Amazing Slot Car Track
 

Well, recently I pulled out my Scalextrix slot car track that I haven't used in a decade. I went online to SlotForum.com to see what the latest is in slot car tech. Well I came across a post from a guy who set up an amazing track!!

It utilizes something called Best Lane Slot Technology (BLST). What simply means is there are lane changers (LC's) and the cars have multiple ways to navigate the track. The BLST will keep the car on the optimum line hitting enttry points, apexes and exit points on curves. If a second car is in danger of collision it will divert that car and if the no 2 car is close the BLST will put that car out of the best lane so it has a chance to pass:

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/inde...howtopic=32301

Here is a link to the forum where he describes the build:

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/inde...howtopic=32301

The vid shows the track without scenery. Take a look at the vid with scenery. Simply amazing!!!!

Warning!! This may get you into wanting to purchase a slot car track and some cars!!!!!!

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Man that is nothing.. here are my brother and sister running our track back in the day .. this is a real slot car track https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ily/mgrace.jpg

Seriously , just a little comparison to show how far it has come.. that is pretty sweet!!

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Those are some awesome sets.I still have a few of mine.
I grew up with Aurora/AFX/Model Motoring & Thunderjet 500 pancake motors.

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Here are a few pics. Real or fake??

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Another

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That's some excellent realism in that scale set!

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One More!

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Love the Aurora set!! And my wife cannot understand that I was a bit pissed when the movers put tape on my Scalextrix box!!

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Still got my Aurora Camaro just like this one, in a shoebox with the rest of my slot cars. I got the Aurora Golden Gate Bridge set for Xmas in 1969 and thought I had died and gone to heaven. My dad and I raced those cars for hours. Sold the track in 1985 but kept the cars.

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Over Christmas I visited with a friend who collects them. He probably has 20 or more of those Camaros new in the box among other mint sets and accessories. Its literally like walking into a hobby store in the late 60's early 70's.

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Cool stuff!

My slot tracks and cars are very used and abused!

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Me a my buddies used to race on an HO track like this when we were kids. Every Saturday morning at Miller's Feed & Hobby shop on Grand River in Detroit. Still have my cars and pit box. The track was made by Aurora for hobby shops, six lanes, lap counter. I believe they call them "tub tracks" today. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif
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Theres a huge underground world here in Mpls St Paul with them. I went to a few of their meets and shows. I guess its even 10 times larger around Chicago and they meet up in hotels and block off 10-20 rooms and go from room to room to room selling them. Thats their version of a good swap meet.

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<font color="blue">Here is my 1/24th drag car.
The track was close, so I bought a car, a body, an extra motor, etc. &amp; then the track closed.


https://www.yenko.net/attachments/390545-DSCN0011.JPG

I haven't used it in about 10 yrs. It went 9.90 @ scale.
My controler was a heavy duty starter button.


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Me a my buddies used to race on an HO track like this when we were kids. Every Saturday morning at Miller's Feed &amp; Hobby shop on Grand River in Detroit. Still have my cars and pit box. The track was made by Aurora for hobby shops, six lanes, lap counter. I believe they call them "tub tracks" today. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif
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LOL! Amazing you pulled that up. My friend has that in his collection. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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[b]When I was a kid I had the AMT version.
AMT came out with The Authentic Model Turnpike in '62. It used 1/25th scale models instead of the little HO racers. Back then the frame on the models would screw mount to posts on the bodies. Because of this you could interchange any models body you wanted to the race car chassis.
These racers had a carriage that protruded out of the track and the model had a swing arm that would snap on. You actually had to steer your car through the corners or crossovers or you would spin out.
If the car spun out you would have to maneuver it forward and reverse to get it going again.
This was hands down over the HO stuff, but was much harder to operate and cost much more and never really caught on.



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You can see the swing arm hanging from the model. The carriage below it was under the track always keeping the car on the track.



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