Holding that track in place

I just used hot glue for mine

Good morning,

This is what I do, use a 1" washer that slides into the orange track.

#8 1/2 inch long screws, use a countersink bit to make a slight bevel, or the head of the screw will push the center of the track up

to set the screw, take a short piece of orange track, make a hole in the road surface.
Slide the washer in the track under the hole, screw in the screw, and use the track to make sure its down, but can slide so you can install the real track.  also, you can slide the washers into the track,
not attach them, and their weight stabilizes the track from moving.

my bridge is an aluminum channel, 1/8" thick, with 8 -32 machine screws.

dr 

I'll second the use of washers...they worked on my orange drag strip wonderfully. BUT...instead of screws, I used a magnet on the underside of the board, which let me move the washers if needed.

However, I only needed a few washers to keep things in line and flat, mostly at the transition. I suppose if you have a very unruly track the screws might be what you need.

But way back when I also just used popsicle sticks...2 side-by-side was about perfect width to fit within the orange track rails. They didn't help keeping things flat but did give just enough guidance for direction.

I'm a little lazy and I like to be able to easily make changes to the track if needed. But Idefinetly want the track locked in place to increase speeds and consistency. I use wood dowels and or pieces of scrap wood to brace or lock a track down. A little hot glue and the wood bits hold the track in place. Some rough shots below.