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Post by SKR on Oct 15, 2007 17:50:01 GMT -7
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Post by da big ragu on Feb 4, 2008 18:45:09 GMT -7
 hi ragu back i like this race way do you know how the return rd works it look like one lane thanks again ragu getting ready for the gasser nats it should be a gas!!!!! 
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Post by johnbalich on Feb 4, 2008 20:45:18 GMT -7
nice pic..looks like 'O" scale track ..wider spacing is nice
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Post by kdog on Feb 5, 2008 3:33:54 GMT -7
John we have 3 O Guage Drag Strips soon to be 4 in our club. Check out the other 2 as well. As soon as Greg Skelton's is ready I'll post photos
K
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Post by kdog on Feb 5, 2008 3:36:49 GMT -7
Hey Ragu I believe the winner of any race has the power stay on so he can drive his car back down the return lane. Than you can flip a switch and the other racers car can come down, very cool
K
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Post by da big ragu on Feb 5, 2008 12:10:02 GMT -7
ok now i see its o scale with wider spacing do you still run ho scale cars and who makes that type of track i know a wood routed track would be better but i think what i see is easer please tell me if i am right also what type of power supply do they run thanks ragu.
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Post by kdog on Feb 5, 2008 17:45:54 GMT -7
The orignal AURORA O Guage track is avaibile on eBay from time to time. It tends to get expensive and the straight track in the 9in lengths are hardest to score of all. The return lane is T Jet track as well and equally hard to get, though not impossable. I had collected a bunch, and sold it last year. The power supply we use at all the drag strips in HOHRA is regulated 13.8 volts. ( same as any stock slot car supply ). We braket race almost all the time and this dosn't hurt the stock T Jets, we have tryed other things and it's been a debate for some time. bottom line the cars go plenty fast with this power.
Kevin
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Post by da big ragu on Feb 5, 2008 18:03:39 GMT -7
thanks. so does the set up sam at psycho slots run make a big diff.
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Post by allstarhr on Feb 5, 2008 19:35:33 GMT -7
This is a big item in my way of thinking. I've watched too many 1:1 drag strips where the local champ wins every weekend and year after year. It's my impression that the longer the track the easier it is to add more power and continue to have good racing. If you are like me and have to have a shorter distance then adding 20+ volts only makes the ET's so quick that it really becomes a reaction time race. Every track in the country has someone who has excellent reaction times. If the cars are out of the picture he/she is going to become the track champ year after year and you lose a lot of repeat people as none of us want to lose all the time. I pay a lot of attention to the people winning at my house to make sure it continues to be a random lot. If it ever gets to where one person wins all the time, I'm going to lower the voltage again. We started at 20 and are at 18 volts now. Probably should have gone to 15 or 16 but for the last two months we've had 4 different winners in the 4 different classes we run each race night. Nobody's quiting and they are asking to bring their friends. I have a feeling it won't be long and one of these guys is going to build the 2nd Orlando area HO drag strip.
How did you St. Louis guys end up with 3 and soon 4 tracks? What's your recipe for success?
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Post by kdog on Feb 6, 2008 3:06:08 GMT -7
Phil
We started with 2 than an outside group put up the 3rd for sale and one of our new members bought it. The 3rd track was longer and we had all raced on it so it fit in well. As far as our success as a group I can make that awnser as simple or complicated as I want. Thats what we as a group of T Jet racers did we decided on simple. Our rules use a few paragraphs, but i can sum it up in one sentance. Any T Jet based chassis, any modifications, bracket racing. We have racers whom build lighting fast cars, and we have some that depend on conistant running almost stock Auto World chassis. The later of those 2 find themselves in the finals as often as the superfast guys. Just a side point for the upcomming Gasser race I fall somewhere in the middle of that group. The chassis i'm building is my first attempt at buliding a heads up car, so this race isn't a slamdunk for me. We race Drag, Oval, and Road courses every week. We draw form 10 to 21 racers every week, we make it a point that the entry level guy can get competive in a few weeks if he wants to. Hopefully you have enjoyed your 2 darg races with us as much as we enjoyed haveing you.
Kevin
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Post by da big ragu on Feb 6, 2008 8:54:10 GMT -7
thanks guys the replys help i see it is no fun if you can't see the cars go down the track! no fun no good. thanks again ragu
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Post by johnbalich on Feb 6, 2008 10:27:05 GMT -7
I agree about voltages, reaction times, etc etc.........lets say we ran 100 volts (in theory) and e.t.'s were in the .1 range. At some point the entire race is the reaction time.....why not just set up a timer with lights and forget the cars? Also wear and tear is a consideration> I don't really want to replace an armature (say about 1/2 ohm that needs 8 amps) every ten runs.
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Post by allstarhr on Feb 6, 2008 11:12:48 GMT -7
I was told when I first found out about HO Drags and was thinking of setting up a track, that I had to go with high voltage or the cars wouldn't be as consistent. After I thought it over I realized I didn't want perfect consistency or it would be a reaction time race since everybodys car would run close to dead on. If the track power makes everyone equally inconsistent then it's still fun and I can work on my car to hopefully give me an edge in that department by maintaining it verses the guys who don't touch the car between monthly races. JMO
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Post by nightrider on Feb 6, 2008 11:40:53 GMT -7
At one time ,,I had a tyco 440x2 double wound, dewind.. ohmed at .0? all the latest and greatest.. Sucker wouldn't spin at less than 18 volts...every time I launched it..I tore out the crown gear, looked like I filed it nice and smooth...stepped up to metal gears.. not wanting to tear up the bronze crown.. I built a transmission for it..set it to start at reduced voltage then flipped a switch for wide open..not only reaction time counted but getting the shift was critical too to save the gears..
Drag racing at that track was in it's infancy.. no timing system..no tree... no idea how fast or who crossed first at the other end against another one.
We would have been better off backing up and going with the slower cars..it would have been more fun. Not to mention many dollars cheaper..
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