dont forget a tight pipe sleeve.

sure they are messy, even with silicone tubes and stuff you will eventually get spillage, like when filling up or when you flip sometimes the cap pops off if its loose, or (the worst) you working on it and the oil in the pipe gets all over the car and counter[:@]

but in my opinion they are safer compaired to electric, you can really over charge a battery and it will blow (exspecially those evil lithiums) you can get zapped with 60+amps, and you can cause a fire because of cross polaity, ect.

i know from expiriance, ive had a battery blow, ive been zapped to the point of almost passing out, and ive had my esc go up in flames (thank god it was close to me and the body was off.) and had a 68,000 Micro fared capacitor explode (maybe a little too big eh?)

but nitro is dangerous in the fact that the engine is self supporting and having a runaway is very bad, and nitro methane is flammable (duh)

if its all about nitro being messy then thats kind of stupid, nitro cleans up nicely with dish washing liquid. i like nitro better, but i wouldnt mind having a electric agian.

if you can get a nitro, and if the track has them leagle, you can get a 1/16 scale, either a vulcan, Next or nb16, they are smaller,quiter, safer, cleaner, and MUCH MUCH MUCH better on gas. (whent through 700ML today and drove for 2-3 hours. i have a next, its great, but the diffs concern me, (had to replace when i bought it used) but i have put hours on now and havent had any more problems after new diffs, these are lighting quick at about 32mph. (can keep up with 1/10 scale nitros) and if you do get a next, dont get the metal diffs, they are junk!