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Old 07-04-2012
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Originally Posted by Hpi_guy View Post
at my local club we use this filled with sand and then bolt or rivet the ends up, it is then heavy enought to withstand shunts but is also flexible

http://www.martynsbargains.com/water...c/prod_32.html
On the outdoor Astro tracks we don't Will, maybe you should visit your home clubs outdoor track, at least before the season starts in just over a week or you will have a big shock climatising to difference from indoor venue... like standing on a proper height rostrum for starters?!

We use 3" Yellow Nylon type Gas Main pipe, with pins drilled through a larger top hole and secured inside through a smaller hole pin diameter to hold it down and hide pins from biting stray cars...

so it ends up like this:



Very strong, cars bounce off rather than get snagged, doesn't cause breakages, doesn't go brittle with UV or weather badly and still very visible on dark rainy days like above... only issues are its very hard to get hold of and very expensive to buy unless you blag leftovers from new housing estates like we did... downside is it also takes hours to lay a track but we have luxury of being able to leave it out permanently
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