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Where abouts on a R/C track do you like the straight to be.. far side of the track or infront of rostrum?
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The straight should be as close to the drivers as possible for me. I always prefer it there, and I raced oval for 20 years.

I never understood the longest straight as far away from the drivers as you can get, but a lot of tracks do it that way. The car is going as fast as it will go for you, and is as far away from you as it can get.

I'm never comfortable on a track where the long straight is on the back-side of the track, personally.
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How about an EPR style layout, where in essence there's two straights, one in front of rostrum and one furtherst from the rostrum.

However, due to the intertwining parts of the track, there's only ever one straight used in a race and the track has many differing variations ensuring many ways that the track can be set up
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For me is never in the back, only ever straight in the front.
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Always preferred the straight at the Back. More technical in front of the rostrum.

Just like PDA used to do it
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Depends on size off track really. Small track I think it's better at the back, but if it's a larger track it's better at the front.
I suppose it also depends on how good you eyesite is aswell!.
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Through the middle like at Tivvy
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For me the straight is the easiest part of the track, and should go at the back of the track...this means the harder sections, and generally jumps are nearer the rostrum, and in better view.
However, I would also recommend that the track be in 'landscape' view where possible, since overall distance from the rostrum, and depth of view should be kept on the smaller side..i.e. More wide and shallow than long and thin if you get my drift...
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I think the straight should be furthest away from the rostrum and the more technical bits of the track closer to the rostrum
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at the back as the cars are travling at there fastest your veiw point is much larger and you can judge obstical better (slower cars)

my preferd rostrum locaion is furthest away from the most dificult jump etc

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but having said that when racing a tc snetterton park has the straight at the front but it is so far away from the rostrum it feels as if its in the middle if that makes sense.
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In front of rostrum for me.

Reason being when there is an important technical feature in front of the rostrum, rostrum position often plays a vital part in being able to see it properly. Sometimes you get to see an up OR a downslope but not both unless you're in one of 2 or 3 spots on the rostrum.
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hmm intresting.. that is a very good point dan.. never thought about it like that.
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Always a back straight, your car is travelling at its quickest, if its under the rostrum you need to move your head as well as your eyes to track you car - your peripheral vision is also less as you're looking at a much reduced portion of the track hence harder to avoid obstacles/cars, and of course your car is flat out so probably wont come out of an incident. I agree with dans statement but if the rostrum is set back from its nearest lane your vision for obstacles will be fine.
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Back straight all the way for me,and the further away the better.
Let the trickier parts of the track be closer to the rostrum as its just easier on the eyes.

....And my eyesight isnt too good
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I think Dan makes a great point there.

I think the important thing is that important features are easily viewable from all places on the rostrum.

8th scale straights are always under the rostrum, ive gotten quite used to that now
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I've always liked a back straight for the reason of the speed and your wider field of vision of the track at that distance.

Although I can see the questions about having big features under the rostrum meaning there is a few very favoured rostrum positions.
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Depends on size off track really. Small track I think it's better at the back, but if it's a larger track it's better at the front.
I suppose it also depends on how good you eyesite is aswell!.
100% agree, racing indoors defo a back straight my head wouldnt be able to rotate fast enough to keep up with the car if it was in front of the rostrum. But for the large outdoor tracks having a back straight makes it feels like its 2 foot wide.
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It really depends on the rostrum position.

To me any track with a straight at the back is normally ok, but if the straight is in front of rostrum and the rostrum is close it can cause havoc.
Especially when you track your car down a straight and some numpty is leaning forward so you cant see car at the end of straight.

I have to be honest and say the Moto Arena track with straight at the back is great, same as Brooklands, Mendip. all great tracks.

I wonder why 1.8thIC offroad tracks have straight at the front and yet On road IC normally have at the back?
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think its just easier in offroad 8th to have front straight because of pit ramp.. onroad tracks just have a layby
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