The best thing about a track extension for your backyard RC track is that it does not cost you anything other than a few hours of  “healthy” shoveling and digging in the fresh air. Well  the “fresh air” part depends on where you live I guess…

Anyway, we are back in Maui Hawaii from vacation and while doing some yard work (digging up cane-grass) I came across an old concrete patch in the yard. As Rally fan you are probably thinking the same that I was thinking – BRILLIANT now I can have my track be a mixed surface environment -just how it is supposed to be for Rallycross and Rally cars.

The real problem is to get the soil leading to the concrete patch to become hard enough to drive on it. The original track took about 2-3 month to harden and compact. I don’t have any tools or tractor that could help. I thought about driving the family car over the track, but it won’t work due to my wifes potato patch close by. And trust me you don’t mess with a wifes garden -ever!

The extension will add an additional 90 feet / 30 meters to the track. This will bring the track to a total of 220 feet / 67 meter

Looking at it in a 1/10 scale:  I am still short by almost 130 feet / 40 meters to have a “true” 1/10 Rallycross track which are usually 0.932 Miles  //  1.500 km long.

Here is a picture of the new section under construction.