traxxas are the best as far as the short corse. goes I like the traxxas slash 4x4 with vls 3500 motor with the 3s lipos . Its all water proof. thats what i run model # 6808 but if I want to go supper fast i wood go with an off road buggy thats build to race i was told that if iwas to get a buggy to get one in a kit that way you can do what you want .