Why not a cheaper toy-store RC car?

Because when it breaks — and they all break — a toy-grade car is landfill, and a hobby-grade one is a repair project. The repair project is where the dad-kid part lives.

Won’t they crash it immediately?

Yes. Session one includes a throttle-limiting setting and a crash budget. Crashing is data.

The Pit Crew kit · ages 6–15

The Pit Lane

Drive it Saturday. Wrench on it Sunday. Beat your time forever.

The trap with RC is buying a toy-store car that can’t be repaired — it breaks, it’s over. This is a hobby-grade truck with parts availability, because breaking and fixing IS the hobby. Every session ends with a timed lap.

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The kit, built for you

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Assembling your kit

Pulling the right gear from the catalog…

The Field Guide — your first three Saturdays

Written for the dad, not the kid. Including what to say when it goes sideways.

Session 01 · ~75 min

Track Day One

Set up the course, trade five-minute stints, and log the first official lap times.

Session 02 · ~90 min

First Teardown

Wheels off, diff explained, one upgrade installed by the kid’s hands.

Session 03 · ~120 min

Race Sunday

Full grand prix format against each other — quali, race, podium, log book.

Read session one in full on the The Pit Crew page →

Fair questions

Why not a cheaper toy-store RC car?: Because when it breaks — and they all break — a toy-grade car is landfill, and a hobby-grade one is a repair project. The repair project is where the dad-kid part lives.
Won’t they crash it immediately?: Yes. Session one includes a throttle-limiting setting and a crash budget. Crashing is data.

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