Tips on setting up a car to ride over

[TheJunkMan]

I want to set up a Section with a car in it. metal is slippery what tractions aids would anyone suggest any suggestions would be aprieciated by the way I am an Amatuer to Senoir Amatuer level rider but i will try Expert lines!!! I do not make them but I will try them

 

[wayneg]

We used either some paint with gritty sand in it, or spray on contact adhesive. Both seemed to work well, although the paint wouldn't be so good in the rain ;)

 

[Smit-Dog]

3M makes black grit tape that you can buy in rolls at your local Home Depot. You can get it from about 1/2" wide to 3" wide. Appy some on your line up the car. Clean the metal on the car real good with alcohol; it should stick really good then.

I used it to line some wooden steps in our garage, and 3 years later it is still super grippy.

 

[TheJunkMan]

What about the windshield? what should i do to keep it from breaking I have seen in Videos that they duct tape it. or should i bust it out and put in some expanded metal?

 

[wayneg]

Just tape it. Usually the front and back windows pop out before they break. Our club made up some wooden ramps to go over the windows so that there wasn't any metal to glass contact.

 

[TheJunkMan]

Thanks any other neat things to set up next to the car as a bonus?

 

[wayneg]

Logs are always good - the bigger the better. If you have Expert class riders make them go up the end of the log and wheelie along it, this always impresses people. The other thing is to get some younger riders (on smaller bikes such as the 50cc ones) riding around turning and balancing. This makes people aware that trials is not only for Experts with improbably large wedding tackle, and most people like to see little kids puttering around on nice quiet bikes.

 

[TheJunkMan]

Not a bad way to put it some of those wipper snappers are prtty good!!!

 

[Paul N]

Coke can provide traction, but washes off easily. Just spray it on and let it dry.

During our demo with a car, isolating the suspension from the ground, with pallets, made a big difference to the rideablility of the car.

 

[TheJunkMan]

Never thought of that I might weld some rims faceing to the ground to the frame to lift it off the ground a bit

 

[TheJunkMan]

were is every one???