Races2U now has the first and only commercial slot car track in the United States running the Slot.it Oxigen system. Not only that, but it’s portable and available for corporate events such as team building and trade shows anywhere in the continental United States.
This modern technology goes as far beyond ordinary digital slot car racing as digital racing went beyond analog. With Oxigen, microprocessors in the cars and the controllers are paired using radio frequency, rather than using cabled controllers where the digital signals are passed through the track to the cars. Even though several other digital systems have the option for wireless remote controls, the signal to the car still goes through the track, and most digital systems are currently limited to running only six or 8 cars simultaneously on a track. With Oxigen, it is possible to run 20 independently controlled cars on the track. With all the cars transmitting their information via RF, it is also possible to have features like anti-collision built in. Perhaps one of the most useful and interesting features is that when set up properly, these cars can run on many types of digital tracks, including Carrera, Scalextric, and Ninco. Another interesting feature is that the Slot.it control can be tweaked to tailor the response of the car’s braking, acceleration, and speed. To make the best use of the Slot.It Oxigen system requires a USB dongle which reads the information from the cars and controls, and can be used to feed the data into a race management program such as Slot.It’s own chronometer or PC Lapcounter. This system is not for the faint of heart, or light of wallet, as every piece may require firmware updates, which can be a laborious process and a typical controller/cartridge/decoder/car set may cost $300 or more. However, if you want to take digital racing to the next level, this is a great option. To learn more about the system, visit the Slot.It website here.
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