RC racing and the economic "crisis"...

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So the economy has been "adjusting" itself for almost a year now, I think we have probably all had different experiences of the effects in our personal lives - but how has it been affecting RC?

Speaking as someone who has just moved house to an area where I will probably have to buy a different car to get regular racing... OUCH! RC stuff is very expensive all of a sudden.

Anyone at your local clubs dropping out because of the cost? Is it harder to get new people in due to the starting cost?

What I'm trying to get at is - does the RC community need to focus on low-cost racing again?

Brushless and LiPo may have decreased the long-term cost for people - but the startup cost is huge now. Would anyone race silvercan motors and controlled, cheap tyres on budget chassis nowadays?