Originally Posted by
nitrous36
It sucks they didn't get involved. But I like that they showed up to watch and returned more than once. That there was an audience means something is there. I'd assume that intimidation, money, or time was why the reason some of them didn't try building a kit and racing. Admittedly that was me when I'd go to airfields. We'd show up weekend after weekend to watch them fly, but not take the next step and build a plane. It all looked intimidating.
Time commitment was what most I talked said. They just didn’t know if they could or would. Outdoors in parking lot probably looks a little less intimidating then walking through an indoor pit area. Even now, I’ll still get that feeling. Especially at on road races. Looking at a pit area with on road setup stations and the balancing scales(keep almost buying the scales)