I am in the Charleston, SC area looking to get back into RC.

I had a Tamiya Falcon, and another 1/10 electric 2wd truck (don't remember what it was) as a teenager. I tooled around with them for a few years (fixing them more than running them), then forgot about them.

It looks like (according to the interwebs) most people race 1/8 nitro 4WD here in Charleston, which I know next to nothing about. I'd prefer to race 1/10 Electric 2WD, but if nobody is racing that class....

So, would an Ofna Hyper 7 Ready To Run be a good nitro machine to cut my teeth on?

(Speaking of RTR: do they sell the RTR with much, much, much cheaper parts? Is that why the RTR version is always cheaper than the barren Kit version?)

Also, I was also wondering if I could spend a little more on the car and maybe go cheap on the Transmitter setup? Would that be a good way to save money and still get a nice car, or is the Transmitter equipment too essential to skimp on?

Regardless, I'd like to keep the whole shebang under $300. Any suggestions? Thank you for your time.