gabe2001
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posted on 14-11-2009 at 09:49
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Spa 6-laner moves to Bedburg
Hey Guys, preliminary post of the activities around moving the Spa wooden track from Alsdorf to Bedburg. For now just the pics as Marcel & Stefan Kuhn
and myself are en route to Bedburg to continue with pulling out the damaged braids...
-g
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Alvaro
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posted on 16-11-2009 at 19:21
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I hope enjoy again whith this fantastic track .
Thank`s for the job.
Rural Slot
Alvaro Sarabia
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 posted on 17-11-2009 at 18:39
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Hurry!
Hoi Gabriël,
When do you expect the track to be operational?
Any chance before februari?
Be aware that you have taken an awesome responsiblity by doing this building job.
Only this track can seduce the WEAM Team to leave there Heitelân.
So, our state of happiness is in your hands.
Take good care of it .
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gabe2001
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posted on 18-11-2009 at 15:24
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well - more volunteers are always welcome - there's still a ton to be done...
Btw - has anyone a good tip or trick on how to splice braids. This is to make it longer where they had to be cut for taking the track segments apart.
I'm thinking of cutting them at an angle of about 45 degrees, pushing the two braid ends into each other (goes in for about 0.5 to 1 mm), placing the
whole thing up-side down into a heat resistant rail with the exact width of the braid and pressing a really hot iron onto the joining part. I have
tried it without any rail and the soldering isn't very smooth - subsequent sanding by hand or dremel would be required. I'd like to avoid that extra
step as it already is a hell of a job.
Of course, if we had plenty of money we would rip out all the braids...
-g
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posted on 22-11-2009 at 23:42
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braid reconnection
Gabe,
you don't need to rip all of the braids off....
I know a workaround which requires only about 15 cm of new braid per connection to be redone... that is let's say 15 x 2 braids x 6 lanes = 180 cm
per track segment connection...
And it would be a lot less work to do, the final result will be much better than the method you are thinking about, and as a bonus, it allows for
eventually later taking the track apart without all of the hassle. It's too long to explain in this message, but don't hesitate to contact me....
VBR
Raymond
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posted on 23-11-2009 at 11:02
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Braids
Hello Raymond
Saw that Bjorn is going to Charleroi this weekend, will you be there as well?
Maybe we can talk there?
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sloefspeed
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posted on 24-11-2009 at 09:39
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Hi Tamar,
I will be there, probably not for the whole day, but sure we'll find some time to talk
VBR
Raymond
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posted on 26-11-2009 at 22:22
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Hey Gabe
if you give me your dates when your in Bedburg, I'll try to be there also to
take a bit of work out of your hands
Gert
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posted on 16-1-2010 at 08:12
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Hello!
Is the Spa 6-laner in Bedburg nearing completion ?
Michael Huniche
Racing for Viking
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posted on 22-1-2010 at 16:46
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sorry for the late reply - no update yet - nothing has been done since we were there last year in November...
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Big Al
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posted on 2-3-2010 at 05:41
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Sad news on the IMCA site about the Spa track.. Exact problem we have in SA. Floorspace is premium.. Bummer..
Big Al
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posted on 19-9-2010 at 17:07
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Spa track moves into a good home :)
The good people of 1A Slotpiste (http://www.1a-slotpiste.de/) are the new proud owners
of the spectacular Spa track. Here some pictures from it's 3rd move: http://www.1a-slotpiste.de/bilder/2010/Spa_Bahn_Heimerzheim/
Keep checking their site for updates!
cheers,
-g
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posted on 20-9-2010 at 19:49
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Great news!! Can't wait to run on that track again!!
Cheers,
Paal Hanson
Vikings Scaleracing Club, Frederikssund, Denmark
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Alvaro
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posted on 21-9-2010 at 08:43
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 I hope race again in this fantastic track.
Rural Slot
Alvaro Sarabia
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posted on 21-9-2010 at 11:21
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Hey Gabe,
2 very good news in fact...
Spa is in a safety place under well care 
1A Slopiste is as close as 1 hour from Liège 
Friendly regards,
Philippe - Zmachine TM
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posted on 30-10-2010 at 23:52
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This weekend: opening event
with Gruppe 5 race on Monday, Nov. 1st.
Here's the car I'll be racing together with Alex and Fola
cheers,
-gabe
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posted on 6-11-2010 at 00:18
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dang.... that was fun! THE BEST TRACK IN THE WORLD::::
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fola
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posted on 6-11-2010 at 00:19
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More....
SPA
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posted on 10-11-2010 at 04:38
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Looks like a great space to have what is arguably the best model car track in the world.
I still smile when I think of the brief time I had on that track. My wife even thought it was cool. I want to move to Europe 
Terry
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