Hi Bill,
Well....you are in the right place, at the right time...LOL. You are very fortunate to have a core group of RC tankers in yor backyard here in norhtern NJ. NEAD is a yahoo based RC tank club with about 110 members. You just missed our club battleday this past Saturday in PA at Brett's new battlefield. Or next club event is in Danville VA at the famous AAF Tank Musuems into RC tank battlfield. What are you doing during the first weekend in November??? I will PM you my contact information and post a link for the club's homepage. This is a fun hobby loaded with great guys who have a wealth of information that they share freely. We all want to see your RC and wish you the best. Here are a few pix from some past NEAD events. Some battles were in Westwood (near Paramus) and some in Waldwick (near Ramsey). We have also had them in VA and PA. We run 1/16 Tamiya, Heng Long and other IR battle tanks based on the Tamiya infrared battle system.
Here is a link to some videos on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thecommandernj Enjoy! Bob, NEAD CO