hi guys i ran a dewalt 14.4 motor racing for 18 months or so. on the standard evx on 14 cells mind you,. no worries what soever. ideal for bashing. the tracks here in australia are i think a little sma;ller than the us in length, but i went pretty well with the dewalt here.more torque than standard , i ran 25/ 66 or 70 gearing. it went great. on most of the tracks here i could beat the brushless except for down the straights where they would fly past but i would take them in the windy parts of the tracks. they are very durable and cheap..... by the way i now run brushless..