Maverick strada is ok and priced well... but I guess the answer may be to bite the bullet... and the credit card!!!
Hot bodies Cyclone has some good results to shout about and are popular for club racers... my club has about 4-5 of 'em..
Associated are up there when it comes to performance, but I'm not sure what their current line up is...
Schumacher are manufactured in the UK but I think the prices kinda reflect this... ie higher resources costs etc...
But the ultimate IMO has gotta be xray... yeh I know they bring a "new" model out every year... but this means good deals may be had on the previous seasons kits...'n to be honest, there is little difference between "new" and "old" xrays and many parts can be interchanged...
Hope this helps and not hinders.... but whatever your/her choice... have fun...