Kholo Kid Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Every fortnight is pretty dedicated. I organise the meets around every 6 - 8 weeks at the moment. I have set up a facebook page where I can open race dates and the member join. I limit the races to 6 people, as I figure it would be pretty boring for the non-racer to watch? Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsxr8 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I need at least 4 marshalls around my track to make racing decent with 6 cars on the track, and when guys are not racing they are usually marshalling or playing with their cars. I had a 3 hour enduro last year where 2 fellows travelled half an hour and basically marshalled for the whole 3 hours, at my house the at least 10 are required to to run the meet enjoyably with 6 cars and we run a few heat races first to decide grids for finals with the A-final lasting around 12min and a bump up format where the top 2 racers from the c and b finals advancing to the next final Edited February 11, 2013 by Johnsxr8 1 Quote Check out North Brisbane Slotcar Racing: http://northbrisslots.forumotion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Johnsxr8 - I can see why you need a couple of marshall's (I just checked out your link). My room is quite small, so six races is pretty much the limit. I see your track is a digital routed track, very cool. Did it take a while to set up the track and get all the digital elements working? Also, are your lane change sections bi-directional or do you only run in one direction? Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsxr8 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 My track originally took about just over a month to get operational but made many errors of which i spent countless hours trying to rectify but am very happy at where it is starting to get especially the changes that were made to the track over the last xmas break, and it did not take long to setup the digital pieces as i cut up the scaley track and inserted it. If i was to do another track build i would probably go the opposite way and have no drop in pieces but it will take a little more time doing it. And we only run in the one direction because of the drop in pieces Quote Check out North Brisbane Slotcar Racing: http://northbrisslots.forumotion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 I've redesigned the Kholo track again. The key features are: Twin pit lanes 1.5m subway style tunnel 4 lane straight at the back A few nice big sweeping bends A sneaky S1 twist just before the mini home straight Awesome fun Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) If you guys are interested in seeing more detail about my track, including some pictures of my cars and previous tracks you can visit my site at https://sites.google...e/the-tracks/k6 Edited May 29, 2013 by Kholo Kid Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Maguire Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 were u ever having trouble with XLC's in the middle of the track Quote I live my life a Slot car race at a time for those 50 laps or less i'm slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 If you are using magnet cars, half a straight before the lane changers is generally all you need... If you are magless, then a full straight works a little better... But as always, if you want to change lanes, back off slightly before the sensor to straighten the car up, and change lanes... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 were u ever having trouble with XLC's in the middle of the track No real issues. I often have a S1 corner before the X lane change, which slows the cars down. Locating the pit lane on the table within a tight layout has been a challenge because if the lane change is to early before the pit lane then racers find it hard to get the right lane. This time I have place twin pit lanes to remove that as an issue. However, short pit lanes is an issue because cars often fail to gain enough speed to get out (over the dead zone at the toggle). Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Maguire Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 ok Quote I live my life a Slot car race at a time for those 50 laps or less i'm slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Maguire Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 were u ever having trouble with XLC's in the middle of the track I meant middle of the straight Quote I live my life a Slot car race at a time for those 50 laps or less i'm slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I've never had any issues with mine at any point in a straight... Sometimes in a long straight, I put in 2 or 3 changers... I've found that the best place to put them though is in the breaking zones as the cars are already straight, and are generally going a little slower... It also feels a little more realistic as most overtaking is done under brakes... Lastly, if you are using a 4 car powerbase, do yourself a favour and look up the mods to power the lanechangers off an external source. I had no end of issues with my 4pb till I did this... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I have found that having the lane changes around the tight sections of the track works well, because the cars are going slower and this is where the skill of individually racers is evident. On the straights the racers at my meets just go for it, 100% gas with no thought of lane changing so the lane changers in the straight have always been wasted. Also, pulling off an aggresive overtaking move in the tight cornering section is very cool. I have had little success with the corner lane changer and now don't use them at all. They caused issues when playing in analog mode (with cars switching lanes) and also when racing in the opposite direction in digital mode the cars usually ended up on a single lane as well. In fact, the lane changing option has been less excting then I had originally thought it would be, the greatest feature of digital is being able to race 6 cars on 2 tracks. Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted June 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) I thought it woudl be fun to see the Kholo track development in one post Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 - Pitlane added Track 6 Edited June 13, 2013 by Kholo Kid Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Yesterday while I was playing around on the track I found that with the 6 car power base in analogue mode you can make the cars reverse. By holding down the lane change button at the same time as the trigger to accelerate the cars actually go in reverse. I was able to reverse out of a crash and keep going… pretty cool really. Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 That's a pretty neat trick. I'll have to give it a go on my brothers track. Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I have made a few modifications to the Kholo Track. It is now up to it's 7th version. I have removed a straight and replace with a snaking section. I did this pretty much because I was finding the track a bit boring with to many straights. This shot shows the extended pit lane with the pit lane game removed. The planning corner of the slot car room. Two Ford Falcon seats mounted to a comfortable height. Edited October 1, 2013 by Kholo Kid Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I have increased my slot car collection to 87 cars now. A good mix of digital, analogue and new and older models The picture below is the digital collection Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) There was a fire threat last night around my area (I live in the bush with 1000's of hectares of bush across the road). Our fire plan is to run once we have packed the essentials. In the end only the bush burnt, but I did have a chance to take a few slot items in my essentials kit, including 6 car power base and tower screen, 20 cars (out of 85) 2 x box sets (these are my spare parts an contain I guess around 15 metres of track) and a box of spares. So, what would be your 'essentials' if a fire threatened your slot collection? Edited October 8, 2013 by Kholo Kid Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 The slot essentials: The six car power base removed The digital collection saved Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcrackers Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Glad my collections kept in a garage separate from the house, at least that way if the house went up in flames the slot hobby will live on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I have rebuilt the track again, it's now onto it's 8th version. Major rebuild this time with all bridges/over passes removed. Key elements include a chicane that has racing line cross tracks before and after, the impact cross road and 3 x S1 corners. I have a race meet organised for Thursday night to test the track out. All the racers are experienced and have attended 3 or more meets in the past so it promises to be an exciting event. I will trial a Kholo 3000 race, which is 3000 KM (scaled KM) race. IT will last for around 1.5 hours straight in 3 teams of 2 racers. Each racer has to complete a minimum of 40 minutes racing in two blocks (so around 20 minutes each twice). Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 That looks like carnage will ensue... It would be a great track for the 'lego' cars... 1 Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kholo Kid Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Hey Shadow_rusty, great shot of the lego cars. I have been watching some older V8 DVD's (2006/2007) and was inspired by the Gold Coast Track. One of my favorite things about this track is that there is only a small straight. Straights get boring really quickly and I like to have to work and concentrate to get improved track times. Edited November 13, 2013 by Kholo Kid Quote Kholo Kid https://sites.google.com/site/kholokid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 The track looks great apart from the crossover... Just not a fan of the damage that those crossovers cause... I have one (came with the lego cars) and it's never been out of the box... The racing curve ones are ok, especially how you have used them... It makes it a ~3m 'single' lane section... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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