-=> Quoting Barry Burke to Mark Corona <=-
 BB> I fly too, I'll admit a car (or boat for that matter) takes a lot
 BB> less work and expertise to set up to bash around the back yard.
I'm new here so I'll just bust right in  j/k  I have an RC10, 
I'll go into detail later but I'll just keep to the topic :'-)
I don't fly but I do plan on racing, just got my RC10 in about a
year and 2 months ago.  Bashing around in yer backyard doesn't take 
much yer right but it still takes some skill to keep everything in workin
order especially in un-controlled conditions.
 BB> RACING, on the other hand is a whole different story.  To really
 BB> be fast and competitive on a regular basis, especially on a
 BB> multitude of different surfaces and tracks, requires as much
 BB> expertise as sport flying in my opinion.  Race car setup, including
 BB> motor choice and tuning, chassis setup, and batteries have evolved
 BB> into a science. Gas racing has it's own problems the racer has to
 BB> deal with and overcome.  The races in your area may not be on the
Exactly, racing takes as much set-up as any R/C sport!  All the 
choices that they have and you HAVE to make the right one.
 
 BB> same competitive level as in others.  Around  here, we have the
 BB> two-time 1/8 scale national gas champ, and several guys who have
 BB> made the A-mains in various classes at the WORLD'S to deal with.
That would be awesome, to hvae such caliber come out of your hometown. 
Where do you race out of?
... Mud is not one of the 4 food groups
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR]
--- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.03H1
---------------