Introduction (and help required, please)

[majorholdups]

Hello All,
After quite a few years of not racing (due to the distraction of girls, full size cars, beer, mortgage, work,,,,,, I'm sure you get the drift!)
I started hunting around for a local club, hence,,, here Iam!
Last time I raced was at Harrogate Model Car Club, when Schumacher Cats, RC10's, Kyosho Optimas (among others) were the cars to have,,,,
What's the favourite choice of vehicle to race with today? (Am I right on the whole you guys race 1/10th 2 wheel drive buggies?)
I also used to race Mardave Mini's,,,
Would very much like to get back into racing,,,,,
One last question,,,,,,,, since moving this way from oooop north,,,, is their any decent local model shops? Or is it all web purchases??
Would love to pop down and see you guys racing (Wednesday nights the usual?)
Many thanks Matt.