Dodgem Tracks

[kiwi]

Here a couple of photos of Larkins Amusement track in New Zealand, it was built in Australia a few years ago now. No idea who did it. Are they other tracks that are similar?

Its a very nice track but he dosn't travel many cars on it.

[PNC]

my track is opposite to most, the wheels roll out the back of the ride, there is no drop deck trailer there, the front of the trailer is the front of the ride

[kiwi]

The orginal Majestic track out here has the goose neck drop down, which becomes the entry. Then a single axle at the rear on an airbag, so the wheel stays under and the track drops down. All driven of a 12v battery, which works well, expect when the battery is flat from not being used in a while.

The second set which was built here has a twin axle set which roles out the rear of the trailer, gooseneck is then at the back of the ride when set up. Both tracks are very similar when set up, but the difference in towing is vast. The single axle orginal is challenging when driving down the road, cuts into every corner.

[Top Gunner14]

Yes kiwi, the Larkin track and this track owned by John Phelan here in NSW, were built by a bloke called Bernie Gimbert in Wollongong on the NSW south coast. Heres the track: