An interview with Brad Bowman of Bradstracks
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, Oct 28 2021 12:05 PM
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Posted 28 October 2021 - 12:05 PM
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Posted 28 October 2021 - 02:15 PM
Brad also raced karts.
He has built me a few tracks, all are a piece of art and well-constructed. Don't know how he does it, but when he lays in the rails they come out perfect.
Mike Low
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Posted 29 October 2021 - 05:18 AM
His HO Purple Mile belongs in a museum. It is a master piece!
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Posted 29 October 2021 - 10:30 AM
Yes it is. It was interesting that he said they didn't use the gutter lanes as they were undriveable. I wonder why?
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Posted 29 October 2021 - 01:09 PM
Too dished to deal with typical HO car clearance.
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Posted 29 October 2021 - 03:45 PM
That makes sense. I once raced on an old John Ford swoopy King with tight radius corners. The gutter lanes, or at least red, was pretty bad in some turns.
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Posted 29 October 2021 - 03:47 PM
In the tight, inside banked turns, too much space is created with the traction magnets and the car loose downforce. And pickup shoe geometry becomes an issue.
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Mike Low
Cry like a baby, drive like a girl, walk like a man.
Give me enough rope and I'll build a fast car... or hang myself?
Cry like a baby, drive like a girl, walk like a man.
Give me enough rope and I'll build a fast car... or hang myself?
