Building a racetrack

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    • August 20, 2003 at 10:18 am #11103
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      Hi everyone,

      I`m new at this forum, I live in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands is the information about these cars less, so maybe I can get more info about the cars and tuning of the cars and what the difference is between the different trades.

      We also have started a homepage of RC cars in thenetherland and on this site we will explain how to make a racetrack for microsizers.
      The track will be made of a rubber surface, we don`t have experience with this surface may be some have>>>>???

      This is the website of our rc cars:

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/rcracer.htm

      Thanks and we hope to see you on our site, when you have more information you can leave a message in our guestbook.

    • August 20, 2003 at 1:42 pm #20751
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      nice site, your cars look good. Just can’t read any of the information, but thats cool, pictures are better anyway.

    • August 20, 2003 at 2:02 pm #20742
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      The surface on my track is just exterior house paint, and it works pretty well. Primer/Undercoat would provide a better grip though, and would have been cheaper.

      I’ve read about a few people with rubber track surfaces. I think they said the grip was more than they wanted, but they may have wanted to drift race, which is near impossible with these things anyway.

      nice looking track. I notice it’s possible to cut off areas to make another 2 smaller tracks too. Nice design.

    • August 20, 2003 at 5:55 pm #20597
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      Whatabout using fine grain 1200-1600 grit sand paper? It would simulate real ashphalt.

    • August 20, 2003 at 6:23 pm #20605
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      Jamie: since when can u even get clsoe to drift on sandpaper.. it blows dude

    • August 20, 2003 at 7:37 pm #20618
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      wouldn’t it cause faster tyre wear also?

    • August 20, 2003 at 7:54 pm #20620
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      Hi there,

      thanks for your quick response.

      We have also an english version of our website, in the left corners of the page is a american flag. Give a click on the flag and you are on the english version of our site.

      see you

    • August 20, 2003 at 8:53 pm #20632
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      barto: hell yes!!!
      looks awesome for photos tho.

    • August 20, 2003 at 10:01 pm #20637
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      well on my track i used blackboard paint and it has traction. plus it looks like tarmac coz its black

      sometimes i can get my bit to slide the rear end but thats if i time the the corner apex with hitting of boost button. i know its not drift but it looks cool to see these things slide there rear a bit.:smiley2:

    • August 20, 2003 at 11:35 pm #20642
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      Just had to say Hi to a fellow dutchman 🙂

    • August 21, 2003 at 3:24 pm #20670
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      Quote:
      Jamie: since when can u even get clsoe to drift on sandpaper.. it blows dude

      I never said anything about drifting……

    • August 25, 2003 at 10:16 am #38551
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      Hi racefriends,

      Today we worked again at our track, we made a part of the barriers and experience with the grass. Will you see our new pictures. Take a look on our website.

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/

      Edited by – bensuracer on 25 August 2003 06:17:56

      Edited by – bensuracer on 25 August 2003 06:19:09

    • August 25, 2003 at 1:37 pm #38556
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      looks very nice

    • August 25, 2003 at 2:14 pm #38557
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      yeah, wow, looks very nice. I looked at your stie again, the shot of the whole track is great, looks very technical, would be a great track to race on.

    • August 26, 2003 at 12:36 am #38507
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      Yes full marks. Looks realy nice.

      The barriers look kinda like mine, nice smooth radius’

      And the grass looks kinda similar too.

    • August 26, 2003 at 12:53 am #38508
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      the track looks good,

      i like the idea that the barriers are removable so you can make different track layouts.

      cant wait to see it finished.:smiley2:

    • August 26, 2003 at 4:54 am #38516
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      Hi everyone, thanks for your positive reply. 8ch Ess Vee you have also a nice track.

      I have a question for you all, We don’t have a name for the track, do you know a nice trackname let us know by leaving a email to us or you can write this also in our guestbook on the site.

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/

      greetings bensuracer R&R

    • August 26, 2003 at 10:21 am #38521
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      looking good bro! I really need to get back to work on mine.

    • August 26, 2003 at 1:47 pm #38528
      barto_85
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      yeah nice track, looks great. I’ll get to thinking of a name.

    • August 26, 2003 at 5:10 pm #38533
      DaveF
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      The Netherlanderthal Track?
      The Flying Dutchman Circuit?

      Naming a track is a personal thing really. Name it after your home town maybe?

    • August 26, 2003 at 5:53 pm #38535
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      name it after something or someone important, like barto’s track or bartomania.

      Edited by – barto_85 on 26 August 2003 23:32:11

    • August 30, 2003 at 9:47 am #36188
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      We also start to make a dunlop bridge for our track, see pictures on our site and below.

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/

      Bensuracer website

      Edited by – bensuracer on 30 August 2003 05:50:16

      Edited by – bensuracer on 01 September 2003 05:42:30

    • August 30, 2003 at 2:14 pm #36190
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      nice work bensu, it looks good. dont like my track names?

    • September 1, 2003 at 9:41 am #36226
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      The dunlop bridge is ready with inscription…. we also made a lot of work today on our track, come and see the difference on our website……….

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/

      Bensuracer website

    • September 1, 2003 at 12:32 pm #36230
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      that looks great bensu, the dunlop bridge is a nice addition, as well as a few other little details, it really looks like a great track, well done.

    • September 13, 2003 at 6:36 am #39312
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      Who knows an nice name for our racetrack……. You can leave the name in our guestbook, the best name wins a microracer………

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer/

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    • September 24, 2003 at 9:52 am #32294
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      Hi guys,

      we have make our first movie of testing our track, when you want see this movie, check our homepage.

      http://members.lycos.nl/bensuracer

    • January 26, 2008 at 5:01 am #61549
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      @jamiekulhanek 148619 wrote:

      Whatabout using fine grain 1200-1600 grit sand paper? It would simulate real ashphalt.

      http://www.ausmicro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14588

    • January 26, 2008 at 10:10 am #61552
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      necromancy!

      jimmy this thread is 4+ years old mate 🙂 check the top left of a post to see how recent it is.

      nice to see people digging through the old stuff tho 🙂

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