I've owned both and would definately get the XXX-NT, straight out of the box with the Drake kit you'll have almost every hop up needed to spank any GT. To bring the GT up to that level would take anywhere from an extra fifty to a hundred bucks over what the Drake costs. Plus the NT's rule at our local track, Only 2 ppl left at our track (out of about 25) are still running GT's due to the fact that the NT handles, jumps, and just flat out outperforms the GT. Hands down I'd get the XXX NT