Re: Is this hobby dying in the US?
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			I prefer using forums for information like this, but i'm not one of the people who lets facebook run their life.   
 
I think the problem with the truck and construcion end of rc is that the bar to enter is too high for a lot to justify trying.  For $100-200, I can get into a noob-grade rtr  short course, stadium, monster, buggy, crawler...  Our 'cheap' rolling truck kits are around $400, there really aren't any rtr.  It's hard to get them hooked at that price, and it's not as flashy as the fast stuff. 
 
There are a fair number of 1/14 - 1/16 cheapy cars out there, but there's not really much hobby hobby grade for them without scratch building. No trucks or common cars though, i don't want a world of only supercars and semis. 
 
Plus we aren't really publicizing our meets that well, even to others already in the hobby.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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