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Old 02-23-2005, 08:28 PM
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i'm just curious , i see all these pics of amasing american tracks , im just wonderind how far you travel to race . seeing as the usa is so huge compaed to the uk ,what do our american freinds think is a reasonable distance to travel?
Old 02-23-2005, 08:36 PM
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60 min is the farthest for me so far, this summer it willbe 9.5 hours lol
Old 02-23-2005, 08:42 PM
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3 tracks for me...10 minutes,15-20, and 30 minutes away....
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About 45 mins for me....
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Track 1 = 45 mins
Track 2 = 1hr 20mins

I've also traveled over 1500 miles on several occasions for Nationals and other big races.
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you must live in rc heaven island savage, 3 tracks within 30 minutes
Old 02-23-2005, 10:03 PM
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1hr for my practice track.
30 mins for the main race track.
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3 Tracks 20 minutes away for all three. Only 1 that I run at though.
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4 tracks within an hour of me here in Tampa Bay.

Closest is 15 minuets.
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40 minutes min for me, farthes track this year will be 3 hours
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2 hours, 1 hr, and 45 minutes.
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1 hour to race outdoor, 45 minutes to race indoor, practice track is in my backyard...priceless
Old 02-24-2005, 09:49 AM
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4 tracks within 1 hours drive. 6 more within 2-4 hours drive. Gotta Love Tampa Bay.
Old 02-24-2005, 10:58 AM
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closest track is 30 minutes
the one I race the most at 40 minutes,
all totaled
5 tracks within 1 hour
10 more tracks within 2 hours
Gotta really love So Cal
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All those tracks to pick from. I want to move to the USA.

Mike 42 miles from the nearest track in the UK[]
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Um lets see....one track is about 5 mins from me and it is indoor. The second and third tracks are about 20 mins. from me. and when I am home from school there are 3 tracks within an hours drive of me! Pretty sweet if I must say so my self! And all of them are pretty nice tracks!
Old 02-24-2005, 01:50 PM
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45 min to the indoor track i normally go to and 2hr to Joliett IL. at LH and over 2hrs to Extreme RC in IOWA. and i plan on traviling to Indiana to Hardestys and as far as Flordia to play hard this summer and sling some dirt.

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