No you dont have to have a real fast quad, its bracket racing, which means you run on your time trails right before the race, to see what kind of times your quad will run, if you have an 8 second bike, and the guy your racing has a 4 second bike, you will get a 4 second head start, first guy to the end, without going fast than your 8 seconds, wins. There is a sport class, Pro 2, Class, and Pro 1, 4.99 seconds and faster, if you want to try it look me up Ill be out there or just come watch the first time, hope this helps, I kinda rambled