The best things to do while learning are
1. Make the car slow. Ideally your club will have some sort of 'stock' class aimed at beginners such as 17.5 turn motors. If not, then turning the throttle end-point (EPA) down will reduce your top speed and make it easier to drive. The motor/ESC should be fine doing this; I did it to my girlfriends car when she first went to brushless and found it a bit fast. You'll still have lots of acceleration though, which is ideally why you want a slower motor.
2. Get lots and lots of practice, ideally outside of race meetings so you don't have to contend with other cars. You'll also get a lot more runs done on a practice day.
Good luck and stick with it! We were all beginners once, complete with all the crashes and erratic driving. 12 months from now you'll look back and be amazed how much you've improved.
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