In my case, from the racing standpoint, I have the advantage (or disadvantage) of living in Southern California. Sometimes our club races look like a mini nationals. Anyways, I've been seriously racing buggy for about 3 years now, and definitely progressed like my golf game. I came from nitro sedan, so getting into a buggy was different, but not that difficult. The 1st year, I drove a lot, and had a decent year. I made the A-main at Silverstate and the B at The Dirt Nitro Challenge (in Sportsman, of course). Then last year, I started racing for RC America and moved up to the Pro class. In the beginning, it was very disheartening to get spanked every weekend, especially at the big races. Little by little, I could see not only my driving startng to improve, but also my knowledge of setup on the XB8. Driving the same car for almost two years definitely gets you into that comfort zone of knowing what and how your buggy is going to handle in various track conditions. Anyways, driving with guys who are faster than you may not be great for your ego, but it is invaluable if you're trying to get faster. You learn things both on and off the track that will help you in the long run. You may not progress as fast, but as long as you learn something new everytime you go out onto the track, then you're going in the right direction.
Last edited by Rich Panganiban on Tue Jul 04, 2006 02:31:32, edited 1 time in total.
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