Peoples thoughts on concrete/stone sections

[Dudders]

Seen that the euro's track and the track in Belgium had some stone sections to them, either block paving or cobbles.

What's people's general feeling about stone/paving sections on a UK off road Astro track?

[RudeTony]

Neil.....if the section of track is in an area or corner where you have to get the power down, it will scrub tyres out very quickly so your local club members may not like that.....in fact not any of us like that.
Saying that, if placed in the right section of track then it becomes a great feature in my opinion....

[Si Coe]

I agree with Tony.
The new Bury track is all astro, and tyres last so much longer than the old track which had just a couple of paved corners.
I'll be running at Southport this weekend, and expect much worse tyre wear, and some scrapes on my chassis, thanks to their cobbled section.
That said the change of surface is quite good, so if you were going to do that I'd advise it to be a section that can be easily cut out when laying out the track so you can get the best of both worlds.

[mikeyscott]

I like the idea, but then I don't like the idea of increasing tyre wear or excessive chassis scraps.

Only place I have raced with concrete / tarmac is EPR.

[Naushad]

I've driven in black country arena in Charleroi.

They have a few tiled concrete areas to mix things up a bit. They aren't excessively long and so I'm not sure how much impact they would have on tyre wear.

Although it looks nice I would be worried if I had a nasty impact there!

[neallewis]

Batley track has a brick laid corner, that you hit before you put the power down to go down the main straight. On most layouts you are taking it at reasonable speed or putting on the power to get down the straight. It's good to have different surfaces on the track, which is a mixture of grass and differently aged astro, as well. I do think the brick section contributes more tyre wear than if it was just grass and astro however.