I have a question for someone that has been a part of laying carpet before.

If you were going to layout 3 rools of 12 ft. wide ozite plus one roll 4 ft. wide, how would you do it? Lay them all out right through the corners with the seams just like they are? Or would you put one of the 12 ft. wide sections across the ends?

One way leaves the seams in the corner and the other puts one seam as you go in and one as you exit of the corner.

Lin
Maybe try and get ahold of Foister.
I heard that new World of Hobbies flat track in Cinnci is 2nd to none. John from what I hear helped with that setup.
teambsr@worldnet.att.net

One thing to keep in mind is that carpet has a grain, in that it will standup one way and lay down the other. So if you decide to cover the corner with one piece be sure the grain runs the same way in both corners or else the corners will have every different handling characteristics.

Tim

try the new castle indiana thread.. they laid out the track every week. it was done very nice to.. very little seams..

try calling up Bill Marshall from Marshalls Hilltop Hobbies. in Honesdale pa. the number is 570-729-7458. ask for Bill or Dot. i hope that helps. i say this because he just put in carpet at his track!

joe ivo

Lin are you guys gluing it down?
make sure to use the right glue and right amount.
You dont want another Sandhills-like debaucle

They also make a sealer for the seams.

I own FLOORPRO, Inc. in Decatur......Flooring is what I really know.....

Kenny@RAPTOR

i thought you were a dj??

Jack of all trades.....................

i have done this many times we always used 3 12 ft rolls the lenth of the track. if you want to add the 4 ft strip I would add it on to outside

12ft
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12ft
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12ft
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4ft
this way you have the least amoutn of seems and is the easyiest to do.

we always had to lay the track out every month so we just taped the seems together with wide duct tape.


also crc or fan carpet isn't directional. so it can be laid anyway.

the best way to do the seems is something called doublecutting where you overlap each run of carpet about 6 inches and cut them all at once so that your line matches the peice underneath. then you virtually have no seem

This is CRC so there is no grain like you say, it is the carpet that was used at the Birds last year so I think it would be wise to lay it how the did, we will have to roll it all out a look for the race line and match it up.

I had considered double cutting too, like you say NO seams.

What I would like to see happen is we get the floor ready and then have a Pro put it down. just too much good carpet to say ooooooops!

Hey Kenny, how about driving over and laying it for us.........I'll buy you lunch! LOL

i thought you were a dj??

I have retired from DJ'ing. It was always side-money. Now'a'days you need all you can get. Made good money during the years of doing it, quit before....but the money kept drawing me back in. Did the private parties, the clubs, the radio, and finally opened for "big names" (YingYangTwins). There is nothing left to do in Dj'ing for me, but to get in trouble and you can do alot of that in those places........

Kenny@RAPTOR

Hey Kenny, how about driving over and laying it for us.........I'll buy you lunch! LOL

Man, you can fly me over there......I'll race while I'm there and lay it for FREE!

Kenny@RAPTOR

Kenny; you may be joking... but that *IS* do-able. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

I was for real...... I know the ticket is less than what a "PRO" would charge...but hey, I get to see the world, or atleast 150ft+ centerline more of it than I would if I stayed at home..... LOL!

Just make sure it's on the weekend. And I'm there.

Kenny@RAPTOR

Let's see, I would save the price of Lunch and Ernie would save the shipping on the Spec Cars...............WHAT A BARGAN!!!! LOL

the carpet tracks that kenny put down had no seams coming lose and we ran the same carpet about 4 to 5 years another thing i was wondering we burned the fuzz on carpet years ago why does nobody do it now that makes the track fast from the start not fill the bearings up with fuzz for months most new ozite i have been on lately car drives like krap when it is first laid down and takes like 3 or 4 months to get carpet laid down and running good

Looks like I be traveling to VA October 8th weekend to lay some rug.....

Ernie: You may have to get me some knives and stuff, I ain't to sure I want to board a plane with a knife in my bag. I might need to check on that.

Kenny@RAPTOR

Hey dude, don't worry about it, I have a Letherman you can borrow ! LOL

Letherman: maker of compact multi-purpose tools.

Hope you got a bunch of them :)

Kenny

Where is this track? I would like to MAPQUEST it.....

Kenny

Kenny; check the website. The directions and location are there. Nice talking to you this evening; and thanks for your offer of assistance. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Ernie Padgette, Owner,
Thunder Road RC Speedway, LLC
18079-C James Madison Hwy,
Gordonsville, VA 22942.
(540) 832-3318 (track)
(540) 439-6085 (home)
Thunder_Road_RC@hotmail.com
Thunderroadrc.com

the new rubber backed ozite needs no break in.. it ios fast from to get go.. after two runs on a green track, you traction roll. LOL.. i love the stuff