I havent had a lot of R/C experience, especially in the last 10 years or so. But, I got the bug again and went out and bought my Hyper7 which is a great car. I took it to the local lake to break in the engine and eventually started running it harder and harder. It seemed my car handled great and had awesome power. So today, I decided to take it to the local track for some practice.

There were 3 other guys there with 1/8 buggys, 10th scale trucks, and another guy also had a Mammoth monster truck, which I also have and brought with me. Man was I out to lunch! This track was very technical and kicked my behind! I couldnt keep the car straight to save my life. A kid with a Mugen was doing 3 laps to my 1. [&o] [&o][&o] Of course he works at the LHS, and probably lives at the track. Either way, these guys sent me to school. I really thought my buggy was ready to tear it up. But I realized after having a rough time finishing one lap without hitting anything, I need LOTS of practice and tuning skills.

There was also an oval there I had my Mammoth on, it was a blast, but again, handling was non-existant with my first time out with it at a track. The other Mammoth was spanking me too . But, his was modified and obviously used a lot. I dont know if Im ready for this racing thing or not. Looks like its going to take up a lot of my time to even get close to being competetive. Maybe if other noobs would have been there, it wouldnt have been so bad. But, the other guys were really cool and helpful. The kid with the Mugen got my Hyper .21 dialed and it had incredible throttle response, then my Airtronics FM reciever decided to self-destroy and I lost steering, so I was done.

All in all, it was fun, but boy did I learn I need a ton experience, and at 51, I dont have a whole lot of time left.

Sounds like you had an awesome day man. Its all a learning experience, just take it in stride and keep going out there. Dont ever give up, and milk that kid for all his knowledge

I think I am going to be in the same boat!!! Im 30, and just got an MBX4 XR. I used to race electric 10th scale, had a T-maxx, and had an MBX4 years ago...and the bug bit again... I havent run my new car yet - the weather here sucks, but I am looking forward to it! I have a feeling I will have a lot to learn.

i have found in offroad racing that throttle input is almost more important then steering input, especially on a 1/10 nitro truck.

irobotix what part of PA are you from? Just wondering because I live in NE. Ohio and run at the 2 local tracks in the nice weather..By the way the weather here sucks also!!! Damn the lake!!!

Im in the Sharon / Hermitage area.... right on the Ohio line.

There are tracks around?? Nice! I was wondering where to run!!

Yea, the weather is sucking bad! Hopefully it will dry up / warm up a bit in the next few weeks - I havent even run my car yet!!!

Email me any time at [email protected] - maybe I could meet up at a track??

There is a track in Jefferson but I am not sure of the status of it this year just yet. That track ran on Sat. at 2:00. There was one in conneaut but it is moving to Sheffield and will be open around the 1st week in May. Both tracks use the AMB transponders and are nice tracks. Sheffield should be pretty close to you they are probably going to run sundays. They both have a practice day but not sure what day it is this year.. If you need more info let me know. I am from Ashtabula and both tracks are only 1/2 hr or less from me they should be close to you also.