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[gref]

Freddy, on September 12, 2006 04:06 pm, said:

It must be quite a big track. How many metres is it?

no idea, will have to measure it one day

[Eno the Wonderdog]

Hmm..

..how many feet long is it then?? - I always have trouble with the conversion too!!

[gref]

I'm so excited (singing) track is fully braided, and all lanes are operational, plus I been drinking all afternoon watchin motogp qualifying. and racing Nathan. Hey Eno wanna come up second week of school holidays? We are both keen to get 4 lanes racing together

[Freddy]

I watched about an hour of qualifying today. I must say I was quite impressed. Great work to Nicky Hayden but Rossi really pulled something out of the bag at the end. And to think they almost broke the 1min:29sec barrier!

The second week of the holidays sounds like fun but I may be busy on Monday, Tuesday and Wendeday with a tennis tournament. If I can come I will but it is quite far away and it has to suit everyone.

Thursday or Friday on the second week or late in the first week would suit me (and bastumannen) best.

If those days don't suit then it doesn't matter. I'll find a way to get to your track somehow!

Edited by Freddy, 16 September 2006 - 06:47 PM.

[Freddy]

When your track's finsihed I'll try and organise a social racing day. Hopefully lots of members will come along.

[gref]

I'll see how I go, can't promise anything though. I hope to get the driver stations built this week, but then I gotta find something I can use for ripple strips. Then put the barriers on at the cricial sections: squeeze an onto pit straight. Have found out the hard way what happens without them. 800mm drop to concrete

[Sports Racer]

gref, on September 17, 2006 11:27 am, said:

but then I gotta find something I can use for ripple strips.

Try matchsticks, glued to the track about an inch apart and then a sheet of paper glued over them and to the track between the matches. If the ripples are too high then use paddle pop sticks. Paint it all red/white, should work well.

[Eno the Wonderdog]

gref, on September 16, 2006 06:40 pm, said:

I'm so excited (singing) track is fully braided, and all lanes are operational, plus I been drinking all afternoon watchin motogp qualifying. and racing Nathan. Hey Eno wanna come up second week of school holidays? We are both keen to get 4 lanes racing together

That's next week?? Is it Ballarat or Bendigo I forget.. they both start with "B"!

The Missus is finishing work next week so I should be able to get there.

[Eno the Wonderdog]

Gref - there's a picture of a lump in your Sig - where's that come from then? Are you finally stopping Nathan from brutally murdering Murph cars??

[gref]

that "lump" is a lil sneak preview of what I've been doing, could show more, but I've nearly finished pitlane - got it nearly all taped, got the solenoids and everything I need to control them, just gotta figure em out

[knoath]

Your track is certainly interesting Shane, you've put a lot of hours in I can see...would love to see it some time...although, you've seen me race no mag, routed wood, so I won't ask for a run!!

[Eno the Wonderdog]

knoath, on January 14, 2007 10:26 pm, said:

Your track is certainly interesting Shane, you've put a lot of hours in I can see...would love to see it some time...although, you've seen me race no mag, routed wood, so I won't ask for a run!!

It only took me a whole DAY to figure out ('cause of the back "straight" - Bastard back straight!) it's a great layout though!

[gref]

knoath, on January 14, 2007 11:26 pm, said:

Your track is certainly interesting Shane, you've put a lot of hours in I can see...would love to see it some time...although, you've seen me race no mag, routed wood, so I won't ask for a run!!

thanks Dick, Mrs is going away for over a week in Feb to QLD, so house to myself!! Hope some/all of you guys can come up for a drive one day! I used magnabraid, so you can run ANY car!

[Eno the Wonderdog]

gref, on January 15, 2007 09:19 pm, said:

knoath, on January 14, 2007 11:26 pm, said:

Your track is certainly interesting Shane, you've put a lot of hours in I can see...would love to see it some time...although, you've seen me race no mag, routed wood, so I won't ask for a run!!

thanks Dick, Mrs is going away for over a week in Feb to QLD, so house to myself!! Hope some/all of you guys can come up for a drive one day! I used magnabraid, so you can run ANY car!

I'm in! (I hope) as long as I don't have to own a magnet!

[Freddy]

I'm in provided it's a weekend, I'm not busy with homework or other stuff, I get my parents permission and I get someone to drive me there.

Edited by Freddy, 16 January 2007 - 11:31 PM.

[Eno the Wonderdog]

Geez - and I thought that hoping the missus letting me out was difficult!

[Freddy]

You have it easy mate!

[knoath]

Thanks for the offer gref!
Now I gotta get some brownie points up too!
The minister for fun will need to be won over...

[aussieslotter]

Cool track Gref....Nice pit set up....Love the Zildgian cymbal bag (bass player here)
Cheers
Aussie

[gref]

aussieslotter, on January 17, 2007 10:05 pm, said:

Cool track Gref....Nice pit set up....Love the Zildgian cymbal bag (bass player here)
Cheers
Aussie

thanks mate, my kit is in cases under the track: Tama Rockstar Custom - stained blue, full Zidjian A Custom cymbal crash course, no where to set em up now track is there Was playing with a few guys back in June, 1 is Nathan who races with us here, he plays bass too!