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ronaldrwl
12-05-2010, 20:22
I've gone nuts. I just built a 50 ft 4-lane slot car track in my basement.
I haven't been posting much lately because I've been working on it! Check this out:
http://www.denverresearch.com/Charger/IMG_0126.JPG

Over Thanks Giving we had some people over. I bought a small trophy and we had a 9 person double elimination tournament. It was crazy fun. Not shown in the picture is a 180 degree banked turn and this weekend I added a computer control lap counter race manager.
jerrymrc
12-05-2010, 20:28
I've gone nuts. I just built a 50 ft 4-lane slot car track in my basement.
I haven't been posting much lately because I've been working on it! Check this out:
http://www.denverresearch.com/Charger/IMG_0126.JPG

Over Thanks Giving we had some people over. I bought a small trophy and we had a 9 person double elimination tournament. It was crazy fun. Not shown in the picture is a 180 degree banked turn and this weekend I added a computer control lap counter race manager.

You have been shopping at Sportsman's..... I almost bought there 4 lane set up. My first job was at a place that had 3 tracks (1/24) and sold Karts and Hodaka cycles. :)
ronaldrwl
12-05-2010, 20:32
Actually, I haven't been there since the one by us closed. But this is actually 2 track sets plus lots of extra tracks. It was the AFX Tomy super something set and another AFX set.
Irving
12-05-2010, 20:39
I've been looking for a reason to post this video on this site. Ronald, this will be you by this time next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Q6berM0j0
ronaldrwl
12-05-2010, 20:47
Haha, that is nuts.
Sixgun
12-05-2010, 20:57
I've been looking for a reason to post this video on this site. Ronald, this will be you by this time next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Q6berM0j0
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Stuart, I believe you have searched the entire internet.

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mx'r
12-05-2010, 21:04
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Stuart, I believe you have searched the entire internet.

[Beer]
Twice!
coop68
12-05-2010, 22:11
Twice!

maybe even Three times! [ROFL1][LOL]
BPTactical
12-05-2010, 22:43
Hodaka- now there was a bike-the Combat Wombat!

There used to be a place in downtown Englewood when I was a kid that had a huge 9 or 11 lane track IIRC. I think the cars were 1/12th scale or so. Place was pretty cool for a 8 year old and good memories.
theGinsue
12-05-2010, 23:05
That's sweet. Great Man Cave addition.
xjtwo
12-05-2010, 23:49
That is friggen sweet!
gnihcraes
12-05-2010, 23:57
AFX or Tyco? Did a lot of this as a kid. We would put our money into mods on the cars. Had a 40 foot drag strip. Better tires, better motor, etc. Car and Driver tests for kids.
Mazin
12-06-2010, 10:24
I wanna play!!!!!
ronaldrwl
12-06-2010, 14:15
AFX or Tyco? Did a lot of this as a kid. We would put our money into mods on the cars. Had a 40 foot drag strip. Better tires, better motor, etc. Car and Driver tests for kids.

AFX
1 of these sets:
http://www.brshobbies.com/catalog.php/BRSHobbies/ct/pd343711/TOMY_AFX_71241_International_Super_Challenge_4_Lan e_HO_Race_Set

plus 1 of these:
http://www.brshobbies.com/catalog.php/BRSHobbies/dt28962/pd955426/TOMY_AFX_9947_4_Way_Split_4_Lane_HO_Race_Set

And some extra track

I just added race manager software. It counts the laps and controls the power for starting and stoping the race.