supercharged Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hello folks, Here's some photos of a track we're building. After some digging and concreting finally ended up a room. Then some drawing and routing. Some lane colours. Coming together, starting to look something like a track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Lookin' good Pat. When do you start to lay the braid? And don't forget to let me know when you finish, so I can help you "test" it out. I'll race you to the finish, all I need to do on the one I'm building is the braid now. Cheers Andrew Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Looks like a very fun track... Should be great to race on. As discussed with Steve last night, I have a HDD with updated versions of the software / configs to swap into your PC... 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...
difinity Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Looks fab Pat. Can't wait to see it in a race. Decent size too - you've got much more room than I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks guys, Andrew, you'll be finished two more before this one in finished, the way you pump them out. We're learning as we go, its our first go at a wooden track. Was going to start braid tomorrow, but Steve suggested to do ferrodor first, so I don't risk getting it on braid then having to wipe off leaving a stain. So I am going to start to paint the ferrodor tomorrow. Hopefully got the heights right. Should be interesting. Thanks Micheal for the pc.sounds great with the updates. Will let you, Tony and the guys know when it is up and running. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Looks great, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Ferrodor nearly done. Another angle. This will be interesting. Thanks MattB. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Come on Pat, where are you up to? We need an update and lots more photos............... :D Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Heres some photos taken a couple of days ago. Painting ripple strips was fun. One of the squeezes. Turning onto bridge. Devil,I mean Neville connected up the power today so we had to test it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 That looks great, when do you want to set up the timing system? And you do know that I'll have to bring some cars over with me to test out the timing. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks Andrew, I was hoping to set up the timing this week some time, just got to do some research on what I need for a light gantry( lights, power supply, etc.) I'll find some good info on a thread here somewhere? Make sure ya bring a 1/24 with ya too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 I got a couple of L.E.D.s from Jaycar and an old mobile phone charger to power them and made the bridge out of 3mm MDF. Just let the guys at Jaycar know what voltage output the phone charger is, so you can get the right resistors for the L.E.D.s. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I've just come home from spending a coupe of hours doing laps on this track. It's fast and very free flowing, slot.it's are doing 7.2 seconds a lap, but will get a lot faster once the track rubber's up, not bad for a 30m lane. The squeezes are not as bad as they look, but do add to the fun quite a bit. I still have to go back tomorrow and finish off the timing setup, or is that just an excuse to do some more laps? Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baford Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Nice looking track also love the squeezes Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 The timing system is all up and running now, the surface is rubbering up nicely, slot.it's are now down to low 6.5s All we need to do now is have a few guys over for some race practice to give it a workout. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Lights and timing done, thanks Andrew. Starting to take shape, call in the landscapers. Squeeze 1, two cars fit with a bit of paint swapping. Squeeze 2 another close corner to pay back,I mean to swap paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ok, it's been ages, how are the landscapers doing? Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yeh, a bit slack hey! You know what they say about when a track is up and running, the rest gets put on hold. Just add artificial grass and a bit of 3mm mdf. A wall mounted screen will be next, hopefully about 40". A bit more bridge work to be done. Chopper cam. Some contact (I think thats what they call it) on the mdf for a test run. Looks better than plain mdf? I think it looks like concrete, what do you reckon? Still a fair bit more to do with the pits etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 That's starting to look really good, I like the contact. When you get the 40" screen let me know if you need some leads to connect it OK. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Racer Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Looking seriously good Pat. Can't wait to push off other cars on those tight bits. Cheers Paul Quote May the downforce be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks Andrew, I was thinking of running two monitors, a small one in front of drivers and a bigger one up in the corner.Is that possible running two screens off the one computer or do I need an adapter of some sort? Yeh Paul, you'll have to come over for a blast, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 great looking track...... looks like you worked those squeezes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32coupe Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yes you can run 2 monitors, you will need a splitter and a long cable, I have some. Quote A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks Neil, the squeezes are great fun, gets people out of their comfort zone and keeps them on their toes. Andrew we downsize to a 32", thought the 40" was too big. Mounted it on the wall with one of those swivel tilt brackets, and got a 10m lead from Jaycar and she's up and running. But would like to put another screen in front of drivers though. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Can't see photo, photobucket says photo does not exist. Might need to edit posts and insert photo's directly into the posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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