Get a 1/10 Electric truck with a TON of power and Practice with it and you will get faster with w 1/8 buggy. Just look at all the Guys driving Pro 1/8 to day most of them started with 1/10 Nitro truck are Electric truck. I had a X Pro guy tell me to do this and i did and it has Moved me from a guy that finished in the top 5 to a guy that finished in the top 2 in a Most of are club races in 1/8 buggy.