![]() How do you think the internet is affecting the local Hobby shops? Tommy: I have been very vocal with our store owners and staff to give our customers and experience they could never get online. (Left - My Dad's game face in the early 90's. (My early days racing R/C at Santa Fe Raceway) can do – which is something most competitive sports and hobby can’t offer. R/C racing is hobby that ANYONE of any age, ability, gender, etc. For me it is motocross racing without the broken bones. ![]() While that sounds tragic, it has been an amazing journey, and a large part of that has been R/C car racing. In 2006, I was involved in a crash racing motocross that broke my back and paralyzed me from the chest down. ![]() I grew up with Taylor James, and in 2005 I decided to buy another R/C car and dabble with racing here and there. I started racing when I was 4 at Santa Fe Raceway and Real R/C Raceway just outside of Kansas City, but at the age of 6, I got my first dirt bike and R/C was put on hold. My mom and I would travel with my dad to Hemet, Detroit, Quincy, and around the country racing with him in the early 1990’s. Mike: I first got involved in the hobby after my dad grew up racing motocross, and started racing R/C cars around the time I was born. How did you first get involved in the Hobby? Tommy: For those who may not know you, let’s start at the beginning. Over the years I have had the opportunity to chat and interview with a lot of different people within the industry, however, it's not quite as often that I am the interviewee rather than the interviewer. Racing friend and Hobbytown Franchise Business Advisor, Tommy DeFreece, reached out to me recently for a Hobbytown interview of my own, putting me in the hot seat for change. The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of LiveRC. A Moment with Mike is a weekly opinion column where LiveRC’s Mike Garrison gives his take on hot-button issues, general topics, and conversations within the RC industry. ![]()
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