New Castle Brushless ESC Sidewinder $84.99

[BrianG]

Looks like they'll have it for $85 just for the ESC (your link was with a 4600 combo), or bundled with the 4600 or 5700 motors for $150. Not bad for a budget system.

[lincpimp]

No solid specs yet, just speculation so far. I heard that it will be about 2/3rd the capability of the MM so around 75-80amp capacity, and it will have all of the pc progamability, just thru a castle link instead of a direct usb connection. Wonder if it will handle 4s like the mm? Do you think that they will use a different spec fet? Its not like castle need cheaper stuff, they are already the price leader, but it looks like a good esc for 10th 2wd or touring cars. I doubt that it will compete with the quark 65-80, as they are more expensive than the mm and can handle 5-6s.