Well, whether Tamiya gets things "In-Gear" for Off-Road still remains to be seen? I won't be convinced nor will most serious Off-Road RC drivers because of their recent track record of spewing out crap Off-Road products these last few years. It's good to hope and good to dream but seems like it will be a damn long wait. I call it wishful thinking.
On-Road racing is the rage around the world and if Tamiya's only concern is the bottom line when participating in certain markets, then even qualifying for the Off-Road Worlds will never happen. Go where the money is I guess...... speaking of which....they have a war chest of cash to hire the best drivers and pirate the best designers if they really decided to get serious and take a stand in Off-Road racing. Instead they obviously would rather just sell mass market and below average Off-Road kits for kids or unaware novice RC enthusiasts. Too bad for Tamiya and their faithful supporters.