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by Gramps
Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:46 am
Forum: News and Announcements
Topic: How to add a photo to a post
Replies: 23
Views: 371613

Re: How to post a photo

Ok, the track my brother and I built is really cool. 4 lanes with gate at 34', or 42'. The guild rails are finished with checkerboard tape in red, yellow, green, and blue, and the outside edge of the track is finished off with black and white checkerboard, the deck is 1/4 smooth masonite with 4 coat...
by Gramps
Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:16 pm
Forum: News and Announcements
Topic: How to add a photo to a post
Replies: 23
Views: 371613

Re: How to post a photo

Why can't you make it easy and have an attachment button below this window so you can upload pics straight from your phone?
by Gramps
Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Track material vs. track length vs. speed
Replies: 12
Views: 17765

Re: Track material vs. track length vs. speed

I have a home made track made out of smooth masonite with four coats of gloss polyurethane. The timing gate is set at exactly 34', my fastest car is 2.693. My grandsons car ran 2.745 on this track, and took 1st place at his pack race on a two lane Best track with the gate at 35'10", with a 3.08...
by Gramps
Sun Apr 08, 2018 2:19 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Homemade track
Replies: 3
Views: 7235

Re: Homemade track

I would post a pic of the car and track, but I don't see any way to attach a file here..
by Gramps
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:21 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Homemade track
Replies: 3
Views: 7235

Homemade track

My brother and I built a track so we could test cars that we build and to ensure my grandson's cars are competitive, we built it so it has two lengths, the short track is 34' at the timing gate, the long track is 42' at the gate. The short version is set up in my basement, my question is does 2.699 ...