I agree with autoxman. I know from experience it is way funner, and way cheaper. Just check your local track and see what they offer. My track only allows brushed, so I practice with brushless, and save my good brushed motors for racing. You don't have to have lipo. You have to be fast, but all out speed is not always what wins races. If you've got skill, and a fairly fast system, you should be able to keep up.