Just building my track layout and gathering all the tips and ideas I possibly can. This is a very good idea I’ve been experimenting with this type of banking and it does help the racing. The wood shims are brilliant thank you.

Hey Anthony I did this on my layout only being a roofer I used wood shingles it works like a charm thanks for the tip

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark

Best track I’ve seen so far.. keep up the good work and thanks for the info provided

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend...

As a builder of wood routed tracks, this is the best idea I have seen for enhancing racing on a plastic track. FYI have you ever seen a perfectly flat straight on any real racing circuit? Put those shims on both sides of the track just before or just exiting a corner for even more excitement!!

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

You're right Tim...it makes for exciting racing. However, it wasn't my idea. I simply learned from someone else who was doing it. What I think is really cool is creating negative camber on curved track. It requires good driving skill. Your thoughts?

I'm just setting up my Carrera track and this is a great tip. Thank you!

Awesome track & setup! Thanks for sharing 🇦🇺

Looks like a great way to go. Setting up a new track. Going to splurge and spend $2 on a pack of shims. Thanks!

You can also do off cambered turns using this method to add some realistic effects .

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Steve I was thinking about this a few days ago. You are right. I just made a change to my layout recently by adding more curved track and I reversed the cambered turns and the impact was significant. More challenging turns for sure. Thanks for your comment.

Great tip. The angle on the shim is a great idea. Cheap too.

What a beautiful & innovative layout, thanks for producing this video.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend

Interesting. I’m gonna have to try it out for sure. Thanks for the video and tip.

Oh yeah those are for wood floors. I used on a train layout. Looks and feels better. I can see it. Nicely done good sir👍👍😎🇺🇸 And that is a spectacular layout! I think you raised the bar.

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. Really appreciate the kind words.

What a great tip, THANKS!

Nice looking layout. Well done. And this idea of using the Home Depot carpentry shims under the curved track is a great one. I can't believe I hadn't thought of that as I used a million of those shims when I was building my deck. I also like the idea of insetting the track in foam board or homasote. I hate how the track looks just sitting up on the table. This provides an extra level of realism when using plastic track.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Heath...hope you and your family are doing well. Thanks for the kind words. The shim makes a big difference. You're able to come out of the curves faster and it better represents real racing. Real circuits have gradient incorporated into the curved areas. Secondly, if you send me your email to aramsey4979@yahoo.com I'll send you a few pics of my layout construction. Oh by the way...I did a terrible tracing my track on the foam board. It was supposed to be 1:1 tight fit. So I improvised and used aquarium sand as run off to hide my poor tracing skills but it actually makes it look better. Thanks again.

This is a great way to incorporate banking. Stacking and getting a higher angle would increase top speed through the turns as well. Putting some shims down the straights probably wouldn't add to the performance, but adding some elevation changes on the straights, including some cambered straights (one side higher than the other) would make the racing more interesting.

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul...changing elevations is a great way of increasing the complexity of your layout.

Beautiful track! The shims do help.

That’s an awesome idea, going to try it 👍🏼.

Your track is incredible, Great Job! and thank you so much for sharing. I'm just getting ready to build a new track and in the planning stages. I have already placed a large order for scenery and track equipment $$. God bless you too sir

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tyler. I wish you the best in your endeavor. Enjoy the journey. See what you can create. That's what I enjoyed the most.

@tylerpaul650

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 thank you! Hope to meet you one day. It's to bad we don't have some sort of convention or something for Slot Car Champs to get together! lol take care and thx again!

Congratulations on your beautiful track. Smart idea! I was wondering why you don't have any sliding areas in your curves. This explains why.

I have a pack of these in my garage can't wait to add this to my track. Thanks!

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

Peter let me know if you experienced the improvement in corner speed that I did.

@MrPeteSantos

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 This worked out beautifully! It really is a must especially for those radius 1 turns. Thanks again! Now all I need to do is find a way to add 95 more feet of track to my layout to catch up to you :)

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPeteSantos Peter glad it worked out for you...just make sure to add jumpers as your track expands. Also...I bought track at a bargain on ebay. Mr Carrera can be expensive retail.

@MrPeteSantos

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 Jumpers are in my next round along with more cars. I've found carreraslots.com to be the most reasonable on prices. Also they are very nice to deal with. Cheers!

Nice layout. Building my first setup and was going to try something like that. Thanks.

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Great looking track.

Gold...pure Gold Anthony...Thank you!

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Fred...great to hear from you. How are you and your family? I pray everyone is covid free!

@getswb

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your prayers. Healthy and Happy here. Installed 24 of these wooden wedges last night and made some brick walls. I hope you and yours are doing well.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

@@getswb Yes we're doing well too. Thanks. Glad the wedges helped.

That is a great tip. Thank you!

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Nice looking layout i run 1/32 scale for about 30yr now and i know that works i did just that when was in to Ho and all i can say is that it works again nice looking layout i would like to run on it have fun and keep up the good work 👍

The best tip I've ever heard. Wow! A great cost effective way for better handling in a turn...... The FIA should take note!!!! LOL

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan Top...you're right, the FIA should consider it...

Excellent tip! Thanks!

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend

Very nice layout, great job!

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Christ...

Great track & video yes i have done the same to my track early this year it works really well 👍

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. Do you have any videos of your layout

@darrencooper4251

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 Hi Anthony no not yet just trying to get it working right at the moment setting it up but your layout is amazing my friend looks very nice thanks 👍

Good tip!

I cant wait to try it thanks man

i like the idea! thanks

Thanks for sharing 👍

excellent innovation for any track layout...any corners on your layout's incline past 5°?

Thanks for the tip works great!

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

excellent...glad I could help.

Great idea Anthony!!

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@RonaldClemens

Жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 You're very welcome. I'm thinking of getting into digital slot cars. About how much did it cost t get the setup you have currently, including track, cars, and all of the detailing surrounding your layout?

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

@@RonaldClemens too many thousands of dollars. Under $9,000

Super ideal 👌

That’s one awesome layout brother👍

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joey...I really appreciate the compliment.

That’s a great idea fantastic layout mate well done

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend...how are things down under? Do you have a Carrera Digital system?

@5mepo5

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 GDay mate yep things are good here and no I inherited a Scalextric set you cAn check it out on FB at #popasmurfraceway I’ve called it this because my old mans nickname was Popa Smurf and he had kept all 4 boxes of track and accessories from my childhood stuff from the 80s so it was only fitting to not only set it back up but make it a permanent fixture in my new manCave Cheers

Hi Anthony, great job on your track, great advice on the shimming of curves too, I did this on my track with good results. Question, where, did you get the tire boarders, wraps, etc. I want to do this this.

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay...I bought them on eBay.

that is a awsome layout.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words

Great idea and a good video, good work

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice tip

like a real road!!! good tip Bro!!!

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend

Great tip, thx

Nice set up bud ..thats is a great idea ..keep up with videos cheers

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great idea, thanks

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. I don't come up with the idea but I put it to use and shared that info so others can benefit.

nice track

Coolest track on KZread imo

@10love10me

3 жыл бұрын

i wish i can get this .... im getting ready ro purchase my sons first slot car set christmas 2020 and im unsure if what brand to get im not sure what the cheapest digital carrera track is i dont have a lot of room im just foing it for fun not for sport ..... i was going to orriginally get the auto world HO xtraction size but ive been researching slot cars for 3 months now .... i used to have a set back in the 90's ,my brother and i did have one . I remember using it and having lots of fun . I dont remember the brand but i know it was good quality .... i want to spend 200.00 or less , unless its just a bit more over 200 then ill consider it. like i said i dont want a huge track 4 or five foot long is getting on the bigger side for me but if its extreamly better than ill consider it .. I'm writ this comment in hopes to get advise from people ..... Please peoples opinions ... sorry for my misspelling and my grammer lol.... It will be for my nine year old and mysterious 4 year old boys

@djek1976

3 жыл бұрын

@@10love10me Carrera Go is what we bought for our daughter's 2nd track. She is almost 5 years now and the Go series are ready for other set ups that get more difficult as kids get older and wiser. And so we ordered more go parts to create an track that fits the space we have. 1st track: Carrera 1st "Cars" 2nd track: Carrera Go "Paw Patrol" (ready race rescue) 3rd track: Carrera Go Yet to be made, including the parts of the paw patrol track. Hope it helps you in your choice... Have fun!!!

@djek1976

3 жыл бұрын

The new track is gonna be "Go Plus" by the way.

@10love10me

3 жыл бұрын

@@djek1976 ok thank you soo much my youngest is 4 just turned 4 in november and my oldest is 9 so i hope they will have a awesome time im exited

Thats a dream track.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend.

Door shims or door wedges in the curves is an excellent idea. Regarding your poled barriers with ads and company logos; are they plastic or made of cardboard?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your interest in my layout. The barriers are thick construction paper that I bought at a CVS. I downloaded pictures of ads from the internet for free cut them to size and carefully glued them on.

Do you have a video on how you lay out your track including the laying down of the foam board?

@MrAramsey4979

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I don't have a video of the process. If you email me, I might have pictures I can email you. you can email me at aramsey4979@yahoo.com

That is a cool lay out

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice layout.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

Thanks Anthony, do you glue or caulk under your track? Also I lover your beautiful track...... VRooooooom 🤙🏁🔥🏁🤙

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't glue my track down. I inset the track into the foam. It's a press fit. I used aquarium sand to fill in any gaps between the track and the foam board. I then use Elmers glue to harden the sand. This approach is advantageous because I can simply pull the track up when needed.

Very nice idea. Do you find that it reduces the need for control as you go into a curve? You must have fewer deslots and crashes in curves I would imagine. Do you think it makes racing "easier"?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure it makes racing easier. However, for the more skilled racers, they can go into and come out of corners faster.

Awesome idea. I’m having trouble finding some. Is there any on Amazon?

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

any hardware store will carry them...

Does this help with the inner lane most people always want to run the outer lane going into turns that I have raced with just curious thanks

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

Chad...I think it helps both. You should be able to go faster into and out of the curve track.

Can I ask how you sunk the truck into the green grass? How did you make /assemble the track into the layout do you have any videos?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your question. Send me your email address to aramsey4979@yahoo.com and I will send you a few pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words! Be sure and subscribe to my channel for more videos.

If I were to put this on a weight scale… this info would break my scale

Anthony, great tip. Thanks. I'm just getting into slot car racing and I'm looking for a good track planning software program that can help me figure out my dimensions and also the # of each pieces I need to complete the design. Any recommendations?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim thanks for the compliment. I didn't use a layout planning software but I hear that Carrera has a free software that others like. You might want to investigate it. My thoughts on the subject is as follows; determine how much space you have currently, tape the surface area so you can see it mentally, and start laying out different configurations until you find something you life. I know that's exactly what the software does but I like working with my hands.

@richardshumate3712

19 күн бұрын

hi Anthony, it took me 12 trys at 10 to 20 hours each to finally get the layout I'm happy with, with all the planning in the world the track has a mind of its own, it's quite challenging to get one end connected to the other,$$$

Nice ,I do this also

You have INVENTED the "BERM"!?. Patent it now, LOL.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Axel...that went over my head...what is the BERM?

@axelusul

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 Ignore me dude, great track and advise as to preventing a sticking track that doesn't flow.👍

Awesome layout dude. Have a question? What are you using for a power supply for your track?

@MrAramsey4979

2 жыл бұрын

A power supply unit from Cincy slots

Yeah man.....Well played. Never thought of that. Have you experimented with putting two in there? I have a really similar setup (Carrera Digital, and similar length) and there are two 1/30 turns that people just eat it on. One is obvious and in a technical area, but the other is pretty deceptive. How much difference do those shims make? Also, really good job on the scenery. I'm getting better at it little by little, but finding the time is brutal.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Hey my friend I hope all is well with you and your family. The shims make a big difference. They provide a slight inboard angle that allows you to take the curves faster. I think one of the cheapest and yet most impactful elements of my layout. I don't think I double stacked any. For me that would make the angle too acute. Thanks again for the question.

@skizilla

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 thanks for the response. Good job promoting the hobby. I wish more people would look into it and see how cool the digital set ups are.

Beautiful layout I was wondering do you run 124th scale Cars also?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

No I do not.

Love the Innovation. However it takes some driver skill to navigate trun with vehicle mechanical grip.

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

It does in deed. I run some cars without magnets too and it takes skill either way.

Awesome layout! What size is the layout?

@MrAramsey4979

Жыл бұрын

35 feet x 8 feet

post some race videos would like to see a few races

@MrAramsey4979

4 жыл бұрын

Will do...

smart

Wheres the demo?

i wish i can get this .... im getting ready ro purchase my sons first slot car set christmas 2020 and im unsure if what brand to get im not sure what the cheapest digital carrera track is i dont have a lot of room im just foing it for fun not for sport ..... i was going to orriginally get the auto world HO xtraction size but ive been researching slot cars for 3 months now .... i used to have a set back in the 90's ,my brother and i did have one . I remember using it and having lots of fun . I dont remember the brand but i know it was good quality .... i want to spend 200.00 or less , unless its just a bit more over 200 then ill consider it. like i said i dont want a huge track 4 or five foot long is getting on the bigger side for me but if its extreamly better than ill consider it .. I'm writ this comment in hopes to get advise from people ..... Please peoples opinions ... sorry for my misspelling and my grammer lol.... It will be for my nine year old and mysterious 4 year old boys

@10love10me

3 жыл бұрын

😁

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

The Scalextric brand is a little cheaper. You can also look on Ebay and get a starter system a little cheaper too as an option. But if you can spend a little more than $200 get the Carrera system. It's well made and durable. You can expand the system as your child gets older

@10love10me

3 жыл бұрын

ok thank you so much

Shim stock 3° curve faster multiple shim stock faster

Awesome track ... congratulations. But the shim boards aren't actually rocket science, are they. I'm just surprised so many people haven't included them in their layouts already. Stay safe & well ;-)

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...the shim pieces aren't high tech but they get the job done especially with my track being inset into foam board...You and your family stay safe also...

PLEASE COMMENT ON MY QUESTIONS BELOW I NEED HELP PICKING MY FIRST SET. IVE TALKED TO BRYAN YOUNG A COUOLE TIMES from protinkertoys . but i still dont know what track to get ..... i was intereste in the HO cars but i want somthing good 👍😋

@10love10me

3 жыл бұрын

😁

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not knowledgeable about HO scale cars. My system is 1/32 scale Carrera Digital. A starter set is about $360. If you're asking my opinion, I recommend a Carrera Digital Set.

Anthony, I am just getting into this. I love the layout and would like to reach out to you for help. What is the best way for me to reach out or you to reach out to me?

@MrAramsey4979

3 жыл бұрын

M E thank you for the kind words. you can email me at aramsey4979@yahoo.com

@ME-yi1hx

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAramsey4979 Thank you for your quick response. I will be contacting you soon.