HYper ST in itself is a better truggy then the TTR ST-1..... Its a newere better handling design, already with more track acomplishments over the ST-1.....I think the ST-1 is a nice machine, but its definitely not truly competitive as the Hyper ST is...Dude to the low cost the TTR ST-1has a very strong fan base of firt time Truggy owners on this forum..... But quite honestly IMO the Hyper ST is overall a much better bet