Originally Posted by
metalnut
Hm, sorry, I didn't mean to come off judgmental or dismissive, that wasn't my point at all. I DO value his effort, it's a good writeup. People will search for it in the future and read it. But... having spent many, many hours at an offroad track, I really do feel that 2WD is better for novices than 4WD. I actually also recommend SCT over a buggy/truggy/whatever, for the durability, handling characteristics, etc.
A 2WD is harder to drive and so it will teach you driving skills that a 4WD will not. A good 2WD driver will have no problems driving a 4WD, but a 4WD driver will most likely struggle with 2WD. Throttle and steering take a much finer hand in 2WD where corner speed is everything. Yes, it'll be more frustrating at first, but the payoff will be greater.
Anyway, to each their own, but I do try to guide people to hone their skills.
Metalnut, I invited him to the Rookie thread because of the constructive criticisms like yours. I'm not having a dig at you either and thanks for being helpful to so many others in rookie. I've been hanging around rookie since I started, the likes of MarkA, Panda and yourself rate high on my list of good RC folk.
We are "helpful" we don't ride on each other and it's how it should be.