I can't speak for the 1/10 buggies, but the SC and 1/8 buggy have been durable rides for me as a part time/some time racer. When I switched to the SC I dropped my lap times significantly at the 2 tracks I was running at regularly. Went from being a top B-main guy every time out to mid-pack in the A-main at the more competitive venue and top 3 guy to clear class leader at the less competitive venue. Unfortunately I don't race much anymore (kids stuff) and Intech has royally dropped the ball with US distribution. If they get that figured out, I would recommend in a heartbeat. Until then, steer clear...

The InTech Taiwan main website now links to the Droopy Hobby shop site out of Puerto Rico for the US distributor. I have also seen some activity on the Intech USA FB page, but very very little. Barry Bedlion (Intech US FB page admin) had announced himself as the US team manager last year and had reached out to me with a parts support issue I was having. At the time there was no continental US inventory and I believe he had ordered a box of stuff direct. I had already placed an order from France for the key parts I needed before a big event and then life got in my way after, so haven't followed with him up like I shoulda.

I am not racing off-road much due to kids activities, doing some dirt oval though. Figure I am going to keep running my Intech stuff until the parts I have run out. Then I am going to move on to a company that can make a kit AND support the kit. I shouldn't have to chase parts from Europe for my rig...