Most of the cars on the market right now are fast in the right hands, it really comes down to your own personal preference, combined with cost and parts availability.
At the meetings I've been to recently I've seen TOP, XRAY, Associated, Yokomo, Tamiya, Team Magic and Schumacher setting competitive times. There is even an old TC3 at the sharp end of the meetings around here, which goes to show you don't need the latest car, just a good pair of thumbs.
Personally I run the TOP Photon.
With brushless, there is a bit of an ESC war going on at the moment and on certain tracks the ESC can make a difference. I would avoid the Novak GTB right now as with stock motors it is a little bit off the pace. I believe they have a new speedo on the way soon. I run the Much-More/Speed Passion ESC, which is very reliable and easy to set up. Things like the Tekin with its PC link can get very complicated to set up, and if you go too far with the settings, you start to cook motors! There are also the TeamWave, GM, LRP/Nosram & others to consider too.
Pretty much all of the motors are good. Some have a slightly different powerband and may need timing or gearing adjustments to get the best out of them, but they are pretty much fit and forget.
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