8ight T conversion

OK, I'm not going crazy. My eight year old got home and broke out his Monster GT. It's setup is that it's locked into first gear, running 14/49 gearing with a MM and 9XL on 4S lipo. His tires are 40 series Moabs. I have my 8ight T setup with the Neu 1512 1.5Y and MM geared 16/46 on 4S lipo. Since I can't count on a standing start, we started at a roll and drag raced down our street. He spanked me. Not bad, but it happened none the less. He got a kick out of it, but I didn't.

Something is definitely wrong. With the luck I've had with the Quark and all of the cogging I'm getting with the MM, I'm really starting to feel the need for a Lehner.