Yes it is true. Construction of a banked oval track at Platinum Hobbies is currently under construction. The track will have 25 deg. banking all the way around. Don't worry about the heat this summer, come in and race in air conditioned comfort. More details later. Platinum Hobbies is located just east of Columbus on Interstate 70, off of Brice Road, go south on Brice,turn right onto Scarborough Blvd., turn left at the White Castle, park in the Cinema parking lot. Thanks, Jim :thumbsup:

Jim...I saw you had some lumber there yesterday...he he he...cant wait...get it done... :thumbsup:

any pics?

any pics?


When I was in there yesterday>>>Before plowing into your car>>Sorry again>> there was just a big pile of lumber...No assembly yet...

Update: Eight braces are are completed. Vince thought that he had some help set up for today, but no one showed. Chris Bruch and I have set up a jig to aid in the brace manufacturing. Hopefully others will line up to help out. That would certainly speed things up. More later, Jim. :hat:

Jim when are you guys doing the construction??? Depending on when you guys are working I could come up and help out depending on my workload.. Im pretty good with woodworking..

Hey Kenwood, You might call Platinum. Vince is the only one with the keys. You might give him a call @ 614-367-7223. Thanks, Jim He is not open on Mondays.

lol its ok sean we're all going so fast in mod crap happens. I just owe ya one lol

Great joel..I guess I better bring some spare parts...LOL..I dont know why but when I finally put some rip in the car it was LOOSE when I went high... everytime I moved over high my car got Super loose like it was on ice... When I moved up for leir my car slid right into the wall... I guess Im going to have to sneak in there and sppray the upper portion of the track with some Compound...LOL

Update: The guys at Platinum Hobbies have really been working hard tonite! We have the corner skeltons finished. We will hit it again tomorrow on the straightaways. Looks like 25 deg. on the corners and going to 18 deg. in the straights. This will make the drivers stand much more accessible. More later. Jim :dude:

Jim
good thing you went with 18 in the straights, i was afraid if i turnmarshalled with the 25 deg i wouldnt be able to see outside the track, lol

Jim
how wide are the lanes and how wide is the infield gonna be ?

Jim, Give me a call at home.

Hey Eric, Good to hear from ya. Lanes will be 12 foot wide. We are still playing with the final dimensions. Right now 63 feet x 45 feet. infield, 23 feet, again we are playing with dimensions. We are going to set up the skeleton this weekend to get a better ide'r ( Paul Sr.). Looking for a drive line of 150 feet or better, with sweeping curves. Should be brutily FAST!!!!
More updates later. Jim :dude:

Update: Both corners are going up as I am talking. SWEEEET!! Jim

Got a look at this tonight and all I can say is HOLY COW!!!!

Huge sweeping 25 degree corners. Construction is going well, can't wait to get on those babies.

Update: The straightaways are almost completed. Transitions are looking very, very clean. More later. Jim :dude:

what day are the races going to be held? Also is this for winter time or all season?

When you get to the carpet install, if you need help, feel free to contact me.
What are you using for patching compound to smooth out the joints?

Kenny@RAPTOR

Hey racefan3, Yes this track will be open year round. Through the summer we will probably race on Friday nites. Check for updates on www.platinumhobbies.com.

Kenny, we haven't gotten that far yet. What do you suggest. Thanks for the interest. Jim :dude:

When you get to the compound, make sure and use the latex additive to mix with. Cost alittle more, but you will be glad you did later on. I would need to see pictures of your framing to make the call......

Kenny

corners done straights done tying it all together tonight hopefully be doing the wood this week if all goes well.

somebody snap a pic of this bad boy

Better yet Kenny, you could come up and help :)

Hey Eric Jim Is Bring Pics Up This Weekend To Akron See You Then.

Here is some pics I took today.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05278.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05277.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05276.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05275.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05274.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05273.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05272.jpg

So guys what do you think????????

Better yet Kenny, you could come up and help :)

I'm always game for a trip........ I flew to Virginia and installed their new carpet @ ThunderRoad R/C, although I didn't know I was carpeting the ENTIRE warehouse....lol!

Kenny@RAPTOR

this looks great so far.
Sorry i wont be able to make friday nights. Coming from the Youngstown area.
I sure will make it when you have some big events.
keep up the good work, tracks like this will keep this sport alive and well.

Great pics James. Daryl McKay is the man! More later, Jim. :dude:

Looks sweet !!

Are they gonna remove that beam in the infield ?

No cannot remove the beam, it is a structural issue. We don't think that it will be a factor. Jim :dude:

Jim
Until Baldwin's spektrum flakes and he hits it squar in the center, hehe

had to throw a baldwinism in there.
sorry doug

was that a prayer to the r/c god? Just kidding. I think they are going to try and take the wood off of the outside of it though,last I heard, to try and make it narrower and HARDER when WE hit it.

chris just wrap some soft rubber or foam around it to absorb the impacts and the beam shouldnt be an issue

Here is some pics I took today.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05278.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05277.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05276.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05275.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05274.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05273.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/JThompson6784/Apr05272.jpg

So guys what do you think????????
I'm thinking Bristol :thumbsup:

Can we race on it yet?

that looks a lot like a track i once help build
good luck with it

alan

I can get some foam to wrap around it for free from work. Gets damaged,peel off and replace. Erock, you going to come down and race with us more than once a decade?

hope to make it down

Where is the drivers stand going to be? Looks awfully close to the ceiling as is....

The drivers stand will be about 2 feet tall or so, and there is pleant of room, Big JIm made sure of this.LOL No worry theres prolly 12 feet from stand to ceiling.

Do you have any pics of your current progress?
The other pics showed a great start..

Any updates?

Rick When I was by there saturday the skeleton was done but the plywood had not been laid yet..

Those pics dont do it justice.. Its going to be faaaasssstttt... lifting will not be necessary... he he he.. :thumbsup:

I am gone down tomorrow and friday to work on it so I will let you all know whats gone on. Kevin

What size is it gonna be?

What size is it gonna be?

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showpost.php?p=1440980&postcount=14

I might be comming to the area on an Internship with Honda. It's awsome that I will have an indor track within a 20 min drive. I just might have to bring all the oval stuff with me.....Looking forward to racing with some new people.

Brian P.

Would anyone be ava. to come and work on the track this week? We need as many hands as we can to help make sure its as smooth as glass. Anyone??

I was down at the track for about 4 hours today and we changed it dramatically, we took the original track from 25 degrees in the corners to 18 degrees all the way around. It is gonna be alot smoother and your head wont be in the ceiling when racing lol :) . I will have more pics on wednesday night Thanks Keviin