Not exactly a backyard,but i have a piece of land about 200-250 sq. meter which is totally barren, and i was thinking to build a small track kind of thing for a 1/10 scale vehicle.
Nothing fancy but a simple track with basic layout is on my mind.I would be really grateful if some of you guys could please give me some tips and tricks on this issue.
My main concerns are

Is this area (250 Sq. m) big enough to build a backyard 1/10 track?
How to keep grass away from this track?
What kind of terrain is best and how to make it because as of now its all covered in bushes?
What kind of manpower and machine power is required?
How much will it cost?
Will it be worth?

I would say it would be quite hard. Maintaining it will be even harder. If it's square, it's something like 15.8 metres in length and breadth. I kinda doubt that'll be enough to accommodate a 1:10 car. You can make the car really tight and technical but that might work for 1:16 or 1:18 cars....

Buddy, I have categorized your questions and provided some info below for each category.

Land: A 250 Sq. m = about 2,690 Sq. feet. Having said that, you would be able to build a max of 50x50 or 65x40 Sq. Ft. or such combination track or in other words a track which is not more that 2,550 sq. ft in size.

Grass: About the grass, there are many chemicals available in the market which if sprayed would not let the grass grow again.

Terrain: About the terrain, its completely upto you what kind of track you want to make, you can build a on-road (can be used for drifting also) or a off-road track. For a off-road track you can use any soil available and either keep the track surface loose (soil/mud that moves like sand) or tight (hard and clean like clay or tennis field).

Manpower: About manpower / machine power, fisrt you will have to get all the bushes/grass removed from the field for which you can have 2-3 people do it in couple of hours. Then have a road roller kind of thing to flattern out the land first. Once the land is flat you can decide what you want to do.

On-road track: If you are going for a on-road track then you will require tar or concrete work done. If you are getting concrete work done then I recommend that you have the surface properly plastered with cement and then have 1 or 2 cotes of oil-painted which would reduce the traction and allow the cars to drift easily.

Off-road track: If you are going for a off-road track then you can decide if you want to keep the track flat and simple or with some tricky turns or you can add some jumps if you want. Jumps can be permanent which can be created by dumping the mud or you can create jumps using wood.

Cost: The cost depends on many factors again. I have explained a few of the factors above.

But again you have a very small area so you really will not have enough place to play around. The track design should be well thought through and then developed to make is fun filled track.

Hope I have answered most of your questions.

Quote from: iamahuman on March 30, 2012, 12:27:57 PM
I would say it would be quite hard. Maintaining it will be even harder. If it's square, it's something like 15.8 metres in length and breadth. I kinda doubt that'll be enough to accommodate a 1:10 car. You can make the car really tight and technical but that might work for 1:16 or 1:18 cars....

i youtubed and saw some of the great looking backyard tracks with just the same size as mine so i hope it might not be a big deal. moreover i my not looking at racing or anything,i just wanna try some laps and similar stuff,anyways thanks

Thanks a ton Dharmesh.
I plan for a offroad one.

I dont have a roller or stuff but i guess water can also loosen the soil and flatten it out. About jumps initially i might use some of the wooden ramps that i have and might later on make some jumps using pipes and soil on the track itself as a permanent cure.
The area is of the ratio 80x30 ft i suppose but will have to measure it .
Thanks

80x30 is fine.

And yes, watering would help loosen and flatten.

BTW, what kind of soil is there? I mean Red or Black?

From what i know Northern plains have alluvial,neither black nor red ,just like what you might find in  farmland.
Its softer and fine in texture with more cent of organic matter.

hey i am amycho. I wanted some tips for making a rc car track

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