12-21-2008, 02:06 PM
Alright, not much going on with Slashes in the snow. Otherwise,...
I was sketching out some track area for next spring (see attachment).
The rectangular dimensions are about 75 by 60 feet. It was drawn on notebook paper to 1" equals 8' (going top-to-bottom, there are 3 ruled lines per 8 feet, but the squares I drew are at 1 inch apart.
The drivers' stand in at the lower left. The scoring camper is at the bottom-middle. The top of the picture is West.
I drove at Leisure Hours once when they had the "wagon wheel". It gave me fits, so I wanted to have some challenge such as that so we can learn how to drive on them. Any "wagon wheel" experts should chime in and tell me the secret to making a tough wagon wheel. The wagon wheel is drawn directly in front of the drivers' stand.
Just past the wagon wheel, from the driver point of view, is the rythm or "air" section, with an eye on not making it easy to leap into the sweeper straight if you get carried away. I did not draw many other jumps or elevation changes, but there would probably be some. I would personally like to see some "rough" over at the west side of the track where the sweeper begins opening up.
The run line is about 46 inches, or 368 feet, which, at the typical racing speed of 11 mph, is a near 23-second lap.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I was sketching out some track area for next spring (see attachment).
The rectangular dimensions are about 75 by 60 feet. It was drawn on notebook paper to 1" equals 8' (going top-to-bottom, there are 3 ruled lines per 8 feet, but the squares I drew are at 1 inch apart.
The drivers' stand in at the lower left. The scoring camper is at the bottom-middle. The top of the picture is West.
I drove at Leisure Hours once when they had the "wagon wheel". It gave me fits, so I wanted to have some challenge such as that so we can learn how to drive on them. Any "wagon wheel" experts should chime in and tell me the secret to making a tough wagon wheel. The wagon wheel is drawn directly in front of the drivers' stand.
Just past the wagon wheel, from the driver point of view, is the rythm or "air" section, with an eye on not making it easy to leap into the sweeper straight if you get carried away. I did not draw many other jumps or elevation changes, but there would probably be some. I would personally like to see some "rough" over at the west side of the track where the sweeper begins opening up.
The run line is about 46 inches, or 368 feet, which, at the typical racing speed of 11 mph, is a near 23-second lap.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.