slotless model car track (1)

Model car race tracks have been popular for ,. , many years. However, all of the commercially available tracks have the disad- vantage that the car is guided by elektor april 1977-4-15 a pin which engages in the slotted track, and the `driver` controls only the speed of the vehicle. In the E lektor race track the cars are freed from this restraint and both speed and steering are remotely controlled using an infra-red link. The proportional control system used can easily be extended and used in a radio control system for other models, as will be described in a future article.