- Track Layout Design: after the table was built, I had to decide which layout would be optimal for what I was looking for, i.e. a road/street course where the utilization of the available table space had to be maximal.
- To design track layouts, I used a very good piece of Software: Tracker 2000. It is no longer supported but still available at http://slotters.weebly.com/tracker-2000.html
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Carrera GO Carrera Go!!! The small scale for small drivers. Is the first track and car system for many people and the 1:43 scale set-up has now been exciting new Carrera fans for a full 10 years. Is a 1/43 scale analog racing system which means that you can only race one-car-per-lane on the system. Not everybody who sets out to build a slot car racing layout wants to duplicate a specific life-sized track in miniature. Many layout builders have limitations on the size or shape of the available space and want to maximize lap length within that space. Others want to build a track with certain racing characteristics regardless of what the course ends up looking like.
- Carrera Help Spare Part Finder - Click here (find tuning tires, stock tires, axles and accessories for your cars) Frequently asked questions - Click here Carrera Manuals - Click here Carrera Spare PartsClick here Product Catalogues Click here Carrera Circuts/Layouts with parts list (Hint, a meter is approx 3 feet)Click here.
- Mar 22, 2016 Carrera Go Slotcar tracks 1/43 with scx compact cars rally forest under construction. Carrera go formula one f1 ferrari racing slot car on 4x8 layout - Duration: 0:31. Peter 4,052 views.
- Another good option (and free ☺) out there is Ultimate Racer
- For Carrera Go!!! you can use Carrera’s own design software: Carrera-StreckenPlaner
- While we are on the topic of layouts, here is a great archive of all kinds of layouts for 1/32 scale by Slotict
- See these tracks from various 1/43 racers (Photo Gallery)
The following is dedicated to Artin 1/43 Layouts
- Tracker 2000 definition file with Artin 1/43 tracks (I had to create my own definition file for Artin 1/43 as it does not exist in Tracker2000. If interested, you can download the file, right click and save as).
- Le Mans: to build this layout in Artin 1/43 you will need: 47 straights, 10 1/2 straights, 32 R1 45 deg curves, 36 R2 30 deg curves. To complete this layout, you will also need to cut two additional R2 30 degree curves in half to get four 15 degree curves)
- Spicing up your layouts: In Artin 1/43, the following two track pieces are available: the Split piece (left, part number 4551, $10) and the Join piece (right, part number 4550, $10).
Based on the existence of these pieces, I have modified the split piece (left picture) so that the direction in which the cars exit that track piece can be remotely controlled from the pits. See the details here. All you have to do to make this is buy a railroad model track point motor/switches (about $6.00 each) and be willing to do some cutting of plastic.
- See a movie of one of my 5x12 track layouts (pictured below): click here
The Carrera Track Builder for Adobe Photoshop is an easy way to create virtually any track you can imagine for Carrera Digital 124 and 132 products. With over 350 different pieces of track, including the new R1 hairpin curve and multi-lane start/finish pieces, it is possible to make different track layouts using the newest offerings from Carrera.
Download the Track Builder Photoshop File Here (13MB)
Carrera Go 4x8 Layouts Ideas
The Carrera Track Builder is a large adobe photoshop file containing over 350 different pieces of track. To make it as easy as possible, every track piece is modeled with no borders, inside borders, outside borders, both borders, and curves are available as complete circles so almost any track combination possible has been created and can be easily dragged/drop into a blank document.
Suggested ways to create a track:
- Open the Track Builder Photoshop file.
- Create a blank document to drag track pieces into (note: 1' equals one piece of straight track or 13.58' in the real world).
- Click and drag the pieces of track you want to use from the Track Builder Photoshop file into the blank document.
- Align pieces as needed to make the track complete.
- Add a background color of your choice.
- Add your own touches with custom buildings, scenery, anything you can imagine.
- Save your finished track in the desired format and share with the world!
Carrera Go 4x8 Layouts 2017
Here are some examples of the tracks you can make using the builder and a blank photoshop document: