NW Backyard Tracks

Old 05-05-2010, 06:19 PM
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whos got em. i building mine between rain showers.lol. i had to move alot of pine needles and ivy to prep the area for the free clay i get. nice brown clay with a bit of blue strewn thruout. finally got to test the 2 jumps i have built sofar. worked perfectly! track will be technical with no straightaway. area is 22' wide by 65' ish long with elevation change af about 4-5'. moved about 6-7 yards of clay sofar and will be delivering another 12 yards hopefully next week. here are some pics.
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:23 PM
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Looks even better than Bear ....
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well considering ive built many tracks (mostly at bear creek) i figure i know how to build a jump. and this double is just about right. i did however make a mistake and launched of the left side and it rolled to the left in the air and snappo! took out the left a arm on my sc10. oops! first time ive broken it since i got it back in october. guess i wont be doing that again. need to get more done this weekend and get a little bit of pipe laid out.

btw thanks for the compliment. clay is very similar to bear. lake washington clay. came out of chihulys back yard in seattle by the lake (cant disclose location) but its blocks from the lake. nice clay.
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That looks sweet man how did you get the boss to OK that. I need some pointers as i am trying to get my boss to let build a mini halfpipe in my back yard.
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Here's mine - sandy silty, rocky, but fun!
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Our backyard RC track in Sequim, Wa. Loamy, old-school, 110x60 hillside. It's evolved pretty well over a handful of years. Tons of fun and a nice crowd of 8-10 drivers or so.

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That looks sweet man how did you get the boss to OK that. I need some pointers as i am trying to get my boss to let build a mini halfpipe in my back yard.
umm boss/friend/landlord. ive been here at this house for over 5 years. the area that i cleared he said i could bring in dirt to fill in. he didnt say what i had to do with the dirt. lol. he really doesnt care as long as i take care of the place and dont let it look crappy. i keep up the yard and the flowers and such. gonna have a nice border with some flower planters and make it look really nice after im done. now that the weather is looking up i might be able to get back out and spread some more dirt.
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What I want to know is, whos having a kegger bbq race this summer???
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that sounds good to me Will we need DD's for the R/C's?
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winner of each race has to chug 1 beer! 2nd has to chug twice and 3rd has to chug 3 beers. should be fun by mains!
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There's gotta be some good RC drinking games, hah

Edit: ^^ Beaten to the punch, shoulda refreshed the thread
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it can be either beer or shots. i prefer shots myself. not much of a beer guy but i wont pass one up if given the opportunity!
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Beer is wonderful but shots would be the way to go...much faster, this is racing isnt it?
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im not to sure now. might just be drinkin. i might move sum clay on sunday but illbe racing on sat up at j&s in marysville for sure. gotta do the kids baseball first. gonna try to get a buddy to sign me up for sat. ill be kinda late. hmmm a shot sounds good right now. be right back
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