This site is primarily my personal adventure into building a routed slot car track. The current Falcon Creek Raceway (Scaly) is shown below.



About My Current (non-routed) Track

1) 65 Foot Scalextric Sport 4 Lane - equal distance lanes
2) 8 Turns with a Few Banked Corners
2) Painted Surface with Copper Topped Rails
3) Pyramid Adjustible Power Supply
4) Reversible Direction & Track "Call" Button
5) Infrared Timing & Race Management by TrackMate


Friday, February 22, 2008

Hellenbach Speedway

Lane length - 112 feet
Driver's stations - XLR connections and standard 3 posts
Power - 12 volt deep cycle marine battery
Track surface - Magnetic paint
RMS - TrakMate using dead strips.
Track record - 9.96 secs. (Non mag)

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Tip: Carbide Bit at Home Depot - Old Jaybird

I use Porter Cable solid carbide bits available at Home Depot for around $13, and sometimes on sale for $2-3 less. They are double flute type.

Part # is 2750030

Lowe's doesn't seem to carry anything comparable...strange.