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It has been a long winter staring at this car. I picked up this car at the beginning of 2017.  I figured it would give me plenty of time to build the kit and something to do.  The build was pretty straight forward if you have built 1:8 buggies before.  If you haven't, you will be asking questions. The kit was packaged nicely.  The plastic parts look very beefy and the machined parts have a quality finish.  The only issue was the manual.  It was for a previous generation nitro car.  Not a big deal to me but novice builders...

I am going to make this quick and easy.  I will write an in-depth review when the outdoor season starts in the northwest. Build:  Very little to complain about.  "I" made a few assembly errors towards the end of my marathon build the night before the cars first outing.  The kit was only missing a tiny, tiny screw.  Diffs use a ton of washers inside and out.  Nice build overall.  6ish hours for the roller to be assembled. Practice:  Nope, I didn't get that luxury.  I was installing electronics instead.  The buggy was virtually getting all new goodies:) Track:  The guys in Tri-Cities WA...

While your car is in storage, remove the shocks from the tower. It will help to keep the shocks from pressing on the arms and warping them.

Setup:Stick with the book setup unless you have a solid setup from the local track. Lots of people want to use Adam Drakes (or any other pro’s) setup. Unless you drive like him, on the same track as him, with the same tires as him, you are chasing a unicorn. He is fast, his setup reflects his style and speed at a certain track. I believe that the best starting point is the box stock setup. Make changes from there to suit your track and skill level.LoctiteFollow directions and locktite all metal to metal screws. The screws from the bottom...