Double Green, RayK and I are the ones who will be shepherding the Mini Spec class through the Fall and Winter months. We started Senior Spec last year & it was a great success. We're turning over day-to-day Head Guy duties for SS to Larry, also known as Gepetto, so that we can concentrate on the Mini's.

You'll get the most setup advice if you run the M03 because right now that's the car with which we are most familiar (RayK was 2nd overall at the recent TCS Nats, I was 9th). I guarantee that we can get an M03R running well in a single night...then you'll have to wheel it and trim it out to suit your driving style. Plus, the R comes with the neato front blue hub carriers. Get the R, a body, and a set of CVD's and you should be good for the season.

I have an M05 but am holding off on working with it until some more of the Tamiya hop-ups are released, particularly the steering upgrade and motor plate/heat sink. I'm sure it's the car of the future, but the future isn't quite here yet.