comparing 10th elec to 8th nitro is like comparing a go-kart to a LeMans car.
on their own tracks each of them would win, the kart is built for short sprints, the LM car is built to go the distance.
on that track, I think I could have got a 10th car around it quicker than my 8th, but I am fairly sure I would have snapped my 10th car before the end of a 20 minute final