DeBary Glen closing down soon

[torquemutant]

:happy-jumpeveryone: The DeBary Glen race track will bring a much needed shot-in-the-arm excitement to the fellows here in Jacksonville. DG will be morphed with our existing 60 foot four lane Scalextric track giving us the potential for endless possibilities in track layouts. As the main racecourse for the Jacksonville Slot Car Club, there will be ample opportunity for you to visit and enjoy your old friend; there is always a parking spot with your name on it. :handgestures-thumbup:

[Modlerbob]

Well my scalextric sport raceway has been sold and relocated to Jacksonville, Fl. My routed mdf track will be dismantled, reduced in size and reassembled at my home within the next few weeks. I'm not sure how long it will take to get it back in operation. I will make a post when it is back in operation.

[bobbyraz49]

Best of luck Bob.

[bobbyraz49]

Best of luck Bob.
And thanks for inviting this Buffalo guy over to race on both tracks !

[Modlerbob]

Well, the deed is done. DeBary Glen is history. Last night a good friend came over and dismantled my mdf track. Later today the tables will be broken down and the entire lot transported to it's future home. The guys that originally built the track did a good job but my friend Garold is planning to make some improvements when the new track plan is finalized. One thing I am considering is switching to recessed steel braid replacing the flush mounted copper tape. My friend has the necessary router tool but I'm not sure I can afford the cost of the braid or the hassles of it periodically detaching from the track. When he gets started on the new layout at my house I will post images.

[RichD]

All of the newer Shoreline Model Raceways tracks have braid with doublesided tape, there have been no issues with the braid detaching. In a few cases it has started to curl a little on the slot side in an area where there are a lot of crashes. In that case we use a roller from Slot Car Corner to press it back down.

[SpeedyNH]

hey Bob,
what are you looking at for the cost of the braid?
Speedy

[Modlerbob]

[Modlerbob]

Everything has been moved to my house. Over the next month or two I hope to keep my friend Garold engaged in reconstructing my mdf track and by the fall be able to host races in it's new home.

[Florida_Slotter]

Well now that you won't be wasting time on travel, you should have it up by July?

How about a "Porsche 956 / 962" only Group C race?

[Modlerbob]

Seems right to me. Hopefully the track will be up and running by the end of June but that might be a bit optimistic. One never knows when one is depending on others to do the work. As soon as I have a running track a group C Porsche race will be the first on the schedule.

[torquemutant]

If all goes your way maybe you will have construction completed around the same time as the Daytona slot car swap in July. Should be lots of familiar faces to come by and help you "test" your new track layout. My brother and I will be down there. :auto-driving:

I am sure that you will love having your track at home after all these years driving over to the old place. :dance:

:text-bravo: What better use for your Florida room.