blis

The only time you don't have to yield is in the final, the rest are qualifiers and you are racing the "clock", not each other so it is correct to run wide and let them through if someone is directly behind you.

FLATLINE XTR

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He wasn't out on the track to marshall by himself I had him with me in the corner to understand how things worked and he did and he certainly wont run out like he did before! I don't that anyone can really say how old someone has to be to get into the HOBBY. If he can handle it, he can handle it. It would be different if it was a points race or timed race or anything but being what it was and where it was and the joy that we all saw on his face it was 100% ok.

FLATLINE XTR

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Then what will running wide and getting out of the groove do for my time? It surely doesn't make it better. And if you can't come off of your line to pass then you can't call yourself a racer. You can't always expect everyone to tuck tail. You gotta be ready to race. I raced auto x for 3 years and I am fluent in course etiquite.
Is it about having fun or not?
If another racer is truly faster than me ie the lapped then of course I move but I wont give up position cause someone starts bitching because they think they are better than me because they have a more expensive truck than I do. Homie don't roll like like day.lol

FLATLINE XTR

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Am I not allowd to be pleased that I can hang with a less expensive truck? If I wasn't "keeping up" with the "fast guys" how did I pull off second? Just not sure.
Inform...
just sayin...
ROTFLMAO

Timbulb

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Lame quote of the day right there. If it's such a problem why is no one doing anything about it? It's everyone's job to teach proper etiquette.

Dadic 78

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To the OP, just be aware... You seem just like me, you take R/C as a HOBBY, because it's a hobby... Grown men playing with toy cars should NEVER be taken too seriously. That said, some take it EXTREMELY seriously. I guess I get it, I mean, everyone's different, and some people just take R/C as seriously as collecting art, or 1:1 scale racing. At any rate, we're all racing together, and these "hardcore racers" need to realize that even if they've spent all week wrenching on an R/C, you can still EASILY lose to someone who just walked in a few weeks ago given the nature of the hobby.

Just take the hardcore guys with a grain of salt. That's what I do every week. Don't let them get to ya...

FLATLINE XTR

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Yeah that is what I am figuring too. If you take it to the extreme where you are livid when you lose, it's time to get another hobby. None the less I am going back next week (with a new suspention arm) and different gearing setup with the intent to give the ringer a run for his money...lol or just to have some more fun! Trying to find some better tires for packed dirt though.
Only having 2wd did hurt me but I learned what I need.
And it is a hobby to me, but more so it is time to spend with my son, and that is what really matters to me.
This is something where I just want to keep the trucks running so that we can go out back and play and go to the track every other weekend or whatever. Not looking to go super big and bad but I will eventually go lipo but nothing crazy.
My son's 5 and I got us a couple trucks to screw around with and go have fun and that is all. If we win, we win, if we don't, we don't no big deal. My aim is fun and spending time with my boy.
And again I wanted to post this to say thanks to everyone for making it possible for my son and I to have this much fun!!

blis

As we rotate starting order in quals its often the case a faster car is waiting for a slower one to yield rather than risk the tap and both losing time. If a car is 1 second quicker per lap it could mean he doesnt have the speed to go around the outside so the simple etiquette of opening the gap will only lose .5 overall instead of holding up another qualifier for 15 seconds and potentially a whole lap over the qualifier. If you truly believe it's your entitlement to hold up other cars in a qualifier you won't me making many friends in the sport.

PS: Allow me to re-iterate... I did say QUALS... and a 5 year old .. on track.. ok man.. I leave it to your signature to judge, Im outa this thread!

FLATLINE XTR

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If it was an important race or something it would be so very different. This was a anyone that wants to race drop a car on the track and go. If someone at the race were to say "hey in the next race if I or someone else is barreling down on you could you run wide so we can get past please?" Well then he'll yeah...you talk about race etiquette and I think that before that there is a certain amount of personal etiquette that is involved.
What if I went to the track for.the first time and I was 12 years old and got out there, didn't yield and other people started saying the garbage that these two did? I think it would be hard for me to go back and PLAY/RACE. Don't you? I thought you guys (not all enthusiests included) were supposed to be a good fun and helpful groups to be involved with. The minority of the guys at the track were and it was so cool being the "new guy" and getting help and pointers from almost all of the guys there.
I do feel that it is my right to make fun of douche bags (because there have only been 2 so far) because it doesn't seem like they are there to have fun anymore. That's what im here to do.

token

So your saying the track you race at do not have certain classes? Here we have about 20 different classes. Including one for people with non-raced chassis (stampede).

racer53

...You're right...Maybe I should make a thread about proper race etiquette...hmm

FLATLINE XTR

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That is correct. I imagine as the track gets bigger and more people start going to it that more classes will start popping up and they will make a true class for me to race in.