Drivers can now turn laps in the R1DT, Yamaha's new prototype dirt track race car, at the Ventura, California-based Cory Kruseman Driving School.

Introduced last fall, the cars are designed to be a low-cost, low-maintenance turnkey production race car, giving a new level of accessibility to fans and would-be-racers from outside the dirt racing industry.

"A big part of the ongoing project to bring these cars to actualization is to get driver feedback on the car," Yamaha R1DT Project Manager Dave Park said. "We want to hear from more drivers: What they like, what they might change. These cars are still prototypes, and we're going to make sure they are dialed before we go into production—assuming we can get them to the finish line."

The prototypes are tube chassis, purpose-built dirt track cars powered by a fuel injected, inline 4-cylinder engine from Yamaha's R1S production motorcycle.

The Yamaha R1DT concept brings some unique features to dirt track racing, like symmetrical suspension components, variable engine output, data acquisition, and the ability to run on pump gas.

For more information and updates on the Yamaha R1DT prototype car, visit www.facebook.com/yamahadirttrack.