Cheap Parking Lot Track Build
04-20-2012, 05:10 AM
#17
What we did was get sheet rock trimmings from a new home development and glue 3 or 4 of these long (5 to 6 feet long and 6" wide) strips together with sheet rock mud. What we ended up with was a huge piece of CHALK.
We would then use this piece of chalk to draw a track onto the racing surface. The line it created was about 3" wide and very easily seen. The beauty of this way of creating a track is that if someone tried to cut the track to get an unfair advantage they would get the chalk all over their tires and then their car would handle horribly for a number of laps until they wore the chalk off of the tires. The racers very quickly learned to stay between the lines!
Also, the Chalk would wash away when it rained leaving no evidence that we had ever been there.
Lee
04-20-2012, 06:05 AM
#18
Back when we got started there were very few RC car owners and we didn't want to go to a lot of work and trouble to have to actually build a track.
What we did was get sheet rock trimmings from a new home development and glue 3 or 4 of these long (5 to 6 feet long and 6" wide) strips together with sheet rock mud. What we ended up with was a huge piece of CHALK.
We would then use this piece of chalk to draw a track onto the racing surface. The line it created was about 3" wide and very easily seen. The beauty of this way of creating a track is that if someone tried to cut the track to get an unfair advantage they would get the chalk all over their tires and then their car would handle horribly for a number of laps until they wore the chalk off of the tires. The racers very quickly learned to stay between the lines!
Also, the Chalk would wash away when it rained leaving no evidence that we had ever been there.
Lee
What we did was get sheet rock trimmings from a new home development and glue 3 or 4 of these long (5 to 6 feet long and 6" wide) strips together with sheet rock mud. What we ended up with was a huge piece of CHALK.
We would then use this piece of chalk to draw a track onto the racing surface. The line it created was about 3" wide and very easily seen. The beauty of this way of creating a track is that if someone tried to cut the track to get an unfair advantage they would get the chalk all over their tires and then their car would handle horribly for a number of laps until they wore the chalk off of the tires. The racers very quickly learned to stay between the lines!
Also, the Chalk would wash away when it rained leaving no evidence that we had ever been there.
Lee
04-20-2012, 06:31 AM
#20
I was thinking about doing that at first then build a track later. So far I'm thinking of doing a outer wood wall with rubber hose or pvc pipe insides. I want to reduce the need a drivers having to go fix their cars as much as possible.
I have a friend with a 4tec that is going to HATE the chalk
Going to feel great running lap around him in my RS4
I have a friend with a 4tec that is going to HATE the chalk
Going to feel great running lap around him in my RS4
04-22-2012, 10:22 AM
#22
Hi
Don't know if this adds to it or not, but here goes....
"Back in the day" we had a large trailer that carried all the stuff for the track and doubled as the drivers stand. The outer ring was one by with pins to connect the boards, the inner track was typically 2 x 4 with pins and sandbags, and we used a bunch of different sized dots (plow discs) in the corners. Usually, 10 guys could set it all up in an hour or less. The advantages are huge, portable vs. permanent. No one expects a perfect surface, you can set up in high traffic places (malls don't complain since you're only there for a day or two at a time and it increases their business without locking up part of their parking 24/7). You don't have to worry about vandals, it's pretty low maintenance, you aren't stuck if you lose your lease, and so forth. It's especially handy if you have two clubs and neither can afford a permanent track; they can split the costs and since it's all portable, they can still set up close to their individual locations.
"Back in the day" we had a large trailer that carried all the stuff for the track and doubled as the drivers stand. The outer ring was one by with pins to connect the boards, the inner track was typically 2 x 4 with pins and sandbags, and we used a bunch of different sized dots (plow discs) in the corners. Usually, 10 guys could set it all up in an hour or less. The advantages are huge, portable vs. permanent. No one expects a perfect surface, you can set up in high traffic places (malls don't complain since you're only there for a day or two at a time and it increases their business without locking up part of their parking 24/7). You don't have to worry about vandals, it's pretty low maintenance, you aren't stuck if you lose your lease, and so forth. It's especially handy if you have two clubs and neither can afford a permanent track; they can split the costs and since it's all portable, they can still set up close to their individual locations.
04-22-2012, 10:53 AM
#23
Don't know if this adds to it or not, but here goes....
"Back in the day" we had a large trailer that carried all the stuff for the track and doubled as the drivers stand. The outer ring was one by with pins to connect the boards, the inner track was typically 2 x 4 with pins and sandbags, and we used a bunch of different sized dots (plow discs) in the corners. Usually, 10 guys could set it all up in an hour or less. The advantages are huge, portable vs. permanent. No one expects a perfect surface, you can set up in high traffic places (malls don't complain since you're only there for a day or two at a time and it increases their business without locking up part of their parking 24/7). You don't have to worry about vandals, it's pretty low maintenance, you aren't stuck if you lose your lease, and so forth. It's especially handy if you have two clubs and neither can afford a permanent track; they can split the costs and since it's all portable, they can still set up close to their individual locations.
"Back in the day" we had a large trailer that carried all the stuff for the track and doubled as the drivers stand. The outer ring was one by with pins to connect the boards, the inner track was typically 2 x 4 with pins and sandbags, and we used a bunch of different sized dots (plow discs) in the corners. Usually, 10 guys could set it all up in an hour or less. The advantages are huge, portable vs. permanent. No one expects a perfect surface, you can set up in high traffic places (malls don't complain since you're only there for a day or two at a time and it increases their business without locking up part of their parking 24/7). You don't have to worry about vandals, it's pretty low maintenance, you aren't stuck if you lose your lease, and so forth. It's especially handy if you have two clubs and neither can afford a permanent track; they can split the costs and since it's all portable, they can still set up close to their individual locations.
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