We solely race mardaves at our club (Southampton Mardave r/c car club) & we alternate the races between oval & circuit.
We're currently running a points championship for both types.
For oval, only brushed g2 motors & Nimh's are allowed (regardless of what formula you race) but for circuit racing we allow brushless & lipo.
Some people race the same car for both types of races, where as i'm fortunate enough to have specific cars set up for each.
I favor the caterham for circuit racing. Mine's running a brushless Mtroniks/Mardave motor & esc combo & I use dp racing powerboy cells.
For oval, i run a 4 slot brushed Mardave g2 motor, a Speedmaster V60 esc & also use the DP racing cells.
I enjoy the oval more due to the closeness of the racing & the fact i prefer the mechanical feel of a brushed motor but I love the speed & ease of adjustment & tuning the brushless set up allows.
The strange thing is, I use a wheel type transmitter for oval racing (an Acoms Technisport 2.4ghz), yet I much prefer using sticks for circuit racing (my lovely 40mhz Futaba 3VC!).
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