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Rob,
Welcome to the forum!!

To add to Daryl and Brians post, This is probably the cheapest class of real RC racing there is. But even though the cars are small and inexpensive the fun factor is not. These cars are a lot of fun to race. Brian has a nice timing system and track. Big tracks are fun to race on and I'm sure we can get into a bigger place eventually, but for now its still fun racing on the smaller track.

We have 4 guys that are there almost everytime and 4-6 others that are there most of the time. The actual racing is usually divided into two heats so that there are 3-4 cars on the track at one time. The races are about 8 minutes long usually. And theres lots of racing on race night. Sometimes we have longer races and twice a year we run a one hour endurance race.

The batteries for these cars last between 20-30 minutes depending on capacity so making (2) 8 minute races on one set is possible.

New AM MR-02 Ready Sets cost about $170 and come with an AM radio. But If you can afford it, I would suggest a 2.4ghz MR-03. They cost about $180 - $200 plus $80-$100 for the 2.4ghz transmitter. If you have a specific body and chassis that you cant find together you can get it ala carte as well as in chassis, body, and radio.

All you really need to add is Tires and Batteries. Good sets of rechargables are about $11-15 a set of 4. And tires are $4 a pair.

From there all you really need is a lot of practice. These things may be small but they do require some practice to get decent at racing. And everybody is more than willing to help with that.

Theres lots of information on this and other forums. Make sure that before you buy something to race with us you get advise on it. We can save you time and money and possibly buying something that you dont need.

We look forward to possibly racing with you.