TRACKS plz help

[the_bit]

Hi i as thinkin about buildin a track and i was wonderin if they could give me a good idea of how to do it. thanx plz help
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[PandaBear]

Again… take a look at QFM or search some earlier threads.

[the_bit]

there is no were to look at tracks in QFM

[Cranga]

Cmon mate! dont be afraid to browse a web page!
This page does have links, Here is a good one for tracks.
http://www.bitchar-g.co.uk/

Bap Bap Bap

[the_bit]

does anyone know any good track makin programs the one on http://www.bitchar-g.co.uk/ does not work on my com so does anyone know any others?

[Shypo]

thats the one most people use or like i am copy a existing track in real life i.e laguna seca or something like that

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[the_bit]

know any other track maker programs?????

[Shypo]

try http://www.tiny-rc.com then look down the very bottom in the forums section and click on the tracks link

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[DaveF]

Trackbuilder.exe must be in c:trackmaker directory, or it doesn’t work. You can’t just install it anywhere. It’s a pain to get installed sometimes, but works pretty well once it does. It’s good for getting ideas about your track layout, but you’ll need to modify the end result to get a nice non-boxy looking track in the end.

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[the_bit]

can u translate that

[Shypo]

in other words you have to save trackbuilder as the folder named c:trackmaker and you will have to modify the track you make cos otherwise its gonna be 2 square

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[the_bit]

ok does anyone know if http://www.tradingdirect.com.au is a reliable company cause i might be orderin a bit from them.

[Shypo]

yes they are a reliable company, they are affiliated with this site:D

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[the_bit]

ok r they still up and running

[Shypo]

trading direct have been running in australia since like the 3rd of november

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[the_bit]

oh ok
whats the no. cause the one on the site wont connect.

[the_bit]

i mean phone no.

[Shypo]

i wouldnt have a clue, just email them, they replyed to me very swiftly

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[PandaBear]

Why don’t you just Visit Their Site? (hint hint) 🙂

click THIS LINK for a direct teleport to Trading Direct

Trading Direct ABN 70 524 494 482
Post: 56 Lee Road, Winmalee, NSW, 2777, Australia
Phone: +61 2 4754 2950
Fax: +61 2 4754 2950
Email: sales@tradingdirect.com.au

(I’ll take the commission in the usual brown paper bag, thanks Steve!:blush:)

[Shypo]

yeah Panda right after i get my sack full of cash with the dollar sign printed on it so its completely “incosnpicuous”

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[the_bit]

ok i finally got through to them i live in
Q.L.D. and i forgot to put 02 on the front of the no. ..

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[PandaBear]

D’OH!! 😀

[the_bit]

lol yeh

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[the_bit]

Does anyone know what would be the best surface on a track.

👿 LUKE 👿

[Shypo]

depends what you want your track to be like. i.e tight and twisty, long raceway, rally. downhill
select what sort of course you want and then we can help with specifics

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[the_bit]

well my track has 9 corners it is a medium sized track and it is 50% corners and 50% straight and i want to be able to burnout and drift.

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[Shypo]

ok, well the problem you are going to encounter is you cannot do a burnout in a BCG unless you have 4 batterys or more, drifting is almost impossible when confined to a track as the track is medium and evn with 30cm width you still cannot drift. IMO masonite and paint is the best combination as 2 of my tracks are made out of that combo and thewy are very easy and smooth to drive on

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[the_bit]

Well if i cant burn out how does the supra on Dave and Paul go crazy video do it ?

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[Shypo]

Paul and Dave do not do burnouts, i didnt c any smoke from the rear wheels or front wheels let alone a skid mark, dude his supra doesnt do a burnout, it just looks like it, assuming it has 2 batteries inside the chassis and a 3.8. i know the car doesnt have these but hypathetically it does it still wouldnt do a burnout, doing a burnout with a 2.2 which Dave says is too fast for his track is IMPOSSIBLE

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[the_bit]

I dont mean smoke or anything like that sry, i just ment like spinning the wheels.

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[Shypo]

thats also very vry hard to do, evn with bit racer super hards and KIT racer super hard white ribbed tires. you will need serious power to do this and this power will be pretty much unuseable on a track unless you use a booster chassis with twin cells and you change the motor when you want to get close to spinning the wheels or another alternative is just take off your tyres:D let the rims run free and you will have hours of donuts and “burnout” fun

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[the_bit]

done that, but how did paul dave do it

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[Shypo]

probably soem tricks with the camera or holding the car a little bit above ground, y dont u ask them

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[the_bit]

i did and all he said was he had a 3.0 motor but i asked what surface and he hasnt answered since.

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[Shypo]

send Dave a private message asking him or Paul. one of them is bound to answer ur Q’s and thats a 3.0 off boost by the way

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[dgs73]

I found a mix of x.soft (orange, K.I.T.) tyres and a Cyclona motor gives me the behaiviour you seem to desire… Takes a couple of seconds for mine to grip, and if its on lino… forget it!!!
Funny tho, I thought the soft tyres would AID traction. Why do you want it to spin out ?? Just mess about with different surfaces.
On the track surface note, thanx to everyone with ideas, went with
grey undercoat. Huge amounts of traction! (to the point I can now roll my GTR, not that i want to!!)

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[Cranga]

The bit,
If you want a simulated burnout,
I would only reccomend this for a cheap clone though, pour cooking oil 1mm deep on some mdf/cardboard, leave your tires on and go for it, its good fun as the wheels spin like crazy and the car looks like it is doing one in real life. Then for more fun put some angle on the track and try to climb the hill!

Bap Bap Bap

[DaveF]

Ah, now I understand which bit you’re asking about now. The burnout before the take-off, not the donuts near the start/finish line.

The donuts were done with a 3.0 motor, and booster set. Turn, give it a boost, and the donut begins. Takes some practice to get the timing, and to do be able to do it in the space provided.

The burnout takeoff… Zoom in on the car so you can’t see the arial. Lift the car slightly using the arial. Hit foward, the wheel will spin, lower the car onto the track and let go of the arial before the wheel stops spinning. looks good, but it’s just a hollywood special effect baby.

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[DaveF]

A few drops of olive oil can give good burnout results too. Don’t do it on your tack though, or you’ll end up with a slick spot.

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[Cranga]

Thats the way daveF!
I did that on my cardboard track and the results were awsome! if you do it thick enough you can do a real slow drift.

But make sure you clean your BCG before you put it on your good track, cause it’ll never be the same again.

Bap Bap Bap

[Shypo]

i didnt think u were actually smoking it Dave

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[z-beam]

i’m smokin’ it right now

[DaveF]

I’ll have to watch Pauls clip again to make sure we’re all talking about the same burnout.

No smoke, not from the car anyway. =o)-~

The Paul and Dave go Crazy video…

Yup. 1 min 50 into it we lift the arial to reduce the grip of the tire on the track. It’s done with a 1.0 motor. Wiggled the hand a little to simulate the drift of a burnout and lowerred the car while releasing the arial.

Hollywood special effects demistified.

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[Shypo]

very very sneaky Dave. still looks cool. i wish we could actually have enuf power from the BCG to pull a nice burnout with tire tread left on the road:D:D:D:D

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[DaveF]

Did you even get a track made Bit? Any photos?

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[Shypo]

i gots to get a new camera and show u the progress of my drift circuit…

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[DaveF]

Yeah. We need more links to track photos in here I think, or a section in Links just for Track photos as apposed to designs or instructions.

It’s good to see what other people have done.

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