Smilinbri's RC track build-Ridin' Dirty Raceway

[Doom!]

Thanks man. I spent too much time thinking about it and gettin' frustrated....so said eff it for now.

Tomorrow you will look at it and you will wonder why you were having a problem with it, and it will all make sense.

 

[King blitz]

Man I'm beat. Just now called it a day. Def made good progress today. Just gotta finish relocating the dirt mound to the ramp and other places, finish up some piping, level some areas and put some final touches on. Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow.

The bridge.......sorry guys, but I gave up on that for now. I was trying to work with materials I already had and it just wasn't coming out to my liking. I might try again at a later date.

For now, I built a table......I mean a tunnel of sorts. I know it's looks stoopid, but I'm gonna pretty it up, don't worry. Little taller than I wanted, but eff it. It's like a funnel.....only 4' wide going in and out, so makes it a challenge. It's portable so if I don't like it, I can just remove it.

Here's a few progress pics from today......
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That is so damn sweet.wow awesome job I think it's time I get into this part of the hobby..you make me want to get a off road rig now.

 

[Johnny b]

Looking good! Do you have any local hobby shops you could post pics and invite others to run? Or even local facebook or neighborhood social media sites? I remember what a challenge it can be to get participation when I built mine. Persistence finally paid off. So much more fun when racing with others. Just a thought.

 

[Smilinbri]

Looking good! Do you have any local hobby shops you could post pics and invite others to run? Or even local facebook or neighborhood social media sites? I remember what a challenge it can be to get participation when I built mine. Persistence finally paid off. So much more fun when racing with others. Just a thought.

Thanks!

Good ideas. I'll def have to think on that.

 

[Hellmer]

Such a good looking build. Wish I could do something like that in my backyard.

 

[Smilinbri]

Such a good looking build. Wish I could do something like that in my backyard.

Thanks! Appreciate it.

 

[Dan B.]

Rough draft....the bridge idea is still in the works. I think I got it figured out though. Need 50 more feet of tubing and some more spikes. Gonna spend entire day tomorrow on it, so we'll see how the progress goes.
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Looks fantastic, man! Nice job!

 

[Smilinbri]

Looks fantastic, man! Nice job!

Thanks bud!! Appreciate it!

 

[Smilinbri]

Well, it's about 99% complete. Still got a few grass roots to pull up and there's a few spots with lots of little rocks embedded in the dirt....guess that could be a crawler section.

Swept and wet down the new section. Too tired to do all that to the old section today. Even dressed up the "table tunnel".

Gonna grab some dinner, charge a couple batts and take a shower. Then takin' the Tekno SCT410.3 out for the inaugural run before it gets dark!! Sooooo excited!!! I'll Go-pro some vids to share. Thanks for following my track build!! I LOVE THIS HOBBY!!

 

[Johnny b]

patiently waiting for go-pro vids before edible kicks in and I lose ability to find my way back here.

 

[Smilinbri]

patiently waiting for go-pro vids before edible kicks in and I lose ability to find my way back here.

O dude.....it's too late to download and edit those tonight. I'll work on it tomorrow. Sweet dreams!

 

[CrashBoom]

Awesome man, great work!

 

[Doom!]

I think your track is bigger than my front and back yards put together. Yep, still jealous!

 

[Smilinbri]

Awesome man, great work!

Thanks! Appreciate that!

 

[Smilinbri]

Well, the novelty wore out quick on my "table tunnel". It was def challenging, but also just slowed the driving rhythm down and got frustrating. So bye-bye to that idea.

Went back to basics and just made it lanes and added another small ramp. Track is def uneven and really rough, so gotta smooth some areas out. Took a while to get used to the new layout and the length of the track/sight lines. Might need to put a chair on top of the shed.

Had to adjust the angle of my ramps too. Kept nose diving. Broke off the front of my Tekno body, and cracked it. Almost got them perfect now. New one added today needs adjusted.

Other than that, I'm lovin' it. Ran the Senton 3s this morning. Didn't have time to put together Go-Pro vids yet as I had adulting to do today.

 

[Dutch]

Well, the novelty wore out quick on my "table tunnel". It was def challenging, but also just slowed the driving rhythm down and got frustrating. So bye-bye to that idea.

Went back to basics and just made it lanes and added another small ramp. Track is def uneven and really rough, so gotta smooth some areas out. Took a while to get used to the new layout and the length of the track/sight lines. Might need to put a chair on top of the shed.

Had to adjust the angle of my ramps too. Kept nose diving. Broke off the front of my Tekno body, and cracked it. Almost got them perfect now. New one added today needs adjusted.

Other than that, I'm lovin' it. Ran the Senton 3s this morning. Didn't have time to put together Go-Pro vids yet as I had adulting to do today.

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Looking good dude

 

[Smilinbri]

Looking good dude

Thanks bud! Appreciate it! Still got some fine tunin' to do.

 

[RC-Dude]

Is it just me thinking this? There is actually a lot of space on the left to enlarge that track to a huge "L".

 

[Smilinbri]

Is it just me thinking this? There is actually a lot of space on the left to enlarge that track to a huge "L".

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I got plenty of room to expand....but wifey was okay with this.....so don't wanna push it......for now.

 

[RC-Dude]

You plan this by adding two removable ramps on the left. Then open the track and add the loop with two ramps. With time they just stay there. And so on....