I ran my local track owners crc last year. He has a gtb 4 cell and never does any maintenance to it. The second week I ran it I was 2 laps up on the track record till a screw came out of the bumper mount. Fast drivers are going to be fast no matter what equipment they have. You don't need the lastest or greatest dodad or gizmo to go fast. I seen a video on youtube of a guy racing his Rc10 goldpan against all the modern designs and he was stomping them.