Recently, Jason Shank from the US wrote: "So yeah, I was and mostly still am a total newbie to the world of RC cars. It's something I always had an interest in but never afforded the chance to have one as a kid, and it kinda got forgotten about as I became a self-sustaining adult. I had played a couple of RC car games before but nothing on the scale of being a simulator.
Then came along VRC PRO on Steam and I thought, what the heck, it looks like fun. At first I was a bit intimidated thinking oh boy, this isn't just a game, this is for hardcore people that know what they're doing. I was so lost that maybe this was a bad idea, I thought. I was pretty awful at first, couldn't keep the car on the track wheels down for more than a few seconds. But it was surprisingly addicting, and slowly, over time, I got better and better. I still by no means consider myself very good at this game but I can now at least reach the 80-85% track record on a few tracks by myself.
I have to say that I've enjoyed playing so much that I couldn't stop thinking about how fun it would be to have one of these cars in real life, so week or so ago I actually bought myself one. I started off small and relatively cheap with a 1/18 brushless electric 4x4 buggy Team Associated RC18B2 (I'm really attached to buggies for some reason, even in-game). Although I've only had it outside around the neighborhood and at a local park, it's been a blast to play with. I might step up to the 1/10 scale if I find myself really spending a lot of time with this new found hobby.
I look forward to continuing to get better at VRC PRO and getting better at operating the real thing. :) Maybe I'll even try out online play after I build up my confidence some more. As for real life, I'm hoping to get my little buggy to a track someday soon and really have some fun with it."