Comments on: The BluTrack test

By: Blutrack: open-ended die-cast racing track | Thingamababy

Blutrack: open-ended die-cast racing track | Thingamababy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:35:26 +0000

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By: Brian Vaughn

Brian Vaughn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:58:43 +0000

I didn’t see any easy, reliable way to connect my V-Drop finish line to the BluTrack. The BluTrack lanes are about a 1/4″ wider than Hot Wheels track, which means even if you just lay the finish line at the end of the track the cars will probably just crash.

For BluTrack I know there are some nice electronic finish lines, but they seem kind of expensive to me for a casual racers. I’ve been trying to find a mechanical finish line to build that can be made to work with BluTrack, but no luck so far.

If an electronic finish line isn’t really an option, I’m not sure what to suggest for a finish line. If you have a Hot Wheels finish line, it’s probably best to use HW orange track.

By: Esther

Esther — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:35:20 +0000

Can the V-Drop playset finish line be adapted to the blutrack, or what would you suggest???

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:25:27 +0000

One other thing that i’ve found is when I coil it up to store it, i try not to coil it up too tight and store it on it’s side.

By: David

David — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:51 +0000

During the warm months ill just let it set out in the sun for a few.

By: Brian Vaughn

Brian Vaughn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:06:05 +0000

Hair dryer…good idea. I took a sponge with the hot water and tried letting that sit on the track…it kinda worked. I’ll try the hair dryer next time it’s setup.

By: David

David — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0000

What ive found to get the bumps out is a hair dryer set on high. Simply heat the high spots and smooth them out. Takes me about 5 minutes straight out of the box with 12′ of track.