Ulster County New York R/C Hobbyists?

[Matthew Benedict]

I live in Saugerties, NY and have been out of R/C for a few years.. well
i pulled my models out of the closet the other day and want to get back
into it but.... where is everyone!?!?!? I see no-one around here running
r/c anything! the nearest track is about 45 minutes away. I run all
electric models right now; Traxxas 4-tec, Traxxas TRX-3 and Traxxas
Rustler. When i stopped using my r/c stuff, several companies were
working on a parking lot racing type models.. low cost, effort to get
more people into the hobby what ever became of it?

Personally i think cost is still an issue.. So i went as far as to find
a chinese distributor where i can get electric and nitro powered cars,
trucks, etc for wholesale so i can sell at min. markup to make the hobby
more affordable. Found some good prices on just about all size models!.

Anyway.. i want to get something going in the area where do i start? I
am leaning towards land models, cars, trucks, etc. The question is; is
there anyone else out there in my area that is into this stuff? Email me!!

[Philip Goodwin]

"Matthew Benedict" <mbenedict2@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45a70dab$0$7716$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I live in Saugerties, NY and have been out of R/C for a few years.. well i
>pulled my models out of the closet the other day and want to get back into
>it but.... where is everyone!?!?!? I see no-one around here running r/c
>anything! the nearest track is about 45 minutes away. I run all electric
>models right now; Traxxas 4-tec, Traxxas TRX-3 and Traxxas Rustler. When i
>stopped using my r/c stuff, several companies were working on a parking lot
>racing type models.. low cost, effort to get more people into the hobby
>what ever became of it?
>
> Personally i think cost is still an issue.. So i went as far as to find a
> chinese distributor where i can get electric and nitro powered cars,
> trucks, etc for wholesale so i can sell at min. markup to make the hobby
> more affordable. Found some good prices on just about all size models!.
>
> Anyway.. i want to get something going in the area where do i start? I am
> leaning towards land models, cars, trucks, etc. The question is; is there
> anyone else out there in my area that is into this stuff? Email me!!
I live over in Germantown in Columbia County. The closest racing shops that
I know of are either in Albany or East Park which is south near Hyde Park.
Science and Hobby in Waterveleit has racing on Sunday. I believe the place
in East Park is called Rampage Hobby and they used to have racing on
Saturday night in Poughkeepsie but I am not sure what their schedule is
these days. There are some airplane clubs around that I know are active but
land based clubs are few and far between.

Phil

[Matthew Benedict]

Thanks for the response.. Yea land based R/C clubs aren't around here at
all.. It's kinda sad because it's good a form of family fun. Alot better
than letting the kids stay inside glued to the console games that they
spent hundreds of dollars on plus 40-70 bux for each game.

Like i said i've even searched the web for suppliers of lowcost r/c
stuff.. and got some great suppliers lined up.. Shipping isn't too bad
considering it's coming from overseas, it's better if i buy them by the
case so the more the merrier..



Philip Goodwin wrote:
> "Matthew Benedict" <mbenedict2@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45a70dab$0$7716$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> I live in Saugerties, NY and have been out of R/C for a few years.. well i
>> pulled my models out of the closet the other day and want to get back into
>> it but.... where is everyone!?!?!? I see no-one around here running r/c
>> anything! the nearest track is about 45 minutes away. I run all electric
>> models right now; Traxxas 4-tec, Traxxas TRX-3 and Traxxas Rustler. When i
>> stopped using my r/c stuff, several companies were working on a parking lot
>> racing type models.. low cost, effort to get more people into the hobby
>> what ever became of it?
>>
>> Personally i think cost is still an issue.. So i went as far as to find a
>> chinese distributor where i can get electric and nitro powered cars,
>> trucks, etc for wholesale so i can sell at min. markup to make the hobby
>> more affordable. Found some good prices on just about all size models!.
>>
>> Anyway.. i want to get something going in the area where do i start? I am
>> leaning towards land models, cars, trucks, etc. The question is; is there
>> anyone else out there in my area that is into this stuff? Email me!!
>
> I live over in Germantown in Columbia County. The closest racing shops that
> I know of are either in Albany or East Park which is south near Hyde Park.
> Science and Hobby in Waterveleit has racing on Sunday. I believe the place
> in East Park is called Rampage Hobby and they used to have racing on
> Saturday night in Poughkeepsie but I am not sure what their schedule is
> these days. There are some airplane clubs around that I know are active but
> land based clubs are few and far between.
>
> Phil
>
>