Originally Posted by
Gizmatron
Yeh mark at massive was asking for some pics as he was going to put a "my engines over the world" photo section on the MM website..whether this is happening or not I don't know but I mailed him some shots anyway..I'll try and shinny up on the lapcount hut and get a proper shot of the track sometime this week.Circuit surface still needs some work very dusty..by the end of a race day we get 6 inches of clay flour around the edges of the corners which buggers air filters if you slide into it..last winter I pretty much built the track..this winter I'm going to try a few things to firm up the surface and improve traction and try and stop the cars ripping ruts..it's not really us 1/8 that kill it but half our club run 1/5 monsters..12 kilos + of earth moving kit! Bastards!
Nasty !!!! Yes- keeping an off-road track in good racing condition is never ending work. We are a little fortunate in that we have a couple of old retired roading machines that have been donated to the club - a watering truck with pump, and a very handy small duel roller steam roller with vibrating rollers that is awesome for packing down clay and smoothing things out. Unfortunately at this time of year (middle of winter here) the track is too soft and wet to roll normally, so it's all hand work to shovel in fresh clay and then pack it in with a hand pulled garden roller, which is rolled over astroturf laid on the track to stop the clay from being picked up on the roller.
We have had a bad run the last few months, with the track being pretty much under water a lot of the time with constant rain. Got a meeting in yesterday after a few clear days, and lots of pumping out puddles and soak holes, then hand rolling. Track was wicked actually. Real tacky and pretty smooth considering the state it was in a few weeks ago. Buggy came off nice and clean. Almost too much traction (if that's possible) and lots of power in the clear cripsy cold air (high of 12 deg C). The GO was haulin butt
