It is a presidential election year, and every 4 years it's the same old crap from the media, "depression is coming" just to push there own agenda.
Those that are caught in the housing repo's were in way over there heads or mostly were speck sellers and aren't the type of people involved with hobbies to begin with.
The economy is doing fine and RC racing will continue.
Hey, I'm helping, just bought a new B44