Painted by my buddy Ron...

What would you say were the most important basic requirements when you're designing your layout?

In other words, what are your "must have" elements for a track, and what are the important things to consider?

Personally, I have a few things that I would always try to include, and most of them are about encouraging drivers to make full use ot the throttle...

1. A long straight. I think there should be one place on every track where you can get up to full speed. If I'm designing for a small space, I'll start with the longest straight possible, and work from there.
   
   
2. Parabolic Corners. Well maybe not strictly speaking parabolic, but I always try to make corners which change radius. I usually try to soften the entry to any corner, because it makes things a little easier for inexperienced racers, whilst still being challenging for the experts. But I also like corners that open out on the exit, because it's more challenging if you are constantly increasing speed as you come out of the corner.
   
   
3. A wide range of corners. I like a tight and twisty section on my track, but I think that should also be balanced by a wide open corner where the cars are teetering on the edge of spinning out at high speed.  If those corners can also include some elements of #2, and lead onto or off #1, then I think you might well have a good track on your hands.
   

Well that's my simple recipe for keeping the trigger finger active, the laps interesting, and the mind working.

What's yours?

When Anthony told me he was doing a new site, I enthusiastically asked what I could do to help!  All he wanted were my photos!  He's going to get more than that though...I hope I can contribute something other than pictures...anything but how to win a race...that one eludes me!    

Here's one that Anthony doesn't have yet...

Made the jump. Good to see some names i already know

Hello slotcar world....I made it through.

Thank you gentlemen who have set this forum up.

I will do my best to be a contributing member and one who continues to seek information, conversation and inspiration.

Thank you once again.

Hi. I go to NSSRC. North staffordshire slotcar racing club

Its based in Longton, staffordshire not far from Stoke

Open mondays for practice and fridays for racing

Just wondering how you found the registration process?

Did it all go smoothly, or were there any unexpected snags?

I'm afraid we have a wee glitch in the forum, which I'm struggling to track down.

If you try to remove an attachment from a post, it will instead just post your thread or reply without removing the attachment.

I'm still trying to track down the problem, but I'm not having much luck.

Hi all.

So pleased to see a site for enthusiasts by enthusiasts again.

Hopefully we can all help to build this place up to the great levels achieved when previous forums ran to that mantra.