Unamed Dirt Venue: New Video of cars driving **page 5**

[Karting]

First drive around the unfinished track

Latest video of Track Layout 20/04/22012, Click Here



Right so following on from my other thread, here is the build thread i will be updating in stages. The track will be a permament dirt track.

First of all, the unit itself:


Today we started on clearing the van's out of the unit and giving it a good sweep. We then decided on a layout and rostum postion etc etc and started building.


When we left this afternoon after working on it we had some of the main straight built up, the back fence built and started marking out and cutting wood for the inner markings.



We have designed the track to be 2meters wide all the way around.

There will also be multi layout sections so we can change the track every month or so with ease.

I plan to have it usable (although small) for 1/10th and 1/16th cars.

[Projectzip]

Interesting. And whereabouts roughly will this venue be?

[Karting]

The venue is 5mins from Heathrow Airport

[Dudders]

Originally Posted by Karting

The venue is 5mins from Heathrow Airport

[TARTMAN]

another decent track(hopefully) not to far away!!!!

when you planning on running?

Originally Posted by Karting

The venue is 5mins from Heathrow Airport

[Dudders]

Just read the other thread and whilst I applaud your idea, 150m sq is very small buddy for a perm place. Our indoor is the smallest you can get away with ad it's 12m x 22m racing area, which is 270 ish.

[Darren Boyle]

Originally Posted by Dudders

Just read the other thread and whilst I applaud your idea, 150m sq is very small buddy for a perm place. Our indoor is the smallest you can get away with ad it's 12m x 22m racing area, which is 270 ish.

To be fair Neil the track area I showed you on wednesday that we use is only 10m x 18m (180 sq m) we somtimes get 12m x 18m in but thats it. PDA in Bicester was not that much bigger than this to be honest, so it is more than do-able, albeit a bit on the small side (especially if only 2m wide)

[Airfixie]

Hi ya when do you feel this will be finished ?? what days or nights you planning on running ??

Thanks Scott

[Karting]

Originally Posted by Dr_UpGrade

Hey Sam,
def looking good there! Good job, well done and keep it up.. Cant wait to see it with the clay laid down

You wont have to wait too long as the clay will be delivered tomorrow mid-day (fingers crossed)

Originally Posted by philip

whats the post code of the venue? Im really looking forward to comming a long and dring on the track!! I love racin g on clay I havnt done so for years Phil

Personally ive never raced on clay but i cant wait either! Ill give out the postcode closer to completion but it is inbetween Heathrow (jct 2 of M4) and Uxbridge (jct 1 of M40)

Originally Posted by Airfixie

Hi ya when do you feel this will be finished ?? what days or nights you planning on running ??

Thanks Scott

Hopefully with the clay being delivered tomorrow, me and my trusty spade should have it all spread, laid and drivable by the middle/end of March.

Nights/Days are still not decided and i will run a vote on what days are best, but ATM im feeling: One Full day over the weekend for practise days and One evening during the week for racing.

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Got down to the track for a few hours after work today to start laying down the Tarp which the clay will be layed on.
Also as you can see i have started playing around with the tubing (which i will have to lift tomorrow ) for a layout.
Also got the boards fixed to the wall which will be included in the track as two wall rides, i may however change one of them to a better idea i have in my head.
*as a note, the crossover is currently sitting 14" from the floor, i hope thats high enough! and the ply is just laid ontop not very neatly just so i can get a better view/idea. The ply will change to see through material though

Sam



p.s. if anyone has any free banners of any companies (be your own comapny or a manufactor) they want rid of, feel free to send them my way

[Karting]

Hard, hard day's graft today

Got 18tons of a clay mix delivered today for free (even though i personally think it was more!) **Thanks Snowey**


Then i decided a shovel wouldn't do, so i blagged a free digger for the weekend (my dad said he would have nothing to do with it, but once the digger arrived i couldnt get him off it for hours!


After a good few hours, learning how to use a digger and running into stuff we started shifting it around.

Ill be there allday tomorrow to fully move it and maybe start compacting the clay



Any questions? lol

[TARTMAN]

go you, and all dads like toys as much as we do lol.......

looking good mate, west london is my old stomping ground. Looking forward to trying the track. i am a 10th off rd man, but may be tempted to get a smaller scale if the need arises for your track, but will give the 10th a go 1st.

[racingdwarf]

think you maybe shocked at how far 18T will not go......mini digger wins over shovel every time