Comments on: Some rules for racing http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/ Now read by 11 people. Maybe 12. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: michael smith http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-23245 michael smith Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:13:28 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/#comment-23245 hello gravity guys, gals,. we had great luck with an EXPERT RACER'S brand track,($70.ISH) ADDS REACTION TIME BUT HAS A 2 PLAYER SWITCH THAT STARTS THE CARS TOGETHER,XMAS TREE START,DISPLAYS ELAPSED TIMES FOR EACH LANE, VERY HARD PLASTIC,yellow red, or black, 20" panels... 1 or 2 angled track (pitch) sections, tabletop racing...8'7"= 1/8 mile, 17' 2"= 1/4 mile. love the weight classes for altereds FAIR, too much type thanks model40fan hello gravity guys, gals,. we had great luck with an EXPERT RACER’S brand track,($70.ISH) ADDS REACTION TIME BUT HAS A 2 PLAYER SWITCH THAT STARTS THE CARS TOGETHER,XMAS TREE START,DISPLAYS ELAPSED TIMES FOR EACH LANE, VERY HARD PLASTIC,yellow red, or black, 20″ panels… 1 or 2 angled track (pitch) sections, tabletop racing…8′7″= 1/8 mile, 17′ 2″= 1/4 mile. love the weight classes for altereds FAIR, too much type thanks model40fan

]]> By: Brian http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-9974 Brian Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:04:12 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/#comment-9974 Glad I could help light some Hot Wheels fire, Mike :) Sounds like you're going balls to the wall, kudos! I wish I had discovered Blutrack before I started collecting my HW track, I'm sure it runs much better. The finish line is still a little pricey for my taste. But there is something old school fun about having orange track with the joints and everything. I've decided to use the playset finish line for now but I did make my own start gate that works pretty well. And if you haven't yet, check out my Redline Derby Racing page and community. There's more photos and links there. You can post your own pics and stuff. http://www.morningtoast.com/feature/hotwheels/ Glad I could help light some Hot Wheels fire, Mike :) Sounds like you’re going balls to the wall, kudos! I wish I had discovered Blutrack before I started collecting my HW track, I’m sure it runs much better. The finish line is still a little pricey for my taste.

But there is something old school fun about having orange track with the joints and everything. I’ve decided to use the playset finish line for now but I did make my own start gate that works pretty well.

And if you haven’t yet, check out my Redline Derby Racing page and community. There’s more photos and links there. You can post your own pics and stuff.

http://www.morningtoast.com/feature/hotwheels/

]]> By: Mike in NYC http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-9970 Mike in NYC Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:13:44 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/#comment-9970 Had to post...Especially now that you've inspired me to build a track. I've been researching tracks for a while. I have a 5 y.o son and I wanted to buy plain old straight HW track at retail. Of course it was impossible. I did manage to get 2 re-issued "classic" sets on ebay and we ended up with roughly 20 feet of track. So far so good, but not great for racing..... This eventually led me to discover your photos and related info. You got me thinking much bigger.... So this is where I am in the process: I'm going to build a 4 lane track that will be (up to) 50 feet long. I'm using Blutrack. http://www.blutrack.com/ My start/finish/timing system will be from: http://www.newdirections.ws/blutrack.htm I did notice a roll of 50' of HW track on Amazon, but it was considerably more money than the bluetrack. I have a 24 foot piece of Blutrack that has been fun, but I want to be able to go longer. I'll let you know how I make out. Thanks for the inspiration. -mn Had to post…Especially now that you’ve inspired me to build a track.

I’ve been researching tracks for a while. I have a 5 y.o son and I wanted to buy plain old straight HW track at retail. Of course it was impossible. I did manage to get 2 re-issued “classic” sets on ebay and we ended up with roughly 20 feet of track. So far so good, but not great for racing…..

This eventually led me to discover your photos and related info. You got me thinking much bigger….

So this is where I am in the process: I’m going to build a 4 lane track that will be (up to) 50 feet long. I’m using Blutrack.

http://www.blutrack.com/

My start/finish/timing system will be from: http://www.newdirections.ws/blutrack.htm

I did notice a roll of 50′ of HW track on Amazon, but it was considerably more money than the bluetrack. I have a 24 foot piece of Blutrack that has been fun, but I want to be able to go longer.

I’ll let you know how I make out. Thanks for the inspiration.

-mn

]]> By: Nxt2doc http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 Nxt2doc Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:12:44 +0000 http://www.morningtoast.com/index.php/2008/10/some-rules-for-racing/#comment-8996 OK so heres the deal. We are in Evansville Indiana and we have started racing Hotwheels. We started on one of the four lane store bought tracks at a birthday party for a five year old. The track was supposed to be for the kids. Buuutttt dads ended up racing for pinks, my brother being one of them. Over the last six months that has evolved into a monthly gathering with a track built combining your plans with our allowed space and materials on hand. We run one class and its rules are simply this. Hotwhells or Matchbox cars only, altough Hotwheels has become the brand of choice. The car can weigh no more than two ounces and of course it must fit on the track. although no one has brought a car with a power source to a race it is pretty much a understanding that the cars will be gravity powered only. But that doesn't mean that a powered car hasn't been thought about and unoficially built. We race for Pinks and Saturday I came home thirteen cars richer, It ws a good day. This thing has been a way for my brother and I to spend time together working on cars and so on, which has been great for us. Although there has never been any issues between us, being busy doing what us adults have to do has left him and I with little contact for some time know. We are in the thought process for a new track. We are looking at a track with a Formica surface to stop with the variation between lanes that we get with stock track and are looking at an electronic timing device, the plans for which where found here on the net at a scout packs website. Lord willing and the creek don't rise we will be able to time our cars to the thousandths of a second. And we are all looking forward to that for testing and tuning. Ie. is the car really faster with that extra quarter of an ounce. The best part of this is that it can be done on a pretty tight budget. We have just as much fun as the guys at the local drag strip and our cars only cost us 97 cents. Our main rule is that this will always be for fun. If it ever gets to the point where tempers flair or people leave the race whithout being able to shake hands its done. So by all means give me a hollar at my e-mail and let me know of any more tidbits of die cast technology that you may know. Always looking for an edge on the compatition you know. OK so heres the deal. We are in Evansville Indiana and we have started racing Hotwheels. We started on one of the four lane store bought tracks at a birthday party for a five year old. The track was supposed to be for the kids. Buuutttt dads ended up racing for pinks, my brother being one of them. Over the last six months that has evolved into a monthly gathering with a track built combining your plans with our allowed space and materials on hand. We run one class and its rules are simply this. Hotwhells or Matchbox cars only, altough Hotwheels has become the brand of choice. The car can weigh no more than two ounces and of course it must fit on the track. although no one has brought a car with a power source to a race it is pretty much a understanding that the cars will be gravity powered only. But that doesn’t mean that a powered car hasn’t been thought about and unoficially built. We race for Pinks and Saturday I came home thirteen cars richer, It ws a good day. This thing has been a way for my brother and I to spend time together working on cars and so on, which has been great for us. Although there has never been any issues between us, being busy doing what us adults have to do has left him and I with little contact for some time know.
We are in the thought process for a new track. We are looking at a track with a Formica surface to stop with the variation between lanes that we get with stock track and are looking at an electronic timing device, the plans for which where found here on the net at a scout packs website. Lord willing and the creek don’t rise we will be able to time our cars to the thousandths of a second. And we are all looking forward to that for testing and tuning. Ie. is the car really faster with that extra quarter of an ounce. The best part of this is that it can be done on a pretty tight budget. We have just as much fun as the guys at the local drag strip and our cars only cost us 97 cents.
Our main rule is that this will always be for fun. If it ever gets to the point where tempers flair or people leave the race whithout being able to shake hands its done. So by all means give me a hollar at my e-mail and let me know of any more tidbits of die cast technology that you may know. Always looking for an edge on the compatition you know.

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