I think it is funny that you consider traxxas to be a company with years of track experience, last I heard the have yet to win a national title with any of their trucks, much less try to create a true race truck before JATO. Granted CEN has not been on the race scene as long as some companies, but I see the difference they are making with theit 1/8 scale in peticular. Having 1 driver running a prototype car and consistantly finishing in the a-main looks like Kyosho/mugen may have a true challanger soon. As for the MT2, it is an excellent truck, fast, nimble, and diff cups aside very durable.