Hello all,

Does any of you guys on the board have a track from him..?
How do you like it ..?

I tried to find out some info from his site , but never received a reply.. :confused:

thanks in advanced...

One of our Clubs' members has a custom made Brad Bowman track that is used on a regular basis. The track is of exceptional quality.
The track we race on does use the older wire with less downforce. If you are running magnet cars, this is a consideration. However, Brad now offers a newer, higher downforce rail.
The only concern that I must point out is about the PVC track material. It is somewhat soft. Fast magnet cars (Restricted Open or NEO) can damage the track surface. The metal guide pins seem to gouge the PVC. In fact, after only three years of running, our Club members' track will soon need one corner replaced due to excessive track surface damage.
Again, if you are not going to run these type of cars are a regular basis, Brad's tracks should be considered- they are built to exacting standards.

Thanks for the info, do you think the other track manufacture { MaxTrax} would have simular issues as well, whats your opinion...The type of class we use to run was Tyco 440-x2 with just poly traction magnets .I'm just getting back into HO again . I had a Tomy 4x20 6 lane setup about 8 years ago. Just wanted to get some info before taking the Big plunge.. :)


Thanks

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I agree.
A member of our Club has a Wizzard track, "Thunderbolt Speedway." This is a nice "sectional" track. The downforce from the rails is very similar to a Tyco type plastic sectional track. They do take a small amount of work to make them as smooth as a Bowman, Brystal, or MaxTrax.
The Thunderbolt Speedway track can be seen at:
http://www.scaleracers.com/SlotDirectory/GroupRaceways.asp?ORG=FRHOEZ3CZ5FCB1

I own a MaxTrax (Legacy Too Speedway on the website above). The quality is exceptional. This is also a "sectional" type of track. The advantage to the MaxTrax is that the lane spacing is a true 1/64 scale. The downforce from the rails is more pronounced than the Wizzard track.
The issue with MaxTrax is the long delay in delivery of the track from the time it is ordered.

BTW: Both the Wizzard and the MaxTrax are made from a harder plastic material than the Bowman tracks = more durable.

Another track that you may want to consider is the Granite-Archer track. The specs for the track can be found at:
http://www.fsmra.com/forumfsmra/viewtopic.php?t=635

Bowman, Wizzard, Brystal, MaxTrax are all VERY nice tracks. I am lucky enough to be able to race on each one of these with our two Clubs in the Denver, CO area (www.mhosa.com and http://www.scaleracers.com/FrontRangeHO/default.asp )

Any of these tracks are far and above anything that you can build with a plastic sectional track (Tomy, Tyco, Lock and Joiner). You would be happy with any of them.

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I'll check into those tracks, thanks for the wealth of info guys.... :thumbsup:

WaltG- Thanks for the post. You guys must have a blast on all those tracks. A couple look really fast.

Jim

BTW- 21st Century Tracks are now out of business. Never made it to the 21st Century. :p

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No disrespect intended Mr. AFXToo, but Y2K disasters didn't happen precisely because of all the money spent. Perhaps more was spent than necessary.

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