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Compact 180 Designs?

Greggernaut_Deadcast_Racing Saturday, 2/21/2026

I'm planning to use blue track and tight 180 turns to create a Yggdrasil or Seven Story Mountain themed track in a small space. Might resemble Lombard Street in San Francisco.

Any recommendations on height and angle for the tight 180s? As it's going down the whole way, my thought was to design 2 curves, one down to the left and one down to the right. Or do these already exist?

My other option was to do a Christmas tree track that simply spirals down, and include a top-down camera. Definite advantage to the inside track...

Chaos_Canyon 2/21/26

Are you meaning two lane 180s or open track? And how compact are you talking? The narrowest HW 180 is about 200mm or 8" for a single lane, so adding another outside that makes it closer to 300

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Two lane. What happens if I develop a sharper turn with a higher outside wall? — Greggernaut_Deadcast_Racing
BTW - HUGE fan of your channel! — Greggernaut_Deadcast_Racing
The problem is less about them flipping as much as just being able to make the turn. Too sharp and they'll bind between the walls, and obviously gets worse with longer vehicles — Chaos_Canyon
Ah, okay. That makes sense. Thanks! — Greggernaut_Deadcast_Racing
What you could do is go 240 then dogleg back so while the corner is wider, your lanes would basically be under each other, if space is an issue. Just build a wider shelf at the ends to hold the corner - if that's possible. — Chaos_Canyon

Compact 180 Designs?

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