Thanks for your interest! I would probably lean more towards our Evolution chassis with 14" wheelbase. That provides the best combination of stability for general bashing around the yard.
Both our Evolution and new sniper Clodbuster are designed to handle two battery packs. The Evolution chassis is still our most popular, and affordable chassis. Its 1/8" thick side plates can handle nearly anything you can throw at it and this can be ordered in your choice of 12", 14", or 16" wheelbases. The Sniper race chassis is set for a 13" wheelbase and is set up more for racing. It also has sway bars and machined links for more precise shock mounting. Photos of the new chassis aren't on our site yet, but are shown in one of the topics in this forum. Thanks!