I used this truck this weekend with sucsess. I won the sportsman calss by 22 seconds. all i changed was a hitec 7955 steering servo, and the hot tires for the track. the truck does have a noticeable push but i would worry about getting consistant lap times before modding. the only problem is the .28 motor, its a gas HOG, had to pit every 6 min. This truck is Ready to Race.