I agree with the theory of 'slower is quicker' for when you are a beginner.... I've seen so many new club members turn up on their first week with a reasonable RTR car with suitable mild performance... after a couple of weeks of running in the bottom heat/final (but gradually improving) Suddenly they turn up with the latest car & the quickest motor & expect to win the A - unfortunately all they do is crash quicker/break the car & loose interest in the hobby... the next thing is all their gear is advertised on ebay.
With brushless power its so easy to buy more power than we actually need - I've been racing for over 20 years & still struggle to handle a car that is 'overpowered' - In 2wd I've not come across any track yet that would require anything more than a 6.5.
Alot of patience I think is very key, this hobby is very complex with alot to learn (its what makes it so appealing & makes racing so addictive) developing your own skills as a driver & combining this with the mechanical element of running/maintaining/improving your car - unfortunately doesn't happen over night... when you go to any club the guys in the A final have all probably been racing for many years - decades even - to get up to their pace will equally take many years.
As with everything its best to start young - kids seem to pick it up quicker & can develop a natural ability for R/C racing, which is so much harder when you start as an Adult. I can remember a young Elliott Harper turning up at our club bursting with enthusiasm - when he started his odd mistakes meant that we could sometimes keep with him, but he quickly became almost unbeatable & moved on to bigger & greater things (i.e 3rd at the last T.C worlds!) - Its obvious that some people do have a natural ability/gift for R/C, but i'm a firm believer that almost anyone with the will & enough practice can become successfull at some level at least.
When I was a kid & first started racing I can remember my dad setting out flower pots onto the back lawn for me to drive around - effectively making a little track - although it was on grass which was a different surface to the carpet/polished floor of the indoor track where I raced, it really helped sharpen my reactions & make driving an R/C car 2nd nature.
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