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[trailerkeith]

Hey All!

Pictures will soon be coming of the rebuild and resurfacing of the famous Nuvolari at Elmsford. Right now two turns have been completely replaced, the lead into the squiggles has been lenghtened (so the car can sort itself before the squiggles and lap counter) and the braid depth was reset to a depth of less than 10 fathoms as well as the "accidental" bump in the straight before the bank being addressed. Also, new braid has been laid down as well as a fresh coat of paint.

For those who race there regularly this is a godsend, for those who haven't been here in a while it'll be as if it's 1966 again but without that massive lap counter in the way of the turn on the bridge and the plasma screens are now broadcasting Speed TV in hi-def.

The stools, different lane color positions, and the 60 degree bank are still there. As is Lou.

For those who remeber (some painfully) the condition of the track as of late, this is my way of saying come back in to try to tame the dragon!

[Gil Aubin]

So, um, ahem, are the track records still listed on the wall.

[Cheater]

Cool!

Who is doing the work?

[tonyp]

I think all that matters is who won the first ever IM Nats...

[trailerkeith]

Some very talented local carpenters are doing the work (they did this once or twice before) and yes, the records are still on the wall. How long they will stand with the new surface remains to be seen.

[NY Nick]

Will there be new power?

[trailerkeith]

The power supplies were redone when they reopened in05. The panels have been rewired and it is now positive gate (like the rest of the world).

[Matt Bruce]

That is awesome news. It will be great to run on such a historical track the way it should be. Thanks to Lou and everyone involved for doing right by the Nuvolari and returning that legendary track back to pristine condition. Show some pictures when you get the chance.

[trailerkeith]

I'll be there this weekend with the camera. I'll also put my CAN-AM car on there for some times. If you minus 2 seconds off that time, that's where you and Jay would be running on that track.

[Noose]

And let us know if Lou is still going to have he same Pit Pass costs.

[JerseyJohn]

Now thats funny Noose. It will probably be more to pay for the renovations........................LOL only kidding Keith

[trailerkeith]

From what I understand new pit pass costs will equal that of a monthly payment on a new Porsche 911 turbo cabriolet... Or in that neighborhood.

[trailerkeith]

Pictures....

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[trailerkeith]

This is with a F7 powered Slick 7 Chassis with a long Ti-22 body on it...

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[trailerkeith]

Same car - Better Driver

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[Mopar Rob]

Why are the lane colors in a different order than what we see today?

[trailerkeith]

Why are the lane colors in a different order than what we see today?

Just to let you know it was like no other track anywhere!

Kidding, I believe in the 60's there were 2 lane color schemes, and the one you see on most tracks is what won.

Slotblog historians any help with this?

[slotcarone]

Back when Elmsford's tracks were made the placement of the lane colors really didn't matter. When you entered a race you picked a lane out of a hat and that was the lane you raced on. I don't remember what year the lap counters were modified for four lane rotation----anybody with some more info?

[jimht]

That's Stan Engleman color coding, same as I used to have on my 180'.
I changed my Engleman to the American coding because I also had American tracks and it was unnecessarily confusing for them to be different.
Lou has always had 3 Englemans and no need to change since they were all coded the same.

At one time here in Texas we had 4 different color codes around the state...we adjusted, no big deal.

[trailerkeith]

I believe they were originally Engleman tracks!

[Jaz]

Pictures....

Wow....I fondly remember those turns..
first one was the deadman. If you hit it right on yellow, the rest of the track was almost full punch. Both Lou and Mike always said it was the fastest lane.

The second was the 180 after the drivers panel. The white lane was one of the hardest turns in slot racing. you had to have your timing and the car set up perfectly for a perfecr lap.

geez I miss that track.

[trailerkeith]

Wow....I fondly remember those turns..
first one was the deadman. If you hit it right on yellow, the rest of the track was almost full punch. Both Lou and Mike always said it was the fastest lane.

The second was the 180 after the drivers panel. The white lane was one of the hardest turns in slot racing. you had to have your timing and the car set up perfectly for a perfecr lap.

geez I miss that track.

The 180 off of the pit straight (called Hoyer's corner for a driver that could never get around it) was actually made a little faster but white and black are STILL tricky to negotiate. There is 8-9" grafted into the straights before the turn to give more lead on into the squiggles and lap counter.

Yello on the dead-man is still the lane to get your timing on that track. Once you have that down you can drive any lane well.

I posted something about this on my facebook page and people I would have never suspected told me about a dad, brothers, cousins, friends that raced at Elmsford. So strange that so many people know about this place!

Keith