Spend another $50 and get a real R/C

http://www.nitrorcx.com/exbevehyspre.html

isn't this same as the one from radioshack called pro-pulse?

Used to be I wanted a gas fueled RC car, but these days with Li-Ion cells and rare earth magnets in electric motors, gas just doesn't seem worth the bother.

Yes, it the Pro-Pulse car.