Sick setup for less than $350 all brand new too
Get a Short Course Truck, I have a Slash that i am about to sell to get the new Blitz that is coming out. I just started back into RC after a long break and just started racing and its a ton of fun. Get a Slash or a Blitz, you can find them at $180 bucks. i got an SMC 4100 lipo battery for $55 bucks and a lipo charger with balancer (from Hobbypartz.com) that was $60 shipped to my house. All in all you can get a sick setup nowadays for Spec (Stock) Short COurse racing for less then $350 bucks! Thats what I would do.