[hrench]

I just want to say most people aren't able to put themselves 'in' the vehicle the first time they drive and i think that's the most important training they can get.

Many kids play video games, but even with them, there isn't a third-person point of view to watch from.

So what I'm saying is you need drive time. Start with a radio controlled car because it's much cheaper to crash than the 'bot. But run it for hours. Drive patterns. Race each other or a clock. Drive obstacles. If you want to be a driver, you need to have your brain in the robot. It doesn't happen automatically.

You can move on to R/c planes or Quads and those will sharpen your skills, but before you can successfully drive the robot and win, you'll need many many hours of third person driving.

Only go to the robot once you've mastered the part about thinking as if you're in the vehicle.