Steve, who were some of your track building competitors. I know of only one, Hasse Nielson. Who were some others. Also are you responsible for the "King" track design or who was ? Who was responsible for other common designs like an "Engleman". There was a track in Santee Calif. It was a "hillclimb" variation. Did you build it.? Just curious thanks from an old time racer back in the mid 90's / early 2000's in Arizona and California.
I started selling mostly home tracks in late 1986. Built my first commercial track in 1988, maybe 87. Hasse was my earliest competitor but at the time there was also Ed Tunkle and a few others. Later on Chris Dadds, everyone else did not sell enough tracks to really mention. Once I developed a track design that allowed me to build and paint my tracks in my shop and deliver them finished I pretty much had the market to myself, everyone else got my leftovers. Donn Bryans started working with me in the early 90's out of his shop in Florida. He still builds tracks. The King track design was by American Model Car Raceways. The Engleman was originally built by Stan Engleman. I built a lot of hillclimbs but I do not know where they all went too. I did not have time to catalogue anything and all my invoices got accidentally destroyed when I tore down my old house. But I do know that I was personally involved in the building of over 500 tracks because every one of them got a number.
What are the dimensions of the supports? Found a track ob craiglist and trying to restore it
Did you sell a track in Taos NM?
Steve, who were some of your track building competitors. I know of only one, Hasse Nielson. Who were some others. Also are you responsible for the "King" track design or who was ? Who was responsible for other common designs like an "Engleman". There was a track in Santee Calif. It was a "hillclimb" variation. Did you build it.? Just curious thanks from an old time racer back in the mid 90's / early 2000's in Arizona and California.
I started selling mostly home tracks in late 1986. Built my first commercial track in 1988, maybe 87. Hasse was my earliest competitor but at the time there was also Ed Tunkle and a few others. Later on Chris Dadds, everyone else did not sell enough tracks to really mention. Once I developed a track design that allowed me to build and paint my tracks in my shop and deliver them finished I pretty much had the market to myself, everyone else got my leftovers. Donn Bryans started working with me in the early 90's out of his shop in Florida. He still builds tracks.
The King track design was by American Model Car Raceways. The Engleman was originally built by Stan Engleman. I built a lot of hillclimbs but I do not know where they all went too. I did not have time to catalogue anything and all my invoices got accidentally destroyed when I tore down my old house. But I do know that I was personally involved in the building of over 500 tracks because every one of them got a number.
I don’t see a date on the video. Can you help me out, Steve?
April 21 2020
do you still build commercial tracks now?