My wife's friend, also a fellow racer, has a 1/10 thunder tiger on-road. Sorry, I don't remeber the exact model he has. It's a very capable car. The only thing that he has problems with is parts.
I have seen the car run and it's comprable to many other on-roads in design and performance. Just make sure that you have a good parts support at your LHS. Otherwise you'll have to do your ordering on-line.