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Suzuka West

Posted:
Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:37 pm
by reel55
Suzuka West
Is a 6 lane MDF magnabraid latex track 79 feet long average in every lane 3 1/2" lane spacing 13.8 voltpower supply
and trackmate timing 7.5 second per lane average time
Mostly 1/32 raced -silicon tires and stock storebought(Slot-it ,scaley,etc) some 1/24 run (BRM Scaleauto etc.)
It is in my downstairs (very long)room in Beautiful Victoria B.C. Canada
We race every 2nd Friday evening and host Scaleracing (Northwest) events ussually twice a year



Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:35 pm
by dreinecke
Verne - that is a great looking track! Always loved Suzuka's design.
The driver's stations are first rate! The space is huge and looks perfect for slot cars!
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:07 pm
by HomeRacingWorld
Outstanding.
What a great man-cave too.
Re: Suzuka West

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Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:42 pm
by MoparGreg
Wow what a great looking track
Re: Suzuka West

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Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:46 pm
by RazorJon
great use of space, and the work area is very nice :text-bravo:
Re: Suzuka West

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Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:42 pm
by dayble
That's a position one normally doesn't see Alan in...sales must be down! :lol:
Great track...slot racing hunting and fishing?!! Livin the dream!
Re: Suzuka West

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Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:55 am
by pzooc
Yet another reason to live in B.C. Beautiful track!
Re: Suzuka West

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Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:26 am
by reel55
Thanks for the nice comments!!!!. The track is owned by Slotbutton(Darren) and i am the caretaker/host of it for the past 3 years
Thats the Club cave, my just completed Man cave(only took 22 years) has my car collection . Big screen TV 5.1 sound system and a great work desk-finally can leave cars in pieces and not have to box them everytime someone is over!!!!
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:57 pm
by Fast Co.
Awesome track! Suzuka is one of my favorites and with six lanes of racing action I bet you guys have a blast!
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:35 pm
by Xr4ti
Having raced it, my opinion may differ slightly from those viewing it for the 1st time. I hate that track. :evil:
I've raced on it a couple of times and just don't care for it at all. For the drivers, there is no chance to ever relax even a little bit. You have to constantly think your way through each lap as there is no easy rhythm to it, at least none that I have ever found. Plus the fact that LVIS runs it on 13.8V, the cars never get a chance to stretch their legs and you're constantly fighting to hold back the power with your controller. Even the club members spent years trying to figure it out so an out-of-towner has virtually no-chance of ever being competitive. It looks nice but there are blind spots from the drivers stations and the kink on red is mostly unmanageable and requires constant marshaling.
To each their own of course, but for me I tend to prefer point-&-shoot. Complex road courses are too much like work and I race for fun. :)
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:07 pm
by dreinecke
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:11 pm
by Fast Co.
Road courses are a blast! That hairpin sits in a fine location - right in front of the driver's stations. Yeah, the red lane looks tight there but if running heats...
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:24 pm
by Xr4ti
Re: Suzuka West

Posted:
Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:37 am
by Fast Co.
Guardrail Border question?

Posted:
Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:21 pm
by acmost
Awesome track first...what is the material used for the white border around the track? Thanks.