hi russ yep very good choice these are built great fast in electric and nitro go for it ,you might have to make some adjustments with a gears, shock oils etc depending on track ,steering is great too ,yep i `ve seen them run at races and win too ,order some spare parts on line for it too , and or you can look at mugens mbx7r eco and nitros kyoshos and mugens are engineered for racing also techno is good and a few others brands you can also go on to youtube to see some testing , racing and reviews of different brands. ok