My track At Home

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Hey,
i got a 9.5m track but i want digital but some people say why do you want that and i say i want the pit the overtaking.
So what do you guys think.

Subject: Re: My track At Home Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:19 pm

Well for starters you can build bigger tracks when using digital because you dont need to build 3-6 lane tracks to accomodate more drivers as generally the more lanes you add the wider the track the more room it takes up. And plus when you know someone that has a digital setup they can tell you the do's and dont's. I would recommend though if you are wanting to race 6 cars at once that you would at least want a track with about 20m lane length to make racing fun imo

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Cheers John

Posts : 4 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 52

Hi Josh
I must agree with John.
I've had a plastic track & currently own a 3 lane routed track. But I recently purchased a 4 car digital & it's the best, even the kids prefer it over the others. My 6 year old only took a few laps to get the idea about changing lanes.
So for me if I had a choice again (& the cash) I'd go digital.

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

cheers Sumo

Subject: Re: My track At Home Thu May 02, 2013 4:23 pm

And i personally recommend the Scalextric APB 6 car powerbase as it also has analog pace cars ect, plus heaps of aftermarket goodies

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Ty Mate

could get digital set soon

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

soon means 8 weeks

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

know i don't know when i'm getting the conversion kit (instead of set).

Subject: Re: My track At Home Fri May 03, 2013 6:04 pm

I will talk to you about a 6 car APB conversion set and see how much you are going to pay as i might be able to get it cheaper for you depending on where you have looked into buying it from

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

i wasn't gonna get the 6 car APB conversion just the 4

Subject: Re: My track At Home Fri May 03, 2013 6:31 pm

I will advise you now that the 4 car powerbases are not that great and are normally only good for the 2nd power supply for the 6 car pb and maybe a 2nd pb to id the first 4 cars. There is no lap counting ortiming and also has major power issues. I know you can get them 4 car pbs dirt cheap but they imo hopeless. I can find some pretty cheap 6 car pbs on the net

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

can you try and get one for under $175

Subject: Re: My track At Home Fri May 03, 2013 6:49 pm

Just in a quick search i found a 6 car under 175

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Hey,
Is that on Ebay

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

How quick can you get the 6 car powerbase

Subject: Re: My track At Home Fri May 03, 2013 7:30 pm

Bout 2 weeks max but i will talk to you more about it next friday

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

What come in the $175
Is it just the powerbase or does it come with controllers.

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

Hey,
and an update on my current track is named Bathington (Bathurst + Donington Dad named it)
it is a average of 11.03m it is a fast flowing track (as I like fast tracks) so hope to get some comments of what you guys think.

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Subject: Re: My track At Home Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:03 pm

Not a bad track to start out with but would get boring quick as it has no real technical sections, but hey thats just my opinion

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

cheers i don't mind i need to buy more corners

Subject: Re: My track At Home Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:31 pm

Yeah I had something very similar for my first attempt back into slotcars back in 2008 but as soon as I started purchasing heaps of corners it made a huge difference. It does cost a lot of money though for the larger corners so it starts to add up a little, so it can take time but be patient it will get there

Posts : 77 Join date : 2013-04-25 Age : 24

should i design a track then buy track or the other way around

Subject: Re: My track At Home Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:53 pm

I just brought pieces and came up with my own design

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