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Old 10-23-2008 | 10:29 AM
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Default RE: Track Surface

OK, at my track we have a clay surface outside, sugar is not added to the clay, its sprayed on the surface to help create a bluegroove, calcium is added to the clay to help hold it together. Making track changes is as simple as soaking the track down to soften the clay, i've been working on clay outdoors tracks for a few years.

We stop doing the sugar on the surface, just to much of a hassle and all the racers like the blown off wet method better, as do I

We blow off the surface of the track and wet it down

Here is our track in Daytona, I recently designed this layout, other members decided on jump placements



For fill dirt under the clay we just use any cheap dirt we can get,

If you get to much sand in your clay it won't pack right and when it rains on it the sand will separate from the clay

AMB is the best way.


("Too difficult of obstacles. If you are going to put in something like a crossover, make sure ALL classes of vehicles can make it. It sucks racing 1/10 scale on a track where only the 1/8ths can make everything.")


The opposite is true as well, make the track to easy and its just boring for 1/8 scale.

I think we found a great balance with this track layout, 1/8scales can go big and get the quads and triples and the 1/10 scales can go for doubles and triples,