so, I tried the esc on the shelf the last couple weeks. I did not trying it on a super high bite track. I really thought it would be more dramatic on outdoor low bite. Well, I am not sure i noticed anything thing at all. It might be a layout thing too. I dont have a lot of quick transition turns because it is a large 8th scale track. My esc did get hotter though because the body was right on top of it. Yeah, I could vent it, but didnt want to for a test. In short, I prefer the standard config. The downside it, i think I lost my battery strap.......So yeah.... I am sure I put it somewhere "safe"...safe from me.