| Oval racing in the UK is in some ways very similar to | | | | competitive racing. |
| Oval racing in the United states, and on others it is | | | | Lot's of oval track cars have very similar terms and |
| very different. Stock car car racing in the UK started | | | | phases which mean the same. The most used |
| in 1954, at New cross stadium. The cars back then | | | | equipment in short track oval racing are corner |
| were very primitive, and raced on 1/4 mile dirt | | | | weight scales, these are used to measure |
| tracks, these dirt tracks have now progressed into | | | | parameters like inside weight or cross weight. |
| shale and tarmac tracks. | | | | (stagger or wedge), many adjustment can be seen in |
| The cars are now very sophisticated, and there are | | | | detail while the car is on scales, adjustment to the |
| many variants of "stock car" ranging from out and | | | | panhard rod (trackbar) will move the car across the |
| out bang and crash from the bangers, to the full race | | | | axle, or adjust the panhard rod up or down. |
| spec National Hot Rods, these due to the lack of | | | | All these adjustments and many more are important |
| publicity are still tarred with the tag. As you may see | | | | when turning left, on dirt/shale or tarmac. Stock |
| they are far from it! In many cases these saloon | | | | racing is in my opinion the greatest sport on earth! It |
| space frames are very close to the NASCAR cousins | | | | really isn't a case of just going round and round. |
| in the united states, colorful, noise and close | | | | |