Diecast Racing - New Corrugated Plastic Open Track Adapter for Hot Wheels

[@IndianaDiecastRacing]

awesome idea......I've had crash racers connected to coroplast for 2 years using popsicle sticks and hot glue!

[@spoolheads]

That’s awesome! I really think coroplast still has a lot of potential. Good to know you’ve had success with it.

[@g4diecastracing]

Thanks once again Russ for a very informative video sharing your design process and innovative track pieces! It is appreciated!

[@spoolheads]

Thank you for the comment and your support. Really helps encourage me.

[@rgperegrinus]

You are an excellent engineer and product designer at the same time. Thanks for all the improvement you're making to this "sport". Congrats!!!

[@spoolheads]

Thank you. I really enjoy this sport and my brain just loves the challenges associated with it.

[@numbskulldiecastracing]

Nothing short of excellent. 😍

[@spoolheads]

Thank you!

[@NorthernRoadsRacing]

This problem exists on orange track also, when combining bits from different eras there's definitely going to be bumps in track. I usually just sand that thicker piece down so that bump levels out, it doesn't disappear completely but works fine enough so that cars don't jump.

[@spoolheads]

So nice to know that I'm not the only one who has that problem. Thanks for the comment!

[@coldwheelsracing436]

This is another great idea of yours! Thank you for doing this.

[@spoolheads]

Thank you! I really hope it helps parents play with their kids more. :)

[@EddieDexterStewart]

Very informative! And the cars seemed to run better on the Coroplast! Great video!

[@spoolheads]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lewismoore9n3]

Brilliant video and idea to use the corrogated plastic and the 3d printed adaptor is very clever! 👏 I've got some square guttering that I'm planning on using along with a crash racers set.

[@gdmracing1]

Awesome job "Keep your roof to the Sun", Mahalo

[@spoolheads]

Thank you!!

[@mikeoxier2003]

Never ever in a million years thought about corrugated plastic!

[@spoolheads]

It’s great!

[@Chris_Hood]

Once again, you're changing the game with your innovation 💡 👏 Putting out a guess re: matte finish CR track and the slightly off level transition issue, would gaffer's tape smooth out the gaps? This adapter sure looks like an elegant answer to me!! Thanks for all the work put in the design 🙌

[@spoolheads]

Tape would certain help. Great thinking.

[@patrickbrennan2346]

when connecting the corolplast to other track on bottom of coroplast cut out 1/4” & then connect with ur adapter. Coroplast will over lap by 1/16” making a smooth transition to crash track

[@spoolheads]

I should totally give this a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@rc.attucks]

I've been waiting for something like this...👍🏾

[@spoolheads]

Thanks! I replied to your email just now.

[@HotCarTrack]

Cool man, great vid👍👍👍 Yeah the shinny NASCAR track I have found to be more consistent.

[@spoolheads]

For sure. It’s crazy how the flat the matte track isn’t! Thanks for the comment. Cheers!

[@Papertryl]

Great video. I'm having a hard time building my track as well. But these videos help so much

[@spoolheads]

Thanks for the comment! I've expanded using coroplast on a temp track and at this lane width, I'm falling in love with it... well as much as you can love a track I guess.

[@howardgreen9718]

That’s amazing thank you I’ve asked for a crash races track for Christmas my teenage boys think there’s something wrong with me they’ll change their tune when the track is up and running.

[@spoolheads]

The CR set is even fun on it own. We had a lot of laughs with it. Then I took it apart and build a track :)

[@Guingoyo4Life]

Bro awesome nice idea people will save money in this way

[@spoolheads]

Thanks. I hope it will make it more affordable. I’d love to see it become more affordable for families to build tracks.

[@epvideosdiecastracing]

So smart 🧠👌🏼

[@spoolheads]

Thank you EP!

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Great innovation. Love seeing your work. One thing to note, I guess depending on where you are in the world, there are different types of makes/construction of ie coroplast, tunnelcore or whatever manufacturer. I see you are using the 4mm, as did 3D. I found for me that is a rare, hard to find width in Aus. I did find some, (back in 3D days) but the hole widths differed to 3Ds so was not a good build with his design connectors. The main thickness we see easily available here are 3mm, 2.5mm and 5mm. I still have a couple of 4mm sheets here, I will have a look at its measurements tomorrow. Cheers, Marc D

[@spoolheads]

Marc, do you have a 3D printer?

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

@@spoolheads My son has a 3D printer, he lives about 60 mile from here. He originally printed some of the 3D bits for me back in the day.

[@spoolheads]

@@cutrockr-diecastracing2773 If you think you'd use the connectors, I'd like to try to make something for you to test if I can find the same coroplast here. 5mm would be pretty big, but maybe 3mm or 2.5 could work. Whatcha think?

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

@@spoolheads Hi again. Thanks. I know what is available from the major hardware here, but will update my research on what else is readily available, and where. Then I'll get back to you. Cheers, Marc D

[@spoolheads]

@@cutrockr-diecastracing2773 Let me know how it goes. Good luck!

[@luiml73]

Hi, where those supports for the track also 3d printed? I need some

[@hs.Racing]

Your idea inspirate for my track channel..thanks bro

[@spoolheads]

Glad to hear that! Send me a link :)

[@darrenelkins5923]

Do you know what track is used for the marble racing setups? I’d like to try that track out for cars, but can’t find out what it’s called Thanks for the video and idea,

[@WBDiecastGroup]

Thanks

[@PlaYzDiecast]

Does it connect coro to coro to make longer plastic sections? Great work as usual mate!!!

[@spoolheads]

I haven’t made the adapter yet, but it is next on the list.

[@DiecastShowCustoms]

i like it

[@spoolheads]

Thanks!

[@mic-drop-74]

This is very cool. Are there ridges high enough on the corrugated plastic to keep the cars going straight instead of sliding in circles on long straight sections?

[@spoolheads]

Nope, but if the cars are going straight, then they don't need them, so it comes down to having good turns that allow the cars to exit straight.

[@abcthe3rd967]

👍👍

[@spoolheads]

👍👍

[@zeldadiecastracing]

Very nice bro,thanks for sharing bro,can you connect with orange track bro ?cause i dont have fat track bro and our toy store dont sell fat track in our small town bro

[@spoolheads]

Yes. The first transition on this little test track used a SR2 to Coro adapter, which works with hot wheels orange track or spool heads SR2 dual lane.

[@adyudha]

Hi, can you tell me what is the name for that corrugated plastic cutter in 0:46. Thanks.

[@spoolheads]

Saw Trax CCD4 Coro-Claw 4mm Coroplast Cutter

[@paulysguitarjournal]

Any suggestions on how to make a banked curve with corrugated plastic?

[@spoolheads]

For hand crafted banked turns, I’d recommend you check out the membership videos at Chaos Canyon. You can also check out the build journals at Gravity Throttle Racing.

[@danielsondiecastracing]

Love it. You may hear from me ;)

[@spoolheads]

Thanks! Happy to help anyway I can

[@raymondwhite5554]

What are the struts used to support your tracks? Something purchased or something made?

[@spoolheads]

It’s a prototype support system I’m playing around with.

[@joshuabaxley9260]

If you ask me what my favorite track it would be the magtrack. because it looks like a speedway, due to it being 3 cars wide.

[@spoolheads]

It would be interesting to see if wider track could work better with a better turn. Maybe a good project to work on.

[@joshuabaxley9260]

@@spoolheads That would be a good idea.

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

@@spoolheads Yes, the 3D turn, (great innovation) is a bit of a killer on a number of aspects. Get the wrong line, and it throws the car into a roll over, too slow going into it, all over, etc. I also found with the sizzlers corner, one had to adjust the curve (entry and exit points) to really get the cars to roll through well. (Pretty much like all your experimentation on the subject. Coroplast on the exit of a corner was always tricky, like a skidpan (hopefully you use that terminology in the US) To assist overcome that I used fine fishing libe down the length of the track, (First section) About 4 lines? and it really helped correct /control the cars better. Cheers, Marc D. Happy New Year!

[@spoolheads]

@@cutrockr-diecastracing2773 Great comments. I'm really hoping to make a turn that is much closer to the sizzler corner than the crash racers. I'm also testing coroplast at the same width as crash racers and I'm loving it. Cars are skidding nearly as much as when people use the wider tracks.

[@ArTchN_Ei8ht_Industries]

How about placing a shim just between the structural verticals and under the "road" surface of the corrugated plastic to raise it up to meet the height of the shiny Crash Racer track and have a smoother transition, and perhaps the shim is built-in into the adapter's end that fits into the corrugated plastic? Possibly a gradual incline wedge shim, like a ramp up under the "road" surface of the corrugated plastic onto the "shiny" Crash Racer track? Lemme know if you've tried that and see if works if you do. Thanks. Stay safe and blessed. Yosh...

[@spoolheads]

Shimming it is a great idea and if I found tape that matched the color of the track, it would be a great solution. Thanks for your comment!

[@ArTchN_Ei8ht_Industries]

@@spoolheads I hope the shim's incline to level the height of the corrugated plastic onto the Crash Racers track won't be too steep that it creates a tiny jump which defeats the purpose of having a smooth transition from corruplast to Crash Racers with little to no "airtime" for the cars, if you do try this solution. Lengthening the base of the shim will decrease the grade of the incline, but cutting in too far to fit the shim in the corruplast might compromise the structure integrity of the corruplast.

[@thecoachskinny]

Where did you get those stands to hold up the course?

[@spoolheads]

It is a prototype support that I don't really like much. Designing some other options.

[@daymondnalley9439]

I need some of the adapter

[@spoolheads]

Let me know how I can help. [e-mail]

[@DiamondHandRacing]

We had a section of our track where we had a bump on the finish line straight from the matte crash racers that was causing havoc. We ended up using a sheet of vinyl decal, section of card stock and "patching" it across the bump. There's still a bump there but it's leveled out and not a harsh edge that was sending the front end of the cars airborne or pushing them up on the curb. Here's a short we did to incorporate it into the DRS World. kzbin.infoY0_UmnXNps0?feature=share

[@spoolheads]

That's a great idea. Now I just need to borrow your construction gorillas for an afternoon! :)

[@DiamondHandRacing]

@@spoolheads 🦍🦍🦍👷👷👷

[@faultypeanut3597]

It's less flexible and you wont be able to remove it, but super glue and a grit like baking soda sanded down with a dremel to make a strong flat surface.

[@spoolheads]

I should try it. Thanks!

[@jorge4145]

Have you a link or oage where I can buy the design of the conector?

[@spoolheads]

spoolheads.com

[@jorge4145]

Do You sen to México?

[@spoolheads]

Yes

[@jorge4145]

I already made the purchase on your page

[@jorge4145]

Hola! Cómo va mi pedido?

[@MartinCordova]

Are you selling on ebay?

[@spoolheads]

Thanks for asking. I have a shop at spoolheads.com