Hi all!
I'm finally getting to some real building action on my 3 lane routed track.
Track size: 2750 x 1500 mm (9 x 5 ft)
Outer border: 120 mm
Lane spacing: 80 mm (one squeeze possible, not decided yet)
Inner border: 60 mm
Lane length: roughly 10 m (33 ft)
I'm going for a lot of curves of different radii with one "long" straight of about 1700 mm. I'm intending the track to be fun drive (lots of sliding) but also very challenging laptime-wise. I managed to get 8 mm mdf, it's a bit on the thin side, so my slots will be 5,5 mm deep or 6 mm, if test routing proves it rigid enough.
The track will be mainly populated by Carrera street machines (lowered, trued, weighted, de-magnetized Pontiac GTO 66, Ford Thunderbird 56, Ford Mustang 65, Corvette Stingray 63, Plymouth Barracuda 70), so I'll be going for a "country roads outside a small US town" look with the landscaping (once I get there, still a long way...).
Here is the plan of the track:
Comments are welcome although I'm very happy with the plan and have already drawn it on the mdf:
But I have got one question for the more experienced:
I understood from somewhere on Chris Frost's site, that I might be getting a "slow lane" problem (marked below) with two back-to-back tight curves on the inner lane if I space the lanes evenly. I have marked the spot here and also sketched a squeeze there. What do you guys think? Would it be better to just route the lanes evenly or go for a small squeeze that speeds up the inner lane and slows down the outer?
Thank you all (and especially big thanks to Bastumannen, who came up with the "sweeper under a straight" idea that forms the basis of my track plan)!
I'll be reporting back as my track progresses...
I'm finally getting to some real building action on my 3 lane routed track.

Track size: 2750 x 1500 mm (9 x 5 ft)
Outer border: 120 mm
Lane spacing: 80 mm (one squeeze possible, not decided yet)
Inner border: 60 mm
Lane length: roughly 10 m (33 ft)
I'm going for a lot of curves of different radii with one "long" straight of about 1700 mm. I'm intending the track to be fun drive (lots of sliding) but also very challenging laptime-wise. I managed to get 8 mm mdf, it's a bit on the thin side, so my slots will be 5,5 mm deep or 6 mm, if test routing proves it rigid enough.
The track will be mainly populated by Carrera street machines (lowered, trued, weighted, de-magnetized Pontiac GTO 66, Ford Thunderbird 56, Ford Mustang 65, Corvette Stingray 63, Plymouth Barracuda 70), so I'll be going for a "country roads outside a small US town" look with the landscaping (once I get there, still a long way...).
Here is the plan of the track:

Comments are welcome although I'm very happy with the plan and have already drawn it on the mdf:

But I have got one question for the more experienced:
I understood from somewhere on Chris Frost's site, that I might be getting a "slow lane" problem (marked below) with two back-to-back tight curves on the inner lane if I space the lanes evenly. I have marked the spot here and also sketched a squeeze there. What do you guys think? Would it be better to just route the lanes evenly or go for a small squeeze that speeds up the inner lane and slows down the outer?

Thank you all (and especially big thanks to Bastumannen, who came up with the "sweeper under a straight" idea that forms the basis of my track plan)!
I'll be reporting back as my track progresses...
