The xray is a great choice, its usually a front running chassis with pretty good durability. The only con is that the price tag is a bit high, but you are essentially getting a car with the hop ups you need to get rolling with great durability. All cars will break down in hard crashes, but in light to medium crashes, xray will keep going even with a bent or loose part. Tamiya on the other hand is notorious for break downs with little chance of finishing a race with damage, though it is by far one of the most lightweight chassis

Its also highly recomended to have a carbon chassis for asphalt and an aluminum chassis for carpet. I personally had just 1 car for both types, but now I have chosen to go with 2 complete cars to spend less time making chassis changes. Its a bit more expensive, but saves me time I would spend wrenching one car...though in total I have 4 F1 cars. 2 retired on the trophy shelf and 2 active racing

You can make it work, but it helps with traction roll if you have an aluminum chassis which is heavier

So when will the next series start?