No, because the 8.5 and 5.5 are both much faster, even with the timing turned down.
As Dale has mentioned, turning down EPA on your transmitter is one solution. The simplest one is to buy a slower motor.
I wouldn't rate a 13.5 EZRun as exceptionally fast, but it is fast enough to need throttle control. 17.5 isn't that much slower to be honest, but it is the slowest EZrun motor apart from their crawler motors. Tamiya put a slow silver-can brushed motor in their kits for a reason.
Practice is very important. If you are very inexperienced, just driving around a car park with a few cones laid out (or manhole covers as corner apexes) is a good start. Remember, they say slow is fast for a reason.
The build of the car is also very important. Don't worry too much about the team driver setups, concentrate on building the car right to kit settings (and that means making sure everything moves freely and is set evenly on both sides). Tyres are 90% of the performance, if you are on the wrong ones, or they are worn out, you will never get anywhere.
Once you have the car built so it runs in a straight line, and turns evenly left and right, you are well on your way to being a competitive racer. It takes time, but it is worth it, because the satisfaction of a good race (and that doesn't necessarily mean winning) is a buzz I still enjoy after 20 years.
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