LOL the Rusty is a great ST but it is one of the hardest ST's to set up for a track that there is. On the high end there is the GT2 just as you suspected and on the low end (my choice) the XTM X-c..........you put lower metal arms and hubs on the back of that X-c, set it up with a good .12 and radio and chase them down..........as good as the best at a lot lower price Did you by chance read the May issue of driver "I think" about the XTM 1/8 Truggy being the fastest out of the box there is right now with the right upgrades that 4x4 Truggy is a racing dream on a big track. I don't sell anything i don't test and beat up. Out of the box the X-c isn't a super star but it takes very little to get it in that area with a few minor upgrades and setting it up right.....................There is more than one JATO 3.3 trying to beat my X-cell with big TZbut it aint happening