I've owned countless cats very few if any were over performing and this one sure ain't it but time will tell. I don't even know anybody who snowchecked a 2020 ctec 800 to race.
I never take holidays over Christmas because I normally have no time left. I'm working a few hours Christmas day and all day new years day to bank some sweet double time OT to use later.
An xc with a storm 1.5 track and lower gearing against a 1" track with 1.5 race studs and the cat was getting chased hard. Good on you cat. Now make an 850 in a new chassis.