1/24 and 1/32 Scale Carrera Slot Car Race Track Sets
(See our track sets)
I answer this question all the time: "What's the difference between the 1/24 scale track sets and the 1/32 scale track sets?" There are actually only 3 things that are different.
~First, when you buy Exclusiv (1/24 scale) track sets, you get 1/24 scale cars instead of the 1/32 ones you get with the Evolution (1/32 scale) track sets.
~Second, the transformers are different
~Tthird, 1/24 scale race track sets also include the curve borders that prevent the wheels of the 1/24 cars from slipping off the edge of the track. With the Exclusiv track set (1/24 scale) you get an 18-volt transformer. The 1/24 Carrera slot cars like a little more juice than 1/32 scale ones, which prefer 14 volts of power.
You can run 1/24, 1/32, and Carrera Pro-X and the new Carrera Digital 132 cars on any and all Carrera track sets. (With the Carrera Pro-X and Digital 132, you need a digital track set for the basics...but you expand your track set, i.e. straightaways and curves with the basic Carrera track. )
So, again, if you purchase an Analog Carrera track set, you can race any brand of slot car, i.e. Scalextric, AUTOArt (we carry both 1/24 and 1/32), Slot.It, Fly, Ninco, etc...on your Carrera Track Set! Carrera makes the only track wide enough to run both sizes. See our comparison pictures and information below: |
| Comparison Chart |
| Scalextric Sport | SCX | Carrera | Ninco |
| Track Width | 6 1/8" | 6 1/16" | 7 3/4" | 7 1/16" |
| Slot Separation | 3 1/8" | 3 1/8" | 3 7/8" | 3 17/32" |
If you are blessed with unlimited amounts of space for a track, consider yourself lucky and build yourself a huge track for your 1/24 scale racers! Size does matter folks, especially with 1/24 scale tracks. When you are ready to expand the size of your track, keep in mind that everything is a better value when you buy complete track sets. You get 2 cars, controllers, track sections, and another transformer, all at a lot less than buying them separately. Besides, it is always a good idea to have extra track, controllers, etc...because inevitably you are gonna break something, somehow, sometime!
If space is a concern, no problem...you would be amazed at the great tracks you can construct on the top of a ping-pong table. Seriously! However, we don't recommend Carrera for tight spaces, we recommend Scalextric or the Ninco Master Track set; made to specifically fit on a 4' x 8' piece of plywood.
So, don't let room hold you back; 1/32 slot cars are the way to go if space is tight though. There are some great books (check out our book page)
that will show you how to build different tracks depending on space. Let your creative juices flow and get ready to have fun!
NOTE: Carrera is now offering their newest version of the Track Planning software as a free download. If you would like a copy, go to Carrera Track Planner.
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