And 'they' say these are kids 'toys'.....! ('They' being the uninitiated of course.) Back when I used to erm....race.....I had to make do with a lot of hand me downs (no eBay back then) and cheap battery's. I used to marvel at some of the setups that guys used to bring along just to have a bit of 'serious' fun! Tents, awnings, gazebo's, the dog, deck chairs, picnic tables, Bar-B-Q's, grandmother........rccars4sal wrote:As consumers, our willingness to pay these prices, is what drives these prices. Its not a matter of the materials or technology justifying the cost. I suppose its always been an expensive game,, but its ridiculous now days.
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Then there was the need for seven packs of battery's.....one for practice, four or five for the qualifiers and one for a final. That's getting on for £350 worth of batterys.......it's no wonder why I struggled to be anywhere near competitive.
Deep pockets required,......either that or an extremely enthusiastic father
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Them were the days.
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