by HomeRacingWorld » Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:40 pm
Well, did not realize The Show-Me looked that bad Mr. Bubba :)
What happened?
A low quality water line.
I walked out of the Skunkworks for about 3 minutes. Came back heard water dripping. Looked around and noticed "Lake Show-Me". Luckily there is no shortage of Shop Vacs here. Closed the line off and started the vac. In a couple minutes I had all off.
The track is not really showing much effect. YET. 3 days of fans drying and found a couple little spots that needed some sanding.
It has been covered with paint well enough, as well as countless laps. The top part seems ok for now...it's the bottom. Unpainted/protected. As the days went on I noticed a touch of warping. Installed a few more screws. But when it swells, it's a losing battle.
The taped braid impressed me. Still holding well. Anyone who thinks this adhesive-backed braid isn't good enough, think again.
So it appears a "repaving" project is planned. Still the same oval, will have the same fun. Nothing I ever wanted to do, trust me. But stuff happens.
Looking at the loss such as Clem did with his entire shop and collection, the damage I have is more like a "speed bump". :violin:
So time to plan and build a new one.