Hey Mike, I could not agree more. I have done quite a bit of research and although Hacker seems to be the top motor for the top pilots, I think that the Axi, with the Spin 99 ESC, will be my choice. The jury is still out on the batteries though. Still doing some more research on that. It seems that they all pretty much are in the same ball park for price, and pack size. Although TP are proven, I think that are some other good companies out there. i.e. falcon batteries and tanic packs, that I am keeping an eye on. Falcon has a six month warranty on thier batteries; can't beat that with a bat. What batteries are you planning on running?