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There have been mixed RC shows like Wings and Wheels, and general shows with a large RC contingent like Woodvale Rally until recently but at those events RC cars were always the poor relation to the flyers. We'd race but there might be at best 1 or 2 stalls supporting cars to 20-30 with planes so it didn't help much.
Even Model Engineering was the same - normally the main hall was rammed with static models and shops selling plastic kits, then the side hall was full of planes and boats. The cars were tucked away in the furthest corner. People went to the show and never even spotted us!
As a sport we seem happy to sit on the sidelines.....

But yes, with the demise of the LHS it is important to consider how we get new people into this hobby. I've seen very little genuine new blood - most 'new' drivers had a car as a kid 10-20 years ago and are getting back into it now, and in bringing their children too. How many young drivers do you know who aren't the son/daughter of an old hand?

But promoting the sport costs money and who profits? If my club holds a race at a local fair say, we might get an extra racer or 2 tops so its not worth it. A model shop might sell enough kits to cover the expense but why would a model shop the other end of the country go to a local fair in Wigan? And in any case these days most people would go online and order from China in the first place!
So we do need promotion but its really just not profitable enough to any one group to justify the cost most of the time.