stock buggy or not it says alot for hotbodies, they have a much smaller race team/program than others such as ae/ kyosho/losi and so forth. it also just goes to show that you dont have to spend 850.00 on a kit to win big races. hotbodies worked very hard to win this race they well deserve it. im pretty sertain you might see alot more d8 buggies at local tracks this winter and next spring.