Bibbster,
Well stated my friend.
I think we are all interested in promoting our hobby.
Some of us are a bit more "experienced" then others.
Perhaps some of us have even entered "The Curmudgeion Zone" and just tell it like it is.
The bottom line though is all of us want to promote this hobby and bring new racers into it. I now my grandson is racing with me from time to time and my granddaughters both want to play with the slot cars whenever they come to the house. I love doing that with them. Thank God for magnets and adjustable power supplies!