I would race it, as I don't believe in shelf queens. I have a Flyslot John Player Special Lotus that I race every time we do open wheel class. It now has fixed front steering and several spots of glue here and there, but it is super fast and cool looking to boot.
Now as to whether I would buy one of those, well maybe not. Personally I never cared for that front end design even on the 1:1 car.