Question of the Week

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Your R/C Preferences . . .

• 2005 Which is more enjoyable to you and why - off road, on road, or oval?
• 2005 Which do you prefer, electric or nitro, and why?
• 2005 What are the advantages and disadvantages of an electric R/C vehicle?
• 2005 What are the advantages and disadvantages of a nitro R/C vehicle?
• 2005 Which is better and why: electric buggy or electric truck?
• 2006 Which is better in an nitro engine: HP or Torque, and why?
• 2006 What are the pros and cons of running in the dirt versus on a paved surface?
• 2006 What's your next R/C purchase? What made you decide to buy it?
• 2006 How much do you spend monthly on R/C and what do you spend it on?
• 2006 What other hobbies do you have besides R/C cars?
• 2006 What R/C cars do you own currently?

 

Your Tips . . .

• 2005 What's a good way to get someone interested in R/C?
• 2005 What two R/C sites on the web do you go to or recommend the most?
• 2005 What did you learn about R/C that you wished you had learned earlier?
• 2005 What are the tools racers just can't do without?
• 2005 What three tips would you give to someone thinking of entering an R/C race for the first time?
• 2005 What should newcomers know when they get a nitro RTR?
• 2005 What did you look for when you chose your modified motor?
• 2006 What's the hardest part of building an R/C kit? What helpful advice can you give for it?
• 2006 What are the main reasons you get hopups?
• 2006 What's your favorite source to buy R/C parts, and what makes it great?
• 2006 What have you learned from watching other drivers, factory team drivers or others?
• 2006 What would be the advantages and disadvantages of starting in the dirt or on the black top as a rookie?

Your thoughts on Racing . . .

• 2005 How do you psyche yourself up for a race?
• 2005 What do you love most about racing?
• 2005 What section of the race track gives you the most difficulty, and how do you get through the section?
• 2005 What are the most common mistakes you've seen beginners make at a race?
• 2005 What does it take to win a race?
• 2006 What are the traits of a successful R/C racing club?
• 2006 How do you deal with those who drive roughly at the track?

Your Own Stories . . .

• 2005 What started your interest in the R/C hobby?
• 2005 How does your RC hobby affect your family?
• 2005 What was your most embarrassing moment in the R/C hobby?
• 2005 What was it like when you first got into racing?
• 2005 Why do you prefer unassembled kits over RTRs?
• 2005 What was the hardest thing to learn in R/C?
• 2005 What’s your favorite hobby shop, and what’s great about it?
• 2005 Based on what you know now, if you were to start again in RC, what would you do differently?
• 2005 Some of you stay with one brand of R/C, some of you go back and forth. What are some of the reasons racers stay or switch?
• 2005 What R/C product do you desperately want as a gift?
• 2006 What are your favorite AE vehicles, past or present?
• 2006 What's the funniest thing that happened to you in R/C?
• 2006 What is the worst accident your Associated vehicle ever survived?
• 2006 Why do people quit or lose interest in R/C?
• 2006 What R/C vehicles do you own now?
• 2006 What is the best thing that happened to you because of this hobby?
• 2006 What is the worst total damages in a $ figure from a single wreck you have experienced? What happened?

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