| The RC Hobby has always been dominated by | | | | Stores love them. They're always coming in for more |
| hard-core enthusiasts that have been in the hobby for | | | | stuff. |
| one reason, and one reason only - to build the fastest | | | | Many RC companies have realized the existence of |
| RCs and to win trophies on race day. | | | | this RC Car Basher subculture for quite some time |
| However, a new subculture of RC hobbyists is rapidly | | | | now and have been learning how to cater to the |
| emerging - the RC Car Bashers. RC Car Bashers are | | | | "Basher", and not just the "Racer". In fact, it is actually |
| not in the hobby just for racing. Their enthusiasm for | | | | the "Bashers" that predominantly fund the majority of |
| the hobby goes beyond just racing and competing for | | | | the growth in the industry, as the sheer number of |
| trophies. | | | | them compared to RC Car Racers is staggering. |
| Some really just enjoy building, tuning, and tweaking | | | | Many Hobby Store owners will tell you that racers |
| their RC's to make them the fastest, or the best | | | | come in and purchase one kit, and then drive it forever, |
| looking, or the most unique out there. Many have local | | | | coming in only to purchase more fuel or the odd |
| friends in the hobby, and go RC bashing at a local park, | | | | upgrade. Bashers, however, are always looking to |
| parking lot, street or even their own back-yards. | | | | purchase the next new kit as they get tired of their old |
| Building jumps and jumping their RCs over things is a | | | | ones or have gotten bored of fixing them. |
| favorite of RC Car Bashers. | | | | As the hobby continues to grow, more and more |
| In fact, the typical RC Car Basher spends more time | | | | companies are targeting Bashers and releasing |
| fixing broken parts on their RC's than anything else, | | | | Ready-to-Run (RTR) kits which come pre-assembled |
| because their RC fun goes far beyond the safety of | | | | and are ready to be taken out of the box and bashed |
| an RC dirt track. | | | | at the local park. |
| Unlike most racers who take meticulous care of their | | | | As the industry evolves, RC Car Bashers are going to |
| RCs, most Bashers are quite the opposite - always | | | | become more and more prominent in the hobby as |
| looking for the next extreme thing to do with their little | | | | RC manufacturers and Hobby Shop owners are |
| speed rockets. Breaking a part on their RCs while out | | | | realizing that there is a lot more to the hobby than just |
| having fun is almost a given, which is why Hobby | | | | competing for trophies. |