by DManley » Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:03 am
I would be glad to have you over as soon as I get things up and fully running. The more the merrier! I'm not sure how impressed you will be after running a huge digital setup, as I have had to move the track into a 14' room with a china cabinet and a piano. Leaving room to get around the end of the track, it is looking to end up about 12' by 8' in an "L" shape. It is Artin and four lanes. Artin does have the deep slot, so you can run Carrera guides with no depth issues, but I do have an R1, so an overly long wood track guide may hang. In my old house, i was at about 65' on a 20' table. I have tried about three different layouts, and I have ended up with a bent figure eight that shows quite a bit of promise. It's pretty short, but it has some fast turns and a couple of braking zones. It will take a little while to get the wiring done, driver's hookups finished and the timing working on all four lanes. (I need to tack together a light bridge. If you don't have analog cars, don't worry. I have more cars than I can drive at once, so there are always some interesting rides available.
I would like to check out the oval someday. I am somewhat homebound because I take care of a family member full time. I have to schedule two to four weeks in advance to get caretakers in place. If I know the race schedule in advance, I can work out the details with the homecare agency and get medical people lined up. I don't have any digital cars, but I may end up buying a Carrera car that I cant get in analog.
Hopefully, we can try out each other's tracks sometime this Summer or Fall. I plan to host some informal weekly racing this Fall and Winter.