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TRACK ENGINE 2.0

Track Engineturns yourrace trackinto realmotorsport

One platform for the complete racing experience — from the first track idea to the championship.

PRODUCT WORLDS

Everything that turns a track into motorsport.

Track Engine connects planning, community, assets, events, race control, strategy and analysis in a single platform.

GET MORE FROM YOUR CARRERA TRACK

Your benefits at a glance

Your track. Your ambitions. Discover what Track Engine can do for you.

What kind of racer are you?

Choose your profile to reveal the benefits that matter to you.

More racing. Less extra hardware.

Track Engine brings many display functions to the screens you already own. Your physical Carrera track remains essential.

Digital racing requires Carrera DIGITAL 132/124 with Control Unit 30352, AppConnect 30369 and a supported Bluetooth browser. These software functions are included in paid plans; Free offers three full trial races. Each Track Engine entry lists its required hardware. The comparison covers classic add-on hardware for Carrera DIGITAL 132/124.

Function
Carrera solution
Approx. hardware cost
Track Engine
Start lights
StartlightItem: 30354
approx. €80

Virtual start lights with a visible start sequence.

Required Carrera hardware: CU 30352 + AppConnect 30369.

Race positions
Position TowerItem: 30357
approx. €80

Live race positions in Live Timing.

Required Carrera hardware: CU 30352 + AppConnect 30369.

Laps & times
Lap CounterItem: 30355
approx. €90

Digital lap counting, lap times and Live Timing.

Required Carrera hardware: CU 30352 + AppConnect 30369.

Driver information
Driver DisplayItem: 30353
approx. €60 per display

Virtual Driver Displays with individual driver information.

Required Carrera hardware: CU 30352 + AppConnect 30369. Detected fuel/pit actions additionally require a Pit Lane + PSAU.

Sector times
2 × Check LaneItem: 2 × 30371
approx. €60 total

Analyse sector times across three track sections.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect + exactly 2 Check Lanes; validated track detection.

Fuel & pit stops
Pit Lane including PSAUItem: 30356 / included PSAU 30361
approx. €100

Pit stops and fuel rules with physical detection.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect + suitable Pit Lane with PSAU. Enable CU Fuel for actual refuelling.

Live Timing
Lap Counter time displayItem: 30355
approx. €90

Lap times and race progress live at a glance.

Required Carrera hardware: CU 30352 + AppConnect 30369; additional Check Lanes for sector times.

Safety Car / Pace Car
Pace Car via Pit LaneItem: 30356
approx. €100

Software-supported Safety Car race phases.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect + suitable Pit Lane and a correctly coded car.

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DRS
Not available

DRS zones and race rules.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect + exactly 2 Check Lanes; validated track detection.

Virtual Safety Car
Not available

Virtual Safety Car phases to neutralise the race.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect.

Weather, tyres & strategy
Not available

Weather and tyre simulation with strategy features for dynamic racing.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect; physical pit/fuel events additionally need a Pit Lane + PSAU and valid detection.

Race Engineer & race analysis
Not available

Analyse laps, sectors and performance, identify opportunities to improve and calculate the theoretical best.

Required Carrera hardware: CU + AppConnect; sector analysis and theoretical best require exactly 2 Check Lanes with validated track detection.

Price guide checked on 18 October 2026, including VAT, excluding shipping. Rounded individual prices from the Carrera shop and available specialist-retailer offers; no total savings claim. Sensors, connectivity and screens are not supplied with a Track Engine subscription.

YOUR PLAN. YOUR SEASON. YOUR FREEDOM.

Use the features you need, when you need them. Upgrade for a project, a race night or the whole season — then switch back when you’re ready.

Free is your home base.

You can use Track Engine for free for as long as you like. Unlock more features when you need them — and switch back to Free when you don’t.

One month? That might be all you need.

Planning a new track, rebuilding your setup or getting ready for racing season? Upgrade for the time you want to get the most out of Track Engine. You can cancel a monthly plan at the end of your current billing month.

Take a break. Pick up where you left off.

Racing season over? Switch back to Free. Your saved data stays with you, ready for your next upgrade.

Save in year one. Stay flexible after.

Choose an annual subscription for the lower annual price. After the first twelve months, your plan continues monthly — with no new annual commitment and cancellation at the end of each billing month.

FREE TODAY. PRO TOMORROW. FREE AGAIN LATER.

You choose how much Track Engine you need right now.

Monthly plans: Basic €2.99 · Plus €4.99 · Pro €29.99. Per month, including VAT.

From Basic, save your layouts locally with no plan limit on how many files you save. Allowances for cloud storage, devices, users and simultaneous sessions vary by plan.

Find the right plan for you

01 — TRACK PLANNING

Real motorsportstarts long beforethe first race.

From the first rail piece to the Digital Twin: Track Engine pairs precise track planning with the data foundation for the whole racing experience.

  • Precise track planning
  • Room planning
  • Parts management
  • Track Intelligence
  • Automatic connections
  • Digital Twin
Precise track planning in Track Engine

From the first rail piece to a precisely planned track.

DIGITAL TWIN

From track to Digital Twin.

The digital image of your race track.Connects planning, hardware and Race Control.Set up once. Usable everywhere in the racing flow.

  • Geometry
  • Data Foundation
  • Hardware Mapping
  • Live Link
Digital twin rendering of a slot car track

02 — COMMUNITY EXCHANGE

Share your track layouts with othersDiscover new ideas & get inspired

Publish your layouts, discover other slot car fans' tracks, and develop new ideas together.

03 — ASSET MANAGEMENT

Everything racing needs.In one place.

Drivers, vehicles, setups and tracks form the shared data foundation for planning, racing and analysis. Maintained once. Available everywhere.

04 — EVENT PLANNING

From a spontaneous raceto the championship.

Plan exactly the race format you want to drive — spontaneous, structured, or across a whole season. Track Engine connects preparation, participants, race format and standings into one continuous event workflow.

RACE

When a race trackbecomesmotorsport.

Race Control. Live Timing.Strategy. Championship.All in one platform.

  • Race Control
  • Live Timing
  • Strategy
  • Championship
Driver and team at the race-control station

05 — RACE CONTROL & STRATEGY

Race Control like on a real track.

Run race flow, race status and strategic decisions on one shared platform.

Race Control

From the start signal to the chequered flag.

Keep race status, Live Timing and race-control interventions in view at all times.

Strategy

Races are driven on the track. And won with decisions.

Tyres, weather, fuel and pit windows turn raw speed into real race strategy.

06 — RACE ANALYSIS & OPTIMIZATION

Data becomesperformance.

Track Engine analyzes laps, sectors, driver performance and strategic context — making visible where time is gained or lost. Not just measure. Understand. Improve.

ENGINEERING

Because speedis no accident.

Understand your setup.Fine-tune your cars.Improve performance with precision.

  • Setup
  • Vehicle
  • Tyres
  • Performance
Close-up technical view of a race car

PRICING

The right plan for your track.

Clear prices for monthly and annual plans.

Free

Get to know Track Engine. Plan your first tracks and see whether Track Engine is right for you.

Free

  • Saved layouts: 5
  • Track pieces per layout: 20
  • Total users: 1
  • Devices per user: 2
  • Concurrent sessions: 1
  • Track planning
  • Printing
  • Room planning
  • PNG/image export
  • Advanced surface checks
  • Advanced collision checks
  • Cloud room plans
  • Cloud track layouts

Basic

For smaller home tracks. For starter sets and small Carrera tracks, with Race Control and Community.

Save 17%
  • Saved layouts: 20
  • Track pieces per layout: 200
  • Total users: 1
  • Devices per user: 3
  • Concurrent sessions: 1
  • Track planning
  • Printing
  • Import & export
  • Room planning
  • PNG/image export
  • Community
  • Advanced surface checks
  • Advanced collision checks
  • Cloud room plans
  • Cloud track layouts
Recommended

Plus

For Carrera enthusiasts. The standard for hobby tracks, with more layouts, two users and concurrent use.

Save 17%

Everything in Basic

  • Saved layouts: 50
  • Track pieces per layout: 500
  • Total users: 2
  • Devices per user: 3
  • Concurrent sessions: 2
  • Track planning
  • Printing
  • Import & export
  • Room planning
  • PNG/image export
  • Community
  • Advanced surface checks
  • Advanced collision checks
  • Cloud room plans
  • Cloud track layouts

Pro

For clubs, events & pros. Up to 10 users in one shared workspace, also suited to commercial use.

Save 17%

Everything in Plus

  • Saved layouts: 200
  • Track pieces per layout: 2000
  • Total users: 10
  • Devices per user: 3
  • Concurrent sessions: 10
  • Track planning
  • Printing
  • Import & export
  • Room planning
  • PNG/image export
  • Community
  • Advanced surface checks
  • Advanced collision checks
  • Cloud room plans
  • Cloud track layouts

One platform.The entire racing universe.

Everything connected.Everything in real time.Everything in one platform.

  • PLAN
  • SHARE
  • MANAGE
  • ORGANIZE
  • RACE
  • ANALYZE
A driver, several race vehicles and race control, connected by the Track Engine platform

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD.

Your track can do more!

Ready for real

motorsport?

Track Engine connects your track with everything that makes racing real.

Plan. Prepare. Race. Decide. Analyze. Win.

Your concrete value with Track Engine, in numbers & facts

Less hardware.More Race Control.A lot more racing.

  • Position Tower

    • Positions
    • Race standings
    • Lap counter

    approx. €95

  • Lap Counter

    • Lap times
    • Positions
    • Best times
    • Time gaps

    approx. €110

  • Driver Display

    • Fuel level
    • Position
    • Pit stop information

    approx. €70 (2–6× needed)

  • Startlight

    • Professional start sequence
    • Race start

    approx. €80

  • Adapter Unit

    • Required to connect classic displays

    approx. €40 (2–4× needed)

Classic hardware functions

≈ €505 – €865

are brought together in Track Engine

Track Engine

One platform. One Race Control. Your complete racing system.

Track Engine maps these hardware functions digitally and extends them — how far individual components become physically optional depends on your own technical setup.

And Track Engine goes further

  • Live Timing
  • Sector Timing
  • Personal Bests
  • Theoretical Best
  • Track Records
  • Start Grid
  • Race Director
  • Driver Database
  • Vehicle Database
  • Track Management
  • Race History
  • Results & Statistics
  • Pit & Fuel Strategy

≈ €505–865 of classic hardware functionality

+ professional race management features

+ continuous development

Unlock the real racing universe.