Race 1
My local track, Coastal RC Indoor Speedway, reopened after being shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic (please remember to wash your hands, responsibly and respectfully practice social distancing and if you feel sick, stay home) and had its first offroad day since February. Thanks to a generous fellow, i won a credit on my account and was able to run my truck for tbe first time.
Unfortunately my first experience lasted all of three minutes before I snapped the steering rack and my day was over. I found out later that one of the other guys had the part and would have given it to me if i was still there, but I am reminded that RC is an awesome community of guys who want to help new racers of all ages.
Race 2
After replacing my steering rack thanks to the guidance of a couple guys at the track, I gave it another go during a weeknight club race. I lined up third (of three) in heat 1 and said to myself that my first goal was to finish the heat. I set off when my name was called and it was rough at times, but i finished.
Round 2 I made my first major mistake and forgot to replace my battery strap and had my foam spacer jam up my rear end when it flew out. Lost about 4 minutes but thanks to a guy at the track who was my unofficial coach for the evening, i got it in and finished the heat.
I lined up 7th in the feature, and my goal once again was to finish. I got lapped quite a bit, ran into everyone else at least once, but i managed to finish fifth when all was said and done (two guys broke out).
Well I am now officially a racer...just gotta hit the track for valuable practice, learn from my coach and the others and i can only get better from here.
