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Originally Posted by KRob
That's okay Jimmy, it wasn't meant as a sarcastic 'okay' if it came across that way. It was an okay I accept that we have different views on this.
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I think you're ace Keith - I'm not sure if I've met Terry or not. Terry made and makes absolutely no sense to me - just, like, chill out man! Breath and look at what I said. You can't possibly kick of a post with something about touring cars and how I should have called for the scale looks in buggies - when I clearly did that in my first post and am 'known' for my hate of non-scale looking cars.
Some people and I'm not pointing at you here Keith, think it's all about the 1% at the very top who take it very very seriously (and cheat, and blow themselves up in onroad classes, apparently) but forget the vast majority of people who are into this HOBBY for fun.
I'm into it for fun. I appreciate all that EFRA/IFMAR/BRCA etc has done and I'm always one of the last to thank the organisers of any race meeting - I mean, I am there till the end usually. I don't do any of this for any other reason than I enjoy it.
I've given up a good living in computer games - an easy living where I could just sit all day and draw stuff. I worked 24 hours non-stop through to 1:30 this afternoon on various things - not for money but because I have passion.
I want to promote the sport but insular thinking isn't going to help - I don't think like regular people because I'm slightly odd
and I am there laying in a puddle, getting hit by cars, spending thousands of pounds on cameras for what - if you added up everything I've ever gained from R/C it wouldn't come close to what I've spent on it.
I'm probably too passionate for my own good but there it is - you make of it what you will. Any time someone thanks me for getting them into R/C again or when I help people out, clubs etc - that is what it's about. Knowing you've done some good.
If something good comes of this particular thread - then maybe one day some people will stop hating me, I don't know.
I spoke outloud in this manner at Stotfold national last year - where I pointed out a need for an RRCi style series as people like me can't even race nationals or Euros anymore.
What happend? People talked about it and things started to pick up. In the end we decided to try running a series and told the BRCA first as a way of courtesy and to inform of our intentions.
This year the entries will be open - who knows how it'll go, or if it'll take off properly. I see people want to meet new friends from around the country / europe / world and love the atmosphere of a friendly less formal race meeting. The BRCA I believe do, or did say that the national series wasn't a family event - forgive me if I've mis quoted that, but I am the opposite. Come to the oOple invernational and you will only see smiles.
When a young lad fell and broke his transmitter I organised a new one for him FOC straight away - his dad was happy enough to go at repairing the broken one in the end, but you know, helping people and making the sport bigger and better is what I love.
The oOple Invernational and Series are non-profit and is totally and utterly seperate from me or this website financially. That's how it's always been and always will be.
Terry can think what he likes at the end of the day and misquote me till his keyboard wears out - but
I know I have more passion than him.