I guess it all varies what is personal choice. Some would love to just plug in and cruse for the 8-10 mins that the pack allows. I like nitros because of the smell... As for the local track, last time i was down there the nitro class was pretty big as well as 19T truck and defiantely slash (they had about 3 electric classes and 1 nitro, turnout was slow that day). I did see one guy with 2 e-converts but his driving was so bad it wouldn't have mattered if he was faster than the rest . I definitively know what you mean by nitro vs electric. I am borrowing a friends electric ST for racing and wow the brushed motor is a lot different than a nitro ever was. I have to remind my self to be smooth on the throttle not "punch punch".... . As for whats faster on your track, almost seems like the electric has the holeshot advantage because of all the torque it has, not to say that your nitro still cant keep up. Sometimes i wonder if running an electric on a smaller track is a better idea because of the torque of electrics being in the bottom end