If by "crossover" you mean a track piece that switches (X) the two lanes, IMO that would negate one of the basic features of digital slot racing which is to allow the driver to control which lane they are in. It would also increase the risk of damage to the cars. But, hey, you are free to choose.
If you mean a two-way 90° intersection, I would never use this type of track piece because it exposes the cars to a much higher probability of severe damage due to head-to-side collisions.
If by "over/under" you mean a fly over or overpass, why not? Elevation changes make slot racing much more interesting.
Michael
Last edited by mfogg; 07-12-2010 at 08:20 AM.
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Got any meatballs and sauce for all that spaghetti?
But seriously, that track is amazing.
I used to have a crossover (where two lanes swap places) in my digital track. It's not anti-digital. In fact, they force a driver to change lanes again to maintain their preferred race line, or if they're an analog driver that never chances lanes, it's easier to pass them knowing that they'll be in the other lane on the next lap.
As for overpasses/over-under/bridges, etc... I don't have any in my current layout but I don't really have anything against them. I just haven't figured out a layout I like that uses them for my table. When I was rug racing, and essentially had no boundaries, we had overpasses almost every time.
The only thing I didn't like about the overpass on my early track layouts was the portion of (under) track where you can't see the car. Some people like it, and put in tunnels, etc. but it's a bad place to put a lane changer. It does even up lane lengths, which is helpful even for digital. Not all cars prefer the same line, and it's nice to not penalize one lane with longer distance.
My current layout (see my gallery) uses the Carrera crossover pieces to come downhill from the elevated section. Elevation change is a GREAT addition to a layout!
I enjoy 'technical' tracks but too many turns can be tedious. Three basic ingredients to an enjoyable track are a nice straight, some changing radius curves to throw off the timing and an over/under to equal the lanes. Typically, guys who have lots of track will make a four lane track with good drivability.
i had alot of overpasses/elevation in my last track and marshaling it was a pain. so this time around its a flat track, much easier to marshal. but in personal racing prefferance. i perfer to have overpasses and elevation, as its funner to race on.
Not sure if you're referring to the loop back which was designed to screw people up on their lap times.
Regardless, the fastest I was able to achieve on this track w/o getting caught in the loop was 19.1 seconds for 120 feet of track (approximately about 110 - 115 scale mph I think). It was a great track to race on even though some of my racers would beg to differ.
Anyway, I already tore the track down and in the process of designing a more simpler layout w/ at least one overpass. I learned my lesson that being overly complicated on a design is not the best way to approach things.
And if anyone is interested, here's the video I made if you want to see how this layout worked. It's actually very cool; two directional traffic, double decker, etc.
Hi, yes i have a overpass and voted yes,but i think your pole might be a bit misconstrued in total numbers in the fact so many did not no what an overpass was and voted anyway. To bad it didn't seem all that complicated. Maybe it's a Canuck thing. oop's don't want to start another pole Robert
Hi, yes i have a overpass and voted yes,but i think your pole might be a bit misconstrued in total numbers in the fact so many did not no what an overpass was and voted anyway. To bad it didn't seem all that complicated. Maybe it's a Canuck thing. oop's don't want to start another pole Robert
Ever since I was kid with my Eldon track, my friends and I always called an overpass an over/under or a crossover (The track crosses over itself). And a "crossover" (X track) as it seems to be called on here was always a switch track or lane change track to me and my friends.
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