Search found 28 matches
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:51 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Had to re drill the holes to make it work and had to move a piece forward. Also a pin was stopping the starting pole that holds the car from going under the track. I had to modify the plastic piece to get clearance for that pin. Basically the starter pole releases but the car would roll over the pol...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:01 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
I'm putting the starting area together and the plastic piece that holds the starting mechanism was drilled incorrectly.
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:51 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Correct, my first idea is to get some thin ply wood and use if that can be attacked to the frame.
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:59 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Ok. My NDFW is raised. I did get the single 32 foot track from derby magic. I will post something about it. It should be at my house when I get home. Storage and price is why I went with it. The timer and program is a steal when it comes included. ( Wish I would have found this group befire a bought...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:32 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:31 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Take this with a grain of salt, as I've never built a side-guided car. However, here's what I'd attempt to do if my kids' race was on side-guided track: - Set the car up to "rail-ride" on the sidewall. To do this, I'd do the following things: -- Raise one wheel in front -- On the non-rais...
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:00 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Hi and :welcome: MJThurston. So your racing on a rail less track and it's wood! ( and not the super timer track .) Might look at what your rules say about wheel mods .. ( if the side wall lettering can be shaved off it would help ) If your not planing on using some neg camber on the lifted wheel to...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Thank you for the response.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
I have one front wheel bent to 1.5 degrees and both back axles at 2.5 degrees. The other front wheel is raised. The directions for rail riding was 1 inch of movement from center in 8 feet of drop.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:18 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
Well i'm rail riding so the concept is the same but in opposite ways. So for the center guide I want the non moving wheels inside to touch the guide. So if my left front wheel is the non moving wheel I want the car to move to the right to catch the guide. But for a lane track I want the car to move ...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a rail track,when racing on a lane track
My test run track has center guide strips. I call it rails. The track my son will race on is a wooden track that has lanes.
Test track = inside of wheel touches guide.
Race track = outside of wheel touches track.
Test track = inside of wheel touches guide.
Race track = outside of wheel touches track.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:13 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Re: Testing your car on a rail track,when racing on a lane track
Yep. Did a search for test run with 0 hits.
Then did a search for test and got my own post.
Which kind of tracks are not very popular? Rails or lane?
Then did a search for test and got my own post.
Which kind of tracks are not very popular? Rails or lane?
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
- Replies: 41
- Views: 43573
Testing your car on a guided track,when racing on a lane track
I got a test track and it has rails on it. The track that we will be running on doesn't have these rails.
Is there a way to set your car up for this or am I out of luck?
Is there a way to set your car up for this or am I out of luck?