[Sammus]

Well I kinda imagine oval running as driving at a pretty constant speed - how close am I? Only my motor gets warm at a constant speed. Constant speed has pretty low current draw, I think your going to stress the batteries a little more in high current draw applications, like constant hard acceleration and hard braking (if using esc brakes), which is why I'm hoping to hear a comparison from someone who has tried both in similar driving situations.

I've got plenty of speed out of the thing, I kinda like it how it is, but I might try dropping a tooth on the pinion and see how it goes.