Post by rickvoegelin on Jul 9, 2009 7:56:53 GMT -7
Friends,
I've finally taken the plunge and put down a deposit on a routed drag strip -- testing on the front straight of my plastic oval track just isn't cutting it <g>. The track is going to have three 8' modules -- I have a 16' wall in the garage where I can run 1/8-mile and 1000' races, and then add the third unpowered 8' piece going out the garage door for shutdown when I want to run 1/4-mile.
Now I'm looking for some real-world advice from other track owners before I finalize the specs with the builder:
What lane spacing do you prefer? I was thinking 8-inch wide track with 4 inches between lanes (leaving 2" gutters).
Should I color code the lanes? The rails will have insulated locking wires. The surface is medium gray Sintra, so my initial thought was to use off-white/gray lock wires so they wouldn't detract from the realism. But maybe it would be better to distinguish the lanes with different colors -- "OK, Racer X, you're in the black lane this round, and Racer Y is in the white lane." Thoughts?
I'd appreciate any other input from track owners on what you'd have done differently when you built your track or how you would improve the track design.
Thanks!
Rick V.
I've finally taken the plunge and put down a deposit on a routed drag strip -- testing on the front straight of my plastic oval track just isn't cutting it <g>. The track is going to have three 8' modules -- I have a 16' wall in the garage where I can run 1/8-mile and 1000' races, and then add the third unpowered 8' piece going out the garage door for shutdown when I want to run 1/4-mile.
Now I'm looking for some real-world advice from other track owners before I finalize the specs with the builder:
What lane spacing do you prefer? I was thinking 8-inch wide track with 4 inches between lanes (leaving 2" gutters).
Should I color code the lanes? The rails will have insulated locking wires. The surface is medium gray Sintra, so my initial thought was to use off-white/gray lock wires so they wouldn't detract from the realism. But maybe it would be better to distinguish the lanes with different colors -- "OK, Racer X, you're in the black lane this round, and Racer Y is in the white lane." Thoughts?
I'd appreciate any other input from track owners on what you'd have done differently when you built your track or how you would improve the track design.
Thanks!
Rick V.
