Another wood track begins
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:47 pm]Hi all!
Its been a long time since I have had the space to build a track. Now that I have bought and settled into my new, {new to me} home.The time has come :banana-dance:
Overall table length 20ft , width 4ft to a max of 8, lane spacing , 4 inches , slide aprons , min 5 inches, a big wide, 5ft, sweeping banked turn ,increasing and decreasing radius turns , and no turns the same . Longest straight measures in at 16 ft. and lots of elevation changes. After market power, with parma controlers , will be upgrading those soon as they are ten plus years old.
I am switching over to Race Coordinator for timing and lap counting.
And with plenty of room for scenery! I have already started the forest section. The table building phase went fast, as did the routing phase . Thanks to Luffs flexible guide! The wiring phase was a little longer. Wired for brakes , of course, with three different power tapes for each lane . Control panels use a standard 110 wall plug , with a rotary switch to "dial in" lanes 1,2,or 3 . cup holders are in the works!
More pics and updates to come as things progress
Thanks for checking it out, hope you enjoy the pics
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab14 ... 0_1642.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab14 ... 0_1643.jpg
Its been a long time since I have had the space to build a track. Now that I have bought and settled into my new, {new to me} home.The time has come :banana-dance:
Overall table length 20ft , width 4ft to a max of 8, lane spacing , 4 inches , slide aprons , min 5 inches, a big wide, 5ft, sweeping banked turn ,increasing and decreasing radius turns , and no turns the same . Longest straight measures in at 16 ft. and lots of elevation changes. After market power, with parma controlers , will be upgrading those soon as they are ten plus years old.
I am switching over to Race Coordinator for timing and lap counting.
And with plenty of room for scenery! I have already started the forest section. The table building phase went fast, as did the routing phase . Thanks to Luffs flexible guide! The wiring phase was a little longer. Wired for brakes , of course, with three different power tapes for each lane . Control panels use a standard 110 wall plug , with a rotary switch to "dial in" lanes 1,2,or 3 . cup holders are in the works!
More pics and updates to come as things progress
Thanks for checking it out, hope you enjoy the pics
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab14 ... 0_1642.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab14 ... 0_1643.jpg
