Rolland I never owned a cen and thats because I've worked at a hobby shop for a long time. They do have decent trucks if you get rid of the radio and motor. As for racing yeah good for the average backyard racer but as far as bringing one to a big event you aren't going to win a race with one unless you get lucky. They don't put as much thought into their designs like Team Losi or Traxxas's revo which handles great on the track right out of the box. The only thing they have is cheaper prices especially when compairing to a traxxas, losi, or kyosho product (mainly their 1/8 scale buggies). You do get what you paid for though.