I'm not saying this is right, but I can't blame them. The fact is that the Rustler and Stampede RTR VLX setups are one of the hottest selling vehicles on the market for the basher crowd. Losi/Horizon is just following the money like any other business.
Is that good for those of us who race Losi products, maybe/maybe not. Usually racers are bashers before they find their way to the track. This puts their name out in front of a larger audience. This also helps gives them a potential sales boost that will help them keep producing the team kits that we all love.
If they had to rely on team kits alone for sales, they wouldn't stay in business very long.
Just my humble $.02