to see the latest RC | | | | advice, and now I enjoy every weekend |
| technology | | | | at the track. I strongly |
| in action- You can go to the hobby | | | | suggest you give racing a chance. I |
| stores and look at boxes of RC | | | | think it's the best way to |
| cars and buggies all you want. But if | | | | enjoy your RC cars hobby.J.P. Turner, |
| you really want to see what | | | | is the author of "The RC Insider's |
| a Hot Bodies Lightning Pro or an XRAY | | | | Unfair Advantage Radio Controlled Car |
| T1'FK05 can do, there is no | | | | Secrets Guide", at and also runs an RC |
| better, and cheaper, way to do it than | | | | blog, RC Smackdown, at article may be |
| hang out at the tracks. You | | | | reproduced in its entirety only if |
| get an even better idea when you race | | | | unaltered and the resource box is |
| against them.4) Making new friends- Not | | | | included. |
| that you need new friends, but it's | | | | |