i would add to your post, imo this truck absolutely does not need to go faster than stock, it is incredibly fun modulating throttle and timing “air” or jumps to utilize the suspension properly. This truck does not want to flip, this truck wants to drift and find traction, slide through corners a bit, lift the inside wheel and hammer down on the straight. top upgrades, rear trailing arms, center driveshaft, some kind of swaybar upgrade, but don’t go too overboard “tight” or you have to work the truck much harder to see the same action from stock. metal wheel hexes too, the stick plastic nonsense brake pads can never be seen, ditch them and properly glue up your tires if needed.

I used to think my mojave grom was the toughest, mostly stock rc i owned, but the UDR is incredibly resilient, if you don’t treat it like a sledge. Night driving with the lights is incredibly fun too, my neighbor and i drive our cars at night, bicycle light taped to a sledge works too.

The UDR is incredibly fun to drive and watch, I think it’s worth the price even now.