OMG! I remember this from my childhood! Forgot all about Scalextric! Good times
@tread_well_frank2772
8 жыл бұрын
that was great fun watching, i must say. and even a dash cam! brings memories when i was a kid but i never had a track a fifth that size. lot more fun than bigger slot cars. hooray for the creator of this track, the racers, the camera man, etc and the uploader !!!!
@verdeboyo
9 жыл бұрын
you cannot beat scalextric. I have almost as much track as that in my bro's loft. Brilliant stuff!
@stephendrivick840
8 жыл бұрын
A mini-pool table, a pinball machine, AND a giant slot car track. That's a fun room! :)
@MrBrander
12 жыл бұрын
:) You brought my childhood memories back. We didn't have this kind of colossal track. Just a little bit of track and a few twists and turns but it was so much fun. Especially because the track was made out of rigid rubber you could bend it in all kinds of ways and make all kinds of cool inventions with it. Not to meantion when those cars lost grip on all 4 wheels and they were hanging just from the connector and racing way faster than they should have. :D It was so much fun.
@jmart922
12 жыл бұрын
*Clapping* that music played along really well...love the cam shot when the car falls and the music goes along with it
@stephen22564
8 жыл бұрын
Love the car POV footage :)
@onlyAPBTs
8 жыл бұрын
The music to this is perfect!
@lokieec.r.p.swarrior8740
7 жыл бұрын
WOW!! I so wish I had a set-up like that. House to small. Looks like so much fun!! Thx for sharing!!
@BinghamVlogs
12 жыл бұрын
If someone ever wants to build a racetrack, I think they have the man for the job here....
@Maf430
12 жыл бұрын
scalextric, pinball, a pool/snooker table - every thing a man could need!
@smudgeyarksha3514
6 жыл бұрын
This brought back memories 1991 when a was 10 yr old building a scalextric up with my old man, real bonding time loved it, and love this set up it's out fucking standing!
@marmarymotherofgod
12 жыл бұрын
You're living out a childhood fantasy, man.
@Palthios
12 жыл бұрын
Man... I used to play with these when I was a kid back in the early-mid 90s. Had no idea they still make this stuff.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Just 1 power base was used, but with 2 x 2.5A power supplies powering it. The speed drops off slightly when the cars are furthest from the power but only a little, and we raced 6 cars on this circuit no problem at all - Great fun!
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks - The first piece (the ragtime piano music) is called The Smiler by Percy Wenrich, and the second piece is from the album "Music for a Film" by Daniel Bautista (which you can download for free from Jamendo I think).
@JarodGould
9 жыл бұрын
Lovely video worth the hour and 40 minutes setting it up that was funny at 3:30 I have this at home but it is a very old one getting a new one soon liked
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. There's a button on the controller - If you don't press it the car goes straight on at junctions, if you press it the car branches off at the junction. Great fun when you're chasing another car and you time it right to branch off to the other lane to overtake, and even better when you have 6 cars running on the track and you're swapping lanes at every junction all the time to try to overtake.
@jillsmith3937
7 жыл бұрын
These thing still around fun times when I was a kid
@SilentTrama
12 жыл бұрын
I had a few of the old AFX tracks when i was a kid, took all day to set it all up. Good ole days
@JoseMunoz-hl3bh
7 жыл бұрын
Great video and amazing track! Was wondering how did you get enough power to 200 feet worth of track?
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. There's a button on the hand-held controller to control which way the car goes at a junction - If you don't press it the car goes straight on but if you keep the button held down as the car approaches a split the car takes the non-straight route.
@mrelectron6220
8 жыл бұрын
Very cool, really like the on board camera on the car
@GoFlyDude
12 жыл бұрын
who the **** would dislike this???? I have like 5 metres somewhere in a box... that stuff was awesome it also had 2 loopings (which only had a chance of working next to the power source...)
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
Yes I think it all works with digital signals, both for controlling speed and lane changes. There's a sensor in the track just before the track splits that detects which car is passing, and from that it works out whether to change the direction or not depending on whether the "lane change" button on the controller for that car is pressed or not.
@muscleman02
11 жыл бұрын
that was off da chain. i miss having the tyco racing tracks. great video!!!
@ryanmoore4098
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! Clearly you're not one to brag because this would have taken a normal person a week to build! Awesome video!
@niceneezy
9 жыл бұрын
Impressive layout! What's even more impressive, is that you managed to set it all up without stepping on any of the track!! LOL
@nichelewilliams6723
9 жыл бұрын
til lfr47i
@billypoe3703
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very creative.
@unclefester420
11 жыл бұрын
The need for speed track!!! Now all you need is a cop car with flashing lights and go get em!! Who said you need a video game. You got real time action right there!!
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
No just a normal video camera, a Canon HF20 attached to the top of a car with elastic bands and insulating tape - It made the car a bit slow and top heavy but it did the job!
@slinginguitarman
12 жыл бұрын
wow!that guy puts race car tracks together really fast.
@Nohjjohnthegreat
13 жыл бұрын
You are what the modern day public would call a "Scalextrix geek"
@yellowskunk3465
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks man for the trip. Very cool.
@L78Nova2
12 жыл бұрын
The car-cam was the finest touch, cool vid, dude.
@Shlopcakes
11 жыл бұрын
That was the greatest 4 minutes of my life.
@albertotovar5213
12 жыл бұрын
Fue uno de mis mejores regalos de navidad cuando tenía 12 años, hoy tengo 42!!! es un juguete en toda la extensión de la palabra. Felicidades por el video.
@theoriginalbillholt
12 жыл бұрын
I dug this, and I've never been an extreme slot car fan. I liked the production quality. It was cool how you synced the emotive characteristic of the audio with the roll-over at the end. ; ]
@InstructorDriving
6 жыл бұрын
This would make my cat go nuts
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
Yes it's Scalextric Digital, and you can run up to 6 cars on the track at once - Great fun.
@bigfella11
12 жыл бұрын
THAT WAS AWESOME...MY 3 YR OLD BOY WHO JUST LOVES THE SLOT CARS WANTS THIS TRACK..LOL..
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
The first music (the ragtime piano music) is called The Smiler by Percy Wenrich, and the second piece is from the album "Music for a Film" by Daniel Bautista.
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The first music (the ragtime piano music) is called The Smiler by Percy Wenrich, and the second piece is called "Opening Theme" from the album "Music for a Film" by Daniel Bautista.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
The divider tracks are controlled by a button on the handheld power controller - If the button's not pressed when your car goes over a junction it'll go straight on, but if the button is held down then the car turns off or switches sides.
@mytek998
12 жыл бұрын
Best scalextric track I´ve ever seen
@LightDC
9 жыл бұрын
I was so keen for these aha, where did the days go man!! :(
@almightyarjen
11 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
@DatBossTV Yes you're not far off - Those bridges barely have enough space under them for a car, let alone a video camera, so you'll notice that all the in-car footage stops just before bridges! I don't think the camera fell off but it did hit the bridges quite hard a few times as it's not easy to slow down when there's a heavy video camera on top.
@BlokeOzzie
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this. Now I don't have to do it myself, and retain my cool, non-nerdy social status.
@ant9850
13 жыл бұрын
My knees were hurting just watching you build that, very impressive though!!
@colinfoxyy4771
6 жыл бұрын
Just showed this to my (6 year old) son he said "it's the biggest track in the world"
@elnanoweb
9 жыл бұрын
I sure did enjoy watching this video!!! Congrats.
@moosejunky99
12 жыл бұрын
that is an insanely awesome..... it is pretty good that u can do it in 1 and 40 mins...
@nickc.8814
9 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of track. Looks like good fun!
@ZafriusRasnake
12 жыл бұрын
Awesome.Great music as well.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
@TheNewfrewelian It's a system called Scalextric Digital - Up to 6 cars can run on the track at once and it uses digital signals from the controllers to control the speed of each car. The crossover tracks mean you can swap lanes when you want to too. I've only once had all 6 cars running on a 2-lane track but it's great fun!
@wsv123wsv
10 жыл бұрын
Great fun to watch! Thanks for sharing.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The first music (the ragtime piano music) is called The Smiler by Percy Wenrich, and the second piece is from the album "Music for a Film" by Daniel Bautista (which you can still download for free from Jamendo I think).
@theqwertymaster7
12 жыл бұрын
NIce ending! i love how the red car stoped and the other lost controle
@mtx499
13 жыл бұрын
@trackspike64 I'm not sure but I'm guessing that the car either uses an infra-red LED or some kind of magnetic field under the car to trigger the sensor in the track that switches lanes - It's definitely not mechanically triggered, it's some kind of proximity sensor circuit that then switches the lanes electrically.
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
I started with a small digital set, one that came with 3 Porsche cars I think, and added just a few more straights and curves to make a more interesting track. There's a great "pit stop challenge" set you could start with if you're keen on the single track 1-lanes. Be prepared to spend a lot if you want extra track though - I got a bit carried away over the years and spent several thousand just on track!
@mtx499
13 жыл бұрын
@animatorSimen I used one digital power base with 2 power supplies plugged into it - The power does drop off slightly towards the far side of the circuit but it's not too noticeable. I once built a slightly longer circuit using all the track I have (around 220ft) and didn't have any power problems, even with all 6 cars running, so I expect you'd be ok, as long as the track is in good condition so it doesn't lose too much power between each track joint.
@Acemeistre
12 жыл бұрын
OMG! I feel like a kid again who *just wants a go* but will never get a chance - awesome effort dude, I am definitely jealous XD
@gacj2010
9 жыл бұрын
wow what a highway ..I love it
@OutcastSpartan7
11 жыл бұрын
It works with electricity passing down the two metal bears on the track, and into the motor of the cars, a bit like A Bumper Car, but without the electrical flagpole.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Just the standard power supply and a good clean track - The cars slow down slightly at the furthest point from the power but it's hardly noticeable.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
The first piece (the ragtime piano music) is The Smiler by Percy Wenrich, and the second piece is called "Music for a Film" by Daniel Bautista (which you can download for free from Jamendo I think).
@Carlos.FC.
11 жыл бұрын
Oh man! A.W.E.S.O.M.E I have no words to say about this, you are a GREAT collector. Cogratulations! and have fun ;)
@mtx499
11 жыл бұрын
Just one power unit but it was right on the limit - the cars slowed down a bit the further they were from the power but they were still plenty fast enough.
@welshbolshevik
8 жыл бұрын
holy shit thats alot of track
@mattsynth
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing layout.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
No, just used the standard power base with one connection to the track. It was on the limit though - The cars slow down a bit at the furthest point from the power.
@raidkoast
10 жыл бұрын
Me and my brother managed to build it so long that we lost power to the cars. We were disappointed when the cars slowed to a halt halfway through our track that went from end to end at our old apartment. We had to remove a meter or two to make it work.
@davidjellis
7 жыл бұрын
This cropped up in my 'Recommended Viewing' email today from KZitem - Great to see this has 10 million views now! Best wishes, David.
@luke8687
7 жыл бұрын
12 now
@yaprakpinar365
6 жыл бұрын
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@neilchahal4089
6 жыл бұрын
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@Linsydance
6 жыл бұрын
davidjellis vhnnn
@alexandrahernandez1954
6 жыл бұрын
davidjellis we’ve,v.C
@therealjdmguy
12 жыл бұрын
man that brings me back!!!!! how can anybody dislike this ?
@JustAnotherViewer-
10 жыл бұрын
I remember the one I had, it was rigged up to a transformer from a 18v battery charger, and had a dial so it could be adjusted, so the cars were crazy fast lol
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Yes it does suffer a little from voltage drop but it's not too bad - The cars slow down slightly the further they are from the power connector.
@markslinger3327
7 жыл бұрын
how do you get the power supply to the furthest part of the track? ive got a big circuit set up, but i lose power at the furthest point from the ac supply. how did you overcome this?
@SantaTrikeArt
7 жыл бұрын
i think he use another ac supply or, he use more than one stage of start in the race to use more power (in points :v)
@rickkentner1713
7 жыл бұрын
Mark Slinger I have over 250'. It is a combination of 3 sets. I had to use all 3 power packs carefully located to power the whole track. Long time to set up but worth it!
@wilhobbs207
6 жыл бұрын
Use wires to connect sections of the track near the power supply to the point farthest from the supply. Scalectrix sells a set of them. I have 70 feet myself and had a similar issue ...the wires fixed the problem immediately.
@Serinabeana
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy thats. A rad video bro
@lordvgames
6 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia hit me like a truck
@JBofBrisbane
12 жыл бұрын
"Squeeze" sections at 3:54 should be used in conjuction with the tightest radius curves to make a hairpin bend.
@YouthfulElf
11 жыл бұрын
Whoowhee! That's a lot of track! Anyway, let the races begin! That was an awesome ride, especially when you had the camera view on the car itself! Now if you could only set it up to in way that had you dodging model trains, then you could really have some fun!
@kraistus84
12 жыл бұрын
At 1:33 I was depressed, but then at 1:37 I was like "WOOAA!!" Nice video man, you're an inspiration to us all!
@lynmar
12 жыл бұрын
very end of 2 hour construction wife walks in the room *its time for me to vacuum*
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
Just a normal camera strapped to the top of a car. You might notice the in-car footage stops just before every bridge, because the camera doesn't fit under it!
@LeighPankhurst
9 жыл бұрын
That's an awesome track.
@stefanf.ausbuchholz9117
9 жыл бұрын
Tja, so ist das eben, wenn man sich jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten das Gleiche wünscht. Dann hat man irgendwann mal so irre viel Schienen, dass man gar nicht mehr weiss, wohin damit ...
@DREKSLIKEIT
12 жыл бұрын
wow maan your really fast building that stuff
@mtx499
13 жыл бұрын
@evans10j It was just mounted on top of a car and held on by insulating tape and elastic bands - The car didn't drive as fast with all that weight on top and it was a bit top heavy (hence the accident at the end of the video) but it did the job!
@madrc57
11 жыл бұрын
great video man really awsesome
@DerekArmsden
12 жыл бұрын
You Sir are a God.
@jared7211
11 жыл бұрын
Nice job on both the track and the video.
@christo88white
9 жыл бұрын
ohhh god, i used to play with this all day without getting out of ideas. as kids back then we had to use our imagination to create our own games, lol i even used to add green army men, action figures and animals to build this game :)
@mrvegas7399
12 жыл бұрын
mtx, has anybody tried to copy your layout? i am amazed at the beauty of the design. maybe if I win the lottery, you will tell send me pictures and draw a map of the pieces you used to construct it.
@mtx499
12 жыл бұрын
It's just a normal video camera strapped to the top of a car with elastic bands and insulating tape - Not an elegant solution but it worked!
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