I am sure that there are many ESC's out there that are sub £30, even sub £20 that are perfectly suitable. Perhaps we should look at the one that is an option with the mardave kits which will probably be most cost effective. The mtroniks one I was running tonight was about £17 from ebay.
Scott, I think that battery pack is for operating radio gear only, it has quite a low capacity. Try these bad boys:
http://www.futureworldmodels.com/aca...fo_101935.html
This is what I was using and seemed to have no issues with 2 rounds of racing.
Incidently, the test on the micro lipo packs was not very conclusive - they were quicker... I still think too quick and the motor got quite hot. What did you think Craig?
I am going to do a bit of a costing exercise for next week looking at a typical set up, and what potential there is for it to get out of hand. I think there is ony so much you can spend on them, but would be useful to have it written down on a piece of paper. This should hopefully fuel a discussion on the way forward.
Also, when I bring the mardave next week, think it would be good for more people to try it, so anyone who is interested can take turns each round and see what you think.
Paul