platgof

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Is their a replacement for corrugated pipe on the track that works as good, and is cheap also? I ask this as corrugated pipe is very hard on my front end, and rips it apart when the tires hit it.

VegasHB

Our indoor track uses a white PVC drainage pipe. It's not flexible like the corrugated stuff but it's a heck of a lot easier on suspension arms. I don't miss the days of driving outdoor tracks with the corrugated stuff. Spent a lot of money on new A-arms back then.

ATXPro4

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My local track uses some kind of polyurethane pipe. I think it is about a 2in OD and they screw two pieces on top of each other to make it taller. It holds up really well and is really easy on cars.

http://www.thornhillrc.com/#!media/cee5

platgof

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I have spent a small fortune because of that pipe eating my front ends up, especially another car pushing it into the pipe!

MattP

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The worst is the combo of corrugated pipe with rebar or spikes sticking up through them and not level with the pipe. I have seen whole front ends ripped off when someone hits a piece of rebar in a pipe.

Aswild

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Hey Vegas i have not been to the track in a few weeks is this the new set up

platgof

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Yep, stops you immediately in mid air, and destroys part. The problem is corrugated is so cheap, so something else needs to be as close in price.

racer1812

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Just a stupid idea but.............don't hit the pipe or spikes, that are in the MIDDLE of the pipe.

It's not Touring Car, you can be 3 inches off the pipe and run a fast lap.

Zerodefect

I passed a track recently that used PVC on the straights and the drain tile in the turns. They just used way less spikes than normal. Track would just shift when you hit it. PVC alone is a pretty solid hit.

They also stole a great idea from 1/12th scale. PVC or wood all the way to a hairpin, but they had a plastic stick bent as a bumper to prevent hard impacts to the apex.

This but way bigger:

platgof

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Wow, who would have known!!!!

Cpt.America

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We aren't all god-like drivers like you, 1812!

racer1812

iTrader: (31)

Now that's a joke!

SouthFloridaApp

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For those breaking stuff get at T-bone racing front bumper. You can hit pipes and turn your fragile car into a durable one.....worth the coin.....

platgof

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Tried it(T-Bone), and it was too long, and would hit the jump on the way up. I do have a highly modified one for the rear on my Desc410 as it was junk. I just wish there was an alternative just as cheap. I also use a T-Bone for my ST210 that works great.

Apexracing

We use the corrugated pipe, bright yellow for visibility. Most people don't break on the pipes, if you manage to hit one of the few spikes used then maybe. But usually its the miscues off jumps that cause broken parts.