Human nature
"ME" generation.
Electronic games.
"Couch Potato's"
almost all hobbies/sports are on a Major decline... Male and Female.
even the ones with low startup costs.
as for newbee's getting help.. this hobby has always been this way.. little to no help.
Marshall's,,,, few fast guys help or Marshall. there are exceptions.
our club track... you must marshall twice for each round.. or loose a lap. and still the announcer has to keep 'reminding' racers to marshall.
as stated above, Promotion... but that also takes money.
but getting past the "Reset Button" is difficult..
and NO,, racing by video game and real rc racing are not the same and most does not carry over.
my opinion.
I have only seen Traxxas advertise on Real race cars / television... but that only seems to promote the basher group
Time,, this hobby requires practice or racing.. every few weeks.. as the skills get rusty quick.
years ago, I built a drift rc car.. just for off season car control practice.. and still use it today.
Last edited by chuck_thehammer; 01-21-2019 at 03:01 AM.