i have some good news and i have some bad news.
the good news is i received my RC10 B4.1 buggy!
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the bad news is the radio was broken.
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good news is AE is sending me a replacement! bad news is i have to wait a few more days before i can play.
i upgraded my choice of battery to a lipo. in this photo i have the buggy and battery and charger.
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overall i can't complain. i like what i see so far. i plan on taking the car to the Portland R/C Raceway. first to practice then i want to try my car out in the novice class race. i can hardly wait.
thank you all for the input.
see you around the forums.
-pdx
congrats man!!!, sorry to hear about the radio