Modelville Hobbies in Ashland Ma. just installed a new surface and magnetic braid on thier American Black Royal. The installation of the new surface and braid was completed by master track builders Gerding and Silky. This should be a great 1/24 and 1/32 race track.
Modelville installs magnetic braid on track
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John Stezelecki
, Mar 18 2011 08:42 AM
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Posted 18 March 2011 - 08:42 AM
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 04:52 PM
Well the new Black is finished and Gary Gerding & Silky did a great job bringing this little gem up to first class condition. We added magnetic braid so this will allow a great deal of classes and types of cars.
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 05:58 PM
Sweet, that means that you guys can race 1:32 magnet cars also! 
This way you guys can get the home racer to come out to race on a big track and to have a chance to open it up! 
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This way you guys can get the home racer to come out to race on a big track and to have a chance to open it up! Nesta
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Posted 10 December 2019 - 11:22 AM
Can anyone tell me how this worked out since it has been awhile since the installation? Did it have an affect on flexi racing performance? Did the plastic chasis cars come out and race? Did the braids retain the magnetic qualities or do they have to be replaced?
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Posted 10 December 2019 - 01:00 PM
I used magnetic braid on my tri-oval when I had my raceway, and as far as I know whoever has the track now, it's still on it. It did 5 years at my raceway, and 4 or 5 years at another raceway with no problem. The braid is steel/copper, wear's better than pure copper, and doesn't lose its magnetic quality.
I also used it on a couple of the smaller tracks at the Peachtree City raceway.
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Posted 10 December 2019 - 01:41 PM
Michael, if you want to find some info on this particular black track & its use, you can PM "Modelville Guy". That's Richard Payne, the raceway owner.
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Posted 11 December 2019 - 12:34 AM
FYI: The braid is not magnetically polarized. IF a car has magnets under it (Traction magnet), the car will be magnetically heavier due to the attraction to the braid (artificial gravity). I used it on a 1/24 dragstrip 15 years ago to help the launch and braking area in order to reduce the glue mess and bother - I got tired of scraping the dead flies out of the shutdown area.
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