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Finally...
Last week I could start my own permanent track... after months and months of waiting and putting a pre-permanent track together on the floor of a spare room.
One year ago... there wasn't a stone brick on this ground. Now there is a brand new house, with a big garage... for... a slot track... My Petit Spa...
We planned the whole thing on an light iron frame of 5m60 by 2m20 wich will be lifted against the ceiling. On the frame there are mdf plates of 9mm thick. It's lighter than it sounds. We thought it over and we concluded that is would be lighter, stiffer and less expensive than making the whole thing in wood.
The newly made frame against the garage wall:
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Put on the feet under the "table", and the mdf on top:
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Why Petit Spa? Well... first of all I'm a belgian bloke... and I love Spa Francorchamps very much... and professional racers do too... words like "the most beautifull track in the world" came out of more than one racer's mouth... And Spa has also quite a history... with diverse races... from Formula One till their well known 24 hour races... good for lots and lots of racing fun... and realistic in the dark.
I tried to make the layout of Petit Spa as realistic as possible... of course this isn't easy on my limitid space (5m60 by 2m20) but I found something that contains most of the typical aspects of the real circuit.
The 1:1 Layout
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My layout:
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So you see... if you strech down the straight to "Stavelot" you would can see the resemblance. I had to make the "Blanchimont nice straight against the side of the table, so the angles are not at all realistic. But for the rest I have all the corners: The Raidillon, Kemmel, Les Combes, Malmedy, Pouhon, Fagnes, Stavelot, the Busstop chicane, and La Source. Both lanes are 19.56 meters. Several pieces of the track will put on different hights, trying to somewhat look like the real thing.
The layout on the table:
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Start/finish with Eau Rouge, the Raidillon
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Les Combes:
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Rivage / Bruxelles:
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Pouhon/ Double Gauche:
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Fagnes / Pif Paf:
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Stavelot:
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Blanchimont:
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Busstop Chicane:
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La Source:
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Don't worry about the red-white Ninco borders and so... they will all go... they're just there now for testdriving. I want to test the track very good before I start making permantent things!
Tonight we have two couples over for diner... One of the couples is my weekly slotrace buddy...I know where the guys will be... Testing testing testing!
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I'll keep u guys updated!
Cheers
Gunther
Last week I could start my own permanent track... after months and months of waiting and putting a pre-permanent track together on the floor of a spare room.
One year ago... there wasn't a stone brick on this ground. Now there is a brand new house, with a big garage... for... a slot track... My Petit Spa...
We planned the whole thing on an light iron frame of 5m60 by 2m20 wich will be lifted against the ceiling. On the frame there are mdf plates of 9mm thick. It's lighter than it sounds. We thought it over and we concluded that is would be lighter, stiffer and less expensive than making the whole thing in wood.
The newly made frame against the garage wall:
Put on the feet under the "table", and the mdf on top:
Why Petit Spa? Well... first of all I'm a belgian bloke... and I love Spa Francorchamps very much... and professional racers do too... words like "the most beautifull track in the world" came out of more than one racer's mouth... And Spa has also quite a history... with diverse races... from Formula One till their well known 24 hour races... good for lots and lots of racing fun... and realistic in the dark.
I tried to make the layout of Petit Spa as realistic as possible... of course this isn't easy on my limitid space (5m60 by 2m20) but I found something that contains most of the typical aspects of the real circuit.
The 1:1 Layout
My layout:
So you see... if you strech down the straight to "Stavelot" you would can see the resemblance. I had to make the "Blanchimont nice straight against the side of the table, so the angles are not at all realistic. But for the rest I have all the corners: The Raidillon, Kemmel, Les Combes, Malmedy, Pouhon, Fagnes, Stavelot, the Busstop chicane, and La Source. Both lanes are 19.56 meters. Several pieces of the track will put on different hights, trying to somewhat look like the real thing.
The layout on the table:
Start/finish with Eau Rouge, the Raidillon
Les Combes:
Rivage / Bruxelles:
Pouhon/ Double Gauche:
Fagnes / Pif Paf:
Stavelot:
Blanchimont:
Busstop Chicane:
La Source:
Don't worry about the red-white Ninco borders and so... they will all go... they're just there now for testdriving. I want to test the track very good before I start making permantent things!
Tonight we have two couples over for diner... One of the couples is my weekly slotrace buddy...I know where the guys will be... Testing testing testing!
I'll keep u guys updated!
Cheers
Gunther
