Looks like a track again. May routing dust fly. I have not done a damn thing since I tore every thing apart. Root cause is a .lack motivation
826 August 29, 2020 11:46 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
827 August 23, 2020 9:09 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Didn't aomeone get killed at construction site a few years ago were they were putting one of those concrete walls up and it fell and smashed a worke rin Portland? What a bad way to go. Not there is really any good way to go
Well maybe one.
828 August 21, 2020 7:24 pm
Re: some east coast builds (7 replies, posted in Track)
ok thanks for the info
829 August 21, 2020 7:18 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
830 August 21, 2020 6:06 pm
Re: some east coast builds (7 replies, posted in Track)
well it is back to build mode for me, the old track and table are history dump run is done, now off to local home depot to buy some building supplies for the new table. 1st thing is building those hollow beams.
831 August 21, 2020 5:54 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
good thing osha does not follow these forum. no safety glasses or mask being worn and is that a creeper sitting on the floor just waiting for some one to step on it let alone the power cord next to combustibles and the clutter tis tis there Bill
832 August 21, 2020 9:25 am
Re: some east coast builds (7 replies, posted in Track)
Looks like that track that Montie has was there 1st track they built..
833 August 19, 2020 6:01 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
hope so. I.m not much of a wood worker so it may there might be few o crap moments during the build
834 August 19, 2020 4:54 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
well track and table are all taken apart. looks like most of the wood is reusable. need to make a dump run and then figure how Im going build these tiliting table light enough that one guy can fold it up with busting a ball or two... these is what I.m aiming for.
https://www.hrwforum.com/forum/-1-32-sc … e-speedway
835 August 19, 2020 8:05 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Well nothing like challenge to make you pull your hair. Just look at me. My whole life been a challenge and you can see how much hair I have. Good luck
836 August 18, 2020 3:37 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Why not just build the whole new section, that way you only need to shim the one end, and take care of trying to get that angle correct on the corner..
837 August 18, 2020 8:56 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
Must be good stress relief after the test drives hey bill
838 August 15, 2020 12:03 pm
Re: CanAM Anyone? (2 replies, posted in Cars)
Way to tease everybody Rico. For a min there I thought we might be racing again. I'm in tear down mode on my track have one more table to tear apart and then it back to planning and building the folding up table.
839 August 15, 2020 11:58 am
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
With the two temporary legs attached the curve is stable standing alone.
The curve is positioned to maintain 18 inches clearance from the other portions of the track to allow for turn marshals. Turn marshals will be able to access all portions of the track without crawling! No more hands and knees stuff for us old guys!
This is where the hairpin will sit in relation to the rest of the track. I will be adding about 12 feet overall to the lap length. The next step is to build the tabletop portion tying in the space between the curve and the rest of the track.
looking like somebody been drinking way to much java......
840 August 14, 2020 12:04 pm
Re: Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway - Renovation (199 replies, posted in InSlot's Checkered Flag Raceway)
well you are getting further than I have. I way over built my table and only can get so much done before it is way to hot to work..
all the plywood and side boards are off just need to break down the table frames and start the new table build..
841 August 14, 2020 9:51 am
Re: Odd Thursday (21 replies, posted in Events)
Being a vet I'm not to keen on there kneeling crap so could care less right now and that goes for MLP also.
842 August 14, 2020 9:46 am
Re: Lamborghini Miura (8 replies, posted in Cars)
When I was attending UC Santa Barbara one of the guys in my dorm had borrowed his brother's Miura. Drove it down Hollister Road as fast as he could and wrapped it around a tree.
Well we are in tree hugging country. Did the tree make it through the crash and was a lawsuit taken up for the tree to sue the driver and owner????
843 August 13, 2020 10:33 pm
Re: GT-3 Junk (2 replies, posted in Cars)
scaly does make a pod chassis for car mitch..
844 August 13, 2020 9:55 am
Re: Odd Thursday (21 replies, posted in Events)
man dont get my hopes up like that................
845 August 12, 2020 2:46 pm
Topic: 1/24 sprint car (1 replies, posted in Cars)
saw these on home racing world forum.
https://www.constellationhobbies.co.nz/ … iltchassis
846 August 9, 2020 10:16 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
I'm also getting ready to rip and tear on my track Doc, but I will make time to come over and give you a hand when you're ready.
Thanks I will take you up on that when the time comes
847 August 9, 2020 7:19 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
Should not be to bad. Just need to take a foot of the width and angle one end to clear the garage door rail. Table will havewhels so it can be moved out to the middle of the garage. Biggest. Thing making it light enough for one person to tilt but still ridged not to twist or bend. Think I have good plan on the design. Going need help when it comes to the track though.
848 August 8, 2020 8:23 pm
Re: DOCDOM's Scalextric Digital Track in Vancouver - By Dan Fritz (43 replies, posted in Parkside Raceway)
well I finally pulled the trigger and tore up the track the for re build of the table to something I can fold up against the wall and be able to park my cars again inside. need to find some boxes to put all the track and boarders in and then start on tearing the table apart and seeing what I can save for reuse and what needs to go to the dump... think the plane is to rebuild and go with wood analog and the build a 2nd smaller table and go digital again......
849 July 29, 2020 4:49 pm
Re: NASTE 2021 Point Series Championship (23 replies, posted in NASTE)
Yeah I had plans on redoing my table and track but it is way to hot in the garage to do anything right now.
850 July 29, 2020 1:00 pm
Re: NASTE 2021 Point Series Championship (23 replies, posted in NASTE)
Just to clarify, the Halloween race does not count for points.
I have not heard of any plans, comments, or ideas about adding tracks to the line up. There are some nice new tracks out there that could surely be added if the interest is there!
I heard there is a really nice one over by Vancouver Mall.The owner is a really swell guy to boot.


