I race one ........ and love it. For me the car is significantly fast each lap and more consistent lap to lap than the BJ4WE I was running before!!!
I can not believe how narrow minded and short sighted that comment is!!! Your obviously not talking about the current car the ZX5-SP!
Please remember that Kyosho reacted to the strength issues of the early cars and now they are super strong ..... both in terms of suspension and drivetrain.
I see you run a XX4we from your signiture ..... now that car never breaks shock towers does it!!!
If you've not driven one (an SP that is) then I think you shouldn't realy say things like "the kyosho lazer is a challenge you dont want" ....... how the hell can you make an informed judgement? That is like me saying that an X5 is junk even though I've not driven one ...... (X5 looks good on the track so if people want to run one I say god luck with it)
The latest version, the SP is truely a world class car, becoming hugely popular in the states (to the point where they are going out of stock almost as soon as the shops get them delivered). There were several of them in top 20 (at least 2 in each A I think) of all 4wd classes at the Cactus Classic (not exactly a small local event) and the likes of Ronnie Gardenier and Mark P' where actually lapping quicker than Masami on some qualifiers.
Please remember that the SP has only been available since about October 07 so that means none in the top 10 of 07 nats ..... because the car didn't exist!
You also have to remember that as Kyosho UK don't run a team it is unlikely that the very best drivers in country are going to pay full price to drive a Kyosho when they can get at least some assistence on another car!!!
Please think of these points and put your comments in context ....... it's like saying the Ferrari would never win another F1 world championship as it was 20 years before the Schumy era ........ think Kimi would have paid to drive a Red Bull over being paid well to run a Ferrari???? Of course not.
The Kyosho Lazer ZX5-SP is a great car, drives well and is very robust (trust me .... I've given it plenty of oppertunity to break ..... so far only a head to head crash has broken it!!!) and really good value for money. If you don't like the way the D-J-44-WE cars drive then it is well worth a look.