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Here's an idea. How about using a product called Dricore. Consists of 1/2" OSB attached to a base of waffled plastic total thickness about 7/8". Comes in 2' x 2' (61cm x 61cm) and has a tongue and groove edge all the way around for easy alignment of sections. A perimeter of 1x2 's could qu...

Great idea guys. I like it!

Welcome to the forum Dan, always good to have new people interested as this is what it will take to grow the hobby/sport. A thought I have not personally tried it I would be very surprised if the cars ran at all on a modular slot track let alone ran well. Remember the wire being used is .7mm, the si...

I for one am not sure I see the point of rubber tires if I now have to continually replace them, especially without flatted axels and screw down hubs. In fact I see the merit in simply retreading with cheap commonly available supplies such as electrical tape or masking tape. This is especially true ...

Bernd Both Keld and Double Naught give you good advise. Height of the magnet is very critical. Even 1/2 to 1/4 turn of the adjustment screw can make a difference in the handling of the car. If you are still having trouble after trying this, then my guess is that your track surface is too uneven and ...

Yes I was wondering how progress was coming on your new track... Now we know why. It can be quite a disruption to move a business. Will look forward to updates.

Yes Keld, we too had a similar issue with a lane change just after exiting a corner. For the same reason it can be hard to place a lane change in the middle of an esses for example. One thing I feel very strongly about is the need for run off area, where a car leaving the wire does not block the rac...

Agree with JMR, if you leave 1/4" it is not likely that car will shift lane. More likely that a car traveling too fast could leave inside lane and catch the outer wire. I feel that for this reason any lane changes need to be be done while car is traveling straight and the faster the speed at th...

Great race action... Looks like people are getting the hang of driving the cars.

Bernd JMR is using this paint to increase traction... Which may or may not be a desirable improvement. This system requires the embedding of a carbon steel rod in the track for the magnet on the bottom of the cars to follow by steering the front wheels in a pre determined path. Simply painting your ...