I ran the ZX-5 for the first time today. Overall, I was impressed with how it handled. This car corners and jumps very well. It's a blast to drive.
I did break a few parts, but only when I hit other cars that were dead on the track and at fairly high speed. The small bulkhead brace that holds the front shocktower to the gearbox seemed to be the weak point for me (broke twice), though like I said when I broke it was unusual crashes. I also tumbled it around a few times (for stress test purposes only
) and it held up very well. No problems with the front brace.
The track was hard packed with a loose layer of dust today. Because of that and since I was still getting used to the car, I only ran a 19t. I ran a 24t pinion and it seemed to have plenty of speed.