I know this is a low priced car, but myself and a friend use these for parking lot racing and they are a blast. Just the right amount of speed for actual racing. If you are into speed runs etc., then get something brushless. But i you want something you can actually race with your friends, they are great. They never break, they handle very well right out of the box. I have far more expensive RC's but none have the fun factor for actual head to head racing that these do. The faster cars can be too much in a parking lot racing situation and very hard to get them to hook up on imperfect surfaces.