Looking for a ST Kit under $350, opinions?

[NitroHawk]

I got back to the hobby a couple of weeks ago and I'm looking for a 1/10 nitro stadium truck to take to the track on the weekends (no bashing, I have one for that).

I've seen the Hpi Nitro Firestorm and the Traxxas Nitro Rustler but I am looking for other options, something more race oriented, preferably a disassembled kit without engine so I can chose my own to start with and build it from scratch.

Are there any brands selling kits out there? Most stuff is RTR

 

[HPI-Killer]

Thats why Traxxas is so difficult for they are all RTR, so I would go HPI Firestorm, they are a badass little ST and simple to work on.

 

[Greywolf74]

Team Associated RC10GT2 Race-Spec RTR 1/10 Nitro Truck would probably be my choice for nitro

 

[HPI-Killer]

^^ Yeah but how can you not like this?

 

[NitroHawk]

Gave my LHS a call today and seems that they have better stock for the firestorm than the others. I really liked the associated rc10gt but I don't want to limit myself on spares availability that much, spares are hard to come by as it is down here.

Off to get a Firestorm roller on ebay. Will drop an OS engine in, proline body, a good set of wheels and see how it turns out.