Originally Posted by DesertRat

Had an interesting conversation with another racer at my track, and we both concluded that there is really no reason why R/C racing shouldn't be exploding with popularity. Ten or even five years ago you had excuses. Motors were touchy, batteries were expensive and needed time-consuming maintenance, cars were fragile and expensive, and so on. Today you can go as fast as you can control for a relative pittance and no skill needed. RTR kits really do mean ready-to-race with a change of tires and maybe springs. Kids and new entrants to the sport will never know the intricacies of commutator cutting, brush and spring selection, discharge trays, soldering their own batteries, and all the rest. It almost feels like in making this hobby easier and cheaper, it took something away from it.

I wonder what the best way to promote this hobby is.