02-02-2009, 09:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-02-2009, 09:20 PM by BobWoodhouse.)
Chris,
OK. I was being tricky. The trick to that area was to kind of go a bit wide or in the middle of the lane straight into the rough, then make a hard 45 and blast through the rough going straight forward; rather than trying to drive a curve through the rough. There was a track in Kalamazoo, MI in about 1993 (which may or may not be where battlefront is) that had such a sweeping entrance to the back straight, and I figured it out and even beat Mr. Swanson, Lebak, and Troubaugh that day, partly due to figuring out that area. Whatcha think? If I had the rough as just a short shoot, I was thinking that could be a washboard after you are out of the back sweeper and heading down the page towards the wagon wheel.
I also traced out the track in the snow yesterday with my feet, then stood on the stand to look it over. I think the back straight might be better if it is slightly banked for a better view to the driver's stand. I also think that the end of the back straight is maybe a little trickier than I thought, as a lot of newbies might not perceive the last bend in the sweeper, where it starts to head straight to the left, so there may be some going wide. I want to keep that sweeper a little wider-laned and at a gentle bend to help avoid pile-ups off the starting grid on the back straight. We'll see how it goes. I love the feedback.
[added]: Maybe it would be more of a blast if the whole back sweeper was just fairly simple and slightly banked. It could be fun just to ride the sweeper. Lets maybe put the rough in the south-going chute after the sweeper is all done.
OK. I was being tricky. The trick to that area was to kind of go a bit wide or in the middle of the lane straight into the rough, then make a hard 45 and blast through the rough going straight forward; rather than trying to drive a curve through the rough. There was a track in Kalamazoo, MI in about 1993 (which may or may not be where battlefront is) that had such a sweeping entrance to the back straight, and I figured it out and even beat Mr. Swanson, Lebak, and Troubaugh that day, partly due to figuring out that area. Whatcha think? If I had the rough as just a short shoot, I was thinking that could be a washboard after you are out of the back sweeper and heading down the page towards the wagon wheel.
I also traced out the track in the snow yesterday with my feet, then stood on the stand to look it over. I think the back straight might be better if it is slightly banked for a better view to the driver's stand. I also think that the end of the back straight is maybe a little trickier than I thought, as a lot of newbies might not perceive the last bend in the sweeper, where it starts to head straight to the left, so there may be some going wide. I want to keep that sweeper a little wider-laned and at a gentle bend to help avoid pile-ups off the starting grid on the back straight. We'll see how it goes. I love the feedback.
[added]: Maybe it would be more of a blast if the whole back sweeper was just fairly simple and slightly banked. It could be fun just to ride the sweeper. Lets maybe put the rough in the south-going chute after the sweeper is all done.