Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation

Thanks for the positive feedback guys! I've spent a great deal of time thinking and planning for this renovation. This track has a lot of history and is important to our slot racing community. I do not take cutting up and changing anything on this track lightly!

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looking great there Bill. but time is a wasting back to work.......

The secondnidator

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In a spur of the moment decision to get some work done on the track I was able to finish up the routing of all four new lanes. All the lanes of the circuit are again continuous. Thanks to Diane for her help today!

  http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2866IFC.jpg

  http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2867IFC.jpg

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Will not be long and there will be the sound of slot cars zipping around the track at Mr Bill...

The secondnidator

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Way to go Diane, rocking the router!

"Big Smooth"

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Completed the braid recess this morning. DONE with the router and Roto Zip! What a freaking mess! If there is anything messier that routing wood I sure don't know what it is!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2870IFC.jpg

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Jello wrestling

The secondnidator

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I'm afraid to ask how you know that Doc............

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More Bondo................

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Hurry up. I'm ready

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Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation

Those cars are looking really good Mitch!

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Mitch58 wrote:

Hurry up. I'm ready

Hell yeah, me too!

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OH YEAH!..............a little better lane spacing on this track!

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The first coat of paint is down on the new and repaired portions of the track.

From a different angle....
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2888IFC.jpg

Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation

looking like a track again Bill.

The secondnidator

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Nice work Bill. It is going to be fun!

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Finished up the paint work this morning, and cleaned the track this afternoon.
The track's lane lap lengths were increased by 11' 8 1/2". The new total lap lengths are: RED = 82' 1/16", WHITE = 81' 10 3/4", BLUE = 81' 9 7/8", YELLOW = 81' 9".

Here's the Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway circuit after its latest reconfiguration:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2892IFC.jpg

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2893IFC.jpg

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you have to worry up and get done bill, we still have my track to do........

The secondnidator

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I'm hurrying as fast as I can go Doc!

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Started work on the driver's stations today.

This week = color sanding on the track and additional coats of paint if needed. Plus building the controller hook ups.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2898IFC.jpg

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That's looking very good, Mr. Bill!

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I'm feeling pretty good about the amount of work I got done on the track today. Except for a few more screws and some paint work the driver's stations are pretty much done. I also got all the parts made for the controller hook ups.

These are the mounts for the copper tubing for the controller hook ups.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2906IFC.jpg

These are the copper tubes for the controller hook ups. The controller's alligator clips attach to these.
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This is how the copper tubes attach to the mounts.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2910IFC.jpg

This is the faceplate that covers the tubing mount. This makes the copper tubes recessed which protects them from potential shorting.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2911IFC.jpg

This hook up is mocked up in place with a controller connected. The hook ups are slightly angled up towards the driver in an attempt to make it easier to connect controllers.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2914IFC.jpg

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Here are the new driver's stations and the controller hook ups parts.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_2915IFC.jpg

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Looks good Bill

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Nicely done sir

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