The ntc3 is a great handling car but it is about as strong as a peice of balsa wood!!......If your a good enough driver you may be able to keep it in one peice but things are bound to happen on the track with lap traffic and sometimes just stupid people the car is going to take a hit sometime and ussually with the ntc3 that will end your race!....sorry to the ntc3 lovers...just stating my opinion