Lots of good information over here too:
http://www.rctech.net/forum/californ...ll-so-cal.html
As for your equipment...the battery should be fine to start with. It won't perform as good as the high end packs but that won't matter when you are still learning. That ESC will probably need a booster or a receiver pack to run the receiver and servo. The few that have tried Turnigy ESCs at our track have found them to be lacking. For a low cost ESC that is pretty reliable a lot of people go with the Hobbywing.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/07e-xerun-...-1s-black.html
Can't really say much about the servo...haven't heard much about them.