Originally Posted by
RC10Nick
The majority of this list is crawlers and minis. I think that's a pretty good indication of where the general RC market is at - people want relatively affordable RC's you can enjoy at home. Notably the micro-b is at the #4 spot despite only being out only for a month at the time this video was made. I guess I was right about it being a far more appealing car than any of the Kyosho micros.
And I think it also nicely supports what I've been saying - the barrier to entry for racing is too high. Not only in terms of price, but in terms of how and when you can really get the most out of a race vehicle. You have to go to a track, which you may only be able to do once a week, where you spend 8 hours only to get 15 minutes of track time. Compare that to a crawler that you can use to it's max capability any time you want with just a pile of rocks in your back yard. Or the large number of minis/micros on the list that you can easily run around in your house any time you want.
With racing in its current form, you simply do not have the flexibility to enjoy using your car whenever you want to or are able to do so.
And if some Mini-Z shop makes such a movie it will give totally other results. Also keep in mind that although shops have a wide range of brands they do not offer all products or like to sell one or 2 brands better than all others due several reasons. And do not forget per country it can also be different.