Passkey Speedway

Owner:
Scott Johnson
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Track 
Type:  Brad Bowman custom, wide open with lengthy straight-away.
Sanctioned by MHOSA:  Fall 2002
Track Length:  80'
Lanes:  4
Lane Order:  Yellow, Blue, White, Red
Track Direction:  Clockwise
Color:  Light grey

Table
Size:  Two-piece 5'6"x19'6"
Table Builders:  Scott Johnson and Dan Peirce
Controller Connection:  Alligator clips

Peripherals
Power:  Custom 30A 18V AC to DC  converter by Jim McCartney.
Polarity:  Positive
Lap Counter:  LaneMaster ​

Raceway
Number of pit spaces:  15 to 22
Lighting:  Fluorescent and incandescent.  Pits are well lit.

Set-up
Rail height:  Approximately 0.014" -- Light down force rails allow for "slamming" the chassis in both super stock and polymer classes. Too much drag in Super Stock and rob much needed straight away speed.

Gears
High gear ratio helps achieve the much needed speed for the large radius curve & long straightaway combination. 

Shoe tension
Lighter than average pick-up shoe tension helps handling without sacrificing power.

Background
Passkey was modeled after a Denver area Tyco track built by Dennis Shoenberger and Tim Essman and used in the 1991 HOPRA nationals.