Thunderbird, do you race in third person? I mean do you beat yourself in a 1 person race? LOL Anyways, sway bars are an integral part of any and all race cars, real and RC. Definitely not a bandaid. There couldn't be a worse statement made about them. My only complaint about this new SC 4x4 I got is that there are no swaybars. For real track stability and power/weight transfer of these vehicles, there is no reason to not have some.