Just wanted to put my two cents in here. I love drfting nitro. Yeah electrics are fun, especially the fact you can do it inside, but the sound of a nitro car is too cool. I got hooked up with Redcat Racing , and got 6 cars for me and my buddies. The Lightning VX makes a great drift car, and it is very affordable. We swapped out the tires after we burnt the stocks for some harder compound rubber and man what fun. The cars sweep throught the turns sideways, and are easy to pull out of a slide. For $170 bucks this car is the most bang for your buck for nitro drifting.