Originally Posted by
gigaplex
That's why every club where I live is a non-profit run by volunteers.
Originally Posted by
RC10Nick
I would love nothing more than for this to become more mainstream in the US. The need for tracks to generate profits has led to lots of things I'd consider bad for the overall health/growth of the hobby. And coincidentally in parts of the world where tracks are run as clubs, they don't have those same problems. What a weird coincidence.
This WAS the mainstream for most of the 70' and 80's. However as RC racing became more technical more on their stuff and less on the needs of the club. Every club I saw fold was because not enough people were willing to put in the time to set up and tear down the track. Commercial tracks can pass that cost on to the racers in race fees. There are some club tracks in the US but not enough.
RC racing is completely different in Europe for some reason. Racers understand what it takes to race and are willing to put the work in. And don't you DARE call them toys
They're very serious about RC but there's a lot more sportsmanship.