Patent ID: 6244968
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A63K

Abstract:
An elevated wooden racetrack comprising:a) a wooden racetrack surface comprising a plurality of floor boards and having a first and second outer periphery, said wooden racetrack surface extending along a plurality of tiers elevated above ground level and having a plurality of banked curves, each banked curve defining at least part of a circumference of an imaginary circle having a predetermined center, the first outer periphery of said banked curve positioned toward said center so as to define an inside curve periphery, and the second outer periphery of said banked curve positioned toward said circumference so as to define an outside curve periphery, each banked curve comprising a plurality of wooden slats positioned on edge along a lengthwise dimension of the wooden slat and abuttingly adjoining at least one other wooden slat of said plurality of wooden slats, the plurality of wooden slats positioned bent into shape and at a predetermined angle of inclination from said inside curve periphery to said outside curve periphery to thereby define the banked curve; andb) a racetrack support frame comprising a plurality of vertical support posts anchored on suitable land and connected to a plurality of support members positioned to effectively support said wooden racetrack surface, thereby to provide elevation above ground and structural support.