Serzoni: You could be right but check out the rest of it. It's entirely made out of PLASTIC! I've owned several Tamiya kits over the years and most of them are for off-road use. Believe me, you will take out all the weak parts and end up spending three to four times as much to make it durable and competitive. If you really want to run this car, get the TRF version in a few months time if they will ever make one.