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A friend confirmed the track is fully functional complete with Timing system.
Not clear if there is any glue – but it would be Light – again – for a 1/32 car all you need to do is swap the rear wheels for a $12 pair of Soft foam wheel/tires and mount with a 4-40/0.05 Allen wheel wrench (same as NSR and Thunderslot).
Open practice – Saturdays and Sundays when the paintball field is open.  If Debra is there and too busy to start the track, ask if “Todd” or “Josh” are working and can turn on the lights and start it the track and computer.  Payment can be made to Debra or later via a paper log on the Pro-shop counter.
Wing-Cars: Actually we have not ran true “wing” cars (aka. USRA Group-F) for at least a year, and they are Not effective on a flat track (they need the Banks for speed and aero-down-force).
Similar to the Dallas track, the ScaleAutos and BRM 1-24s should be great on this track, but will require extensive practice to prevent de-slots and rolls.  Sponge tires will be required for any kind of decent handling.  NSR King-30/38/46 motors could be experimented with -to see which ones can be fast and yet controllable in all of the corners.  The Slot.IT Boxer with 325gm torque and the SIMN14H Flat-6 RS 25K could also be experimented with.

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