Readers Roads - Spring Valley Raceway
by Jay Jackson
This is a good old fashioned all-Artin 4x8 track
with 37 feet of track and as little spaghetti effect as possible. Most of the
structures are Carrera paper scissors and glue buildings. The biggest
challenge was finding enough real estate to put the buildings. The backdrop
was made from 22 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" heavy paper. There are
considerable elevation changes and some moderate banking at the start/finish
end. I run primarily GB Track Chevrons and Porsche 917 cars, each with an
additional Scalextric bar magnet just a bit ahead of the motor. Some like it
fast! Crazy as it sounds, you can get some pretty big slides from these things
and still hold on. Lap times are a tick over 3 seconds. Lots of fun! I have
other cars with less magnet for that kind of racing.
