I think excessive attention is sometimes being paid to every little detail that is seen on the pros cars, and then it is wondered why it doesn't come exactly that way out of the box. The fact of the matter is, even after the extensive testing and trial and error that is done during the development/pre-market phase; changes will be made and a setup/configuation will be provided that most people will find fairly easy to drive and be somewhat competitive with. There are certainly ways to set the car up that will make it "faster", but for average Joe racer to pick up the controller and run the car that way; they could very well find the car to be a handful to drive. I've been running the 3.0 and it is a great car. Out of the box, I find it to be a very neutral handling car. I would even go so far as to say it even pushes a little too much for my personal preference. Swapping the battery and the speedo would certainly assist in remedying that, but a super edgy car where the tail would sweep out in a blink if you got it wrong is not necessarily what the masses need. What is great about this car is that you can tune that aggressiveness into the chassis if it suits your driving style/ability. Experiment a little bit. Find out what you like. Don't just look to carbon copy the pros car because at the end of the day you and that professional are two different people. Use their setups and configurations to see if you like them. If not, use them as guidelines to be tweaked to something that does fit you. Heed the pros advice and words when they are kind enough to offer it; but don't think you've somehow missed out on something simply because their car looks slightly different than your own. This is getting a bit long winded; but I'll wrap this up with a a story. It involves touring cars, but the message is applicable. A few years back, I was running the Hot Bodies TCX when it hit the market. Hara had just won the IIC 17.5 turn class in Vegas which is run on carpet. I thought hmm, I'm running the same car, the same turn motor, and I'm running on carpet too. I copied his setup to a tee and went and hit the track. By the end of my practice session, I thought, I do not know what kind of wildman, RC maniac can control a car like that, but it sure isn't me. The car could be driven lightning fast, it could stick and move big time. But it needed to be driven near perfect or it would get bent out of shape in no time. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the 3.0 as much as I have been. It is a great car.