I would share some pictures of my home track. It
is a landscaped Scalextric Classic 4-Lane using a MRC variable (0-18v) train
transformer per lane. Buildings are a mixture of mainly vintage Scalextric and
some newer Carrera Garages (tucked under the bridge), Mike's Scenic Supplies,
Gakworld, carrera4fun.de paper vending machines and SCX Rally tent. the 150
people are a mix of vintage Scalextric, MRRC, current Carrera and SCX, a
couple of old Tamiya army men and the Pit Babes from Slot.it. Over 350 trees
have been planted!! Track and slot-car collection are located in my garage
where I am fortunate enough to have 2 spare parking slots.
Race control and timing is through a pair of DS-Slot Stop'n'Go and DS-300
boxes linked to a PC-LapCounter software (thanks Guy Langenakens- brilliant
stuff!).
We race on the track as part of our Los Angeles club (The On The Hill Gang)
every 2 to 4 weeks, usually 12-18 people depending on the weekend.
Hope you like it and welcome any thoughts on improvements. The buildings and
people all need painting and refurbishing but one thing at a time! I have only
just got the 800 cars sorted out in the display cabinets! Apologies in advance
for the low quality of the pictures, still figuring out how to do the digital
camera thing!
All the best,
Stephen
The Overall Track: approx 16 meters/55 feet per lane, part of display cabinets
reference library in background

Pit Row Close Up

Pit Straight and drag up the hill with 8ft workbench in background

Continuing across the hill/bridge and other end of pit straight. Note the real
tire wall at the end of the straight consisting of used slot car tires from he last 15 years

Back part of photo the off-camber curve down the hill leading into u-turn
leading into back-to-back Goodwood chicanes - a favorite of the marshals! -
and then down the main straight.

Grandstands on main straight

View of Goodwood infield section with historic cars display

The sweet taste of victory

One of the two display walls for the collection. Cabinets are Perspex to my own
design with mirrored backs which each hold 50 cars on 5 shelves of 10 each.
In the track/collection comments I have been
collecting since I got my first set when I was 8 years old but that is only 31
years ago! Luckily I have always lived in slot-car friendly countries -
Australia, UK, Denmark, France, USA - that had focus on 1:32 scale. Og ja,
Rene, jeg er Dansk - that is for Rene!
The collection is primarily SCX, Scalextric, Ninco and Fly with a handful of
Carrera, TeamSlot, Slot.it thrown in. Racing is SCX and Ninco, all with old
NC-1 or RX-4/8 motors for better non-magnet racing
Here are some more images while I figure out the display cabinet photos
All the best,
Stephen
The garage looking into the left corner

and into the right

and the racing posters on the right wall

and the racing posters on the left wall

looking up the main straight

esses across the top of the bridge: the DS units under the bridge are now 3
double Carrera garages

feverish rally car perparation as the historic Le Mans series passes by

refreshments on the cliff top

one of 3 camera towers on the track

the view from the Dunlop Tower across the track

view down the main straight

Goodwood corner looking back to the pit straight

the horseshoe going into Goodwood

better view of the right hand side display cabinets

better view of the left side display cabinets

someone always forgets to shut the door to the port-a-potty!
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