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Quarry Creeper
Hey folks. A couple of us were talking over on Opie's thread about my buddy who has some land with really good potential for a "track." He is pretty open to the idea of possibly setting up some of his woodland for RC trucks, and we have already had a ball running the Yeti, SCX10, Wraith and even some 2wd sand rails on the basic single track we cut out this summer for motorcycles.
The questions would be: what would be the best way to go about it? And what type of track would lend itself best to the property. I'm new to all this - so any help and suggestions will be much appreciated.
Brief description:
The way it currently sits, there are about 10 acres of wooded land, much of it hillside. The hill drops down fairly steep in places to a stream (crossable in spots with a little massaging) and then back up the hill on the other side.
The place we've been running is up on top of the hill, just inside the tree line. There is already a steep downhill/uphill run from that area down to the stream where we now basically just turn around and come back up. But that bottom area seems like it could be just the start - with trails branching out from there. The cool thing is that the trees have somewhat limited the snowfall on the ground - so it's even been fun in these early winter months.
I think a big decision would be whether to cut out a few separate tracks/trails, or somehow tie them all together (what I imagine G6 to be like). While the hills create a challenge to the design, I really feel there is great potential.
The VIDEO I posted in the other thread probably shows it best (but shaky!), but I'll try to get some more descriptive pics. For now, the photos below give a rough idea of the type of terrain we're dealing with. First shot is the hill, 2nd is the "track" up on top inside the tree line.
The questions would be: what would be the best way to go about it? And what type of track would lend itself best to the property. I'm new to all this - so any help and suggestions will be much appreciated.
Brief description:
The way it currently sits, there are about 10 acres of wooded land, much of it hillside. The hill drops down fairly steep in places to a stream (crossable in spots with a little massaging) and then back up the hill on the other side.
The place we've been running is up on top of the hill, just inside the tree line. There is already a steep downhill/uphill run from that area down to the stream where we now basically just turn around and come back up. But that bottom area seems like it could be just the start - with trails branching out from there. The cool thing is that the trees have somewhat limited the snowfall on the ground - so it's even been fun in these early winter months.
I think a big decision would be whether to cut out a few separate tracks/trails, or somehow tie them all together (what I imagine G6 to be like). While the hills create a challenge to the design, I really feel there is great potential.
The VIDEO I posted in the other thread probably shows it best (but shaky!), but I'll try to get some more descriptive pics. For now, the photos below give a rough idea of the type of terrain we're dealing with. First shot is the hill, 2nd is the "track" up on top inside the tree line.
