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BrianG · 11:15 AM

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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...

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.

lincpimp · 04.20.2009, 12:32 PM

The only way to compete without the issue of cheating is purely mental. Just do long division in your head. No way to cheat on that, and no equipment to purchase. The smartest (or the one who is best at mental long division) wins.

Otherwise you are competing with a mixture of skill and equipment. And whenever equipment is part of the variable, money usually equals success. So at the end of the day you are just money racing... I do not compete for this reason, someone will always be able to out-spend me.

Mental games are much more fun anyways. I like drinking games, like presidents & a-holes... Fun cause I can drink more than most, and I am pretty good with card games... 3-man and capt d***head are fun too.