Not that to have to answer to you, but read on if you'd like.

I have had chassis sponsorships in the past (as well as motor and battery deals), but with contracts come commitments. Right now I enjoy being able to race when my schedule allows it, and the ability to run whatever product I like.

Even still, when I do get to race, I run a 7.5 in my buggy and usually can count my number of crashes from the race day on one hand. I can't go quite as fast as when I was racing twice a week, so I back it off a notch, don't crash, and still do very well.

Maybe my definition of very well is different than yours. To me, if all my laps are within a half a second of each other, and my car handles the way I want, then I consider it a good night. If I get beat on a night like that I'm happy. It means that whoever beat me was outright better. I can live with that. If I lose because of bad luck, then I do my best to make sure that bad luck can't manifest itself again.

A couple weeks ago I updated the software in my esc. I double checked that everything was set how I like it, left the laptop at home, and headed to the races. My brakes were terrible, and there was nothing I could do to fix the problem that night. I tried a bunch of setup changes, and they helped, but the car was still way off. I salvaged a second place that night, but my lap times were all over the place. I fixed the problem before the next time out, undid all the setup changes, and my car was back. My fastest lap was .4 faster, my average lap time for my fastest ten laps was a second faster, my average lap time for my 20 fastest laps was 1.5 seconds faster, and my overall race time was faster and with one more lap. It was a good night.

Fact is if you crash a bunch, you will go through wings very quickly. Also if you crash a bunch you need to slow down a bit. This is all only true if you care about doing well. If you get enjoyment purely from running your car, and lap times mean very little to you, then by all means crash, laugh, destroy stuff, and have fun. Sometimes I forget that for some people that is all r/c racing is. In that case, get a nylon wing, crash a bunch, and have fun.