Tracker DH offering: the Fastrack?

boogaloo28 · 03-11-2007, 12:02 PM

Any word on what these are gonna be like. They're mentioned on the second to last page of the buyer's guide but no pics so I've very curious. Is tracker gonna finally make an inverted kingpin design or make a sweet super low stable traditional style truck?
ebasil, buddy whoever, what's the word?

Mulletsorf · 03-11-2007, 12:16 PM

Mums the word.

EBasil · 03-11-2007, 12:24 PM

Inverted Kingpin.
Standard Diameter axles.
Tracker Bushings.
Pure Berylium Hangers.
American Made.
More information soon.

One of the above is untrue.

Dubester · 03-11-2007, 12:46 PM

yah! toxic hangars!!!!!

Mulletsorf · 03-11-2007, 12:47 PM

Shweeeeet.

chicagolongboards · 03-11-2007, 12:50 PM

American made? I like them already.

~Stuart~ · 03-11-2007, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EBasil

Inverted Kingpin.
Standard Diameter axles.
Tracker Bushings.
Pure Berylium Hangers.
American Made.
More information soon.

One of the above is untrue.

"inverted kingpin" is the untrue one right??? :P

revzack · 03-11-2007, 04:59 PM

If you thought breathing urethane was bad, breathe the dust facing the hangars, which i assume are not made from berylium.

tomahawk · 03-11-2007, 05:06 PM

berylliumisn't toxic in the bulk phase, ie just a blob of metal.

it gets problematic when you try to machine it b/c the dust is very toxic/carcinogenic.

EBasil · 03-11-2007, 10:22 PM

Gol dern engineering students get my geeky jokes right off the bat. Shucks.

SteveC · 03-11-2007, 10:33 PM

Can't wait.
I love that the DH truck line up has grown so much..

May the strong survive. and the weak adapt.

Aaron · 03-12-2007, 11:42 PM

About a month ago, a person at Tracker said they would be out in a month.

iareskyler · 03-13-2007, 09:47 AM

hey it takes time to release a product,give 'em a break

EBasil · 03-15-2007, 04:59 PM

I'm just back from a conference at the Tracker factory, and we spent some time going over the FasTrack. This thread is the first place on the planet for the details in this update. To save my own time, since I'm about to head off the grid for several hours, I'll use some bullet points. For those of you used to my habits like that, it'll make sense.

--Designed by Larry Balma. In fact, he's working on them as I type this.
--Design input from Don (Loaded) and Bream (Gravity).
--True 7" hanger width (like a Randal 180), which means 178mm (forget fractions for now).
--Oversized bushings, poured by Tracker and designed especially for this truck. Oh, they're the "Stimulator III", btw.
--50 degree baseplates.
--Asymmetrical Hangers. Flip to stabilize.
--inverted, "nuts out", Grade 8 kingpins.
--Pressed axles.
--Cast in the same forge Tracker uses for all their trucks. Baseplates are logoed with Tracker badge.
--Both "old school" and "new school" drillings.
--More information, images and photos to come.