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Originally Posted by crazyjr
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3. if you are not having fun, find another hobby, nobody wants to hear you complain...
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I personally think this should be number 1, and in bold.
I remember back ~4 years ago, I was at the LHS track watching Wed night races (electric only). It was a new thing for me and I wanted to see if racing was something I'd want to do. I knew the Wed night electric races were more "informal" and seemed more fun. For me, it's not so much about winning, but about running with a group of people with similar interests. I knew my driving skills were (and still are) not so good, but it's to have fun.
Anyway, there was a heat going on where around 6 people were racing their 2WD 10th scale buggies. As you know, those things are not very durable. Well, there was an accident near the end of the straight - apparently, a new guy didn't know you aren't supposed to use reverse in a race - and the guy he hit started yelling obsceneties and stormed off to get his broken toy. Now, I can understand a more experienced racer being a bit miffed at this turn of events, but come on! To me, he was just throwing a tantrum. It's not like there was $500 at stake here! I remember thinking that this is one guy who has lost touch with what this was really about and that lesson has kinda stuck with me.
Sorry for the long post.
