Yep, have to agree: brushless and LiPo is the up and coming future. Only been involved in building/racing a short while; more familiar with rebuilding heads for 350 motors and building/driving RC tanks. All I have seen and heard w/cars, trucks is brushless and Lipo. Most of the writeups in magazines are about those. And yes, they do cost more than brushed. I setup b-less and LiPo in my Mini and it has been pretty dependable and sure enough fassst enough although I am still getting over "sticker shock." Coulda had a V-8