And it's a nomad in a wraith with a mix of nomads and hornviper guns? The wraith is above average speed however (it's big, fairly easy to hit and has 5 guns, so fast).
Try it in a templar, slowest VHF in game (though, it's easy to SN in joust, but hard to hit outside of joust).
or a Titan, second slowest VHF in game (basically the opposite of a templar, hard to hit in a joust and easier outside of joust).
Also, just to note, the Roc is slightly above average (in duel).