At MK we've tried both the Mardave and Tamiya route for low cost entry racing. The Tamiya route has been much more successful than the Mardave (however a few years ago when the previous Bedford club was set up, it did establish a good Mardave following). Ultimately Tamiya's are much more accessable as most RC stockists have them (appreciate that Russ may not have them for good reasons).
The advantage of Tamiya's is that there are only 4 things that make any difference to them - the motor, ball races, shocks and batteries. The rest is pointless bling. Control the motor, limit the batteries (my strong suggestion is don't allow Lipo - there is too much of a voltage difference with NiHh) and its a low cost class anyone can get into for less than £250
However ultimately Mardave's performance are about the same (4 cell / same motor as Tamiya's) so why not cater for both of them? Stick them in the same heat(s) and seperate through formula on the computer.
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