Concerning the fairly high weight for a 2WD buggy:
Do the guys in the States add a similar weight in the car, for instance at Cactus Classic?
The AE team uses a so called 'lightweight setup' for LIPO with a weight of the B4 of 1515g ready to race.
/norbert
P.S.: I received my Squared just right now and couldn't give it a go up to now...