Remote Control Racing in the Desert - Building the Track, & Choosing the RC Trucks That Make it Fun

Recently I received an email asking me about monstervehicle, and the opportunity to stage a large variety of
trucks. The message came from outside the US, andracing events.
the sender stated that he and some friends wereIf they race only RC monster trucks they don't need
interested in racing RC trucks in their spare time. Thethe construction equipment to build the smooth
content and wording of the message led me toracetrack layouts, but they miss out on the fun of
believe the sender is a soldier on deployment, and Ithose creative efforts too.
immediately thought of Iraq and Afghanistan, and theOne thing to consider when selecting the remote
sandy, desert type conditions of the terrain in thosecontrol toys for this project is the environment where
countries.they're staging their racing events. Since the result of
With that in mind I started thinking about a project forthis creation will occupy sandy, dusty soil a higher level
building a racetrack in a desert environment to give ourof maintenance is required for the RC models.
heroes some fun time activities to take their minds offFirst they should look for vehicles that are sealed
their stressful day jobs.against dusty conditions, and after each race take time
The first part of this project is the building of theto clean all moving parts and unclog the vents where
racetrack itself. They'll use remote control constructioncooling air enters into the motor compartments.
equipment for this phase.Now that's an opportunity for our soldiers to de-stress,
Excavators will clear the area, leveling out the surfaceand have some fun too.
for the racers. They'll want three different layout stylesHere's another thought. If you have loved ones fighting
of racetrack for their racing fun, an oval for NASCARfor our freedom why not get together with the families
and open wheel racecar races, a grand prixof their combat friends and collaborated this project
configuration, and a straight track for drag racing.with those family members?
Front loaders scrape the excess sand smoothing theEach family can get different remote control models
surface even further, and carry that loose soil to loadfor their soldier, write a coordinated suggestion about
the dump trucks that haul the extra sand away to acreating this project to the group, and surprise them
deposit site.with shipping of the RC toys planned to reach each of
Once they finish those operations they have the threethem on the same day.
smooth tracks for racing any style radio control racingWhy let them have all the fun with this operation?