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View Poll Results: What is your least favorite part of the Hobby/Sportort
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Don't like to Race
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1.45% |
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Don't like to practice
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0% |
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Don't like building car
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2.90% |
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Don't like getting car set up
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4.35% |
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Don't like to rebuild car (normal maintenance)
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5.80% |
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Don't like to do motor rebuilds
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10 |
14.49% |
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Don't like truing foams or gluing tires
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18.84% |
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Don't like to build Battery packs
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7 |
10.14% |
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Don't like to work on any R/C stuff at home
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1.45% |
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Don't like Painting the Bodies
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28 |
40.58% |
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05-24-2006, 10:40 AM
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Elder Statesman
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Join Date: Dec 1998
Location: green bay, wi
Posts: 1,668
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what is the least favorite part of the Hobby/Sport
In reference to the last thread I posted to. It got me thinking. Are racers attitudes changing or is it the technology that makes us feel we have to change. I know everyone has different ideas about the hobby/sport and the things they like to do. So I thought it would be fun to do a little poll and see what part of the hobby is your least favorite. It not meant to flame any products/ attitudes/ or racers.
I just was interested
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05-24-2006, 11:25 AM
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Member
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 304
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Im mean... i really dont have a downside on r/c veheicle. But I would say nitro tuning is by far my worst enemy!
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05-24-2006, 11:31 AM
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Elder Statesman
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Join Date: Dec 1998
Location: green bay, wi
Posts: 1,668
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JEESE BEING A ELECTRIC HEAD i COMPLETLY FORGOT ABOUT THE WHOLE NITRO ASPECT
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05-24-2006, 01:09 PM
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Elder Statesman
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Sandusky, OH USA
Posts: 1,659
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Getting beat when you know it was your own fault!!!!
mc
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05-24-2006, 01:13 PM
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HobbyTalk Pro
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Posts: 2,517
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Least Favorite: Fixing/replacing broken stuff.
Takes time away from all the other things I like to do.
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05-24-2006, 03:08 PM
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HobbyTalk Pro
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 2,167
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For oval racing the ever changing batteries, and motors. When I started racing we had Sanyo 1700's, and maybe 2 stock motors to choose from. Now that we have so many different motors, and batteries change evey other day. 3 (or more) sanctioning bodies is also ridiculous. Before racing was who could drive the best, now it is who spends the most money. I still love to race, but I am currently running spec. I would love to start running mod or stock again, but I dont want to spend 5 grand to be fast. I think I can out drive a lot of people that I race with, but they like to sepnd more money than me. Just my 2 cents.
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05-24-2006, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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The travel to and from... Once there all is right with the world, no matter how poorly I am running  |
05-25-2006, 03:15 AM
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HobbyTalk Pro
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: IN A CAVE IN THE NORTH POLE (BUMBLES)
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You forgot number 11 Hock.. People that make it not fun to race..
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05-25-2006, 09:36 AM
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Elder Statesman
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Join Date: Dec 1998
Location: green bay, wi
Posts: 1,668
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sorry it only allowed 10 options |
05-25-2006, 06:10 PM
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Bret Lund
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Over the river, and through the woods.
Posts: 2,650
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Setting up my pits...Packing up my pits.
I need a roady   |
05-30-2006, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: albany ga
Posts: 182
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Teh 300 Mile Round Trip To Race.
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06-02-2006, 10:08 PM
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Go Faster, Turn Lefter
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Michigan
Posts: 2,626
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Originally Posted by burbs
You forgot number 11 Hock.. People that make it not fun to race..
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Ain't that the truth. One sour-puss can ruin it for everyone.
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06-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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Elder Statesman
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: at my house
Posts: 591
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i hate the people that dump thousands, i mean wake up its a hobby not a carrer(spelling) then this makes all the kids and newbies not want to race, because they might not have that much money, or not want to spend that much, so all these people who dump sooo much into this is discouraging us all.
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06-03-2006, 01:31 PM
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Bret Lund
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Over the river, and through the woods.
Posts: 2,650
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Originally Posted by tamiya_kid_ta04
i hate the people that dump thousands, i mean wake up its a hobby not a carrer(spelling) then this makes all the kids and newbies not want to race, because they might not have that much money, or not want to spend that much, so all these people who dump sooo much into this is discouraging us all.
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EXACTLY!!!
That's why I've always preached..."Stock should be entry level"
It give's guy's like you a place to race, have fun, and not cost a fortune .
Then should you decide to advance, all you need to do is snag a coupe of 19 turn motors . |
06-03-2006, 04:36 PM
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Top Dog
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: at a South-West Tour Series Race
Posts: 5,802
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For oval racing the ever changing batteries, and motors. When I started racing we had Sanyo 1700's, and maybe 2 stock motors to choose from. Now that we have so many different motors, and batteries change evey other day. 3 (or more) sanctioning bodies is also ridiculous.
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I started w/ 1200's (And BOY did they suck), but we had a LOT of different motors back then. Stock had 24 degree, 30, degree, 36 degree, and even those HOT 44 degree "B&R Magnums". There may be a LOT of motors out there now, but I find if you get just ONE type..and don't worry about the "HYPE", just LEARN that style motor. You CAN make almost every one of the current motors competitive.
As for the NEW batteries, you don't need 10 packs @ 75-100 bucks a pack these days, so if you have 3 or 4 packs, and just plan on those expiring and pick up a couple NEW packs every 6 months or so...all in all that's not a great expense. (if your budget is tighter than that...there are also cheaper options ie: buying used stuff from the guys who are dumping $1000's)
As a racer/father of a young racer/ and race director-promoter, my least favorite thing would be keeping all the racers happy...but that's about as big a challenge as winning a race itself.
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