Thinking of selling up and quitting

[BenG]

Unfortunately, I have reached a line, after four fun filled years, that I may have to stop racing.

I will be taking a several month break from racing, to learn to drive a proper car, then buy one, and pay for a very expensive web development course I am going on. If I don't miss racing, then expect eBay to be hosting several hundred pounds worth of RC auctions

Unless, I can be persuaded otherwise.

[Chrislong]

Don't do it!

Just think of all the money you have spent, and all the fun you have had. When you ebay the stuff you won't get that money back, and the chance of having more fun is gone..

Then when all things passed, and you get the bug again (cos you will ) then you'll have to spend again on all new everything.

Best thing to do, is just stop spending, keep you stuff and bring it out when you need to get away from everything. Then when the time comes to jump back in, you may just need new cells - then you can choose to grasp the latest technology at your own time.

[losichris]

i did that exact thing, sold up to buy other things, only to regret it terribly a few years later!
now i have to buy everything again...my advise is sell things you dont need so much,so if you do decide to have a play again you still have some equipment.
coz once you have the bug, you cant get rid of it ! DONT DO IT

[Nick Goodall]

I think in R/C racing everyone gets to a "breaking" point if you like.....

Looking back i packed up too young really, i had everything going for me racing wise and was still actually enjoying it but at 18/19 decided that real cars, girls and that sort of thing should take priority........

Then here i find myself 4/5 years later thinking damn why did i give up that Factory drive, and why did i not appreciate the help and support i had from sponsors and my Dad?

It's easy to not appreciate what you've got or how much you get out of a hobby like this (until it's gone)!

The amount i spent on real cars over the last few years could have easily paid for me to carry on doing Nationals, Euro's and Worlds but i just couldn't see it at the time and had to have everything there and then

The grass is always greener as they say............ and hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Only you can decide if you should or shouldn't give up but honestly, for what it will cost you to start again in a few years at least keep all the essentials that will help you get back into it quickly as i'm sure you will certainly think about it another day!

[BenG]

hmmm.

I dunno, think I will have a several months leave, keeping all my stuff.

Then I come back, get a TRF415 MSXX 2nd half of 2007 version

I am fed up with my Xray T2. I had the set-up dialed, and now it just seems to be crap lol.

[jim76]

ah touring cars. in that case sell it all!!!!

[phil c]

dont do it you will regret it

[big si]

simple answer dont do it you will be back
once the dark side of the force has you there is no escaping it.

stick it all in a box appart from things like cells and put it in the loft that way when you want to return you have a starting point where you can see what new technology you want or need to get back on pace. i did the exact opposite and have cost myself a fortune in buying new stuff when i started back

[mark christopher]

sell the touring car buy a buggy! your gear will be comptetative and its cheaper to run, trust me thats what i have done and found
buggy is about the driver not the equipment you can buy

[Chrislong]

And I hope you enjoy it more too mark?

[daz]

About bloody time too!!!