Newbie Advise!

[badgio]

Evening guys,

I seem to have been bitten by the RC car bug! I have never actually owned an RC car, I've been into RC heli for years but always been jealous of mates who had RC cars and loved going down to watch 'em race but couldn't afford both hobbies.

So I've done a bit of research and I think I have a rough idea of what I'm gonna need if I want to race but any advise from you knowledgeable chaps would be great!

So to start off I think it'll probably be a 1:10 scale as that seems to be the most common class and I want electric as I really don't want the hassle of nitro. I found a few cars that look good but wanted to see what you guys thought, at first I thought the Thunder Tiger Phoenix BX 2 as from what I can tell it is actually a old Team associated B3 so must be a decent car and they are cheap so might be a good starter, but then I found the Associated RC10B4.2 RS!

A little bit more expensive than Thunder tiger but a more up to date version of the same car and I think I could probably upgrade it as my skills progress (if they do! ) and I've always liked Team Associated!

Then I saw the SC10B RS really cool looking buggy but I know nothing of the different race classes so didn't know if it could run in a normal 1:10 buggy class or even if it could run in a short course class (if clubs run them!) Also if it could run in these classes would it be competitive as I think it has a slightly narrower wheel base, wheels and generally the scale modelness will detract from it being an all out racer?...

So what would you guys suggest any of the above or something completely different?...