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| Anatomy of a 57 foot scale model racetrack |
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| East Side Curves |
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| An Audi and Peugeot LMP, model racers |
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| Mario's Slot.It Ferrari 321 PB |
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This is our Friday night track, thanks to Sal's donation of space. Built from 3 1/2 sheets of 4X8 ply on 2X6 X10 rails underneath supported by saw horses, Scalextric track and Scalextric lap counters, and guard rails. Sal built the skid pads from foam-core which gave an extra area for the car's tails to slide out. Sal also came up with the best system of protection for the valuable model racers. Normally at any track's curves emerging from a fast straight, (and The Sonoma Valley Raceway's straight-away is FAST), your car is off the track if you're unable to maintain discipline, ego and testosterone. In other words, you must SLOW DOWN or.......
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| Sal's Model Car Racer Saviour - 2 sheets to the wind |
Your cars are off to concrete destruction, no longer destined to the Royalty of the Shelf Queen. Fuggetaboutit! Sal's clean system was genius, he decided to hang sheets from the ceiling where hanging and hugging the curves total area radius and it acts like a gentle net that catches errant and off guard wannabe Zen masters who get distracted in a race and want to win. This is a brilliant solution saving many cars in many races.
Enzo's Porsche Paddock
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