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Originally Posted by racingdwarf
Right, I know this is old ground, but I'm still not clear
I understand the track on thursday and friday is not the track layout for saturday  . BUT is this blue new carpet going down before practice or on friday night?
As I am trying to work out weather to come practice or not ( will make the whole thing a lot more costly for me  ) BUt if the surface is diffrent in practice and new carpet is going down for the meeting I feel practice is less important... I will save money and come sat am |
I'm glad you posted this, someone else who doesn't see practice as a massive advantage, different track layout, different ramps etc..
So here's the plan on the carpet, we need it looking as fresh and new as possible for the Petit on Saturday, We do not want it to look used and as you know from experience you guys know how to knacker a carpet track especially a carpet track as you set your cars up low for grip and handling which rips carpet on up ramps, down ramps and walls of death. so new blue carpet is going down, taped together on the underside so no joins, a temporary track layout is going down, then off cuts and the grey Primafelt cord we already have and that has already been run on will be taped on top and hardboard (something you won't see at the petit will also go down on landing areas to protect the new carpet. So patched up multi surface carpet on top of new. Friday we take everything off, remove the patchwork of carpet protecting the new carpet, new layout, ramps will be changed and a new one assembled and when you walk in Saturday morning you will be faced with a new track, on new carpet, with new jumps.
Hope that sums it up :-)