Best Slot Car Track
We have featured several new slot car track designer programs this year. Some old ones we wouldn’t recommended. Some new options with great potential. December is one of the busiest months of the year for visitors here at Slot Track Pro. We see over 5,000 visitors from over 30 different countries. Let us take a look at what everyone is downloading so you know what the most popular track designers are. In addition, we’ll find out which Scalextric track layouts and Carrera track layouts are the most popular also. We will let you know your recommendations as well, one of them includes a new piece of software we just posted in late December.
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Up first, we will take a look at the top track designers. With over 3,500 downloads in December these five programs are the most popular amongst your fellow slot car enthusiasts.
Top 5 Slot Car Track Designer Programs
#5 – Coming in at fifth with 321 downloads is Track Power.
Track Power still gets quite a bit of attention despite the disappointing fact that you can’t buy and register it anymore. The developer has abandoned Track Power and it can only be used as a demo with a 20 pieces limit for tracks. We were fortunate enough to buy a copy years ago and it is a nice slot track editor. If you are looking to design for a small 4′ x 8′ table and can stay under the 20 piece limit then the demo may work out perfectly for you. If your looking to create a larger track we suggest you look into some of the more popular options.
#4 – In the fourth spot with 322 downloads is SlotMan
SlotMan just barely surpassed Track Power for the 4th spot by 1 download. The first free slot car track designer on the list, Slotman pulls double duty offering timing options in addition to track editing. The timing options are for analog slot car setups and you will have to rely on help from the slot car community in various forums if you don’t know where to start and what you need. As a track designer it offers good basic functionality. The user interface is not quite as nice as some of the other options. You have to choose your track components from a dropdown list first and then click a button to add the piece. There are also different buttons to change the direction of curves. Track libraries are limited and a lot of the newer digital tracks are un-supported.
#3 – Third on our list with 445 downloads is the Carrera Track Planner, also know as Autorennbahnplaner
The Carrera Track Planner is a very solid track designer for all the major Carrera track types. We have started using this designer for all our Carrera track layouts and enjoy the simple user interface and features it offers. A free demo is available for you to download and try. The demo has a 20 pc track limit which seems to be about the standard for track design programs. The developer has provided Slot Track Pro with a 20% off coupon if you are interested in purchasing. Read our full review and download the promo code instructions to see how to apply the discount during checkout.
#2 – Coming in as runner up with 793 downloads is the official Carrera Track Layout Planner
No longer available for download from Carrera, this outdated track planner supports Carrera Exclusive, Evolution, Profi, and GO!!! tracks. Carrera’s track planner was based entirely on the Slotman track designer. The timing options have been stripped away to focus entirely on the track planning perspective. The user interface and functionality are the same. If your looking for a basic free track designer for Carrera this may satisfy your needs. If you need to design both Carrera and Scalextric layouts, then go with Slotman.
#1 – And the most popular slot car track designer with 1,081 downloads is the Scalextric Track Designer
Maintaining its popularity for some time now, Scalextric’s own track designer is a good overall program that supports their Classic track, Sport, and Sport Digital. Now eleven years old, the program is no longer available to download on Scalextric’s website. The editor includes a very basic room designer and laying down pieces is fairly simple. If your looking to design just a few slot car tracks and never use the editor again, then this is a great free option. If you plan to be changing your track designs and playing in the editor more often we suggest looking at our suggestion for Scalextric track design below.
Our Recommendation for a Carrera Slot Car Track Designer
If your looking to design track for Carrera we suggest the Carrera Track Planner (Autorennbahnplaner). Coming in at #3 on our list it is a really nice program that is still available for purchase today and includes several hours of tutorials and support available online. The developer continues to keep the track library updated as well. Grab the demo today and check it out. If you like what you see be sure to use the available coupon code to get 20% off your purchase.
Our Recommendation for a Scalextric Slot Car Track Designer
For those of you designing Scalextric tracks, take a look at a new piece of software we just discovered this month. AnyRail 6 is primarily marketed towards model railroad enthusiasts but they have provided the Scalextric track library as well. We just shared it here on Slot Track Pro on the 29th of December and was downloaded 16 times in just 3 days. Track Power has always been our go to designer in the past but if you don’t have a license it has its limitations. AnyRail is still being developed and has plenty of information available online including forums. The demo allows for tracks up to 50 pieces to be designed. More than enough for some great slot car tracks. We encourage you to give it a try.
That completes our Top 5 list of slot car track designers. Be sure to check out our list of the 16 best slot car tracks and layout packs that we have available to download here at Slot Track Pro.
There are 16 different track packs, bundles, and plan books to download here at Slot Track Pro. Some of the best slot car tracks can be found for Scalextric, Carrera, and other brands of tracks. This past December they were download almost 1,100 times. We will take a look and see what the most popular download for track layouts was. Will it be for Carrera or Scalextric? Let’s take a look at the list.
#16 – 27 Circuits for Scalextric
It will be interesting to see where this falls in future lists. We just added it to our collection on the 31st so it only got 2 downloads that day. Scalextric published this catalog in 1985 and there are 27 different Scalextric Classic track layouts. (2 Downloads)
#15 – Slot Track Pro Track Pack 1
Our first Track Pack includes 5 Carrera slot car tracks. We have released four additional track packs so far and have more planned for the future. The first few packs included 5 tracks each. However, we will be increasing the number of tracks in each future pack as well. (16 Downloads)
#14 – Slot Track Pro Track Pack 2
Our second track pack includes 5 Scalextric digital tracks. Each of them have an alternate plan including a pit lane. These track layouts were created in Track Power but a PDF of each track is included so it is not needed to view the layouts. (22 Downloads)
#13 – Carrera Go Track Layouts
This is bundle of Carrera GO!!! track layouts. We added this to the site on the 19th and it was grabbed 30 times before the end of the month. This bundle includes 20 different Carrera GO! tracks, including six different Mario Kart inspired tracks, official Carrera sets, and several custom tracks we created. (30 Downloads)
#12 – Slot Track Pro Track Pack 3
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Track Pack 3 featured 5 new Carrera track layouts based off Lucas Oil Off Road Racing tracks. Real world circuits such as Bark River International Raceway and Glen Helen Raceway. (32 Downloads)
#11 – Slotict’s Misc Tracks
Slotict had a website years ago where he provided many different slot car tracks for people to download. At some point in time the website went offline and is no longer available. We were able to archive some of his tracks and host them here at Slot Track Pro for anyone to continue to download and use. (33 Downloads)
#10 – Slotict’s World Circuits
In addition to the miscellaneous tracks above, Slotict created a huge amount of slot car tracks based on real world circuits. This bundle of tracks includes 168 slot car tracks for 42 different race tracks such as Laguna Seca, Road America, and a lot of F1 tracks. Most of these layouts are for Scalextric but there are some for Carrera as well. These tracks were created using the editor Tracker 2000. (40 Downloads)
#9 – Track Power Track Pack
Definitely the largest collection of slot car tracks that we are aware of. The Track Power track pack includes 758 slot car layouts. The track files are saved in both the 1.6.6 version of Track Power and the newer 1.7 version. There are all sorts of sizes and types of tracks including NASCAR and F1. If you don’t have the full version of Track Power you may not have much luck with this track pack due to the 20 piece limit the demo has. (42 Downloads)
#8 – Scalextric Track Designer Layouts
This is the original bundle of Scalextric track layouts that was offered with their track designer years ago. It includes 32 different layouts. Some of the tracks are Scalextric set layouts with their different track extension packs added. In addition, there are a handful of world circuits included as well. (57 Downloads)
#7 – SCX Slot Car Track Plans Book
SCX released their track plan book in 2007 with some of their best slot car tracks detailed out. There are 54 slot car track plans included in this book including 18 F1 circuits. The F1 circuits are impressive, and huge so you will need plenty of room if you want to layout those tracks. (65 Downloads)
#6 – 102 Circuits for Scale X Racers PDF & Track Pack
As a tribute to the 101 Circuits for Scalextric Drivers Scale-X-Racers released 102 Circuits for Scale X Racers. Tracks include the 201 Formula 1 circuits, British circuits, rally stages, and other various real world circuits. In addition to the PDF to download and view, you can download a track pack with all the tracks. Tracks are created with Ultimate Racer so you can view and edit them if desired.. (73 Downloads)
#5 – Slot Track Pro Track Pack 4
Our 4th Track Pack was a super pack with 15 different Carrera slot car layouts. They range in size from 4′ x 8′ to 8′ x 12′. It is a good variety pack for all different types of slot car racers. (77 Downloads)
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#4 – Scalextric Track Plans 9th Edition
Scalextric often releases a Track Plans publication with multiple layouts and plans for slot car tracks. The 10th edition came out for purchase in 2020. The 9th edition can be downloaded as a PDF and includes over 20 different Scalextric track layouts. (101 Downloads)
#3 – Scalextric Track Plans 4th Edition
Coming in the third spot for our best slot car tracks list is the 4th edition of Scalextric’s Track Plans publication. This edition offers 31 different slot car track plans for your review. However, these layouts are done using Scalextric Classic track which includes some different angled corners from today’s Sport track by Scalextric. (123 Downloads).
#2 – Carerra Digital Tracks
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Our runner up for the best slot car tracks to download is the bundle of Carrera Digital 132 tracks that they provide on their website. These were made available in 2007 and can support either their 1/32 or 1/24 scale slot cars. (178 Downloads)
#1 – 101 Circuits for Scalextric Drivers
And our reader’s top choice for the best slot car tracks, 101 Circuits for Scalextric Drivers. This publication includes quite a few basic layouts and multi-lane slot car tracks. The world circuits that are featured include a great description of the track and some nice track details and circuit history. The layouts utilize older Scalextric track. However, it is a great resource to use for layout ideas. (205 Downloads)
That completes our list of the best slot car track downloads that we provide here at Slot Track Pro. If you missed it, check out our Top 5 Slot Car Track Designer Programs article. We have more slot car track plans and layouts lined up for 2021 so be sure to check back often. If there is something you would like to see on the site please let us know. Thanks for visiting!