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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 16, 2013 7:01:08 GMT -7
Thanks for all the kind words on the car and track. Details is what it is all about now on the track. Got to build somemore buildings. Started landscaping around the track. Have to cut down the size of the old stone walls that ran length of track. The cool part of how I am doing this is I only setup one 4 foot section at a time and detail it. So when it is time to put up tools and tables that goes fast. Not like setting up the entire track everytime I need to do some detail work. More pics to follow soon.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 17, 2013 7:51:35 GMT -7
Track wiring will be complete today. Gotta set down and design starting line graphics.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 17, 2013 21:03:08 GMT -7
Yea, got the wiring for power completed today on track. I can now switch Parma controllers back to alligator clips.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 18, 2013 4:44:37 GMT -7
Today I will work on a catch box for the end of the track. The landscape crew is coming back to plant more grass around the track. Consruction crew is onsite to start building more grand stands.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 19, 2013 15:54:25 GMT -7
The landscape crew did not show up  and the meeting with the architect for the grand stands was rescheduled. However the crew working on the shut down area completed there work,  I have hired another architect to design and build starting and finish line gantrys. These will house IR emitters. |
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 21, 2013 4:46:36 GMT -7
The landscape crew showed up and laid grass on one side of the track yesterday, should finish up today. The concrete crew is scheduled to be here today. Will try and snap a couple of pics of progress.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 21, 2013 13:58:44 GMT -7
Here are a couple of pics of the remodeled Blacktop Raceway. The grass has been laid and the concrete completed. I ran a few test runs to test out the shut down area. The test was a success. I used a inline unlimited, way faster than anything we use in the NTRA.
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Post by kiwidave on Nov 21, 2013 16:38:51 GMT -7
Great work Eagle. Really liking the look of the new track.
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Post by AJR on Nov 21, 2013 17:31:08 GMT -7
Man that double track is really the only way to go with the sectioned track. That has such a good look to it. Very sharp. It's going to look really good when you finish the details. I enjoy seeing the project.  Blacktop Raceway 2014 is going to be awesome. |
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 22, 2013 9:48:31 GMT -7
Thanks for the positive input guys and the thumbs up. I now have finished the stone walls that will run the entire length of track. These will be install on each side of the track.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 23, 2013 18:24:07 GMT -7
Today I worked on the track graphics. I did a search on drag strip starting lines and picked out some of the best. That gives me some basic ideas and then the rest is my imagination . Building this track sure has been fun. I can hardly wait to run the 1st NTRA race on it . |
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Post by Eagle Racing on Nov 29, 2013 14:29:53 GMT -7
Hope everybody had a great Turkey Day. I dug out my old Alps MD-1000 printer and tore into it. It has not worked in over a year. I just thought I would take it apart and clean it up and put it back together and see what happen. OOOOOH Yeah!! I don't know what I did exactly to make it work but it now prints perfect ! I didn't even have any screws left over...  ... |
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Post by Eagle Racing on Dec 7, 2013 6:16:10 GMT -7
Working over the gear train for my N/TF gotta get it ready January will be here before you know it. The MM/PSs the Wizard car is ready and BSRT G3 needs a rebuild.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Dec 8, 2013 17:02:05 GMT -7
After talking with JJ we are trying to have the first race on the newly remodeled Blacktop, Friday. This will be our Race Master tune up for the brackets in January. We will also do some green screen work and a promo video, FUN,FUN day if it comes together.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Dec 11, 2013 6:22:53 GMT -7
Oh yeah, got the word last night the custom IR emitter gantrys are ready. My #1 cuzzo JJ built them for me THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I know I can speak for Jeff when I say we are excited about this tune up bracket race Friday. We will be testing everything, track, camera & video positions and the NTRA Bracket Program.
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and the meeting with the architect for the grand stands was rescheduled. However the crew working on the shut down area completed there work, 
I have hired another architect to design and build starting and finish line gantrys. These will house IR emitters.
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