Track boundary help?
04-08-2011, 03:36 PM
#1
Track boundary help?
Hey guys, I'm looking to build a first rate 1/8th scale practice track ( no back yard basher track) at my place and am in search of a somewhat reasonably priced tubing for the track boundary. I have found 4" vac tube that seems to be the best route for flexability (car wont explode on impact) and durabilty (car impact and winter season) but is $4.00 a foot. Maybe that isnt a bad price. If you guys have any ideas or know of something better let me know. Thanks in advance.
04-08-2011, 04:22 PM
#3
+1 thats is the stuff to use that Pin2Win posted
04-08-2011, 06:22 PM
#5
Look/ask to see if the yellow tubing is available. It makes a difference, it's more visible......................you end up not hitting it as much.
04-08-2011, 07:59 PM
#6
Also look around at your local concrete companies. They may have old rolls of
rubber conveyer belt that you can sink into the ground at certain spots ( end of straights etc) to give you a higher barrier to maximize safety for run offs. We got rolls of it for free. It was 3' wide and about 3/8" thick. We buried it about 1' into the ground (2' above) and it worked perfect and was 100% weather proof.
Vehicles will hit it and get sucked in, but not damaged by it.
rubber conveyer belt that you can sink into the ground at certain spots ( end of straights etc) to give you a higher barrier to maximize safety for run offs. We got rolls of it for free. It was 3' wide and about 3/8" thick. We buried it about 1' into the ground (2' above) and it worked perfect and was 100% weather proof.
Vehicles will hit it and get sucked in, but not damaged by it.
04-08-2011, 09:40 PM
#8
In the UK the colours are for different things
Black - drainage
purple- street lighting
orange - cables (i think)
The Orange one is twin walled and much stronger .... We were using the black stuff but the sun just makes it brittle and then its starts to crack and break . Weve just switched to the orange stuff . To do our track it cost £500 which is around $750
They can be bought at a builders merchant .
04-09-2011, 06:31 AM
#10
Pin2win, that stuff is way cheap. $36 bones a roll at my nearest lowes. As moto said yellow or brighter color would be nice but I think price would perhaps jump back up. I will do some digging on that though.
Pin2win, does this tube stay pliable and withstand cracking from weather or impact?
Pin2win, does this tube stay pliable and withstand cracking from weather or impact?
04-09-2011, 06:44 AM
#11
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Pin2win, that stuff is way cheap. $36 bones a roll at my nearest lowes. As moto said yellow or brighter color would be nice but I think price would perhaps jump back up. I will do some digging on that though.
Pin2win, does this tube stay pliable and withstand cracking from weather or impact?
Pin2win, does this tube stay pliable and withstand cracking from weather or impact?
04-09-2011, 09:31 AM
#14