Building My First Backyard RC Track

March 14, 2014

I'm fairly new to the RC world, but over a year ago I bought a 1/10 Traxxas Grave Digger and have not looked back. I'm now using a drone at work to capture video and am planning to buy a 4x4 SCT to start racing. I used to race BMX, so I've built a lot of jumps in my past and decided it was time to build an RC track in my backyard - one that my young boys can ride their bikes on eventually.

I've only been working on it for a day and a half, but have big plans for the track. I need to get some drainage pipe to designate the lanes and a delivery of dirt to build the rest of the jumps I have planned.

I had my Grave Digger out to test the jump distances, plan the corners and test the basic layout. I want the track to allow for slower cars/trucks to have fun on the jumps and know that I want to freestyle the course with my Grave Digger in the future, so it is my test truck. I'm sure that my SCT will have no problem making the jumps and will have an easier time getting speed to really make the tight layout fun. The rest of the jumps will come after I have it as a second test truck.

Shot with a Sony NEX 5N

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