Update. The trackstar esc is VERY good considering that it costs one third of what the other esc's do!! Very reliable.
I have always hated gluing tires, so I have used premounts until I got tired of them balooning and coming apart from the rim with the truggy(never had this problem with my buggies....). So I built wheels using the advise from here; TAPE, balance and clean/lightly sand where I glue. This was totally worth the work, and made the car handle MUCH better
TG