I went to last night's meeting of Seattle RC Racers in Hanger 30 and had a great time watching the heats and talking to the drivers. There was a lot of information to pick up from the various folks there. I should be able to go the TA06-R route with their novice class as a couple of the novice drivers were using dual-deck chassis. I might have a problem with the motor/chassis combination as their rules stipulate a Novak 25.5T motor if I don't want to run a Tamiya silver can (based upon what I read in the TA06 thread).
They run a VTA-esque class, Scale Spec, which is one step up from Novice and uses much of the same equipment. I have a feeling that's I'll be the only person driving a tub, but that's alright.
-Vic