where he lives there is no other sc8's though..
i've owned rc8be and rc8t which share same platform as sc8 and the TE 1/8's kick butt... BUTTTTTTT he'd be better off with a buggy or truggy becasue there would be tons of places to race if you ever got sick of just bashing rc's.. I'd say go buggy for first 1/8th because of the popularity of them the parts are all around and tires are cheaper than truggies.
pm me your # and we'll have to setup a day for you to come out to rotonda.. i have 4x4 losi scte, 2wd xxxsct and a 1/8 nitro buggy if you wanted to see what the buggy is like on a track..