There arn't as many parts on a 1/12 scale as the touring car, but compaired to my MTX-3 They break much faster!!!
Driving these cars fast is a challenge, when you toss a good 19 turn or 10.5 in they are almost balstic, go to a 5.5 they can fly!! I agree with Scottrick on the motor. I run 1/8 and 1/10 nitro and the 1/12 scale cars on carpet inside in an 8 min race, you will come off tired!! I beleive it has to do with the amount of inputs in a 9-12 sec lap's which is what you will probably end up turning.
With that said, this is really a great Driver / Chassis / Motor class. To be fast you need it all.
I'm missing on almost all of these, so I just have fun!!