Recieved my Darkside 12th scale a week ago. Kit went together very smooth. Ran the car for the first time this past weekend at the Dakota Carpet Champs. Car was preaty much dialed out of the box. Put 7 or 8 practice packs through the car to work out the bugs and get the layout down. Car ran great. I could put it anywhere on the track and it would be smooth as silk. The first two qualifers i wasn't able to finish because some screws vibrated loose on the side links, so i added some locktite to those screws and the problem was fixed. I qualified 5th in the A-Main and finished 7th overall due to some operator error. The pinion wasnt tightened down and the gear mesh was tight. Overall the weekend was good and will continue to make the car faster and faster. The next big race it will be raced at is the HobbyPlex Race at the end of Feburary in Omaha, Nebraska.