Oval dirt track set up

[nitrobasher]

Unfortunately the only kind of track in my area is a oval dirt track. Is there anyone racing the savage on a oval dirt track. Not sure how a 4X4 will slide around the corners. Just asking before I sink a lot of money into savy to try and get it to run and compete on the track. I would love to get into racing just no good tracks around.

 

[ljrce]

what classes do they run at the track on the oval
i know 4x4 short ccourse trucks drift the corners good on a clay oval track
you could probally lower your shocks and run like a bow tie tire on the savage

 

[TimMo8462]

+1 for what lj said. Given enough speed anything will slide around a corner. Just takes the right amount of handling abilities to make it work out in your favor. Build your own? I know a lot of us do. I can remember as a young kid riding my BMX and carrying a shovel with me to our local jumps out in the woods. Just remember if you build it they will come.

 

[nitrobasher]

From what I've heard the track is new (behing the LHS) there are currently no sanctioned races being held. I am going to lower the truck and get some proline caliber vtr tires and some 1/2 offset wheels maybe the blue grove wheels and maybe a wing . That will get me started anyhow. Right now I just run it maybe once a week just for fun the owner brings out his nitro sprint car every once in a while. If I had a place to build one I certainly would. Thanks guys.

 

[TimMo8462]

Maybe you can see how many people are around you that off road and they can help you find a place. Where are you from?

 

[ljrce]

if u want to slide in the dirt go bowtie tires calibers may hook up to good in the corners on a savage i know in my 4x4 sc truck on the oval the calibers would bite to much and there you go watching your truck tumble

 

[nitrobasher]

thanks thats the advise i was looking for. it seems the bowtie would hook up more because the knobs are bigger. but i am known to be wrong.

 

[Mickey]

for what you want to do nitro i would use a truggy tire instead of a mt. i find they give me more control.

 

[nitrobasher]

Mickey
If you don't mind give me an example of a truggy tire and wheel that will fit. i am not that familar with it. i definately did not wnat to run MT tires.

 

[Mickey]

proline holeshots would be good on a dish rim
http://prolineracing.com/race/hole-shot-vtr-4.0-m2-medium-off-road-1-8-truck-tires/
http://prolineracing.com/wheels/velocity-vtr-4.0-white-front-or-rear-1/2-offset-wheels/

 

[nitrobasher]

cool thanks when i get home later i will check out those links