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Post by RacerX on Nov 19, 2008 9:00:44 GMT -6
Hey everybody, check this out!
This is our first try at a video about our new tool and how to set-up a rail rider aligned car. We hope everyone, especially the newbies find it helpful.
Any feed back would be appreciated for future up-dates.
Thanks
Racer X
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Post by pinefever on Nov 21, 2008 8:49:07 GMT -6
Great video. I'm sure this will help a bunch of people. I'm thinking about building a Rail Rider for the first time. I'm convinced it is the way to go with a 3 wheeler, but in our pack we have to have all 4 wheels on the track. If we build a conventional car with the wheels in the normal locations, in your opinion, is there a benefit to rail riding?
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Post by ohsofast on Nov 21, 2008 8:53:49 GMT -6
Great job Racer X. This really shows what you have been saying for the last few seasons, the back axles really show well. Keep up the good work, the new tools work well. I got mine from Max V and was up most of the night trying them out.
Terry
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Post by RacerX on Nov 24, 2008 18:46:58 GMT -6
I have been working with the new Max-V axle puller pliers, very nice!!! Builder tip: They work exellent for axle adjustments when setting up a Rail-Rider. Easy, safe and damage free gripping of the axle head for turning as well as pulling.  Race Fast Racer X |
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Post by teamfreeroller on Apr 26, 2009 18:05:40 GMT -6
any one ever tried railrideing on a wood track?
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Post by PinewoodPerformance on Apr 27, 2009 9:14:13 GMT -6
A wooden track is all we have for our pack and as long as it is is good condition it works just as Racer X has show in the video. I have seen some Best Tracks that are worse than wooden tracks if not de-burred and correctly assembled. That track can be a tinker toy.
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Post by DerbyDoc.com on Apr 27, 2009 22:03:01 GMT -6
any one ever tried railrideing on a wood track? Back when I was racing in the leagues, I had a test track that was wooden. I was able to easily rail ride on it, and it transferred into great results at pwdracing.coms racing league. I wanted a better track, so I found a nice piantedosi freedom aluminum track, and bought a fast track timer. Wooden tracks can be tricky though since some are home made. If you have a good wooden track with smooth joints, then it will be fine to set the car up as a rail rider. |
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Post by sarge74 on Nov 17, 2009 14:03:49 GMT -6
I'm convinced it is the way to go with a 3 wheeler, but in our pack we have to have all 4 wheels on the track. If we build a conventional car with the wheels in the normal locations, in your opinion, is there a benefit to rail riding? I am also in that situation. I would really like to know what you Rail Riding Pros have to say on this. Thanks! |
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Post by RacerX on Dec 22, 2009 15:00:33 GMT -6
The 4 wheel touching rule is coming up quite a bit more and I even had lunch with a group of Dad's last week that all had to work with that rule. I personally believe that it is a crazy rule that adds more complexity to building and leaves less for the child not to mention that 3 wheels touching just naturally happens unless unless care is taken. NOW, off my soap box!!!  Rail Riding is still beneficial for a 4 wheel touching car and a little additional tinkering is required to make it work. The idea is to think of the front wheels as a dominant wheel (steer and rail ride) and a unloaded wheel. We have been using the Pro Body Jig or Pro Body Tool 2 to drill the rears and the front dominant wheel. Then we shim the tool from the body (on the bottom) with a biz card to just "Un-load" the other wheel. The object of this is to try to make the axle contact the TOP of the wheel hub bore so the wheel touches the track for tech. And finally we have been using 2.5 deg of positive camber (Top of the wheel tilted out) from the Pro Rail Rider Tool so as the car rolls out and pushes the wheel against the rail, it slight lifts the opposite wheel. There is a lot of tinkering here so have fun!!! Racer X |
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