Trin, I would say it's not a bad car but I never had any around to compete with. We all drove NTC3 or Mugen. The thing about the RS4 is that the weight of the RS4 is set pretty high compared to the NTC3. Plus the exhaust pipe exits the right side of the car so if you are racing with a wall around the track, you have more of a tendency to smash in your exhaust or break off the stinger. I mostly ran NASCAR type oval racing so I needed the stinger pointing out the left side. It's all personal preference. I just liked the NTC3 better because it seemed alot more simple especially if you break something. Just don't buy cast aluminum parts for it. They break just as easy as the carbon or plastic.