Troll baiting…

The growing realization of how serious people are about their opinions/advice is frightening. I understand, everyone has one, and is allowed to have them, but when people start forcing their opinion as fact, is ludicrous. I have many opinions, advice, and what works for me type of stuff, but the reality is, what works for me, may not work for you. 
Example:

The never ending debate over what tires are the best is like arguing with a wall. Find a tire that works for your style of driving, and or environment and go from there… Here’s the problem with that… Someone will argue with you, everyone, or anyone that does not agree with what they claim as the best tire. Proclaiming one tire to be superior over all other tires is asinine, and moronic. A side note to all of this really comes down to what foams you use, so the tire argument shouldn’t be about the tire, but rather, the foams, because what’s the first thing most people do, change the foams, so really, the tire is not the argument anymore. 
Then comes setups, CMS’s, axle mounted servo’s, scale, hardbodies, lexan, Axial, Vaterra, RC4WD, then accessories, etc etc… The opinions are endless, limitless, and will be around as long as cockroaches. I like hearing other peoples opinions, advice, and or jokes about what’s best. What I don’t like are trolls trying to create tension, division, and or hate towards products, people, and or groups for what they use… What’s the point exactly? Is your pride more important to you than being helpful? If you’re getting offended, then I’m probably talking about you. 
Forcing your opinion or advice as the only way to do something is not only stupid, but it also causes frustration for the one asking questions and wanting to learn. Instead of getting some real, helpful options, said question asker gets to witness a pissing contest as to who’s got the biggest stream… It helps no one, and restating what you said with an attack after someone else says something that doesn’t agree with you, well that’s just childish and you should probably go take a time out. 
I for one take this seriously, and I try my hardest to let my opinion fly, and I try not to rebuttal when someone tries to contradict what I said. The troll bait is hard to ignore sometimes. I am great with what I have, what I do, and what I build, but I am always learning, and trying to improve what I do, use and abuse. The only way to do this is to get advice, and or opinions from other RC’ers. My suggestion, weed through the ones that are forcing/trolling and go with the ones that are helpful. They are out there, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. 
If you do anything, TAKE MY ADVICE BECAUSE I’M RIGHT!!! 
I hope this helps people with any frustration you may have with questions, and or how to deal with these situations. Ignore, block, repeat until all that’s left is people you like, trust, and can talk too. 
T

Humbled

I am just blown away right now at how explosive these last few weeks have been, and I know it’s blessings poured out on me. My RC gig is my passion, my heart, and I’m finally hitting my 2015 stride. The support I have received from the RC community locally and nationally is quite humbling. 
We started the year off with Tower of Power™, went straight into the 48 Hour Challenge, Crawl for a Cause™. Now we are getting ready for a 4 race series called King of the Scalers™ starting in August, and then we end it all with our blow out comp, Shred The Ledge™. In between all of this I have done some traveling to other competitions throughout the East Coast. Hung out with some pretty awesome folks, and did some sweet wheeling along the way. I have been out straight with, meetings, planning, aligning, and real life stuff too. 

Why do I do this? Well, like with anything I do, I go 190% leaving 10% on the table for sleep. When I am passionate about something I dive in head first, even if it’s not a popular thing to do. Add the fact that I love the outdoors, wheeling, rcing, building, and meeting new people, this rc thing just makes sense. Like a wise man said to me: #runninglane He saw the path laid out before me, and said go for it, and it’s been a rollercoaster of awesome since then. 

Just for a second, think about this. About a year ago, there was no scale rc scene here in Vermont. We were spread out, and we had limited contact, and resources… We had video’s and we started talking, and building. Enter Radio Controlled East Coast© and we are now at the forefront of Scale RC on the East Coast!!! Hobby shops are opening and thriving, people have places to rc, and groups to rc with. It just goes to show that when you believe in something, work together, you can become anything from nothing. With a lot of help from a lot of dedicated rc’ers from all over the place, RC/EC™ is becoming something only dreams are made of. 

It may seem like just another comp for some, but for me and a few others, this is what we have been dreaming about for years, individually, and now collectively. So, we don’t take this golden opportunity lightly, because tomorrow it could all be gone, and of course we would be devastated.

I am truly blessed, I am truly humbled, and honored by the way everything has happened, how everyone has reacted to what we do, and the overwhelming support we have received from our fellow rcer’s, fans, rc communities, rc companies, and our families. My wife is super supportive and gives me the time to dedicate myself to this hobby, and I’m sure it’s the same way for a lot of us. Just know that I am super thankful to be able to bring you all something to do, have fun with, and be proud of, and to call your home turf on the East Coast. If it weren’t for you all, I’d still have the Goat, making video’s of my adventures on 2.2’s. 😉 

I may tear up at Shred The Ledge™, mostly because I’m an emotional kind of guy, but mostly because of all the faces, and smiles, and fun we are all going to have. It means the world to me to be apart of something so awesome. 

Thank you all for everything!!

Remember this –

Be prepared, Expect the unexpected

Trevor