• wb0s
  • wb0s
  • Administrator
  • Offline
  • From: Vancouver, Washington
  • Registered: June 16, 2008
  • Posts: 5,562

Topic: From our friends in Australia

I received this from Mel in Australia:

Hi Guys,
There is no law here in Australia for passing hints and tips to other countries.

Have purchased a new SCX Nascar Pro but need to set up on for one of our club races here in Sydney Sat Night.
Found the site below which look very helpful but any more tips would be welcome. There are a few arses I need to whip!
http://www.homeracingworld.com/scxpronascar.htm

The track we are on is a new MIO painted surface with heaps of grip

Old Plastic Track
http://www.naste.org/members/Mel/1.jpg


Same design but routed and MIO Finish
http://www.naste.org/members/Mel/2.jpg

This track is owned by Jim - one of our club members who is in a wheel chair (after a motorbike accident some years ago). Did everything himself.

Have communicated with Rico a few times and a couple of others. I have two cars in the International SCX Classic Rally.


Have a great time on the 19th Guys - wish I could be over there - one day.!

Regards Mel

AKA Ontheflipside & Rodes

PS: No idea how I ended up on your email list but great to see what you guys are doing

wb0s's Website

2 Reply by reek455 (edited by reek455 September 10, 2009 8:53 pm)

  • reek455
  • reek455
  • Slot Racer Emeritus
  • Offline
  • From: Milwaukie, OR
  • Registered: June 19, 2008
  • Posts: 1,415

Re: From our friends in Australia

Glad to have ya onboard Mel, we need more craziness around here and I think your the man for the job.

Rico

PS- that's a mighty nice lookin track- is that by any chance one that will be used in the SCX proxy?

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

3 Reply by KuifjePDX (edited by KuifjePDX September 11, 2009 9:00 am)

  • From: Somewhere in space-time.
  • Registered: July 31, 2008
  • Posts: 134

Re: From our friends in Australia

What's MIO finish?


I guess I should have Googled it first.....

http://www.duluxprotectivecoatings.com. … 0There.pdf

Seems like a great top coat for racing.

George

--
"Get the shotgun, Martha. The herd needs a thinnin'." - Bucky Katt
  • Registered: September 12, 2009
  • Posts: 5

Re: From our friends in Australia

KuifjePDX wrote:

What's MIO finish?

Micaceous Iron Oxide paint is used a lot for protection on steel but the guys here have found it handy for routed tracks for two reasons. 1. It sort of looks like a smooth bitumen (tar or what ever you guys call it) surface and 2. provide tons of grip. Sort of the roughness of 800 grade wet and dry (emery paper). Most coat it with a high to low build water or oil based clear. Bit of knowledge to get it just right.

Here it is with one coat of a water based clear
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/roadnrallythree/a687a46e.jpghttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/roadnrallythree/206a1b4e.jpg


Love your signature - "Get the shotgun, Martha. The herd needs a thinnin'."


Mel - OTFS

5 Reply by Ontheflipside (edited by Ontheflipside September 13, 2009 1:28 am)

  • Registered: September 12, 2009
  • Posts: 5

Re: From our friends in Australia

reek455 wrote:

PS- that's a mighty nice lookin track- is that by any chance one that will be used in the SCX proxy?

Hi Rico. No No No. It's meant to be a rally, not a round of the Le Mans or F1

Here are some pics from a round on my tracks used for last years Oz rally.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2097.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2103.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2099.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2085.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2043.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/09Stage2024.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/100_6324.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/100_6342.jpg


A couple more . . .
Track for this years SCX under construction
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/Latestslotcartrack011.jpg
A model of what it will look like
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/rodes51/MtPanoramaModel.jpg

Hope all these pics didn't blow your down load limit
Regards Mel

  • From: Hillsboro, OR
  • Registered: June 15, 2008
  • Posts: 1,726

Re: From our friends in Australia

Mel, post away!  We got no limits!

"Big Smooth"

kidvolt's Website

  • From: Somewhere in space-time.
  • Registered: July 31, 2008
  • Posts: 134

Re: From our friends in Australia

Hi Mel,

Great looking track surface with that MIO paint. I'll keep that in mind. I heard that flat latex paint makes a great finish to which urethane tires stick well but the little rougher surface of MIO makes it look like what the plastic track makers put out.

And you guys build awesome rally tracks over there.

George

--
"Get the shotgun, Martha. The herd needs a thinnin'." - Bucky Katt
  • wb0s
  • wb0s
  • Administrator
  • Offline
  • From: Vancouver, Washington
  • Registered: June 16, 2008
  • Posts: 5,562

Re: From our friends in Australia

Great tracks Mel!!!...................makes me wanna move!!!!

Thanks for all the pics, we really enjoy them!!!  ---------------------Bill

wb0s's Website

  • Registered: September 12, 2009
  • Posts: 5

Re: From our friends in Australia

wb0s wrote:

Great tracks Mel!!!...................makes me wanna move!!!!

You'd be welcome