Well I ordered the E-maxx at about 10:30PM Tuesday night, it was on my door step by 11:00AM Friday morning using only the free standard shipping from Tower! That kind of service can only be duplicated by RC-Monster! Got it all unpacked but had to wait till after work to take it on it's maiden voyage. I charged the included 3000mah 8.4V nimh packs and threw 8AA batteries in the remote, that's right 100% stock! Speed is more than I hoped for and although it does have the power to wheelie it does lack a little of the oomph that I have become acustomed to. I might drop the gearing down a touch and the suspension needs to be stiffened a bit, otherwise it's all good!!!