My son has the Mi1 V1 and I have to say its a cracking beginners chassis.
Very forgiving and easy to setup.
He raced an entire season on polished wood with the only failure being a loose pinion (My fault not the cars). The poor car did take a beating and came back for more.
The only mod from the kit was the shocks (changed to schumacer race items) the reason for this was I cant be doing with the clip on plastic shock collars.
My son finished 3rd in the championship, not bad for his first season
So yes I do recommend the Mi1 for a beginner.