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[tnitro60]

Hey everybody, i just got done running my buggy out at the track and it was great . The track felt very smooth and the layout is great too. You can't go to fast in the inside track or you end up in the wood beams. Once you get out of it and into the oval part man can you open it up . I timed my self and I did three minutes without crashing and i was pulling between 27-30 sec lap times. But i was also told that they are going to be adding some more jumps so that time with be a little bit more. Over all I really enjoyed the track you just got to get use to it, because at first it felt tight. But after a little bit of driving I didn't notice it anymore.

[roupedaddy]

lookin great...can't wait to burn some fuel and get back to hav'n fun........thats right donkey kong......it will soon be on!!!!!!!!

[ShagNasty]

looks pretty good, but i recommend changing the walls in the off road inner section atleast, the wood looks good, and holds up well, but it doesnt give any and breaks alot of parts

[wfw94]

Thanks for the input, but the boards are there as a lane guide, they are not for racing on.The idea is to lift before you hit them , correct your car and increase your lap time by not breaking and or being marshalled. We hope everyone enjoys the track, that is what it is there for. We have a few more things to do and it will be ready ,Thanks again for your input.

[ShagNasty]

Originally Posted by wfw94

Thanks for the input, but the boards are there as a lane guide, they are not for racing on.The idea is to lift before you hit them , correct your car and increase your lap time by not breaking and or being marshalled. We hope everyone enjoys the track, that is what it is there for. We have a few more things to do and it will be ready ,Thanks again for your input.

i am not saying they should be used to help make a turn, but when racing close on dirt, stuff happens. You get a bad bump or rear end hops and you can smack a board, or if another car bumps you and sends you into the boards. Wood walls for RC is like normal concrete walls for nascar. Nascar realized that stuff happens and in contact areas they put hybrid walls, water walls, etc to help absorb contact so less damage is done. Same goes for RC. Wood used to be used everywhere I race back in the 90s, but then plastic tubing was used to absorb some impact. Even PVC is used more now, it is a slick surface that doesnt grab hold of todays rubber tires and suck them in, and it is rolled to allow a buggy to get up on it if needed to limit damage. Like I said, just a suggestion, if you end up with alot of guys breaking parts on the wood, you may lose racers

[wfw94]

We thought about all this and this is what we came up with, hope everyone likes it . Track looks great, we have been making laps and no one has broken anything yet.We should be racing soon, Thanks again.

[ShagNasty]

hope it works well for ya, turning laps and racing is alot different

[Ricky Osteen]

Saturday? Baja 5?

[wfw94]

We will be there.

[Kyosho Joe]

After talking to Lance tuesday and looking at what has been done sofar every thing looks real good.Looks like Don and Lance are doing a real good job on the track.From what Lance told me a lot of good changes are coming.Hope that everyone will give it a chance to work and not write of Sumter yet.Track looks good.