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[phoeno29]

After enjoying my round of the proxy rally earlier this year, I have decided the current rally track isn't big enough.

So I have drawn up things I would like the new track to include.

1. More table area, current track is on an 8x4ft table so new one should be atleast 75% bigger.
2. I can spread things out a little more and have the road surface be wider inplaces.
3. Include some manual switches (like my first track 4yrs ago) to allow for more than one track to drive.
4. Have less detailed scenery than the current table is bigger and money is tighter, so look for cheaper alternatives to the smaller track.
5. Transfer current houses, timing/electricals, trees to the new track.
6. Have table take up less space in the garage even thou it will be a bigger table.
7. Have more elevations, than the current rally track, more like the old San Phoeno Raceway.
8. Design to have some longer faster flowing sections to break up some of the up and down of the current design.

I'll keep you posted.

[triggy]

Refer point # 8: That sounds like a good idea. It creates fast and slow sections which keeps the interest and is heaps of fun . Looking forward to your layout.

[manic35]

Looking forward to seeing your next creation come to life!

"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in!"

First a new slot, now this...welcome back Martin!

Cheers Manic

Edited by manic35, 06 March 2008 - 06:09 PM.

[Eno the Wonderdog]

To acheive #6 & #7 have you thought of a mountian hill climb type of an affair??

[gazza]

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[Bigfela]

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[teamredracing]

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[knoath]

I also look forward to this Martin, as I don't currenly have any rally cars, but after seeing some hillclimbs lately, I'm kind of getting interested in the arse out driving style.

Keep us posted.
Dick

[phoeno29]

It won't be a hill climb, unless it is 12ft wide. I don't want a point and shoot track.

[Eno the Wonderdog]

phoeno29, on Mar 6 2008, 09:31 PM, said:

It won't be a hill climb, unless it is 12ft wide. I don't want a point and shoot track.

Excellent - Pike's Peak it is then..

[knoath]

Oh no Martin... I wasn't implying it would be.
I read the post, fully understand what you're doing.
I was just referring to how my interest in this has been ignited, that's all.

Lots of pics, remember!!!?

[phoeno29]

Sorry Knoath, my mistake. The hill climbs do look good, just not sure thats what I want. I get the feeling some of them can be like this, accelerate, brake and flick spin, accelerate, brake and flick spin.... repeat !

[Holty]

phoeno29, on Mar 7 2008, 10:11 AM, said:

The hill climbs do look good, just not sure thats what I want. I get the feeling some of them can be like this, accelerate, brake and flick spin, accelerate, brake and flick spin.... repeat !

I find the climbing hairpins the most fun on my track, just a few is enough.
You could fit a few folded hairpins at one end of the table for a short climb then drop back down with a steep short straight, like the ACT rally's "mineshaft" Your switched varying sections should still fit on the remaining flat part of the table.
Is the pizza shop moving to the new track?

Holty

[phoeno29]

Holty, your a wise man, all of the houses and pizza shop wil be relocating. Trees too, also have some old vehicles to add.

[Johno]

I cant wait to see this track develop.

[Bigfela]

phoeno29, on Mar 7 2008, 12:20 PM, said:

also have some old vehicles to add.

C'mon Martin,Your proxy car wasn't that bad mate.

[knoath]

Holty's hit the nail on the head!
Now there's a track idea I could look at....

Good to see the pizza shop and houses will survive, I like them too.
Well Martin, when does this start to take shape?

[phoeno29]

Might dig some dusty tools out today if I get time.

[phoeno29]

Got a few hours on the weekend with the almost forgotten tools and skills hidden away for over 12 months.

Manged to acquire some free 3mm mdf which I am going to have to do double thickness, but this seems to give me the ability to do some great elevation changes and still have some strength to it. Also picked up free of charge, a number of lengths of 66mm x 10mm pine which I used to make the base. I have put them in 300mm apart as the 3mm will need more bracing as it isn't as strong as 6mm.

It is 3600mm x 1800mm or 12ft x 6ft.



Picked up from Bunnings a number of those 90cm lengths of timber for roughly a dollar each and started doing some testing of the doubled up 3mm to see what I could do with the elevations.



Also came up with a plan.



The colours represent the different sized boards I have to use. The old track is the same size as the yellow board. The red dots represent switches so I will end up with 6 tracks in one. 3 different layouts in clockwise and anti clockwise.

Looking forward to getting on with it.

Edited by phoeno29, 10 March 2008 - 08:09 PM.

[knoath]

Getting on with it, you are!
Can you explain the track directions via the red dots a bit more?
I like the idea Martin, will follow it's evolution.