Distance pure and simple, but if it were a 2 day event I would consider coming now that I have a viable asset to battle with. And I still have friends out there in the Balto/Wash/northern VA area I could visit on the trip. Even driving to a battle in MN would be a haul due to where I live.
Derek T065 On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Kelly G <kellyg3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > For me it's the distance, time and the money (not necessarily in that > order). I'm north of Seattle, Washington and most people & battles seem to > be on the east coast, so it takes a lot of time and money to go that > distance... > > Kelly > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Doug Conn <dwconn...@comcast.net> > *To:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2009 10:41:56 AM > *Subject:* [TANKS] What's stopping you ? > > At Gettysburg, we were discussing why more people don’t attend the > battles. We have a lot of fun with the 6-8 regulars that show up > consistently, but it would be great to see some fresh targets … I mean > faces. > > > > It seems to me like there are three kinds of tankers. The regulars, the > tank owners, and the hopefuls. The tank owners are those few who have built > a vehicle but do not attend battles. The hopefuls are those who just cannot > complete a vehicle, sometimes after years of trying. > > > > Is there anything that can be done to encourage battle attendance for all > the groups ? Is it distance ? Scheduling conflicts ? Tank owners, were the > battles you attended disappointing somehow ? > > > > For the hopefuls, what is the single biggest factor preventing you from > completing an asset ? Time ? Money ? Know-how ? > > > > - Doug > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
