how to make a track
 

hi im a 12 year old and im wondering how to make a nitro track. i dont have much in the way of tractors and things. i have a wagon for my tractor,shovels,rock rakes,and effert.

RE: how to make a track
 

I hope you also have some land. :)

I suggest you start with a small track with a couple of turns, just go out there and dig it up and pile up some dirt in a couple places for jumps. Or you can use some plywould to make a couple jumps.

If its a grassy field then you can just cut the grass real low and run your car on it a lot to kill it :)

RE: how to make a track
 

or if it is grass you can get one of those hand tillers. you just roll it around and it tears up the groud.

RE: how to make a track
 

You need a descent size space, and it would be good to have a good wheel barrow and some shovels. A tiller would be ideal and make things way easier but is not necessary. Especially if you use a load of topsoil. Measure the area your working with, figure out how wide/long you want your lanes, jump layouts, etc. Put a layout on paper for reference then go to work with the hand tools and some friends!!

RE: how to make a track
 

I would say a 100' X 50' space or larger is needed if it's 1/10th or bigger. Lanes need to be at LEAST 6' wide, but that's tough to drive on so 8-10' wide is probably better for you. Then comes a lot of labor!!!!! I built a nice track at my house last summer between me and about 4 friends it took about two months to get it in real nice driving condition for the year. This year we probably have to put in another 1-2 months labor and it will be like a pro track.:D It's a LOT of HARD work. It takes hundreds, possibly thousands, of man hours to build a good track without any power equipment.

RE: how to make a track
 

well i came up with an idea. i had a piece of plywood. o put nails through it so they stuck out the bottom. i nailed 2x4s along the front edge. im going cut the grass real low. and the tie a chain to the 2x4s and put 10-20 lbs on it and drag it around the track a few times.then do some tuch up by hand how do you think it will work.

RE: how to make a track
 

It depends on how hard core the sod is. If it's regular old lawn grass and hasn't been growing nicely forever(as in it's been worked over when the house was built or something) than it should work pretty good. We used a drag behind the lawnmower and it took a LONG time dragging it to get the sod partially worked up. I was working with land that had been a hay field for 60 years or more though! That stuff was thick and SECURELY rooted down![:@] We then went over it with a landscaping rake(big aluminum one with thick tines) and it got a lot more of the sod up. That was as far as we went with grooming last year. This year were going to lay plastic down between the tiling and put about 3-4" of good clean dirt over it so that we can have a smooth and grass free track witih little to no maintenance for years to come.

RE: how to make a track
 

well i tried it and the problem was i didn't have enough weight. i had one of my friends drive the tractor while i sat on th ply. i only needed about 2 laps. the with no wieght i smoothed the dirt out.