I was fair with my pricing, At Tower Hobbies the Novak GTB is $244, at Maxamps the 8000mah lipo is $140, and thats internet prices. At the trackI goto, another new racer was recently sold a RTR AE T4 with 2 3800mah batteries and a peak charger, and double "a" batteries for the radio for $380.
That still beats your $380 dollar Losi Brushless, $80 dollar battery, and $40 charger.
$380 or your $500 package? Which one do you think is going to save the hobby?