MB SLOT wooden track Options

[Doug]

MB SLOT has started production of a modular wooden track system for slot cars.

To produce the track to their high specifications, MB SLOT have invested in a workshop with a pantograph table and the necessary tools for the job.

The panels are made from MDF which has a melamine surface on one side, ideal for running slot cars. This surface is incredibly hard and highly resistant to oils, additives and abrasions. Finished in black, it looks good too. The surface is not perfectly smooth, with a waxy feel, ensuring excellent running.

The braid has been chosen with special care, with three options giving different solutions according to the track use.

• Zinc-plated magnetic braid, with a profile of 4 mm x 0.9 mm, suitable for 1/32 scale and down to 1/43 scale.
• Zinc-plated magnetic braid, with a profile of 5.6 mm x 1 mm, ideal for 1/32 and 1/24 scales.
• Nickel-plated non-magnetic copper braid guarantees a long life, with profile of 5.6 mm x 1 mm.

What is incredible with this kind of braid is that only 0.1 Volt of the transformer voltage is lost, on a traditional plastic track more than 1.5 Volt can be lost. This means a higher motor performance in acceleration, speed and braking.

For borders or guardrails MB SLOT use 3 mm FOREX - an expanded rigid plastic sheet - cut in various heights according to the position around the track. These rails slot into the track - a 3 mm wide groove, 10 mm deep. This way the wall will be hard but not too rigid in order to minimize the slot car damage. The rails are easily added or removed without glue, adhesive-tapes or nails.


After various tests MB SLOT have realised that to make such quality track there should be no limits except imagination, and making a standard product was limiting, so MB SLOT invite those who want a MB SLOT track to contact them in order to design and made a track exacty to your specifications. Radius of curvature, number and distance of lanes and border size can be precisely what you want.

With the technology, production methods and materials used, the price of a completed track will be similar to a traditional plastic track, but with an incomparable quality, even in the long term.


An example of all this is the track in this PDF file, linked below, which has been ordered from us recently having 8 lanes of about 52 metres, with a distance between the lanes of 10 cm, 11 cm kerbs and a lot of switches and a pit stop, where the OXIGEN SLOT.IT system will be installed to allow for digital use.

The X-switch piece is 1 metre long, almost three times as much as traditional tracks, this means that it will be possible to change lanes at the highest speed.


Another nearly-completed project is the quarter-mile for slot car drag-racing, a track with two lanes 20 cm apart and a total length 21.6 metres. The drag section is 12.5 metres for the 1/32 scale and 16.5 metres for the 1/24 scale, with a long braking zone in both scales.

An upcoming project is the RALLY ANDROS track, followed by tracks representing real racing circuits.


Link to Track Plan showing sections


For further information, please contact MB SLOT:

email: mbslot@mbslot.com
Skype: mbslotsimonalimonta
Tel.: 0039 0 371 422233
Fax: 0039 0 371 55288

[stoner]

cost for a 1/24 drag strip and shipping charges to uk. john

[Slotracing Al]

cost for a 1/24 drag strip and shipping charges to uk. john

If you want a braided wooden drag strip, it would be worth getting quotes from other professional braided wooden track builders.

MB offer lane changers, where as most pro wooden track builders cater for a market that doesn't need them.
Presumably you won't be wanting lane changers on a drag strip.

[RikoRocket]

Can't find it on their website: any indications of price?

[roblees]

John you don't need an 8 lane drag strip! This looks good, can we see shots of the real thing?

[LMP]

Presumably you could have however many lanes you wanted? (less than 8)

[Doug]

cost for a 1/24 drag strip and shipping charges to uk. john

Regarding drag strips. They mention in this release that they can make them and have one being built. Ask them for a quote. They may not pick up your request from here.

Can't find it on their website: any indications of price?

From what I gather, their projects are costed on a per-project basis depending on size, complexity and time involved etc.

Phone them or send them an email, give then a trackplan and ask for a quote.

[MBSLOT]

Hello everybody, this is MB SLOT, thanks for your interest in my wooden track

[Doug]

Hello everybody, this is MB SLOT, thanks for your interest in my wooden track

Welcome to the forum

Please post any pictures of any of the tracks being built. I am sure that members would appreciate seeing how it looks.

[stoner]

roblees, when have you ever! seen more than a 2 lane drag strip. i was interested in the surface they use and just wanted a rough quote. john

[lee thorndike]

looks to me like a vinyl wrap a bit like kitchen doors.
I have looked into doing this myself as i have built a few mdf tracks.
I have access to cnc and heat press etc but its not cheap.
I do hope it goes well for mb slot though.
Regards lee

[Doug]

Some photos sent in by MB Slot:

[Ian B]

MB Slot = Quality in my book, so when I saw this subject I thought great.

However looking at the photos I'm not so sure now
Lane changes and digital side of things fine,
but the corners They are meant to be smooth bends

[mtalley]

This looks really nice, but how much? A couple years ago I was interested in a Slotfire, but that was gonna be really expensive.

[CJA]

Ey Up,

I was initially very interested by this, brilliant lane changers.

Like Bleep, I am concerned by the "threepenny bit" curves !!.

Surely computer controlled machines can achieve a smooth curve.

vbr Chris A.