Welcome to the family hobby and sport of Radio Control Car Racing in Northern New Mexico!
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Track Layouts and Photos
Overlook Raceway is the club's pride and joy. Located at Overlook Park in White Rock, New Mexico the raceway is a fully equipped with running water, electricity and a large, double-sided 6' tall drivers stand. We are very fortunate to have the County of Los Alamos sponsor the track, providing us with materials for upgrades and maintenance.
The race park consists of three tracks: 1/8th scale off-road, 1/10th scale off-road and 1/10th scale on-road. The off-road tracks have a clay surface and are wetted down before and throughout the race day.
1/10th Scale Off-Road
Our 1/10th scale off-road course is 120' long and 60' wide. The track can be run clockwise or counterclockwise and is a challenge either way.
Update! - For the 2010 Outdoor Season we altered and added some jumps. The track now boasts three sets of doubles in one section which results in an awesome jump rhythm. There are also two more doubles, one each on the entrance and exit of the banked hairpin at the back corner.
The most common tire used is the Pro-Line Bow Tie. The surface is packed clay, but exhibits a bit of a split personality. When the track is cleaned off and/or wetted down it has very good traction, however, once it dries out and a few heats have been run it can get a bit slippery due to the dust. Sometimes this will even happen in the course of a single heat.
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1/10th Scale On-Road Asphalt
The parking lot at our outdoor facilities does double duty as an on-road 1/10th scale track. The outline for the track is painted on the asphalt. The lanes are 10 feet wide and the entire course is 100' by 40'.
The surface has been holding up well but is starting to show its age. We are hoping to lay down some type of coating soon to help seal the asphalt and provide a better racing surface.
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Indoor Track
Our indoor track is built using Ozite carpet and RoadRails barriers and is setup inside a school gym. The club currently owns enough carpet to create a 30' x 60' track. The lanes are typically 6' to 7.5' wide, which accomodates 1/18th and 1/12th scale well. The track will run 1/10th scale, but it is just a little bit tight, so we limit the number of cars in a heat.
We change the layout every raceday during the Winter Season. There are several standard track designs that we use but we will occasionally improvise. The possibilities are endless!
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This page was last updated on July 13, 2010
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