hey guys, me and a buddy want to build a dirt oval. we already have the supplies for the guardrails, and we have the land (88 acres). we just need to know how to bank the corners, and we would like to know maybe some measurements for the track, we will probly be running 1/10th scale sprints mostly. we would also like to know what surface would be good and how cheap the surface would be to buy. thanks! any info would be appreciated!

does anyone know how to build one??

For 1/10 scale only a driveline of about 225 feet would be a good size not to small but not so big it becomes a battery/motor track. I would start by removing the topsoil to see what you have under there. You just might have a great surface to race on. That way you can get something going sooner then plan for changes like more banking and larger/smaller driveline. Flattracks can be allot of fun since you are running sprints it makes chassis and body setups more important.


www.dirtoval.com can help also on some more detail questions


Also, where is the track gonna be????

we are planning on putting the track about 15 minutes outside of lincoln nebraska. i think the soil around here is kind of a clay soil. if we make the track good enough we might try to get some actuall racing there. if we decided to try and get some racing there would we have to make the track official with ROAR or somthing?? thanks for all of your help!

when we built ours we hired a dozer, he pushed dirtfrom the center to make the corners, then he pushed from outside the staights for the banking of the straits.

this took him all but half an hour he charged us 75 bucks. you could aways put up advertisement for the guy too to bring down the cost.

if you got some clay under that topsoil, that would be the best for a dirt oval.

remember to build it were you can reach it with a hose too, watering it helps to keep the dirt on the race suface.


thats my two cents, have fun and good luck with your track.

thanks, well my grandpa owns a bobcat, its like a little dozer sorta, i was thinkin that that would work for the dirt moving. when we got it pretty much done how would we pack it? a golf cart or somthing like that, or a riding lawnmower??

thanks!!

i just put a little dirt oval in my back yard last month.all i had to do was tiil it up with a tiller,rake it and form it with rakes.then i went over it with a compactor,you can rent them from a tool rentel place for very cheap.i took all my extra dirt and put it around the corners to mak a little banking.i watered it alot the first week or so to help it settle and form a "blue groove".if you want to open it to the public and dont have alot of money then i would make it a roar track as they pay for insurance for the track.also if you are interested i have an AMB 8800 system for sale 900.00 every thing you need to start counting racers.hope this helps and good luck and have fun with your new track.

yokman, thanks for the help, that tiller idea sounds good. i think my grandpa also has a compacter we could use i dunno though. ya i think we will water it alot the first week or so. we should be startin on it soon.

You don't have to make it Roar. The Insurance that they provide only covers the people that are watching and not the people Racing. I opened a track at the first of the year and had to go with a insurance policy from an insurance company in order for it to cover everything. Just my 2 cents

Jason Jackson

as a ROAR member i have to disagree.here is what it says on my membership card...
your membership includes $1 million liability coverage and $10,00 bodily injury at ROAR races.belive me i am not a big fan of roar,but this is one thing that they do right.

I talked to the Roar director and that Is what he told me. I guess you can say I got it right from the horse mouth. The Insurance covers you if you get hurt as a spectator not a racer. If you are on the driver stand or corner working it doesn't cover you. It does cover you if you are just standing there watching. That is what he told me when I talked to him.

oh, and how wide should teh lanes be?? i was thinkin 5-6 feet.

go 10 to 14 so later on if you want to run 1/8 scales later on there is room

and how big should i make the infield? i was maybe thinkin about just not having one but putting a pipe or somthin down to seperate the lanes. would that work??

jake are you going to run nitro sprints on your oval?

ummm not sure its not likely, i will prolly just be me and my friend runnin electric sprints or edm. why?

but, i noticed you live in NE, when we build it if you have a nitro, you can come down and run it. do you know kenny danely??

no i dont have a nitro but there is a good crowd that shows up at hobbytown raceway in omaha on sats to run carpet. you and your friend should show up and run.