i got into the hobby by watching my uncle run his and he let me run them ocasonally (5 years old and driving a kyosho ultia from '85 that i later bought from him after i got in the hobby, 8-9 years old driving a 50+ mph nitro tc, 11-12 years old and driving a tmaxx pro .15, at some point i think i drove his xxx-nt, ahhh those where the days) i dont mind questions, my younger cousins seem to have the same fasination that i had when i was their age (5,6,8) i let a few of them drive my n' sport but i always forgot to show them the breaks, not that their hands could reach. i am considering getting one of my rc10's running for my other cousin (14) that loved driving our uncle's tmaxx but cant afford a new car/truck. if i get them both running i would keep the second in case i go to a park and someone really wanted to try one.