Favourite Astroturf?
 

What is your favourite type of astroturf? Is there a track that has the perfect type, and what characteristics do you like about it?
More interested in the surface than the track/layout..

Mixture between RHR, Stotfold and Kiddy

:)

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This our new full astro track at bury metro the surface is excellent and offers high grip in any weather conditions. It sort of has a thick pile to it which aids drainage.

Buds

a mix of old and new rhr, the old high grip and new lower grip is perfect

Stotfold seem to have the right stuff.

I like how its consistent all way round the track, but thats probably because its the same all the way round :woot:

It was just easy to drive round! Not too grippy, not too loose.

Agreed.

easy one BROXTOWE :thumbsup:

+1 but just 2 let you know its not the same all the way round, majority of it is.

+1 for Broxtowe.

+ 1 , Broxtowe all the way .Constant grip all the way rnd

One of those questions that's going to end with answers from people who like one particular track...

Personally my view is, this is Off-Road, surely you don't expect/want it to be like Touring cats and be the same all the way round. A mix is good, it sorts the men from the boys. Yes you're going to have people that don't like it, but hey, when can you please everybody. My only criticism of some Astro tracks is the amount of Sand they use.

I like Kiddy's track, but don't like the dirt sections. Mainly because they're always different, plaster the buggy in dust on dry days, mud on wet and encroach onto the Astro sections after and dig up very quickly.

Bit of a contradiction there, Russ?

Any without sand!!!

James

Yeh, i know there's a slight one Col, but it was the dirt section i was referring to, not the Astro. I actually loved RHR's grippy, non- grippy astro. Dirt is one of those surfaces that when done right is awesome (PDA), but when just added with other track surfaces can deteriorate and just go plain silly....

Stotfold for me

Apart from when its wet :thumbsup:

Bury is good in the wet don't know about the dry though :lol:

I prefer the real kind, you know the stuff that grows and needs cutting:lol:

But if pushed, Stotfold has the nicest fake grass I've driven on.

Stotfold :thumbsup:

Ledbury for me, but im biased lol. Although when we ran the 2wd regional in the pouring rain the grip was still really good and could still have proper racing without being frustrated at it breaking away alot. So thats how i like it :)

Just putting my 2p in.

I actually like the challenge of the different types of astro but as with everyone else don't like sand. Must admit from an aesthetics point, looking the same all over is nice.

Something with decent we weather grip would be nice too.

I'll second this! :D

I like blue turf.

I think what bury have, is similar to what we have at Ware with a thick pile and it is great for consistant high grip, even in the wet, but i think without sand its maybe "too high grip"

Stotfold has also been my favourite because you rarely get grip roll, but i guess thats what makes it slick in the wet/greasy conditions :)

Another vote for Broxtowe from me. It drains AMAZINGLY quickly, is not very sandy and it's got predictable grip (well every time i've raced on it it has)

I like a short pile astro which is worn to drive on. i find it just lets the car have a little more give(less grip) than fresh new stuff. Not a lover of the type that seems to make the car want to grip roll everywhere

Consistent astro is my favorite, so no sand is better in my opinion. I think as it ages it gets slimy when it rains, so the more consistent it stays the better I like it!

Your spot on there mate at the moment the grip is to much but it's brand new and will settle down in the next couple of years.

Biased... its A1 racing Club... :p

http://www.a1racingclub.com/includes...mpfolder=_temp

i designed the track so its an obvious vote! made of different age and pile Astro which makes you concentrate to get consistent laps and when a technical track is laid it is very rewarding... its still a new track so grip is getting better as sand is brought up and removed.

Unbiased... Broxtowe... its a fine almost carpet surface and gives very good grip levels, very high grip when damp to drying and easy on tyres :thumbsup:

Where's that track?
Look nice!!!!!

A1 Racing club Lee in Lincolnshire

website is http://www.a1racingclub.com/

i agree Lee looks interesting

john

Astro
 

+1 does look nice, from a distance. Still think that we have too many astroturf tracks and would be nice to run on different surfaces from time to time - I know that coventry run astro and grass and that is kind of good from time to time especially if we get the right track for the right weather

Ledbury's astro track is great, grip hardly seems to change between soaking wet and sun baked!

Kidderminster is still my fav track in the country though, prefer it to pure astro tracks.