RE: Are you scared of nitro engines?
Honestly, I can't use the word 'scared'. Curious, excited, un-informed, un-experienced and un-knowledgeable are more apt descriptions I think. Worried I would break something through this learning curve...absolutely. I remember seeing some REALLY GOOD advice given to someone here in these threads when they were asking the typical, "NEWBIE, WHAT SHOULD I GET" question. Someone replied with "DON'T BUY AN EXPENSIVE RACE ENGINE WHEN STARTING OUT!" Learn on a cheapo, take notes and don't be scared to ask questions, either here or at the track or friends who've been there before. You'll end up more confident when you do get a better engine, and you'll appreciate the differences between a cheapo compared to a high end engine.