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Post by dynomike on Jan 10, 2021 11:24:30 GMT -7
Just curious, has any one used carrera track to make a ho scale dragstrip?
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Post by GTS on Jan 10, 2021 14:04:35 GMT -7
I think gnome has, not sure why I think that.
Sure seems like it would work well but haven't tried it.
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Post by dave632 on Jan 11, 2021 17:09:20 GMT -7
Not that I have seen.
I think the wide flat rails would not work well with the pickups we use unless the cars have braid.
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Post by gnome on Jan 11, 2021 17:18:04 GMT -7
I have Tomy afx but think it would work fine
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Post by ecbill on Jan 11, 2021 19:22:34 GMT -7
The slot is wider on the Carrera track. This causes the cars to side off the rails. Like Dave said the pick up shoes don't work well with the rails. Our friends in England use Micro Scalextic track with similar rails, which make it necessary for all cars to use braids.
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Post by dynomike on Jan 12, 2021 14:19:33 GMT -7
I thought the Slot looked wider and that was my concern.!
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Post by ecbill on May 7, 2021 5:51:29 GMT -7
Mike,
This is a really creative idea! Many aspects of the Carrera track would be perfect for drag racing. Wide lane spacing, reliable electrical connections, long straights (13.5”), strong availability and reasonable prices. For these reasons I occasionally come back to your idea.
Was wondering if someone could insert some sort of custom u-channel in the slot to make it HO compatible. Might be doable with a CNC router. Another idea is to line each side of the slot with thin plastic strips.
Running braids is an easy solution to the the flat rails. It’s been working great on Woodcoat’s Micro Scalextric track.
Earlier I mistakenly mentioned that the rail spacing may be too wide for HO. It turns out to be almost identical to the Micro Scalextric track. So no problems there.
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Post by GTS on May 7, 2021 9:20:15 GMT -7
One could also consider slipping some kind of tubing over the guide pin, possibly plastic, aluminum or brass.
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Post by ecbill on May 7, 2021 12:23:24 GMT -7
One could also consider slipping some kind of tubing over the guide pin, possibly plastic, aluminum or brass. That may be simpler. |
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Post by GTS on May 7, 2021 18:55:50 GMT -7
One could also consider slipping some kind of tubing over the guide pin, possibly plastic, aluminum or brass. That may be simpler. For just tuning on a home track, I agree. For a proxy meet, might be a cluster  . |
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Post by wbj on Jul 28, 2021 10:29:23 GMT -7
Sorry I'm so late on this one. There was a group in CA in the late 90's early 2000's that used this track. It seemed with some good success. They ran mostly inlines (all different classes) with braid pickups. To handle the wider slot they used plastistruct(?) 1/8" tube over their guide pins. I think I still have a tape from one of their races. They had a nice setup with good racing and fast cars.
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Post by dave632 on Jul 31, 2021 12:05:05 GMT -7
Seems like a good solution for a low cost drag strip. Let us know if you try it out.
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