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Bad news, after the race started I noticed a defect in part of my track. A segment that transitions from a high wall 20" piece to a low wall redline classic made the high walls go narrow. To ensure integrity of the races I will have to postpone and re-run the race. I'm going to re-run the races asap, sorry for the delay.
- No problem here, it took me 1/2 a day to get Tobacco Road level, lane integrity solid and the track fit for racing. Run'em when it's ready — LeagueofSpeed
- Only a few cars were affected, my test cars kept running even which made it hard to pinpoint the problem. — Jdub3000
Thanks for calling it out and taking the time to repair. Don't sweat rushing it...we're racing toy cars, here :)
Once you have things sorted out and find some time, maybe posting about your issue and how you solved it would be a good share for others read. Track troubleshooting is difficult and something I struggle with a lot.
So the 20" high wall track segments were purchased at toys r us, they had a connector piece that was riveted on one side and the other side had nothing.
After I noticed weight on the bottom of one of the cars I wanted to make sure the rivets weren't interfering, so I slowly rolled the car from the finish line towards the start. I wasn't feeling any resistance from the rivets, I proceeded to roll the car up the transition when all of a sudden the the tracks sidewalls started squeezing the car. I initially thought that I just squeezed too hard on the sidewalls and ruined the track segment so I went to the store and picked up more track segments.
I rolled the car through the segment it worked just fine, but then I put a connector piece on the other end and the side walls got pushed in.
It appears the connector slot on the new track I bought isn't as wide as every other track in the history of hot wheels(Frustrating thanks mattel). The connector was pushing out on the bottom of the track forcing the sidewalls in basically turning a V into an A causing a pinch point for wide cars just before the transition.
To fix the problem all I had to do was trim a connector piece. I used a longer connector piece and shaved it down with my dremel. I connected the two segments and now the car travels freely through the track.
I will try to re-run the races Saturday just need to confirm with the pit crew. Thanks everybody for being patient
The images in the previous post aren't loading...at least for me, just FYI
The track connectors will always pinch in the walls a little bit...that's just what they do that I've always seen. My old segmented track did the same thing. It sounds like you solved it by shaving the tongues down. A lot of the guys here have made their own connectors using random plastic parts w/ Dremel to create the pinch-less connectors.
The blue "rivets" in the track shouldn't be any issue, well, at least for all normal cars...mods are another question but then I put that blame on the car owner, not the host track. Necessary chassis clearance part of the design and engineering a car.
I'll measure with some calipers, but i'm pretty sure the connection width is a teeny bit smaller on these particular track segments which pinches the walls in even worse. If I let a car down the track starting a couple inches from the trouble spot then the car would get completely wedged in it was pretty bad. Also on the other end of the transition I used a segment that didn't have the rivets, used the same connector and didn't have a problem.
After watching the Car and Truck race I spent the day putting the track back together, it's level and ready for testing. I still need to make a new bracket, (I like to do them by hand), and do a little practice filming. Going to get images fixed tonight sometime and will post bracket. I will race the cars tomorrow morning and try to get video up soon after, thanks everybody for being so patient.
Can Everybody see that?
- Yes...I can see it — LeagueofSpeed
- Awesome, just about to start I'll update every round with pic of the bracket. — Jdub3000
- Thumbs up — Mopar_Mafia
Enjoy hosting your inaugural race at The Brickyard...and thanks for a July race on the calendar.