So our group of 5 is getting itchy...
we seem to have settled on the carpet knife as the chassis and possibly the novak 1s esc and 17.5 as there is a track nearby that runs 1/12 and they go by "roar rules" 17.5...

I see there is the new inline carpet knife but we are ok with the old one if they are in stock...

anything else i need to know?
does everyone and their bro use x, y or z ESC?
is the novak a mistake?
we have our own 24X 36 track which is a bit small but were gonna make it work.
is a 17.5 appropriate for that size track? i have read pretty much this whole thread we are not newbs, just 1/12 newbs, do most of you run a rx pack, is that better than booster or and esc that boosts the BEC to 6 v we are likely to run 5 or 6 batteries thru it a nite...
I know there will be a variety of opinions but the 1/12 thread is populated by competent people (or at least MOST) lol unlike some of the offroad threads that are full of kids and morons..( at least some of them)