The closest hobby shop to me used to have fuel at resonable prices, and although he doesent carry many nitro parts, he did have fuel and simple things i needed usually.

I hadnt bought fuel in about 6 months, and I just got my savage back up and was going to run some and needed fuel. I tried calling them, and their # is disconnected? So, since it is about 8-10 minutes from where i was headed anyways, I stopped by to pick up some fuel if they were still open. So i stopped in, and they dont even carry fuel anymore! The guy working said he thought they had 1 more gallon somewhere, so he looked for about 30 seconds and said well, I guess we dont have any. He said they were trying to get away from it. And im assuming he just meant nitro stuff in general because the only thing they do is race a dirt oval with electric trucks indoor, and those are the only things he keeps parts for, so im done with them. There is one in the area I havent tried out yet and they actually have a nice online store, and it seems like they stock lots of parts so i need to drop by. But the hobbytown usa close by(30 minutes) is pretty much a joke too. They always have fuel and stuff, but it is pretty high, and they never have anyone knowledgeable behind the counter anymore. It really is a 15 minute ordeal to get a spur gear because of how bad the people working there are, so id rather just order my parts online if they cant do better than that.

So it looks like im down to 1 more hobby shop in the area that will hopefully be a good one(their website looks promising), and they are about 20 minutes away, so I will be trying them out soon.

Anyways, sorry for the rant, but i feel your pain. It really shouldnt be this hard to get what you need, and if local businesses want to keep business they need to have knowledgeable workers above all else....

Eric