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Comments: This is a new track and we are not finished. We used canvas-type work uniform fabric stapled to particle board sheets to create an 8'x12' track. This stuff offers serious grip with stock tires...enough to flip the cars at top speed. Keeping the track tight or using slightly harder tires keeps them from flipping.
4 long strands of copper wire are connected together over the center of the track and branch out to the 4 corners of the track. Each has a loop at the end to hook the controller's antenna into. This creates an "umbrella" of antennas and there are no dead spots. (we all use booster contollers) Interference is not a problem.
We used rope lights for the outer "walls". We have had a car leave the table 2 times, both due to having the ramped track pieces too close to the edge, allowing the car to jump the wall.
I recommend using the track kits so you can change/create new tracks. No matter how good your track design is, it will get old. Plus designing new tracks is half the fun. We are using 2 sets of DigiQ "Chicane Mania" track sets. There is still about 25% of track pieces left over.
The DigiQ track pieces connect together quite firmly, but the cars can drive over them fairly easily. This is a good thing if you have honest drivers, since the cars do not flip or get stuck very often.
We are currently using clear boxing tape to hold the track pieces in place, but we will be switching to "rug tape" which is a thin mesh tape that is mildly tacky on both sides.
Video coming soon...
