Originally Posted by The Saylors

if you wanna stay with traxxas then the e-revo might be something to consider. I have seen vids of guys getting them up to insane speeds and they aren't too fragile. Not sure how deep your pockets are though. You may want to consider a truggy by the sounds of it. Are you interested in doing a kit or staying with RTR only? There are some pretty good 1/8th truggy kits out there from a few companies that are worth looking at. Welcome to the forum BTW. Quite a few nice guys here!