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You're right Mike, the change is pretty minor. The portion of the curve I re-routed was decreasing radius from approximately 5 inch to about 3 1/2 inch. The middle of the curve was redone with a constant 5 inch radius which should make it a smoother transition to the cars. The inside lane now has a radius very close to that of the middle lane.

Monte, Thanks for a great night of racing!!!! It reminded me, trucks are for haulin'...........    ---------------------Bill

Got the revision to the NASTE "S" done today along with a few other things. Two more curves and three straights left to route.

Here's how the NASTE "S" ended up:

Hey Jack, Got a date in mind for the NASTE Meeting & get together? August sometime? Pot luck eats?   ------------------Bill

Trying to get some work done on the track today. Haven't opened the overhead door since 7:30 this morning so it has kept pretty cool in the garage, but it is getting warmer!

After much debate with myself I have decide the NASTE "S" will be slightly revised. Part of my goal for this track is to be able to race 1/24 scale sports cars as well as 1/32 cars. With this in mind I am re-routing the kink out of the inside lane through the NASTE "S". The other two lanes will remain unchanged, but the inside lane will end up with a radius very close to that of the middle lane (roughly 5 1/2"). This should still prove to be challenging without requiring a positively perfect entry into the corner.

So the bondo is down, and I have the new radius all laid out with the router and arm set up. This track is definitely a departure from anything I've done in the past. It has way more turns and fewer straights than I have ever thought to be ideal. I have a feeling it is going to be quite challenging, maybe even too technical for 1/24 cars?.............we will see.........   ------------------------Bill

Gold fish end up being nothing more than chum in a pond visited by the dastardly demon blue heron!

The only good blue herons are the plastic ones!

Which rally cars? Maybe we can do some trading?

Hey Smooth, I checked the Lil' Slot Car Heaven site but your race dates are not on the calendar. Will you still be racing on the first Sundays of the month?

So what you're saying is the bird was "relatively" safe................

Put in a FULL day on the track. Got one of the elevation/transition sections tied into the infield, routed the short straight, and routed the infield sweeper (roughly a 30" radius turn for the outside lane). Worked on the overpass section, making it into a wicked "S" curve. Maybe a little too wicked?! I'm worried (on the inside lane) a car may jam if you go into it too fast. The inside lane through this "S" is similar to the chicane on the three lane 1/24 track I had years ago. It was a very difficult section, and you had to hit it just right.  There aren't any really difficult turns in this track so far. This one has very good visibility as it is close to the driver's stations. It will also be easy to turn marshal. I'll have to study it, and think about it a bit.

Here's that wickedly NASTE "S":

What a difference! It looks great now!!!