@PH001, ha I was just thinking about that in light of the suggestion from @supersavage. I think that level of buggy is beyond me right now, especially given the lack of electronics in the kit.
I'm thinking maybe a couple of hundred all in for the car and electronics, I've got plenty of batteries and radio gear though, so I won't need to budget for that.
I've seen plenty of talk about the Tamiya TTO2B cars, would they be a good choice? We aren't looking to compete with the Schumacher and TA guys at the track, we just want to have fun practicing and trying to improve on our own times.