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redlinederby 2/1/14
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My only real issue with BluTrack was the lack of orange track compatibility. Otherwise I think it's a good track that will support more cars than the Mattel stuff. Can't wait to see it all put together and racing! http://www.redlinederby.com/blog/2009/1 ... rack-test/

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Preacher 2/1/14

I'm not sure, but I think someone from here posted a video of a race event where they were using Blu Track. Sadly it looked like the cars were not going all that fast...kinda depressing,...so it really didn't do anything for me when I saw it. But I'm always thinking of ways of making the race Better, Faster, Stronger....Six Million Dollar...Oh I'm sorry got carried away. But I'm always thinking about how to make the track better...and this Blu Track keeps coming to mind, especially when I'm thinking of going for 50ft. I wish I lived close enough to someone to see this track in action. Post some more video for us to see this track in action!!! Please

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markkaz 2/1/14

BluTrack isn't my track but I am familiar with it. Hot Wheels do work on this track. The lanes are a bit wider than standard Hot Wheels track. There is are no grooves under the track to connect BluTrack to anything. It is flat on the bottom-side. I'm not a knowledgeable plastics guy but the product is more rubbery to me. This is really evident when it gets warm. It conforms to whatever it is laying on. Also, because it is rubbery, the races are slower than compared to a track made from LDPE (low density poly-ethylene). That is what most tracks are made of including my Race Grooves track from a few years ago. All my inventory is in storage because I have been focusing on YouTube the last few years. This was very beneficial because my Race Grooves YouTube Channel is now in the top 1% of all channels on YouTube. 132 Million views, 80,000+ subscribers.

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Preacher 2/13/14

Blu Track Pro is on sale now for $33.95 for 50 ft of track...thats a really good deal. But its the older stock, the Blue and not the Grey color track.

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Preacher 2/14/14

Somebody here post some video of cars racing on Blu Track...lets see some comparisons!

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Stroller 2/19/14

Well I now have 25ft of track instead of 18ft because of 7ft of track I got for my birthday. It seems like a lot of difference between 18 and 25............ I made a starting ramp and put in my undertrack starting gate and it works great. Tried using a different above track system but I couldn't make it work.... . So then I had to punch holes in my pristeen track, but it was easy and works well. I'm thinking the only board I need is for the down ramp and a support. Ran a few races with all 25 feet and it runs good. Then tried running the track up over the seat of an office chair. With only a 4ft elevated start on a 6ft board. The cars made it, going 3 or four extra inches at the top. One landed safely and finished. The second car went sideways and slid down the track for 5 or 6 feet, riding the center divider. It needs some tweaking. For drag races this track seems really good. It is incredibly quiet. The 6 lane electronic finish line works without any adjustments......AAA will run great here at the new "Spokane Blu Lightning Track"........ Hopefully this will be outside on my racing tables........

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Nightstalker 2/19/14

Blu Track Pro is on sale now for $33.95 for 50 ft of track...thats a really good deal. But its the older stock, the Blue and not the Grey color track.

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I checked out the Blu Track webpage and the 50' $33.95 track was no longer available.

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Preacher 2/19/14

Well I now have 25ft of track instead of 18ft because of 7ft of track I got for my birthday. It seems like a lot of difference between 18 and 25............ I made a starting ramp and put in my undertrack starting gate and it works great. Tried using a different above track system but I couldn't make it work.... . So then I had to punch holes in my pristeen track, but it was easy and works well. I'm thinking the only board I need is for the down ramp and a support. Ran a few races with all 25 feet and it runs good. Then tried running the track up over the seat of an office chair. With only a 4ft elevated start on a 6ft board. The cars made it, going 3 or four extra inches at the top. One landed safely and finished. The second car went sideways and slid down the track for 5 or 6 feet, riding the center divider. It needs some tweaking. For drag races this track seems really good. It is incredibly quiet. The 6 lane electronic finish line works without any adjustments......AAA will run great here at the new "Spokane Blu Lightning Track"........ Hopefully this will be outside on my racing tables........

Give us some video's of this track and your setup, I would really like to try this track but not sure about dropping major $$$ for 100ft. So any pictures or video you have would be greatly appreciated.

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Stroller 2/20/14

Give us some video's of this track and your setup, I would really like to try this track but not sure about dropping major $$$ for 100ft. So any pictures or video you have would be greatly appreciated.

Preacher

Okay will do....hang on...

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Preacher 2/24/14

Man...I sure would like to see some video's of this track racing with some cars...Hmmmmm. Anyone out there?

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model40fan 3/1/14

track union for blue track sections ... electrical box cover from LOWES $.51 each, need [2], cut diagonally to make the clamps ;
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Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
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6-32 countersunk screws welded from the bottom of the plate ;
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Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
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end view shows the clamps pinching the track edges ;
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Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox
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the section I was sent is curled up pretty good... I left it on a heater overnight with a weight on it... nope...
let me know if you need it right away, I would be glad to pull #19 and #20 out of the series to make it for the return flight...

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GspeedR 3/2/14

Somebody here post some video of cars racing on Blu Track.

'jpcrankspanker' on YouTube has some good ones...http://www.youtube.com/user/jpcrankspanker/videos.

I don't personally know who he is, but I'm pretty sure he's from PA. He builds some looooooonnnnggg outdoor tracks in his backyard with his daughter, including some hybrid courses(orange track transitioning to BluTrack Pro). He's also hosted outdoor racing series' on single-lane courses...very cool, indeed! I've already extended an invitation to them to join us here, but did not receive a reply.

After watching all of his Video Racer footage on BluTrack I've concluded that, like running on Fat Track, softer track material might encourage this.


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