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Post by lrobertson on Feb 26, 2022 8:58:52 GMT -7
Howdy all, here is a little information on my Home built H.O. Dragstrip. The track is two race sets, set up side by side, racing on the two outside lanes to give it a little more realistic look. The racing surface is 16.1 feet, with just over 7 feet of dynamic breaking. Each lane is set up with its own 24 volt, 4.5 amp laptop power supply to provide ample and equal power for each competitor. When racing heads up, a single toggle switch starts the race, eliminating any possibility of an uneven start. Controllers can be hooked up if bracket racing is done instead of heads up racing. I use the free drag race coordinator that measures elapsed time and reaction time for each lane and can be configured for heads up or bracket racing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 10:29:44 GMT -7
welcome to NitroSlots
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Post by AJR on Feb 26, 2022 10:59:32 GMT -7
Howdy all, here is a little information on my Home built H.O. Dragstrip. The track is two race sets, set up side by side, racing on the two outside lanes to give it a little more realistic look. The racing surface is 16.1 feet, with just over 7 feet of dynamic breaking. Each lane is set up with its own 24 volt, 4.5 amp laptop power supply to provide ample and equal power for each competitor. When racing heads up, a single toggle switch starts the race, eliminating any possibility of an uneven start. Controllers can be hooked up if bracket racing is done instead of heads up racing. I use the free drag race coordinator that measures elapsed time and reaction time for each lane and can be configured for heads up or bracket racing. Welcome to Nitroslots! Pictures speak a thousand words. We would love to see it if you could post some. Thanks for telling us about your track. |
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Post by skillet on Feb 26, 2022 15:05:27 GMT -7
Welcome to the group
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Post by dave632 on Feb 28, 2022 10:25:36 GMT -7
Welcome to the site. Sounds like you have a nice track. Mine is also set up for individual or simultaneous starts,
despite starting at the same time, I still get some hole shot wins.
Pictures would be nice.
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Post by wbj on Feb 28, 2022 14:43:35 GMT -7
Your track setup sounds good to me. Welcome aboard!
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Post by sweet on Sept 27, 2022 10:21:43 GMT -7
LLoyd at Buckeye AZ HO DragWay will be hosting a T/F Funny Car event Nov 4th thru the 6th. This is his second event...A stock Jag DR-1 (6 ohm) chassis will be the only one allowed. Any (slip on) tires and wheels can be used. Everything else will remain stock....I'll be building a "fresh" car for this race.
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Post by sweet on Sept 27, 2022 10:24:32 GMT -7
These are his rules, from his FB page:
Here are the rules. Stock DR-1 or Narrow DR-1 with everything bone stock with one exception. Any front wheel and rear wheel tire combination will be accepted, but the rear tires must be slip-on tires. I will allow for weights and wheelie bars if the racer is so inclined. I am looking for a 16-car field for this event and looking to get the word out. The race will be held on a single weekend with 2 double qualifying rounds followed by double elimination rounds. The top 8 qualifying cars will be the ones in the elimination rounds. The track is a 4-lane Autoworld track running up to 30 volts and 10 amps @ 16 feet, fully timed with a single controller starting each race. All rounds will be videotaped and eventually hosted on YouTube. The races will also be posted on The Arizona HO Drag Racing group and other pages that will allow the posting. I am setting this up for November 4 thru the 6th so the cars will need to be here at least 2 days prior to the race to allow for setting everything up.
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Post by sweet on Oct 27, 2022 10:10:38 GMT -7
These two will be heading out to Buckeye, AZ for the stock DR-1 Funny Car event.  Attachments:
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Post by pete on Oct 27, 2022 17:19:19 GMT -7
Thanks, Very cool, good luck Sir
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Post by sweet on Oct 27, 2022 17:38:17 GMT -7
Thanks, Very cool, good luck Sir Thanks....I never feel confident! |
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Post by skillet on Oct 28, 2022 0:16:30 GMT -7
No one ever does. That's why we stay up for days working on the same part over and over... team sweet representing for nitro over there.
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Post by sweet on Nov 7, 2022 17:37:58 GMT -7
Well my "Snake" made it to the finals (12 car field)...Double elimination...I lost the first round with a 0.593 to a 0.570, switched lanes, and also lost the second round 0.617 to a 0.596. These are stock DR-1's (any wheel and tire), on a 16'1" AFX track...When I get them back, I'll do a little more "tweaking" and try to get a few hundreths of a second more....The White "Fight Cancer" F/C went out earlier than expected.
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Post by sandfly on Nov 7, 2022 20:28:13 GMT -7
Thanks for the update, yip horrible things always tinkering, when they are new 10ths are easy, then it gets hard.
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Post by skillet on Nov 8, 2022 14:35:15 GMT -7
Definitely thanks for keeping us updated. Not to far off. Maybe some shoe adjustments
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