Well I would be lyeing if I said locally our racers were into mid level cars. Actually i've been told several racers actually don't care for the 05 at all simply because it does so well! Myself and Darkseid race against T2s, RDXs, JRXSs..etc. every week. And I would also say we have a couple (myself not included) of the best top level midwest racers here locally. So we do have very stiff competition. But to each his own...whatever works for you is the best.