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One day, I was watching a classic car show, and I thought it would be cool to have an RC car show.

I also thought who else would be better to host the show than one of the editors of RC Car Action magazine? If there is a show already or there's one in the making, please notify me. I also have an RC10T3 and wish that more people would understand that even though the pro's use Losis, they are not necessarily the best or even what the pro's want to use. It does not really matter whether you run a Lost or an Associated; what really matters is the person behind the transmitter and how much fun he has.

Jeffrey Legrand

Marrero, LA

RC TV has been floating around PBS for a few years now, and the DIY network now regularly airs "Radio Control Hobbies," hosted by our very own Chris Chianelli! Check your local listings for times; as I write, DIY airs the show every night at 8 p.m., but that could change.

And yes; what really matters in RC are the people behind the transmitters and how much fun they have!

- Pete

RC = DRUG FREE

In the 2002 January issue, you ran a letter from a guy who quit smoking and got a couple of RC cars.

I had a problem a while ago that is almost the same. Just four months ago, I was doing drugs, drinking alcohol and smoking. The difference is that I am only 15. 1 stopped doing those things and found I had a lot of money in my pocket. I bought RC Car Action, RC Nitro and the Touring Car special issue through 2001; I had to have every issue!

I just purchased a T-Maxx, and when I was driving it at my school field, my teachers and a couple of friends were really interested in its performance. I lent them a couple of magazines, and the September 2001 issue's feature about the E-Maxx "Truck of the Year" caught their attention. They liked the Maxx truck's size but did not want to deal with the hassle of nitro power for a first RC (I bought the T-Maxx for the cool factor of nitro).

So now I've started an RC club at my school, and there will be a big race between the teachers and the students. The teachers asked me how I got into this great hobby, and I told them I used to do drugs and stopped and that I used my spare cash to buy my first RC vehicle. My friends and teachers are all proud of me being able to stop the stupid choices I made in the past.

Great magazine; keep up the good work! [email]

Ryan K.

SOUTHERN FRIED MINI-ZS

Yo, Pete; what's going on? I'm a big fan of the mag, and those Mini-Zs ya'll did were sweet (Ultimate Kyosho Mini-Zs, January 2002 issue). I really love that Porsche 911 ya'll built; that thing was bad to the bone. But it got me to thinking: why don't they build different kinds of Mini-Zs? Think about it; wouldn't you love to see Mini-Z drag races, or Mini-Z monster trucks?-maybe even nitro Mini-Zs. Who knows what they can come up with?! [email]

Jay Sasseen

Mayfield, KY

I'm with Jay. Any Kyosho engineers reading this? We like the sedans; we like the Fis; but we think you need to build monster trucks, rails and funny cars, too-y'all!

-Pete

FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

I'm 18 now, and I thank your mag for the big influence it had on me. I recently started college in a field of study that I would have never considered without Radio Control Car Action. I'm now studying professional photography at Dawson College. I started in RC back in 1996 when I bought a copy of Car Action thinking it was about real cars. I was amazed when I realized that they were RC and not "real." After that, I bought my first real RC (a Losi Double-XT), and I've been into the hobby ever since. I now have a Factory Team RC10GT and an E-Maxx (as well as my good of Double-XT), and I'm trying to save up for a Micro RSp.

What really first attracted me to your mag was the photography; it's so good that after reading the issues over the years, I decided that I wanted to become a photographer. I read mags about skateboarding, RC and motocross, and the photography in Car Action is the best. I have to say that taking pics of RC vehicles is the hardest; trying to get a good action shot of a I/io truck going at 44mph is a lot harder than getting one of a 6-foot-tall guy doing a move down some stairs on a skateboard. So I applaud your photographers on their amazing work.

Well, as I said before, thanks for starting me toward a future that I know I will love. [email]

Jeremy Glover

I gave your letter to Waiter Sidas, our chief photographer, and he got all misty. I had to blot him with a lens wipe.

-Pete

DRAW ME A PICTURE

This is my first letter to you guys, but it will not be the last. Thanks for putting together such a great magazine. I share it with everyone I come into contact with to get them into "the hobby," too.

I'm writing to suggest a new idea for your race articles: when you cover a race, I think a small diagram of the track would be nice to have for ideas on setting up track configurations in New Orleans.

Also, I have a TC3 on the way and wonder what would be a good starting point for a motor/spur/pinion combination?

Dennis Davis

New Orleans, LA

Great idea! I bet you could even use the drawings for track ideas outside New Orleans! Check out the TC3 manual; it lists pinion/spur combos for stock motors and a variety of mod winds.

-Pete

"Since he got the HPI Rush .. his grades have improved."

I am 16 years old, and I have been reading your mag for three years now. I hope to make my next car an HPI Micro RS4, but I'm writing to tell you about my friend's HPI. My friend is 17, and he worried about things way too much, even to the point where he was getting sick, losing sleep and had chest pains that felt like his chest was going to explode.

Doctors told him that the pain was caused by stress. I had to do something for my best friend, so I told him about RC. About a week later, he had an HPI Rush on its way to his house. When it got there, I helped him with getting it started and taught him everything I know about RC.

Since he got the HPI Rush, the chest pains have almost completely stopped and his grades have improved. He has also been able to sleep, and his mind has been on RC almost nonstop.

Jason Bonneville

Claremont, NH

Great story! I'm glad you were able to help your friend. I'm hooking you both up with RC Car Action T-shirts. By the way, I think about RC nonstop, too.

-Pete

WRITE TO US! We welcome your photos, drawings, and suggestions. Letters should be addressed to "Letters." Air Age Inc., Radio Control Car Action, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877-4606 USA. Letters may be edited for clarity and brevity, and each must include a full name and address or telephone number so taht the indentity of the sender can be verified. We regret that, owing to the tremendous numbers of letters we receive, we can't respond to every one.

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