Yes, there is room in the class. You can use any pink vinyl kit. Only the Fussy kits are allowed in the contest though. I think the benefit of taking them with the class, is #1, you get the community asprect of it, where you know you are all working on the same thing...plus you get the question answer section, whicht he book will not have. Not only can you ask your own questions, but you can read others questions and the answers and also have the opportunity to answer some questions yourself, if you feel the need.
The E book will be available by Nov 1st.