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by rkniffin
Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:08 pm
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
Replies: 48
Views: 73798

Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track

We had our race yesterday and the McMaster-Carr material performed great and held up pretty well. We had 120+ races and and no cars reached the end of the 3' stop section. Zero damage to any cars. Thanks so much for the recommendations.
by rkniffin
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
Replies: 48
Views: 73798

Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track

That picture is almost exactly what we did for our stop section. The missing piece was the right material on the stop section. I put the McMaster-Carr stuff on and will see how it works in two weeks at our derby. McMaster-Carr was easy to deal with and the product was extremely easy to put on the st...
by rkniffin
Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:20 am
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
Replies: 48
Views: 73798

Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track

:welcome: Rich! Can anyone recommend a material I can put on top of the stop section lanes that works well to stop the cars and is somewhat durable (will at least last a single derby). This topic seems close to that question. (I suppose that toolbox liner can vary greatly in quality - have you trie...
by rkniffin
Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:04 am
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
Replies: 48
Views: 73798

Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track

First off, I want to thank everyone. I've learned alot, my son has done fairly well and we've been able to help some other people with what I've read on this site. A couple of years ago, we added a stop section that had the wheels drop off, but the cars slid across way too fast. Last year, we put st...