Trust me, I get how the "cool factor" can affect how youngsters view an activity. That said, I see, and I'm not just talking about R/Cs but many activities, that life can and does affect how people view what they can and can't do. Kids that I've watched grow up in various activities are going to college, getting married, having kids and starting their careers. Many of the seniors I've known have, for various reasons, left the activities I knew them through or, in many cases, have passed on. Hobbies are just something that are "expendable" when time, health or funds are short. Personally, I only made it to 4 or 5 races out of 13 this year due to work and other commitments. I obviously would have liked to have gone to more but, reality says work and other commitments had to come first.