Track surface preference

[Lawton70]

Let's vote on our track surface.
- We have a tarp that is a great size to allow us to make the road courses we enjoy with impressive straight away speeds. It doesn't have much traction though.

- Phil/Scott have access to the felt from the paper mill. If we can find a good way to join the pieces together this may be a perfect surface. It seemed to have medium/low traction.

- Moncton will be selling their used carpet in a month or so. It is well used and may only have a few years left in it. It is almost as big as the tarp. It seemed to have medium/high traction.

[jeremy]

i think this is awesome forums rule

[Lawton70]

Concensus is that the club would like a track with better grip than the tarp. We are hoping to buy the Moncton carpet when it becomes available.

[nickd123]

Any idea of when the Moncton carpet will be available? I'm assuming once they finish their raffle for the HPI, but that's just a guess.

[Lawton70]

Mar 8, 2012 19:08:52 GMT -5 nickd123 said:

Any idea of when the Moncton carpet will be available? I'm assuming once they finish their raffle for the HPI, but that's just a guess.

Good question.
I've asked Dan but he hasn't given a firm date. It is my assumption that it would be late in the race season before they would be ready to sell.

[phedland]

Has any one ever tried using Geo-textil fabric as a racing surface? I will try and get a small piece for a trial.