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Post by munter on Nov 12, 2018 19:03:52 GMT -5
Could those kind people who have offered to host a round please indicate here the track details such as:
lap length?
Surface?
Type, fast, flowing, technical?
Length of main straight?
Any other facts such as slot depth if that is an issue?
Thanks
John
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Post by David Mitcham on Nov 14, 2018 9:10:52 GMT -5
Here are some details of my track - Rockwell Park, an amalgamation of part of our house name and the fact my track/workshop sits over an old well. As you can see below the scenery is not complete but hopefully will be in a better state by the time of the proxy round. Its wood, or rather hardboard, and about 50 feet lap length. The road surface is smooth acrylic primer; urethane tyres give the best grip but rubber isn’t far behind. There are no slot depth restrictions. The longest straight is about 9 feet and as you will see below there are a variety of bends. More of a technical track than a high speed one but it flows quite nicely. A good lap time for thirties type cars (GTM Auto Union with resin chassis and 18k motor) is around 7.7seconds as compared to 6.9 seconds for a sidewinder Lotus 40 and about 7 seconds for a 3 litre F1 car. Best Regards David  The start and pits  Old Hall and the Avenue leading to Cascades  Island Bend leading into Esso  Well corner leading into Hill Top and the main straight  The main straight into Knicker Brook  Clay Hill  Knicker Brook up Clay Hill to Druids  Druids  Lodge  Exiting Deer Leap onto the Pit Straight |
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Post by maxrossmassler on Nov 14, 2018 19:40:00 GMT -5
Son of Red Hill Raceway - 4 year old photos from days of construction - has a lot of scenery now. Lap length 56'. Routed wood, no slot depth issues so far. Trackmate timer (dead strip). The lap record is around 5 seconds or so, but for VRAA cars it was more like 7 seconds (a couple of years ago).   I will post a current photo after our meeting on Dec. 1st. I plan to run just 2 of the four lanes to avoid squeeze issues. This is more important when the fastest cars are running- 5 seconds a lap doesn't give you a lot of time for marshalling! But when lap times are down in the 7s or even 6s, we have pretty much zero carnage. None the less, I will be running the 2 inner lanes which are 3.5" apart. The flow is excellent. The longest straightaway is a little more than 8 feet. |
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Post by makem on Nov 20, 2018 11:43:14 GMT -5
NERCS track at Washington, in North East England. Our club track is a 4 lane circuit, professionally CNC routed on high quality birchwood ply. 58 Ft lap length with a main straight of appx. 12ft. Each lane has it`s own independent power supply. DS Control Boxes ensure even power distribution throughout the entire layout. Track can be seen on our website at www.nercs.co.uk (The photos show the track in its shortened form, there is an extension section that fits at the end of the main straight and the opposite straight which adds another 6 ft to the length). We are in the process of having some lap counters / timing built for us to use the Race Coordinator system. Regards Gerry |
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Post by datto on Dec 2, 2018 20:11:12 GMT -5
Went Up to Austin to see if the club would be interested in hosting a leg of the proxy, and the response was , I'd say, a pretty enthusiastic yes. Austin Slot Car ClubThe Austin Slot Car Club Track is a custom built, three lane wood track with an average lane length of 54 feet (16.46 meters). Lane spacing is constant at 4.5 inches (11 cm) so that 1:32 and 1:24 scale cars can be raced. The track is tastefully landscaped, however great care has been taken to ensure that there are no sightline barriers to impede racers’ vision. Lanes are powered by a Pyramid PS26KX adjustable power supply that delivers between 6 and 15 volts DC at up to 22 amps. Timing is handled by a Trackmate timing package utilizing an overhead light bridge and Trackmate and/or PC Lapcounter software. Driver stations are outfitted with female XLR connectors wired with Black (Track) on pin 1, White (Positive) on pin 2, and Red (Brakes) on pin 3 – which indicates a Positive Polarity wired track. |
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Post by EM on Dec 3, 2018 1:16:17 GMT -5
3.2+ : 1 ?
EM
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Post by Andrew Rowland on Dec 3, 2018 2:22:57 GMT -5
I'll have to do some digging for the dimensions but as a taster: m.youtube.com/watch?v=mHX4Db6duFsIts a fast flowing circuit' painted in sandtex paint. Urethane is not the best tyre here, rubber grips much better as the sandtex cleans the tyres. Lap record with Po,icar Lotus is 4.67s and anything under 5s is a quick lap. These cars will be in the mid 6s bracket i'd have thought. Main striaght is around 4m long. Whole table width is about 0.9m. I always intend to do scenery but young families aren't conducive to that kinda stuff! Cheers Andi |
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Post by chrisguyw on Dec 3, 2018 9:52:07 GMT -5
"Boxwood" is not overly long, 50(ish) ft., but is fast and flowing......it is a routed wood track, painted with flat latex, and has a braid recess of about 5 to 10 thou. It has two power taps, a dead strip, and an adjustable voltage 40 amp power supply. The track gets cleaned on a fairly regular basis, so both rubber and urethane tyres will work very well.......given the rules on track width, and, ground clearance for these cars, I suspect that urethane tyres may work best here. Looking forward to giving them a run !! Cheers Chris Walker Cars from the recent 1967 F1 season proxy, on the grid.  Into the hairpin......it has a slight "squeeze".....the narrow cars should be just fine in adjacent lanes.....all the drivers are well aware of the squeeze, so no issues are foreseen.  Drivers complaining about their cars, team managers, wives, girlfriends.......  Under the bridge, and on to the pit straight    |
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