I Built a Drag Strip
While the main track is under renovation, I had to have a way to test cars.
So I built a drag strip using some spare wood and parts of the orange track from the main track.
Pulled the drop pins from the old sart gate for the new strip and built a neat little finish line with flags that pop up showng the winner.
The car that hits the paddel first spins the half circle allowing the flag for that side to pop up.
Here is a link to a short that shows it in action.
youtube.com/shorts/of3c4SuA1-Q?si=ma2v1a0TsmqwZ8Pm
Discussion
Well done with the cardboard. Very versatile so you can prototype a lot easily. Nice.
- Use what you got handy. It's amazing what cardboard, a sharp box cutter, and some hotglue can do. — JBlotner42
I took it to work.
We raced a few cars, Office was mostly empty that day. It was a hit.
- Nice! I know I’d much rather race hot wheels than do work — Chaos_Canyon
- That picture puts a big ole smile on my face. Good one. — alva1370
This is awesome. I've used cardboard as extensions to my ramp and also primed to do buildings with it, very versatile piece of equipment.
- Cardboard, a sharp knife/box cutter, and some hot glue. All the tools one needs to build something awesome. — JBlotner42
- Yes indeed. — DiecastRacingNews
Very innovative! I watched your You Tube short. Looks good!