HEY OMG!!!
KAIKS!! hey man, im a complete newbie too, and i just 3 days ago orderd the auto modellista set,3.8 motor 160AH battery, Reinforced Metal Heatsink,Gear Set GS-03 or something, Tire SEt 0-2 (i think) an NSX mobil 1 bodyand a race course(after alot of research on the net)
just a 3 weeks delivery wait (i live in England and parts and accesories are pretty rare here and V.expensive)
meanwhile though, i got a cheapo version of Bit Char-g and took it a apart a little etc, and checked on various websites. Thats how i managed to find this webby and its wicked forum and stumbled in here.
i hope i too can learn more about bit char-g with ya'll and btw, i found a few decent webbys:

www.toyeast.com is THE BEST for buyin cheap hopups
www.lik-sang.com is pretty cooel
www.action-pact.co.uk has some hop up info

(ill post them little symbol things as soon as my set arrives)