What was the hardest thing to learn in R/C?

How to set up your car for the conditions, i.e. gearing, shock settings, ride hieght. And to be patient, you don't always have to be up front.

setting up your car to handle between tight & lose. with the fastest gears for your track

Driving - Learning how to let off of the throttle. Set-up - Discovering all of the different changes you can make to your car to effect it's handling. Up Grading - Learning what you need to buy and why so that you can become more competitive.

I learned to appreciate all help, given! Can not see it sometimes. Its there. Do not question the answers of the fast doods they dislike you for it. Its hard just to ask someone to give. do not fear.

I think the hardest thing to learn was... How to control my driving, Tyler,Riverside

The hardest thing to me is not to get my engine over hot. I cant get my TRX 2.5r turbo engine to stay under 300 deg. I blows smoke but not all I need. Andy says do the spit test, but that is gross, he does it way too much.

The hardest thing for me was to practice with the same body on my truck that I would use in the race. The center of gravity changes with body types affecting timing of throttle and steering.

REFRAINING FROM SPENDING YOUR ENTIRE PAYCHECK EVERY WEEK ON SOME COOL NEW PRODUCT.

The hardest thing for me is keeping my truck planted and suspension tuning i have a Traxxas 4-tec and an AE Rc18mt it is a lil monster with all the aftermarket parts Atlanta, Georgia

The hardest thing to learn in r/c in my opinion is driving the car fast, i mean getting good lap times, and knowing your car inside and out.

Fixing what you break.

Initially for me it was suspension tuning. Getting a good grip on this made all the difference in the world to my track speed. I had a RC10 Team and Losi XX. I'd always have them set up for ruff jumps and bumps that I'd drive at home then come to a groomed track and not change the firm settings I had and would be sliding all over the place. After a friend helped me with that I worked on dialing in the slipper and man what a difference that made. From usually the middle and back of the pack in 'C' to jumping to 'B' class and in the top three consistently. I could drive it but needed to tune it.

100% throttle control

The hardest thing to learn about the rc is rebuilding the diff.

How to set up a car....I'm still learning...

Three things come to mind for this question. Running smooth & keeping a consistent lap time. Figuring out setup & finding a good one. Remembering this is for fun & try to keep calm. Peace Aaron, Wisconsin.

I race off road and the hardest thing for my is throttle control, and driving lines.

The hardest thing for me was doing the research on finding the best truck, everyone has there own picks for the best truck. and for me it is the Team Associated RC10GT RTR plus. man this is one SWEET Truck! Thanks Team Associated, Robert

To learn how to drive.

The hardest thing would be judging the distance between me and my car. It took me about 1 year of practice to be able to drive without doing damage or oversteering in corners, plus getting used to driving on a track. But now i can drive with some confidence in my driving skills.

SET UP VERSUS MY DRIVING STYLE

That hard thing i learned was the turning good of the car. I usually don't run nothing less than full on speed at them walls. bust em up good. Second hardest would be upkeep of the pruner i use to run faster than Seth.

Picking the right R/C after growing up from the little department store cars, for maximum performance and thrill factor

the hardest thing to learn was a wall-ride with a rc cars. me and my friends set up a quarter pipe to a wall and viola instant wall ride. realy hard

The hardest thing to learn in R/C is how to drive your car good so you don't crash.

There are two things that were hard to learn about r/c for me. Hardest was concerning setup and figuring out what does what and why. It's still an ongoing learning experience every week. Also hard to learn was that the fastest way around the track isn't necessarily going fast. Jeff

The hardest thing too learn was getting the car set up right and seeing the changes

I'm brand new to the hobby. A buddy just bought a mini-t, so I one-upped him by buying a rc18t. This little thing smokes right out of the box! After two days, I'm close to needing a new set of tires, more body clips and some shock retainer clips. So my response to the question is...the hardest thing to learn in R/C is where to put your money to increase the satisfaction of your hobby. I believe a quick charger and a couple of sets of batteries for some long term racing or just messing around fun is a good way to start. Wow, this hobby can suck you in quick, can't it?

the hardest thing to learn in r/c is to drive at a fast consistent pace and not crash or break.

.....the hardest thing to learn in rc..?..hmm.....id have to say ..to always tell yourself your in it for the fun ....not the 100's of dollars that u can spend in a season of racing...

The hardest thing for me is to not get loose in turns. I bust out full on speed, straights no love for my brakes, I don't use'em. I boogey down through them turns and get to stepping when I pull out. Since I cant get love for my brakes, I get loose in them turns, but its fast. Fast into the wall!

The hardest thing to learn for me in R/C was that the pavement doesn't forgive as well as the dirt. I have done some not so good things to cars on the dirt and even worse things on the pavement. like when I backflipped my friends evader of a skate ramp onto the body.

The hardest thing for me to learn was not to go flat out all the time, I started to win races when I began to slow down.

keeping up with new technology, always a lot to learn for every new advancement, brushless, li-po batts, etc. alan v - michigan

wiring and how to get control

radio tuning for high end radios

Those are all hard.... but for me the hardest thing is not crashing into curbs on my streets.. lol.. going really fast, you lose control and BAM!! $30 outta your pocket

The hardest thing for me is not spending any money! i love to buy new Associated stuff!

I'd have to say it's learning to set up the car, anyways for me, it was the hardest thing to get right - Especially when I'm going 55 Mph with my TC3... -Dave

for me the hardest thing to learn was the gearing, and tuning a nitro motor although i have been riding quads my whole life nitro is very hard to tune cause a little goes a long way

The hardest thing for me was proper battery care for my electric vehicles. It took a lot of research for me to get the proper gear to perform proper maintenance. Tim

By far it's the driving. It's the most intangible, everyone says practice practice practice, but it's an art to throttle control, steering control and patience. Next would probably be tuning to your driving style. Mostly because you have to actually develop and understand your driving style, a rather obtuse concept at best, really.

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