The 18B is a very good little buggy. Well eguipped for a rtr. The radio is the same cheapo that is in all Asc. rtrs. Otherwise it is pretty good. The aforementioned LST mini, is a SNAIL in stock form. But, then again it is a monster truck.
We race all this stuff in my store on Sat. nights. The new Vendetta from Duratrax (yep, I said Duratrax), is about the coolest thing to come out recently. It handles & looks like a 1/8 buggy on the track.