The TRACK

History

The SSME track was the largest of two tracks built in 1967 by Roy Summersby, for a commercial venture at Woy Woy on the New South Wales central coast.

The Woy Woy centre closed in the early 1970's when the slot car boom died, and the tracks were sold.

The small track went to Boy's Town, Engadine NSW.  The current whereabouts of the small track is unknown, but is suspected to have been broken up and dumped.

Our track was purchased by SSME around 1972, kept in storage for a while, then reassembled at Luddenham.

Construction

The track is a mix of Masonite for the banked turns, supported by particle board ribs, and particle board is used for the straights.

The racing surface is painted with light grey paving paint, and routed for the 1/4" wide copper braid.

Traction magnets do not work on our track.

Track length is;

35.10m (115ft 1.9") on Red,

35.08m (115ft 1.1") on Black.

Overall floor space is 11.8m x 4.7m.

Lane spacing is 100mm, which is suitable for both 1/32 and 1/24 scale cars.

Maximum height of any car or truck is 105mm, to be able to pass under all of the bridges.

Lap timing, and track rental time is controlled by the Johnson track system on Commodore Amiga computer,  which was main system used in Australia for commercial tracks.

Club racing and competition days are also controlled by the Johnson system.

Power to the track was upgraded in 2006 to a variable power supply (Powertech MP3090) of 3 ~ 15v @ 40Amp.  This power supply is suitable for running motors up to stock Super 16D.

Wiring to the track is 'positive gate' to the hand controllers, and positive to the right braid on the track with the cars going forward.  The track was re-wired to right braid positive in December 2007.

Open day to the public - last Sunday of each month (except December).

Computer lap counting and race control.

Small selection of essential spare parts.