Looking to start, advice please.

[kieraneb]

I have just bought a Schumacher Cougar SV kit with a view to having a go at racing and would like to come along sometime in the next few weeks to have a go.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on motors, ESCs and batteries?

I have built a few cars before and have a Team Orion 17x3 modified motor and an ESC which I could put in it, but would it be fast enough?

I have done quite a lot of reading about brushless motors and LiPo batteries and I understand what all the numbers mean but, before I go and spend a small fortune, what would I actually NEED to be competitive?