Firstly i think the 8th on 10th tracks is a good point, as they're more suited to 8th tracks, PLUS you get to race them on dirt this way, not nasty astro.
Secondly, people that say that they're more expensive than 10th need to look away from the 'pro' kits. HPI currently lead the 8th electric nationals with an RTR Trophy buggy. We have found this year that the RTR's are more than capable of mixing it with the big boys, and beating them. So it's all down to what you want and how much you want to spend. Just as with 10th you can spend a fortune if you wish. Just look at how much a top end 10th costs along with all the electrics and cells to run it. You can run even a semi-pro kit and elecs in E8 for just the same.
Thirdly, pretty much all the national meetings this year have had rain in the finals (almost torrential at westmill!) and everyone coped well, with very little in the way of water related failures, and at westmill we all went out with 'dry' cars as the rain was pretty much unnexpected half way through the final. It's like 10th, do it properly and all will be fine.
The E8 nationals have this year been running alongside the Nitro Truggy nationals. and to be honest it seems to work. The truggy class needs support to make their series worth running and the E8 boys need a platform to run the cars on. There has been a good mix of drivers in their to. Top 10th boys mixing it with top 8th boys (some of whom said they wouldn't touch leccy 8th!) and they came away enjoying it.
I think it have got a future, but not on 10th tracks. They need to be run on tracks big enough for them to reach their limits and 8th track are where its at.
If you're unsure, get one and give it a go next year in the nationals.
