mikeyt,
Here is a link to help you find the CLOSEST R/C Tank Club to you...

http://www.texasarmor.com/Texas_Armo.../RC_Clubs.html <-- Click on the icons to check out all the clubs and their links...

http://lori.rogers.home.mindspring.com/battlefront.htm <--- I would recommend checking these guys out... They are on the border of Michigan...I know it is a drive but once a month or every 2 months would be great for you to begin to contact active r/c Tankers and begin a branch in your hometown!!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armornutsrcarmorhut/ <--- Join this group and post a question "Looking for Tankers in Michigan" and see who lives closest to you... You will be surprised at the response...

http://www.geocities.com/eastpac01/index.html <--------- THE ULTIMATE INDOOR R/C TANK BATTLEFIELD.... YOU SHOULD GO TO THIS EVENT!!

http://www.customrcmodels.com/id497.htm <---------- 6 pages worth of footage and pics from the Danville , VA BATTLEFIELD!!!! Browse the site and look for the parade video... 5 minutes of tanks parade by a camera ....over 50 tanks!!!!