Track building and maintenance
I figured since I am learning through trial and error on building obstacles/maintenance, so many guys here know much more than me, and I want to hear from you guys what you are doing to keep things dialed.
here are my first few questions:
how to keep the track from blowing out and cracking like a lake-bottom effect....is it a lack of water? I think we need an aerator to put small holes in track, the surface is rock-hard and I dont thing the water is soaking in so it holds moisture.
When I am building a double with a 5ft. approach, how far apart for the peaks of the two jumps is average? I want to be able to downside the second jump nice and clean.
When I do a moguls section.....how far should the spaceing be? just assymetrical with a couple fast lines through it?how tall should they be for 1/10 buggies and SCT's?
when I am rolling a jump out with a sod roller, or even trying to hand tamp it, why am I peeling up the top layer with the tool? Is it too wet obviously? After I build the jump and its not packed, but semi-formed, should we roll it dry first? THen wet pack?
Thanks! I hope this thread takes off and maybe gets stickied! This could be very useful info for many of us affiliated with brand new tracks that are experiencing learning curves in building, I am just volunteering my time to the LHS's new track so it can be better....thanks for any insight!