Cars don't win...good drivers do.
Give me the latest and greatest and I would still get my arse handed to me by an experienced driver with a low budget RC. The NTC3 is a great car and it is proven. Put a Pixy .12 in there and no one will touch you...if you know how to drive.
We had Indoor champs this past weekend. A guy qualified for the A mains with a 15 year old RC!!
Fk05's, T2's, etc. were getting lapped by this guy!