Lol at the "road rash gives character", ya it files with the sidwinder but I think Ineed to gear down as the motro does heat up quite fast, I'm looking at getting a 24T pinion. Also thats a good tip, I should have done a coat of black over the last coat of orange... oh well next body I know what to do. It was deffinitely a different experience painting and cutting the body as I have never done that before. A little rock also managed to get in the pinion/spur case and Ithink that it was trapped in there due to the enclosed area and it was making a sort of tunk tunk tunk noise every turn... ughhh i thought something broke in the diff and Iwas sad until i found the rock. You are also right the more I drive it the smoother it is. I haven't done a traction roll yet but when Ipunch it I can almost drift.