For the next week or so we will be running a big oval for tire testing and also to see how 1/18th scale cars work in the space we have. I currently have a couple BRP SCs, several HPI Micro RS4s, a pair of Duratrax Street Force cars, an Associated RC-18R, A Mini-t, several Duratrax Vendettas and even a pair of Kyosho Mini Infernos. I will be working with the road cars for now and see how they work

On Friday we are changing the track layout to the How Fast Are You Time Trial Track #5. This will be the active track until next Wednesday, Feb 13th when I will set up the oval we will be using for the open house.

Here is Track 5:

The current HFAY Time Trial track we have set up is TT #4. This will be up until about February 7th when we will most likely switch to TT #5.

There is a lot of speed around the outside of this one but the infield needs to be driven smoothly or you will scrub a bunch of speed off and heat up the motor.

This is the current set up at Mini Speedway.

If you are in the Milwaukee area and would like to see how your racing skills stack up against racers from around the world get in touch with me, greg@minispeedway.com, to set up a time so you can run the course.

Check out http://www.howfastareyou.com for more information on the format and how to participate in the How Fast Are You Time Trials and Online Points Series.

Well, I think I need to change the layout. I’ve been running the HFAY Time Trial Track #2 and need a different course to get more experience. I did manage a 4:49.06 so I achieved my goal of getting under 5 minutes but there is still way too much wall banging. I’ll revisit this course someday and try to better that.

So, I am going to set up Time Trial Track #3 because it reminds me of the old arcade game Sprint.