Originally posted by imjonah
I know there are cars designed specifically for ovals.
The main difference I saw was that the drive system had the motor directly driving the rear axle, the weight in the car was all very low, and there were several things in the supension that were adjusted for left turns only.
I know that a car designed from the ground up for oval racing would have a big advantage.
I am brand new to the sport and I was thinking that the oval races may be a little easier for me to try, until I get more skilled at driving.
Set up properly would my XXX-S be able to run on a 70 - 80ft oval track with cars designed for ovals or would it be totally out classed.
Actually 4wd cars are well suited for dirt oval. Just look at the Custom Works Dominator Cars - 4wd. There is a large community of Dirt Oval R/C racers at
www.dirtoval.com
The classes of Wedge/Buggy 4wd 19Turn is fairly popular for cars such as the XXXS and TC3.
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As for oval with sedans, I believe the class is supported at large events such as SnowBirds. You may want to query folks there.