[Montoya1]

Mattel track: what is this/what does it do??

 

[videojimmy]

I think it's a device that dictates a race. Tells you when you pit and such... not 100% sure

 

[krazcustoms]

It's from the Nascar Super Sound racing set. There should be another piece of track just like that one, but without the sound unit and lights. It's designed to work as a "pit" area. After a certain amount of laps, you are required to pit and if you drive over that track slowly, your car will go into the pit lane. It's a pretty neat idea, actually. The single lane pieces you have in the picture aren't installed correctly. The pit lane should parallel the main track.

 

[Montoya1]

It's from the Nascar Super Sound racing set. There should be another piece of track just like that one, but without the sound unit and lights. It's designed to work as a "pit" area. After a certain amount of laps, you are required to pit and if you drive over that track slowly, your car will go into the pit lane. It's a pretty neat idea, actually. The single lane pieces you have in the picture aren't installed correctly. The pit lane should parallel the main track.

I have three of them, and three of the other bits (with 'finish', '1' & '2' written on them?) plus some single lane pieces.

Are they worth anything?

 

[BRPHO]

The whole set those pieces came from about 5-6 years ago were selling at Kaybee toy and Hobby by me for $29.99 with 2 nice 440 tyco nascars.

They were clearancing piles of these sets out getting rid of them for Xmas.

Neat little set but that section of track tends to be a pain for racing after awhile.

Neat novelty item I suppose.....

 

[sethndaddy]

I think I boomaranged a few of those babies, lol. tyco was always good for some novelty "pit" track.

 

[Slott V]

That unit has the ability to count laps and reduce track power after a certain number of laps if you don't pit when it tells you. If you're into pirating and scratch building electronic devices it might be useful for another project. >?

:roll:

 

[noddaz]

I have one of those sets...
It did take some time to figure out just how to hit the pit lane correctly to make the car enter the pits.. lol