Well to answer u46 , as far as any big races i highly dought it . In stock form its a pos , with great top speed ,no truning ability and no breaks unless you count a full stop from speed at 30 ft good ! Yes i have driven just about all other buggys and inturn the owners of thoues buggys have driven mine, in races and not. Yes , with my current setup the only buggy i have a prolblem with is the losi 8. I got a second with it my first time out and there was 3 pro drivers there, all were practicing for a race down south . They each drove the protos cause like most , theyve never seen it befor and all were impressed . As a matter of fact everyone there wanted to and did drive it and all liked it or so they sed. All i am saying is that the protos can be made to race and race well, thanks to all the info ive found here . This thing is only 2660 g, thats about 6 1/2 lbs with the axail .28 . It can pass any buggy on a strait even the 8s, witch are top dog most of the time.The only thing really different about this buggy is the big plastic parts and the name.When you get down to it its made good, just needs some help. I know this wont solve anything, people will stick with what they know and question what they dont .But ill be happy to let anyone drive it in a race so they can make a actuial assment of it.