Originally Posted by Stealth_RT

I doubt that guy at the track is stripping the Kyosho spur gear. He's probably stripping the Losi or AE plastic spur gears, which suck in comparison to the Kyosho gear. The Kyosho gear isn't plain old plastic or delrin, its an actual composite, with some kind of fiber reinforcing the plastic. I've run the same gear for 2 seasons with only mild wear. The ONLY way you'll ever strip a Kyosho gear is if your motor moves.