It works with that ESC. People at ocrc raceway in huntington are using the same exact setup with only one 11.1V lipo battery (some use two 7.4V lipo's as well. I ran that same setup in my SC8e at first. You have to mod the LRP ESC with a voltage regulator from Novak first (I dont remember which one though). It will void the warranty on the ESC. Mine put out a small puff of smoke when I hit the brakes the first time in race conditions (blew a small circuit in the ESC) but never quit or had any other issues. I have raced with it with no problems at all.