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The Ten Commandments of RC Racing

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Well . . I suppose, then, I can open my debut here with one that has made it's way around the web, since I'm the original author. :D If there truly is a God, and we are created in His (or her :shrug: ) image, then He or She must have a sense of humor, as that is one of the attibutes that has been passed to us in creation. So, I present to you The Ten Commandments of RC Racing. :D

And there upon the holy track he received the Ten Commandments of RC Racing, by which all his children should abide, lest they be cast into the eternal lake of fire forever and ever, Amen:



Thou shalt turneth on thine transmitter before thou turneth on thine receiver, and thou shalt turneth off thine receiver before though turneth off thine transmitter, lest thine ride loseth control and draweth the wrath of all thine neighbors;

Thou shalt verify that none of thine neighbors on the track have the same channel as thou before thou turneth on thine transmitter, and thou shalt cry out thee number of thine channel before thou turneth on thine transmitter, lest thou suffer thee wrath of all thine neighbors and be dragged unto the center of the holy track and stoned;

Thou shalt returneth all of thine neighbor's tools, crystals, and other things that thou borroweth from thine neighbor's pit box;

Thou shalt neither covet nor show disrespect to thine neighbors ride, and shalt display good sportsmanship and cry out "good race" even if thou whippeth his arse royally;

Thou shalt not hacketh upon thine neighbor's bumper neither going into or coming out of a corner in such a manner as to causeth him to spin out and wreck, and if thou doth hacketh upon thine neighbor's bumper, thou shalt pull aside to allow thine neighbor to regain race position lest all of the neighbors in thine village place the unholy label of HACK uponst thine ride;

Thou shalt checketh thine pinion gear, servo, batteries, engine, and all screws before thou layeth thine ride upon thee holy track, lest thine ride loseth control and ploweth unto the unholy pipe, or hacketh upon thine neighbors' rides and draweth the wrath of all thine neighbors;

Thou shalt keep thine diff balls tight and well lubricated, that thine neighbors shalt check it's action and cry out SWEeeeEEET!

Thou shalt give thine ride appropriate maintenance and cleaneth it often, and apply unto it every hop-up thou can afford, that it may be totally awesome and dwell in The Holy Hall in the hereafter;

Thou shalt not useth thine ride in an unsafe manner, or to chase thine neighbor's cat, or thine neighbor's dog, or thine sister, or thine brother, or any of the animals of the earth, as thine ride is the holy vessel with which thee may participate in the holy ritual of RC racing and should be used only for racing or backyard bashing to keep it holy, Amen;

Thou shalt not whine or maketh excuses as to why thou loseth the holy race.






Copyright rocknbil, 2002! Reproduction of these ten commandments is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, please keep this copyright line intact!
 
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LOL . . . well that toally kicks ass. Except that "nitro monkey" is a plaigeristic thief. :D

I originally posted this list back in 2K on "another board," the first other place it appeared is on the sixfoottiger site, who had the huevos to at least ask and keep the credit line intact. It's all good.
 
Man, that was the first time I've ever read that. I particularly enjoyed the one about hacking! LOL It's very well written and comes from someone that truely knows their poop about RC racing. Congrats rocknbill if you originally wrote it.

On that transmitter thing (first one). I will sometimes turn on my reciver first (engine off) and check to see if some fool is using my freq and not using the freq board. I always do it after getting my clip and before firing up for a practice tank.

If there was an eleventh commandment, it should be:

Thou shalt set thine steering end points with the buggy at ride height lest ye cause thine ass to understeer. (that one has bit me in the ass a few times)
 
lol ...only thing i dont agree with is the coveting of thy neighbor's ride
who doesn't want others to drool over their rc's or to drool over someone else's new hot ride? :drool:
 
Wel . . . jealousy is one of the seven deadly sins, it's one thing to aspire, another to covet. :D

As for wrote it - yes, it was something I toyed with at our local Medford track before 2000, then the track owner had me print up a copy, we all got a good laugh out of it. It first appeared on the 'net in 2002 on the RCZ site, then on sixandeightstringer's site, and has made the rounds from there. You can search them down to verify it. :D
 
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