wow so much to absorb but sounds like option 3 the no reverse and mechanical brakes would be the way i would go

I am currently working on the final details for the trade to get my revo so once it goes through expect many more questions from me lol

time to start saving for that brushless setup

what batteries do you guys typically run ? I was thinking i would go with nimh for now and move to lipo later once i get a balancer for my triton jr