Yes, but I didn't want to say that lol. That's a .026 swing. You wouldn't know if had a first or last place car. But I'm sure it's good enough for most scout cars.
Test Track recommendations.
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Really? So putting together as in DIY? Or buying a one lane like from Best Track?
If you are building one from scratch I would love to hear/see more. I plan to do the same if I can find the right materials at he right price. I can’t afford a track atm but really REALLY want to be able to fully test and tune before sending cars in for league racing.
And of course if I’m going to use my new super, duper, awesome clear 5 bushing jig from Star Cars on a car I might as well make sure he goes in ready to hit that podium.
Really? So putting together as in DIY? Or buying a one lane like from Best Track?
If you are building one from scratch I would love to hear/see more. I plan to do the same if I can find the right materials at he right price. I can’t afford a track atm but really REALLY want to be able to fully test and tune before sending cars in for league racing.
And of course if I’m going to use my new super, duper, awesome clear 5 bushing jig from Star Cars on a car I might as well make sure he goes in ready to hit that podium.
I have several leftover Best Track pieces that I plan to cobble together to make a 42' one laner. I do need to order a couple parts from Steve but I've already spoken to him to make sure that's possible.
I know you've heard this before, but you don't need a track to race leagues...and thinking that having one will keep you from getting embarrassed may be fallacy as well. I say jump in, take your licks. learn, and build more. You'll become competitive far faster and way cheaper doing that than waiting on the money to buy a track, IMO. But I get it; I was stuck in that mindset for a few months myself before I got impatient and just made the plunge.
+1 I built and sent in before getting my track....I am getting better but it is a process. I still take my licks but I am getting better.
I was going by the advertising of track manufacturers. It is good to know about the 1.1 degree slope difference, but I have completed the build of the transition and will have to go with 26 for now.
If I send a couple cars in for racing and get the times from them, I should be able to come pretty close on converting the times to my track. There also seems to be some time variances between league tracks as well, and some lanes on some tracks seem to be 'hot' lanes, so it will probably always be an inexact comparison, but still a lot of fun.
You'll be fine. The real advantage of testing on the same track or same kind of track as you race on comes when you are fine tuning to a razor's edge and at that point every little thing matters, ie: the same track, the same angle, the same smoothness of the track joints, the same polish on the track surface, etc. IMHO, it's much better to work out several iterations of cars or ideas on a home test track quickly and then send whatever's running best for you at the moment to the monthly race and get a comparison. JUST KEEP GOOD WRITTEN NOTES! LOL
