The 8ight has proven itself every bit as durable as my Mayhem was. I ran the thing off a ramp, into the air, and straight into a fence post at 30+ MPH...it's plenty durable. There are almost 10 8ights at our local track, and I have yet to see any but mine fall out of a race(I re-adjusted my steering linkage, but because it's not a normal turn buckle, I couldn't see that I only had a few threads in one side with plenty in the other, so it came apart. My fault, not the design
). It's strong, and a potent race machine, far supperior to the outdated designs that so many hard headed people will fight to defend...
