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Posts: 1944 (01/29/08 07:23 AM) Home Racing Forum Veteran |
That looks great!
Laps run in my head were fun... Which direction you going to run? ~ Larry ~
Hellanbach Speedway Home of The Black Box Racing Team |
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60sRacer |
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Posts: 18 (01/29/08 11:37 AM) |
The track was designed specifically to run clockwise. The drivers stations and start/finish line will be situated on the short straight at the end of the track as is shown in the first picture in the series. This way you are looking lengthwise at the entire track as you are racing which will eliminate any back and forth head thrashing as you follow the car. Line of sight was very important in my design.
Have a good one  Jim |
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sledge57 |
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Posts: 268 (01/29/08 07:33 PM) Home Racing Guru! |
Sweet track but I'd run it both directions, that track CCW would be an awesome hillclimb with those tricky turns on the downhill side
If I ever do bulid a track I might steal your layout and make the climb a little steeper................... Doug
1:1 Scale slot car 471 CID 11.93 @ 114MPH  |
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60sRacer |
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Posts: 18 (01/30/08 09:06 PM) |
Yeah, you could run it CCW. No problemo. Will probably wind up doing that at some point in time. The design is all yours if you want it. Go for it!!
Jim |
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Posts: 5 (03/27/08 11:43 AM) |
Cool layout iam gonna build a track think ill use your idea for track supports.
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60sRacer |
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Posts: 12 (03/27/08 06:53 PM) |
OLSO,
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Teamsterjohn |
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Posts: 449 (03/28/08 02:29 PM) Home Racing Guru! |
That going to be one sweet track when your all done. Great job.
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olsoltracer |
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Posts: 9 (04/01/08 11:58 AM) |
Is the track screwed to the supports or is it just laying on top of supports.
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60sRacer |
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Posts: 13 (04/02/08 10:09 AM) |
OLSO,
Look closely at picture number 3 in my set. You will see that the H shaped supports are screwed into another 2x4 which is glued to the bottom of the track.The glued on pieces are of variable lengths depending on where they are, and add support to the MDF. This way there are no screw holes to fill on the track surface and the supports can be easily removed. This whole track was designed from the start to be easily disassembled. It takes a few extra steps, but it can be done. Hope that helps, Jim |
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