ive only won one 1/8 scale buggy race (club race) and one monster truck race (which was actually my first ever nitro race). this is my first year of racing. ive learned a lot through out the year on how to race.. going slow and being patient is the key really. both times i won i only wreck just a few times. just be patient and stay consistent. but it really doesnt matter how u finish as long as u have fun and didnt break anything. as much as i enjoy winning i still liked the couple of battles where me and another guy was side by side over a lot of the jumps. never once took eachother out but i ended up wrecking and he won. but it was just as much fun battling with him than winning. but winning is still way cool lol