I used to race 1/8th nitro buggys,they are alot of fun,there is something about an rc car with an engine
they are dirty and smelly,and take up most of the weekend and week cleaning and preping ready for the next race,but then we never ran on astro,it was clay,it does take a a while to learn how to gat the best out the engine,and it is expencive when you get it wrong,its also hard to find people who can offer you the right info,alot just havent got a clue and they are usually the ones fiddling with the engine all day and thrashing the tits off it on the bench,they do run for longer but that means you need to get to know someone to fill your car up halfway in the race,not a problem unless the chap goes home early because hes pigs have got out
they dont run indoors so over the winter,unless you like being out in the cold and rain,you cant race,
I race electric 1/10 buggy now,having done nitro i wouldnt say its as fun to as 1/8th from the racing aspect,but the fact you just charge and play,you dont have to worry about tunning your engine,you race indoor in the winter,more tracks run 1/10 buggy,its just easyer and less time consumming,