ive had this hobby for about 2-3years by now,and of course ive got plenty of buicks. 69 riviera,2 87 reagals,66 skylark,88 regal and a buick nascar with full interior to name a few. but i was wondering if anyone else did too. because its real drag raacing but smaller cars and slightly less expensive.
models I used to years ago. No slot tracks left in NOVA. My trick was to weight the brush head so it stayed put , used spent 45 bullets from the local range! I had a car that could wheel stand all the way down the track! - Bill :TU:
Here's a set I made for my son on a 4x8 sheet of plywood. I made it out of 2 newer sets so each car has it's own transformer.
you know these little HO(sorry if there actually bigger.),are great and all but im talking about the qauter scale,the bagg-daddy-fast- ones-that-are-one-h***-of-a-show-to-see-shatter-into-peices when-they-take-a-left-turn-at-the-end-of-the-track stuff. dont get me wrong or anything,roundy rounds good too,but so is drag racing! :3gears:
My track is a 1/32nd scale track. You can also run the 1/24th scale cars on it. My straight away is 21, which is what we use for a drag strip I have a computerized timing system so it is easy to see who wins and tracks each cars records etc. Part of it is getting out of the throttle and making the turn at the end so you dont have to scrape your $80.00 car off the boards. Yes, you can increase the voltage to the track and make them disintegrate when they hit the wall if you want There are some around that do run a true slot car scaled drag track. They run on a full sized type tree and they use the computer to give you the same times you would get at a regular track, however it takes a huge amount of space (pole barn) to make a scaled quarter mile, and then you have to chase your car!
Phillip, That is a nice track, The elevation changes are way cool, I want to change mine around to add the elevation changes. I like the colors, makes it a whole lot easier to put the car back on the right track. How did you do the colors? This something you have to do with a 4-lane just to get the car back on the right lane when it inadvertantly leaves the track. P.S. Your track looks like a routed track, very nice!
The colors are just tape. If you go online and type in slot car tracks, there is a guy out there that has a website. He's got everything you could possibly want to put together a great layout. That's where I actually got all the ideas for mine. He also sold me the striping tape and has a ton of other stuff. I'll see if I can find it and post it here later. Found the website. Here it is: http://www.hoslotcarracing.com/index.html I essentially built the Scenic Hills 33 layout with slight modifications. My son is 5 and would play it day and night if I let him. He loves it and most people that come over love playing with it also.
Hey Phillip! Thats too funny. I built the same layout from the same website! I used the Tomy AFX track and hard wired parma controllers with a brake curcuit. I have it wired to a Samlex variable voltage DC power supply. I run my Aurora Thunderjets on it. I have about 100 of them. Yeah, I grimace whem my 300.00 Aurora Pontiac GTO careens off the track. But, thats what they were made for. Those newer Tomy AFX cars can make a dent in sheetrock if you crank it up to 30 volts! They almost vaporize on impact! The track gets alot of use in the winter. A few friends and a couple of 6 packs makes for a fun night. Jason
You're talking about these BIG drag cars . Every once in a while there's a Buick GS or GN one on eBay. I keep thinking about getting one, just to have on a shelf, but I can't justify spending the dough. :laugh: They are pretty cool though!
Getting back to the original question. I dont drag race slot cars, but I do road race 1/24 scales. Check out my vintage Nascar stockers. Irun a brass chassis. the engine is mounted up front witha driveshaft to the rear ring and pinion. They actually handle like real cars. The car in the back is a replica of Parnelli Jones' 64 Mercury. The English Motors 64 Ford has probably logged the most mileage. Its already on its second set of tires. It also shows the most battle scars. If you time it right, you can slide the rear of the car wide in the turn and knock the car next to you off the track. I go to a track in Farmingdale, NY. They have a 220 foot (yes, 220 foot) track called an Immelman. Its a track straight from the sixties. Loads and loads of fun. I dont leave till I have a box of broken cars! Jason
Wouldnt be complete without one Buick. I had to extend the chassis to accomodate the large wheelbase of the model. Because of that, the car handles horribly. Its just too long. What it lacks in handling, it more than makes up for in looks. Jason
hey rick you hit the nail on the head. of course if you want a nice buick to have around,i could hook you up with one for far less than ebay. :Brow: as far as justifing the price,i cant either,ivee heard of and seen people drop $150 to $200 on something i could put together for a 1/4 to 1/2 the price. jason,try throwng one into the wall at 60-70mph,three feet off the track. i bet theres still a mark where it hit,i had to junk the motor tires gear,and the body was demolished. even worst,was i paid $20 for the body earlier just befor the race. and would you happen to have any more stock 66 skylarks layin around,im in need of something other than a modified stocker :grin:
