[Yardeeee]

My styles of driving in each class are quite different, but I am now beginning to think that using the same style may be more effective.

In 2WD I always use a smooth style, blending the throttle out of turns, light dabs on the brakes and I tend to go for more precision on the corners rather than attacking them- powersliding, fast rotation etc.

4WD, I think I am driving too aggressive as of late. I tend to 'punch' the throttle hard out of corners, throw it at the track, I often find I spend more time opposite locking away from corners than actually going around them smoothly. Obviously you can drive a 4WD car harder but I think a smooth style will still reward extra tenths- a car moving forward is always going faster than a sideways one.

2WD has always felt more natural to me, and 5 minutes clean with a 2WD car always seems much less hard work than in 4WD. At the 4WD nat series, particularly this season, you have to be super fast and clean to get anywhere near the sharp end, controlled aggression... you require a car that is fast but also forgiving and consistent.

One other point I will make is that I've found that in 2WD, regardless of chassis used, your style can be carried over with successful results (although I'm basing this on experience of B2, B3, Losi XX and B4, never actually driven a XXX or X6 so I'm willing to be corrected on this) whilst in 4WD the chassis you drive often dictates which style is needed, some are naturally fast and easy to drive fast so a smooth style is ok, some are fast but difficult to drive- to get the most you may have to really overwork your right thumb, some aren't so good and you have to really refine your skills to get the laptimes- really late braking/really early braking , smooth turns/hard sharp turns. 4WD's vary a lot.

I think which car you find it easier to learn a track just depends on which class you are more effective at driving or which one of your cars (your 2wd or 4wd) is easier to set up well, or more versatile on a range of surfaces, you can't effectively learn a track with a poorly set up and difficult to drive vehicle, in that instance you are taking your time learning your car which is often not allowing you to be consistent- and without doing consistent clean laps you are learning very little.

Yardy