RE: Traxxas Rules
I'm glad to see some guys here do trust traxxas.
All the basher can go for it if they want, this is MY story of rc.
Back when i was younger, i would have been 12. i saw the guys racing at the improvised local track. i loved it and and told them i was gonna get one. so, a year later i ended up getting a traxxas nitro sport. Not the best car, but back then it sure did feel like it. It was all that was available in my price range and it was prebuild so i was all for it. it came with the optional slipper clutch and the trx PRO [X(] 15 and i was stoked. it started easily but soon i flooded it and for some reason mine didnt come with the glow plug spanner and i broke the easy start by continuing to crank it over. long story short, i used to enjoy it soo much and loved showing it off and it cost me a bundle. I went to see the real races at maitland, 1.5 hours train trip away in the city. I watched it and met a guy and his dad who were very friendly and encouraged me to come down and race, who cared if i got flogged? it was my first try and i was young. so next month i got to the train station barely past 5;30 am and took the train there alone got away with a free day (thats the deal for noobs) ad i was down i was totally embarassed with my lack of driving skills. i went home and practiced so much and build my own mini track. i would practice every day. i got a job and slowly spent money on it, getting new shocks and everythign you guys read a couple years ago here. Then i went back and i had 2 race meets before a big yearly event, i had problems with my car but drove really well met awesome people and it felt great. I moved on from the traxxas to a factory team gt that i have now.
I sure not many people here will disagree that i know what im doing and am one of the more knowledgable guys here and you know what? theres no way i would have bought a kit. theres no way i would have spent more on a better car. it was this or it. and now rc is the majority of my non education life. It is my love and now i go compete at state titles and the 'slow' traxxas made me a good driver, i had to practice like heel in order to not embarras myself.
So there you are. the crap traxxas lasted forever, wasnt so reliable but what do yuo do. lead me through bad and great times and now i see rc being a very major part of my adult life. all because of a crappy RTR traxxas.
What do you say to that?
Dann