Astro turf Q

[bbq]

We are building a new track with alot of turf!
But it is a bit long straws/hairy? if you can call it that. (cant find the right words in english)
We trimed it with an open flame befor but i was woundering what
you guys over there have done?
Untreated is feels weird to drive on.
I want it to be faster and is there any good ide to add sand or
some sort of dirt to make it more packed/hard?

/Daniel

[Northy]

Add a lot of sand, brush it in.

G

[PaulRotheram]

nooooo no sand! sand is EVIL

Burys banked corner has alot of sand come to the surface after a few rounds, it gets in to all the car, shocks, diffs, cvds.. the lot.

[jimmy]

Is that humped bit at southport without sand? because its grippy in the dry, slick in the wet and generally a bit floaty from my memory...

sand all the way!

[PaulRotheram]

it has a mix of sand and soil, grippy in dry, nuetral in the wet, if it were all that, and not grass then instantly astro, it'd be more noticeable how neutral it is, but as its a short peice, with grass either side the effect is seemed alot bigger.

the good thing is it dosnt clog every single thing on your car up.

[Northy]

There is some new astro at bury with no sand in it and it is toss. You can feel it squash as you stand on it, and it has zero grip. The area that has had sand worked into it is very grippy!

G

[bbq]

WOW that was fast
soil and sand mix sounds good
We have to try that. any other tips?

Thanks
/Daniel