Off road Track - What material besides clay makes the best surface.
08-09-2009, 05:40 PM
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I see you are in FL so I am guessing the local soil is pretty sandy.The best bet would be like a clay / sand mix in a 80/20 ratio( 8 yds clay to 2 yds sand)This would give a track that would be good for ifmar pins/studs, goose bumps, big shots, when watered or holeshots/double dees type of tire if left dry to blue groove. The other option would be top soil straight from the landscape yard.A top soil track requires more maitenance, but is extremely easy on tires, good tires would be goosebumps,losi step pins, pro-line step pins. top soil will pack up and give a fairly smooth running surface,but ruts up fairly easily. As for adding concrete to the mix, I think that woul make for a VERY unforgiving track.I know they run on astro turf in europe, But really I would look into soil bonding agents.There are companies that make these bonding agents for erosion control purposes.I have heard of people using them for top soil tracks because it is alot cheaper than having clay trucked in, but I have never ran on one.
08-10-2009, 06:22 AM
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I see you are in FL so I am guessing the local soil is pretty sandy.The best bet would be like a clay / sand mix in a 80/20 ratio( 8 yds clay to 2 yds sand)This would give a track that would be good for ifmar pins/studs, goose bumps, big shots, when watered or holeshots/double dees type of tire if left dry to blue groove. The other option would be top soil straight from the landscape yard.A top soil track requires more maitenance, but is extremely easy on tires, good tires would be goosebumps,losi step pins, pro-line step pins. top soil will pack up and give a fairly smooth running surface,but ruts up fairly easily. As for adding concrete to the mix, I think that woul make for a VERY unforgiving track.I know they run on astro turf in europe, But really I would look into soil bonding agents.There are companies that make these bonding agents for erosion control purposes.I have heard of people using them for top soil tracks because it is alot cheaper than having clay trucked in, but I have never ran on one.
08-10-2009, 06:39 AM
#5
Just got done re-dirting our local track this year. It sat out all winter uncovered (owner was selling it and did not care about it) and was a wreck.
The base was a mix of topsoil,clay and diamond dust. We got a large truckload of "clean fill" and mixed everything up as best we could for the new layout.
This mix packs well but does get rutty by the end of the day.
The main problem we have is rocks.
The base fill was not very clean so when it rains (no covers yet) the rocks come up to the top. We built a drag (old fence) to pull behind a lawn tractor
to get these rocks out but it is really becoming a pain to do this every week.
If you are starting from scratch spend more on "clean" dirt then type of dirt.
It will make all the difference in the world when it comes to maintenance.
The base was a mix of topsoil,clay and diamond dust. We got a large truckload of "clean fill" and mixed everything up as best we could for the new layout.
This mix packs well but does get rutty by the end of the day.
The main problem we have is rocks.
The base fill was not very clean so when it rains (no covers yet) the rocks come up to the top. We built a drag (old fence) to pull behind a lawn tractor
to get these rocks out but it is really becoming a pain to do this every week.
If you are starting from scratch spend more on "clean" dirt then type of dirt.
It will make all the difference in the world when it comes to maintenance.
11-18-2016, 04:48 AM
#8
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Wouldn't the concrete harden and chunk up the track?
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