Obviously this is not a vehicle, but certainly has everything to do with the automotive hobby! Recently an in-ceiling air conditioner began leaking just after we closed our store on a Tuesday night. As we are closed Wednesday, we didn't know of the problem until the following Thursday evening. By that time enough water had been deposited on our 8-lane Oval track (made from MDF) to cause irreparable damage. A new track was not in the budget, but we were fortunate enough to find a solid used Oval at a reasonable price only 7 hours away. Once we got it back to our store, the real work began. I started by removing all the braid (which was pretty much coming un-glued anyway), and soaking it in lacquer thinner until all the old glue was gone. Old glue also had to be cleaned out of the braid recessed on the track surface. This was accomplished with a dull chisel and lots of elbow grease! Once all that was completed, the process of re-gluing the braid to the surface began. Working alone, the whole process took a couple weeks. Now it was time to wire things up. This was not actually too difficult, but everything had to be done eight times (once for each lane). After that, it was hook up the power and scoring systems and go racing! The track gets plenty of use as racers turn thousands of laps each week in our Novice, Stock Car and Dirt Late Model programs. Now it's time to put our Drag Strip together and then get busy on the Road Course!
