I just got off the phone with mike and he's going to use a 2215 2y 750kv neu motor on 9 or 10s with a big mgm esc like maybe a 145.32 which will most likely be extreme overkill on the power and will have to be dialed down a bit. As for the baja itself your right all that color looks funny...I see tons of baja's on the baja forum and they have so much color it's not funny. I didnt want something that looked like a float in a gay pride parade. I didnt really consider what color I was using I just went with the best parts money could buy and it just looks the way it looks you know....cool huh? It has darksoul axel extenders for an extra 1'' of width and a custom carbon fiber chassis from the UK and also has rpm a arms front and rear stainless screws carbon fiber parts everywhere hostile tires nutted hinge pins and a jr 8711 400oz torque steering servo ....the list goes on and on. When Mike is done mastering this thing its going to rc car action mag for a full photo shoot / bash test and artical.