TRACK DESIGN
by Chris Frost
This is an edited version of 2 articles originally published in BSCRA’s "Slot Car Racing News" magazine.
Building a slot car track requires a great deal of work and once built the track will probably be used for several years. Its much...
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION Part One
Assembling the "UK Black" Track
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION - Part 2
page updated June 2009
Cutting The Slot
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Track Construction-Part 3
Painting and Laying the Braid / Tape
Page updated April 2007
Track Construction Part...
TRACK CONSTRUCTION Part 4
Lap Counters
The race control counters and timer I built for the BSCRA track in 1993
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION Part 5
Wiring and Power Supplies
Extra power supply info added January 2009
There are two ways I could cover...
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION Part 6
Wiring Resistance
Tape and braid - the same width but very different in resistance
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Track Building Part 7 - Reduced Track Power
Page updated January 2009 minor updates
December 2007 (sections on line diodes added)
December 2005 (sections on reduced voltage added)
Why do you want Reduced Track Power?
A fair question - lots of track building effort...
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Track Building -
BANKING
How can a banking be designed to avoid cars launching (and crashing into one another)?
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