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That is very sad news. He will be greatly missed.

Looking forward to seeing you, Rico!

Or make the bridge a separate piece that can be removed...

For example:

Zack, having a routed track at home is a real joy, even if all you use it for is practice. As for crossovers, they're not that hard to do, and if you're interested in having your lanes equal in length (or as close as possible), crossovers are essential. Otherwise, lanes will vary (sometimes widely) in length. I have the bits you'll need to route both the slot and the "gains" (slight depressions on either side of the slot if you use braid instead of copper tape), as well as a spacing gauge that fits on the bottom of your router to keep lane spacing consistent. A kit for making routing extremely easy used to be for sale by a guy in Vancouver, Canada. That stuff is (was?) currently being sold by Greg Gaub in Washington State, according to this info: https://www.slotforum.com/forums/index. … wforum=415

I have some leftover Sintra (the plastic you put in the first routed slot to guide the routing of the rest of the lanes), that you're free to borrow. I'm sure that a lot of the guys—including me—would be happy to help if and when you get going on your track.

We will miss you Bill, and I'm sorry I couldn't be there to help you move. I know it's a big chore (it sure was moving my track from sunny Cali...)

Okay, Monte has loaned me some Slot-It Lancia Group C cars that seem to run well on the track. I will be setting up everything prior to Saturday.
We do have guests in our upstairs apartment on that day, so I'm asking those who come to the race to park as close to our alternate gate as possible and to avoid parking under the apartment deck, as that's where guests usually park. If we can keep the noise down, that would help too. There will be chili and sodas again, so food will be provided.

Just use very thin self-stick lead painted black. :^)

I think that Dave (RC designer) developed RC using Trackmate as his defining interface, as that is what he had to begin with. So it might be that there's something in the software that is Trackmate-specific. I use RC with a DS-300 interface and have never had an issue either.

I've been very impressed with the quality of the prints, and the printer itself is CHEAP, as far as 3d printers go. For less than $350, you get a printer that can print anything that you could get from Shapeways or Olifer. At home. For less. The prints take a long time, but I'm retired!

It's a Creality Ender 3, made in China (of course), but the kit is very well supplied (lots of spares, which is nice), relatively easy to build if you follow one of the many youtube videos on how to do it, and there is a great community of printer folks already out there who have made a lot of printable improvements already.

https://www.creality3d.cn/

PS: the $350 price I quoted is actually with some upgrades that I'm getting. The normal price is less than $250.

Bill: I'll be out of the state from 12/17-1/5 or so. But free pretty much after that.

I don't necessarily have any "strong" desire for any type of car. I'd be happy with 4 that ran equally well together. So Flys, Slot-its, anything that's equal in performance is fine with me. We should probably race something with a fair ground clearance, as the track is still a little bumpy (though my Slot-It Mazda, which is as low as they go doesn't seem to ever have a problem. Go figure).

So whatever anybody thinks is fair is good for me.

Thanks for the offers!