You would have to ask the guys on the engineering team. I know that we were testing with a few of the popular name brand brushless setups and they worked remarkably well.

I understand what you are saying about the Nitro, but with the price of fuel going up, the rumors that Nitro won't be available, the sound police complaints about noise, etc....might change your opinion in the future. Our other big push is that here in the upper midwest, there are several indoor tracks that people frequent when it is too cold to race outside and the buildings are not ventilated properly for Nitro exhaust. Caster Racing cars and conversions out there will make it so that 1/8 scale will be able to be run all year. For us, that is a big deal.