One thing I don't do anymore is run in the muckiest of conditions, heck I don't run my RCs on the track if there is any kind of puddle. Having a blast while controlling a RC, mashing the trigger so hard, throwing crap with all 4 tires , and maybe even throwing some on yourself...that's a great feeling. Having crap stuck in every corner of your RC, and knowing you gotta clean it later if you want to keep things in good shape...that's gotta be one of the worst feelings (for me anyway). Dust, dirt, rocks, and debris I can handle. Just shoot air at RC, and throw it (RC) in the garage until the next session.

One of these years I might waterproof my gear and let my flying pig of an RC do her thing, but for now I don't have the time to be doing all the after run maintenance .

Today was the first time I ever seen someone use a shower cap as some sort of chassis shroud/cover. The problem for me would be working something around the steering linkage.

During the past year of RC rock racer ownership, I've seen quite a few people using those thin, flexible plastic notebook binders as building material for dirt shields.