You don't race every weekend? If you don't have a race scheduled is the track open for practice? Series racing does sound fun but the convienience of the location is key... One of my friends from our indoor track here in NY painted it for me. He's awesome with an air brush. With making the big move approaching quickly I don't think I'll be getting either my 1/8th or any other rc cars for a bit. I do enjoy nitro more than electric. I'm looking forward to racing a bunch!