slot car tragic 14 Report post Posted September 27, 2010 G'day, Thought I'd put up some pics of my tracks. The Scalextric track measures 1.8 x 3.8m with a 2.8m straight. The oval measures 1.8 x 4.7m. The name comes from the part of Canberra where I live, called Tuggeranong Valley. Chris Quote Late Model Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarKraft 14 Report post Posted September 27, 2010 Hey Chris Nice work. I really like the scene of Gossy's mechanics disembowelling a Jag in the paddock! Quote Fairmont Park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
triggy 8 Report post Posted September 27, 2010 Great pics Tugger Quote * Avatar used with permission Normal people worry me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ember 71 Report post Posted September 27, 2010 T'riffic pair of tracks. Some nice personality details. Embs Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarKraft 14 Report post Posted September 27, 2010 It pays to look at the nice details... Where did you find the double-decker bus! I've got to kit-bash one for my scenery! Quote Fairmont Park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTR XU-1 7 Report post Posted October 17, 2010 That oval look spot on!!! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manic35 4 Report post Posted October 17, 2010 Your tracks look fantastic as does the whole room! Thanks for posting the pics, I love the detail of the Scalextric track, excellent work on the scenery. Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MOPARGREG 4 Report post Posted October 17, 2010 Chris, Man thats sweet. What a great racing room. 2 tracks, it doesnt get better than that. Well maybe 3 tracks. That oval would be blast. Thanks for sharing. Quote Thanks Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yngwie 17 Report post Posted October 17, 2010 Hey tragic, can I ask if the oval racing can become a tad boring after a while? Regards John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
munter 153 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 can I ask if the oval racing can become a tad boring after a while? just go faster ! love the speedway stuff....really nice Quote John Warren Slotcars are my preferred reality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slot car tragic 14 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 'mornin' all, Thanks everyone for the comments, I really appreciate them. Greg, it's really funny you should mention three tracks....... John, I'm probably gonna gush but it's hard to describe how much fun racing on an ovals is, it's fast and furious and often your fate is out of your hands especially if the guy two lanes away has an off and manages to take everyone else out. Also it's a totally different driving style, ya have to be fast, keep momentum and powersliding costs way too much time. There is nothing better than getting in a high speed dice with a couple of others for lap after lap, trying to get an advantage or sliding just a fraction too far and losing a couple of car lengths. We have six layouts for our oval series ranging from a flat 6m lap length to 18m lap length banked superspeedways with mine at 11m. I based it on Darlington so it's slightly egg shaped, into turns one and two it's a tighter radius with 12 degree banking and 85cm lane spacing, along the back straight to turns three and four, it's a bigger radius but 7 degree banking and 70cm lane spacing. We race NASCAR, Classic NASCAR, Trucks and Carrera 1/24 hotrods the latter on my track are a hoot, you can pass but it needs a bit of hip and shoulder :aussie: Cheers, Chris. Quote Late Model Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sports Racer 28 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 Is that a Datsun 2000 coming last? Where did you get the Lotus from? Great looking cars. Quote May the downforce be with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 19 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 I agree with all above, definately got to try an oval with first rout atempt, and your sceenery is a perfect fitting any speedway doings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytofast 6 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 i can vouch for chris's oval. the smiles on the drivers and marshals is a good indicator of how much fun racing on an oval can be. we are lucky in canberra to have such great home tracks nascars rock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kalbfellp 69 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 The datsun is probably an Arii kit converted and the Lotus is/was available in the UK as a resin. Quote Phil Hobart Miniature Car Club Tassie Resins Email Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chewycat 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 Looks like a fantastic race place you have there love the speedway cars keep looking at some of the resin stuff available over in the states and thinking how cool they would look as slot cars thanks for posting Quote Reality what a concept V32 member Slightly one eyed Ford fan Trying to perfect the obscure art of Zen slot car racing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silver rocket 3 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 Nice little oval there, what kits did you use for those sprint cars? Quote I Miss Brocky... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slot car tragic 14 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 Hi all, thanks for the kind words. Going back a couple of posts, Phil was correct the Datsun is an Araii kit while the Lotus was a friction drive plastic model I bought way back musta been in the early eighties at least.The cool thing was the panel over the engine bay was hinged and there was rudimentary headers, chrome valve cover and carbies which I kept when I motorised it (sitting on a Scalex Metro chassis)but a barrel roll and landing on the concrete floor busted the hinge so I had to glue it up. Silver Rocket,the sprint cars are die-castI picked up at the local Woolies supermarket a couple of years ago for about $2.50 each, cut a hole in the plastic chassis and fitted a Scalex motor on it's side to fit. I *think* there is a resin version made in Melbourne by Startline? Cheers, Chris. Quote Late Model Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
