The truck stock bashes good for about 7 tanks inculding break in then you have to get longer pins for the cvds other then that it is a great basher. as far as a racing truck I have raced mine with the following mods rechargable batterty 945mg servo,and the longer pins for the cvds and a one piece pipe. I was racing fully blown hopped up to the maxx hotbodies truggys. and I was using the stock remote too. I came in 3 out of 8 people so the truck is great you just have to tinker with it here and there and then you are off and running like a bad out of hell for me though I think I am going to gear the first gear down a little because it is some what hard to get up and go with the truck.