by Florida_Slotter » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:43 am
Some of the most FUN I have ever had racing slot cars is on an oval of some sort.
Big, small or in-between, oval racing is something that is just so, well . . . . intense.
One of the fastest tracks is in Holly Hill, Florida. There is a 110 foot per lap tri-oval that is a 'replica' of Daytona International Speedway. If you have any car setup skills, it is a 'run flat out' all the way around, except for the "kink" or Tri-Oval area. Here you must brake, then accelerate - hopefully with the least amount of time between those two operations - in a manner to stay in the lead. We were racing the FCR National Championship Series there last year and the class where you had to run the same motor, body, chassis, tires, gear ratio - spec racing - was one of the most exciting. You had to time your passes as if you tried in the wrong spot, you wrecked. If timed just right, then you could pass, but it would take a few laps to set it up the right way. What a blast.
Then there is the small tri-oval we raced on for years. It is a 56 foot "Phoenix" track. Slight banking at the big end, not banking at the small end and you really had to drive the car. It was a blast.
I raced on a track that looked like Martinsville, long straights and tight turns. I thought it was awesome, but after running it several times, once you got your timing down, each half lap was exactly the same.
Some tracks out there in NASCAR land are rather unique. Darlington being one of them, Pocono being another. I am looking for an all flat left hand turn only track and am getting the urge to knock the dust off the router and start building one.
My question to you oval owners is this: If you were to build another oval and you could fit just about anything into the area you have for the track, exactly what type of configuration would you build?
Thanks in advance for your input.