Arch2b RaceWay

[arch2b]

well, arch2b raceway is reborn! after at least 3 years of club racing outside my house (after at least 3 years of club racing in my house) i decided to get back into racing at home with the family. the release of the dnano was a huge influence in the decision as it allows us to race on our RCP Mini-96 with expansion kit track without feeling cramped and the clear floor space is much less than it was previously (3 RCP Wide L's).

previous space... i am now left with the smaller space to the right of this larger open play room.


i told the kids that if they were to appreciate my purchase of the track, they would be responsible for putting it together. it took a couple hours but they did a very good job of it.



here is the mini-96



Official ARCH2B Raceway Results

Track Layout

Mini-Z Stock Class - 5 Minutes
Daddy
- Most Laps: 42
- Best Lap: 6.34 seconds

Mommy
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- Best Lap:

Brandon (9 years old)
- Most Laps: 21
- Best Lap: 6.98 seconds

Michael (4 years old)
- Most Laps: 6
- Best Lap: 41.91

dNaNo Stock Class - 5 Minutes
Daddy
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- Best Lap:

Mommy
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Brandon (9 years old)
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Michael (4 years old)
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[Millertime]

Looks good! Being able to race on a smaller track is one of the reasons I like the dNano too! It must be really nice to have a dedicated area like that for a track, and with it on tile I bet it's a really smooth track too.

[jdob]

Originally Posted by Millertime

It must be really nice to have a dedicated area like that for a track, and with it on tile I bet it's a really smooth track too.

I second that! I would LOVE to have an indoor set-up like that!

[lornecherry]

You hit the market nail on the head: Fun, family racing without taking over the whole house. And you have kids that actually enjoy putting together a track.

Let us know how kids of that age respond to the cars and if they actually need a gyro? (mine are now too-old non-communicative teens who want nothing to do with me

You just need to change that shirt inside the frame on the wall to the Toronto Jays; watch your lap times improve if you make that one change.

[arch2b]

here we are putting some of the expansion kit tiles in the track, as much as we could fit any way.



i'm just as interested in trying some of the other track options as well. they were much happier with the track after all the rail pins were installed

the jersey is more of a memento than fandom. the back has my name on it and was given to me as a thank you for being one of the architects working on thier new ballpark.

i won't have all the cars until july as i have to spread the costs out a bit as you can imagine. for now it's just the lone gt-r r35.

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

Hey Ray,

I have some PN prototype tires here I want you to test out. 50 deg wide's for the front and 15 deg for the rear. I also have some protoype Mini-96 curbs and PP rail guards for all the inside 180 turns that I want you to test. I will send you something shortly.

[arch2b]

thanks, i really look forward to testing them. i'm hoping to get some good mini-z time in on the track as well. there was a time where i was top 20 in hfay... now i think it's top 40. i need to get my skills sharp again for hte next season.

still waiting to see what you and brian are cooking for dnano's. i have 4 people to race at home so i should be able to field a legit team for dnano hfay if that ever comes to fruition. that and a lap timer. our core system is a loaner from the sc mini-z club.

[arch2b]

i was also able to get a good deal on some am mini-z's for the kids as well. that is why i insisted on buying the expansion pack to make it a dual purpose track. we took a couple hours today to paint our kt-5's to make them our own, unique. no more fighting over transmitters.

brandon like green si he got a plain jane green transmitter



michael wanted gold. i asked him a couple times to make sure and each time he said gold so gold he got. being a gi joe fan like myself, he added a bit of cobra flair to it with some extra reproduction stickers.



i debated between blue and red and being a cobra crimson guard fan, i decided on red with a couple stickers to top it off.

[arch2b]

i changed my line a bit and managed to finally break 40 laps! even shaved .16 seconds from my previous best lap!

[arch2b]

took the day today to break down my hfay mini-z and clean everything. spen an hour tonight track testing it and tweaking things. managed to get a nice lap time but lap count remains the same due to asf reverse delay eating valuable seconds in a 5 minute heat.




i also took some time this morning to pair up my sons new gt-r dnano and tweak the kt-18 settings. for starters i put the tx in training mode with improved the handling on the track. i still need to resolve the poor core response with the small car, tags, and speeds.

[arch2b]

i bought and added the mini-96 wide inside turn kit to my track tonight. i could only use 2 of the 3 turn kits but they look great!

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

Pics please. I am really liking the dNaNo on the 30cm tiles. I am thinking of bringing in some 30cm kits with the lower Kyosho Japan rail. We manufacture their tracks with 5/8" tall rails. I am wondering what a Mini-96 would look like with green straight rails and white inside and outside turn rails. You could run red tape strips around the inside turns to add some color at the curve. Possibly make it a special edition track that would come with inside turn rail protectors and racing curbs.

[arch2b]

i left my camera at work it's a very subtle change that i think should greatly smooth out the flow, especially coming down the back straight. that is where my kids caught the corner most of the time.

do you have rail liners for the mini-96? i think these would keep them moving forward vs. t-boning the rails.

the 1st mini-96 (which my cousin still has) had the low rails. we all commented on how mini-z's were able to run over them however i think they would be perfect for the dnano.