Kempston Park

john roche · 29th-Jul-21, 09:30 AM

Here is my track, it is named Kempston Park as I live in Kempston, Bedfordshire, a play on a horse racing track with a similar name. It ws built with 4 lanes but I rarely have that many racing so I have decided to remove the inside lane to allow more room for scenery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZD-TL_xGPc&t=3s

As my first step towards scenery I have bought the Magneticracing Reims multi pack:

https://magneticracing.com/product/005al...ulti-pack/

The track is very much a work in progress. I was motivated to get the race management system installed when I agreed to host a proxy race as part of a series organised by Colin at http://www.rsslotracing.com I used race coordinator https://www.racecoordinator.net

The shed that houses the track is 12' x24' and lives at the bottom of my garden.

Cheers,

John

Anthony B · 29th-Jul-21, 09:53 AM

Nice one John!

Good to see youe here Thumbup

Scuderia_Turini · 29th-Jul-21, 10:11 AM

Hello John,
Shed looks "palatial".
Will it be a Reims themed layout or are they just nice buildings?

Leo

Top Down · 29th-Jul-21, 10:13 AM

Nice track.

I like the look of the Reims multipack you've got yourself - and thanks for the links too. Very useful.

john roche · 29th-Jul-21, 10:47 AM

(29th-Jul-21, 10:11 AM)Scuderia_Turini Wrote: Hello John,
Shed looks "palatial".
Will it be a Reims themed layout or are they just nice buildings?

Leo

Hi Leo, we'll see how it evolves but I'm aiming for a 50's or 60's feel.

Cheers,

John

Carver · 29th-Jul-21, 02:21 PM

Very impressive! Thumbup

And will look even better with two lanes and scenery.
How long is track length?

Carver

john roche · 29th-Jul-21, 04:02 PM

I've never measured it, one of these days ...........

Cheers,

John

john roche · 2nd-Aug-21, 01:32 PM

(29th-Jul-21, 02:21 PM)Carver Wrote: And will look even better with two lanes and scenery.

I've thought about it. In my opinion, the track is too long for 2 lanes. I think it would be too easy for the cars to get too far split up. With 3 lanes you're more likely to have another car not too far ahead to chase or behind to try and get away from.

Cheers,

John

Scuderia_Turini · 2nd-Aug-21, 06:02 PM

Hello again John,
Sorry for the interrogation but I just realised that your circuit runs counter-clock-wise - was that intentional?

Leo

john roche · 2nd-Aug-21, 07:12 PM

Hi Leo,

It can run in either direction at the flick of a switch, 2 tracks for the price of one.. When I filmed the video I just had cars running round at low speed to rubber in the track. I had them running in both directions at different times and hadn't given it any thought while I was filming.

Cheers,

John