NOVEDADES EN MB SLOT

In 2012 MB SLOT has decided to start a challenging project: the production of SLOT CAR wooden tracks.

In order to be able to achieve a very good product from the point of view of quality, precision, production and cheapness the company has invested in a work centre with pantograph table and the necessary tools, machinery and room to work the wooden panels.

All this is not sufficient because high quality material is needed, which lasts long and has he necessary characteristics to guarantee the highest performance to slot cars.

The material chosen for the panels is MDF, which is specific to be worked with pantograph, with one side in black melamine with wax finish (slightly rough), and the other side raw.

The melamine layer is the surface where slot cars will dart, it is incredibly hard and highly resistant to oils, additives and abrasions, the black colour seemed to us the best compromise from the aesthetic and long term availability point of view, the WAX finish gives the surface a slight roughness which is perfect for SLOT CAR tracks.

The braid to conduct electricity has been chosen with special care, offering different olutions according to the track use.

Braid in magnetic material with high quality zinc plating in two sections: 4x0.9 mm to better adapt to the exclusive use of 1/32 or 1/43 scales and 5.6x1 mm for 1/32 and 1/24 scales.

Nickel-plated non magnetic braid in copper to guarantee a very long life, with section 5.6x1 mm.

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

For borders or guardrails we will use 3 mm FOREX sheets cut in various hights according to the position, to be framed along the track with a 3 mm milling, 10 mm deep. This way the wall will be hard but not rigid in order to minimize the slot cars damages, it will be easily added or removed without using glue, adhesive-tapes or nails.

All the screws will be in stainless steel.

After various tests we have realised that to make a track there are no limits apart from magination, and making a standard product was limiting, so we advise those who want a MB SLOT track to contact us in order to make what they want.

Radius of curvature, number and distance of lanes, border size can be how you desire.

With these technologies and materials the price will be incredibly similar to traditional plastic track, but with an uncomparable quality, even long term.

An example of all this is the track in this PDF attachment, which has been ordered to us to have 8 lanes of about 52 metres, with a distance between tha 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 change the track into digital.

The X of the switch is 1 metre long, almost three times as much as traditional tracks, this means that it will be possible to change lane at the highest speed, as if the switch did not exist.

A nearly finished project is the quarter-mile for races with slot cars dragster, a track with two lanes distant 20 cm, total length 21.6 metres, 12.5 metres for the 1/32 scale and 16.5 metres for the 1/24 scale, with a long braking final zone in both scales.

Other projects for RALLY, ANDROS tracks will follow,and for tracks which will represent scale real raceways.

People who are interested in further information can contact us:

email: mbslot@mbslot.com

Skype: mbslotsimonalimonta

Tel. 0039 0 371 422233

Fax 0039 0 371 55288