sorry guys, but I can't resist.

While I do wish folks would get past the "nerdy" image we usually get, I cannot justify calling my R/C activity a "sport" -- even when I compete (pylon, combat, thermal duration)

To partake in a sport, you must physically exert yourself. That's my own personal definition, and you can argue if you like. No Golf, no fishing or hunting. Even table tennis is a sport if played with considerable skill and vigor. Ya gotta break a sweat -- and not just cause you're nervously burning calories.

HLG throwing can get pretty intense, and F3J towing certainly requires muscle, but doing that pilot stuff is all reflexes, practice and coordination. You don't need to strengthen your thumbs lifting weights to excel, even if you do think it's a sport. (Man, did you see the size of Chip Hyde's thumbs? Wow, just like Arnold's biceps!)

Oh, and the Predator pilot flying over Bagdad isn't sweating either, unless it's hot inside the trailer.

But they certainly aren't toys!