My son is wanting to get into racing. Last night took him to watch his first race. I noticed almost everyone that would be in his age class are racing DRR70. Can an lt80 compete with them?

 

NO.... Well...maybe at a local level and depending on the rules and level of competition.
I used to be able to make a LT80 motor that would run side by side but they import the race stuff from overseas where they get real serious in scooter motor racing.
The built 70cc's can whoop up on a very well built 90cc race machine.
The lack of suspension is the other nail in the LT80 race coffin.
DRR/Apex are the ones to have.

 

Thats an out of the box race quad. Need to put serious $ in the LT to make it run with them. Might need to find a good used race quad for him to race an Apex is a good choice.

 

Thanks guys! I was told that the honda 90 can be made to race. Is that true?

 

True on the Honda, but it still is going to take a good bit of $$ to make it competitive with the DRR and Apex machines. What type of racing are you looking at, mx, flattrack, xc? I would suggest starting out in a stock class for his first race if possible. That may have some impact on machine choice if you are looking to buy one.