Build Journal: Diamondback Wash
I was looking at my off-road trucks, some of which roll really great, and I thought it would be great if I could race them. So I decided to build another private track (most of you don't know that I have a partially finished road course), and Diamondback Wash was born. Well, not completely yet. It is a straight open off-road track. It has a 7ft length, counting finish area and starting gate, and is 11in wide, because that was the width of the sandpaper I'm using as the surface. There will also be a few jumps.
So, today I finished the bench work .
Discussion
Cool! Can see a small part of the road course in the background.
- Yup. I can send a pic if you want. — ManiacMotorsports
- Excited to see it but don't want to rush you. Post pics when you are ready to. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
I will be posting more on this thread soon, but I'm waiting on getting some thin plywood for the deck.
- Drywall works well for top. Easy to nail small things down or adjust. — 1Jungle_Falls
- Well, I need it anyway, for the back of a showcase I'm making. — ManiacMotorsports
@DutchClutch, If you want to see Maniac Mountain Speedway, click on my profile.
here's mine
www.redlinederby.com/topic/call-it-a-wash-off-road-track/5407
it's made with pink foam, mopped with glue,
and then HO brown track balast, and colored sand,
applied thick and uneven,
then spritze well with water, allow to soak in,
and then let is dry until damp,
and start applying water/glue dripping it on the thick parts
if the surface is still loose, sptitz, and wate glue again
it's tough and when not in use stands in the corner
dr
I finally finished the track deck, jumps included, as well as some of the walls. I'm going to be doing several different surfaces for the track. The track is actually going to be 9 in wide; I measured wrong.
- very cool! — dr_dodge
- thx! — ManiacMotorsports
- looking good! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- thank you! — ManiacMotorsports
- Can't wait to send a truck to it! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
Been working on the track over the past few days, and have almost finished the scenery and testing. I had to trash the sandpaper idea because it just didn't allow the trucks to skid. If they skidded, they tipped over, so I just put it after a few of the jumps. Speaking of jumps, I also had to lower them because they were just too tall for the trucks that were going down. Just have to do a backdrop and a special foam rock face for the middle jump.
Maniac
- Desert motif, yay!! Think of the cash you will save! Trees get expensive, yo — Chris_Hood
- Also, I hear you about sandpaper not letting trucks skid or drift. Coroplast is pricey but its smoother texture made it so necessary for the big drift area at Gravity Throttle Racing. Keep experimenting! — Chris_Hood
- Thank you! — ManiacMotorsports
- lookin' good! — dr_dodge
- Very nice! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
Good start! Keep us updated