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Consistency competition.

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GromRipperBaker said:
Glad to hear you did good racing! Keep up the good work! I imagine in oval racing there is so little margin for error and negotiating traffic. I never really even saw much oval racing but I did get a chance to try it once on carpet, I think with an old AE RC10T. I didn't do so great and the races made me kinda dizzy or something.. So much harder than I thought it would be.

Dirt oval looks like it would be way more fun to me and I love seeing the strange (to me) cars, super cool!
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in oval it's all about being consistent and smooth and staying out of trouble. and also being able to handle having someone run right on your rear bumper and not letting the pressure make u bobble. one little bobble and they are around you , only good part about that is then you get to pressure them into a mistake lol. so if your smooth and can avoid traffic and trouble you'll be fast
 
Consistency is key to winning championships; but not necessarily races.

Early on at the onset of beginning serious RC competition in any racing series, it is beneficial to ask oneself, "Do I want to win races or win championships?"

Be the answer to win races, then let it all hang out on the track. Win or break trying. Consistency seldom enters into the equation.
Be the answer to win championships, then consistency comes to the fore as one of the primary considerations.

Baker's idea of a Consistency Competition pits one against oneself in an effort to improve chances of winning championships, and along the way, perhaps a few races as well. Good luck.

My 2cents. -AC
 
I enjoyed Ryan Harris's video from the Chili Bowl, looks like a lot of fun with endless competition! I also really enjoy the PaintWerks youtube channel I recently found, great videos following 1/8th scale action in the MN area.

I don't know if I totally agree, or maybe I'm not understanding quite right but I feel like consistency matters in every race. How seriously you take your racing is a whole different story and I'll be honest with you all. I never took it too seriously in the way of trying to win a championship or anything, I raced on money I made mowing lawns and I didn't have the money for the latest and greatest stuff.

However, I did try to take the driving pretty seriously and not crash. It was super satisfying to be racing competitively with long time racers and even just do well in a race where most of the drivers had cars that cost twice as much and that they spent twice as much time wrenching on an tuning but half as much time actually driving. I never could really go up against the fastest guys who were consistently smooth with their well prepped cars but I always had a hell of a lot of fun.

I might have been one of the few who actually built tracks in the woods and went driving all the time but man it would have been cool back then to have a lap timer app on a phone.. I would highly recommend to anyone out there looking to get into racing or just practicing, just try it sometime, I really just enjoy the challenge of improving my skills even if i can't race anymore.

Anyone on here race in VRC?
 
I was gonna break this old janked up end table down and throw it out but... The little buggy had it's own ideas!
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ahr43 said:
Consistency is key to winning championships; but not necessarily races.

Early on at the onset of beginning serious RC competition in any racing series, it is beneficial to ask oneself, "Do I want to win races or win championships?"

Be the answer to win races, then let it all hang out on the track. Win or break trying. Consistency seldom enters into the equation.
Be the answer to win championships, then consistency comes to the fore as one of the primary considerations.

Baker's idea of a Consistency Competition pits one against oneself in an effort to improve chances of winning championships, and along the way, perhaps a few races as well. Good luck.

My 2cents. -AC
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While i agree with a lot you have said here, IMO the consistency does play into winning races. Maybe not so much in a offroad situation or even something like TC racing seeing as how anything can happen in those styles of races, HOWEVER in oval racing it can absolutely win races. Being consistent in a oval allows you to avoid the frequent wrecks and tangles that ensure quite frequently. By staying smooth and consistent you are able to maintain your position and and place. All it takes is one bobble in oval to loose 1,2 or even 3 positions
 

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