I agree that the TC3 is a very well handling car, BUT:

1.) The materials used for the suspension (milded fiber reinforced PC) is not suited for those fast and heavy cars. parts breakage is the major problem for the regular club racer. I'm a pretty decent driver and I don't hit much, so I didn't have that problem, but I see novices that go nuts each weekend because after each hit , they have to go to the hobby shop to get shock towers and tranny cases. I've seen a lot of them quitting already.Also the rear toe in setup is crap. One slight brush and you geometry is gone.

The stiff brittle material is responsible for the very responsive handling of the TC3, it's just not strong enough.

Don't you think companies like Serpent or Mugen wouldn't have used this material if it was suited for this kind of car?

2.) The drive train was designed for electric racing. It is just not strong enough for a modern .12, especially with a one way in it. Secondly, the way the engine sits in the car, is stupid.
The carb sits behind the head where all the heat exits, that's why most people I know have vapor lock problems, as did Baker and Pavidis at the nationals.
If AE's only concern wouldn't have been to use existing parts, they only had to design stronger diff cases in which the ring and pinion would have been the other way around.
This way, the engine could be sitting on the right side (passenger) with the carb facing forward. This would also allow us to use regular pipes .

3.) the tank, nuff said?

This is NOT supposed to be bashing, these are just my thoughts after owning a MTX2 for 2 years and a NTC3 for only a few weeks.

We will see how the Team will fair at the worlds next week. I suppose we will see the exact same thing than we saw at the nats.

The TC3 will be dominating qualifying but fail in the main.

This time though, Serpent and Mugen will have their new cars and their real top drivers other than Burch.....

Should be interesting