Dune runner has nothing to be ashamed of. it holds it's own against the 5-t's . Not as big and bulky but lighter right ? No centre diff ... Little harder to control but that's what makes a good driver ! A lot of those guys that i was racing had some hopped up motors, on a track like that, I did not feel I had a disadvantage. maybe I was a little slow on the straight away ( more so , the fallowing weekend after when I had to put factory exhaust back on ) but when the melicke pipe was on I was keeping up ! Even when it fell off i was keeping up ! Got the hpi fast exhaust coming ( just cleared customs ! ) , and a whole lot of stuff coming from rc pit stop ! Pic's soon ! ! The dune runner is a serious contender ! The other guy running d/r was in third till his truck broke ! Belt drive running 1:1 and a little experience driving .. I think next year those 4th and 5th finishes, might jump up a couple spot's !