I just today bought this et at a store that clears Costco stock. Paid $85 before tax which I thought was a great deal. As you mentioned the detail of their cars is tremendous in my opinion. Couldn't wait to set it up (in living room as basement has another table mounted Carrera layout and a Scalextric 1:32 layout on the floor) which brought my first oh-oh. I've had Carrera track, 1:43, for about 12 years now and while most of my track was bought second hand (WAY cheaper) at least 2 sets were bought new. None of them gave me the grief to assemble this set did. Incredibly had to connect completely, leaving small gaps between tracks. I'm hoping after a few build/take apart sessions it will get easier. I've already broken one of the tabs on the S chicane while taking it apart. I was also disappointed that there were no connectors to prevent tracks pulling apart. Intentional after the tight assembly? I've never been a fan of their fencing but these new versions are terrible. When I tried installing them as shown in assembly directions one end or the other will not clip on as it's hitting a 'rib' on the underside. Then there was hooking up the wireless controllers, which took this old fart a while to get right. Finally got everything done and time to race. As you mentioned there's a lot of track in this set, I was thinking until I started running the cars. They go like a raped ape! FAST! I could barely use the turbo button thru the banked turns without deslotting at the 90 degree turn after the tighter of the banked turns (you get 4 pieces of inner banked turns and 8 pieces of 'outer' banked curves). Until you mentioned it, I hadn't noticed the generic bodies. A bit disappointing. I'm in agreement with you on chicanes, crossovers and 90 degree crossings. Add those "loops" to the list too. Locally current issue cars run about $34. Another major disappointment was finding every time you want to race you have to 'reprogram' the controllers! As to 'boost', hit the button on the straight going into the banking and thru but then back off!
Thanks brother, I’m glad you liked the video! 1/43 needs a little more attention, I’m impressed with the bang for your buck you get with this set. A lot of fun!
I'm another 1/43 collector especially R/C Kyosho dnano but now seeing this set I just got it along with a bunch of extra track. I'm glad I bought some Kyosho Dslot cars thinking the bodies would interchange with the chassis but they don't so I'm into slot cars again for Christmas. I'm really happy the controllers are wireless, something I've always dreamed of having in the 70's, that was one of the reasons why I transitioned to R/C so now I have the best of both worlds.
I have a bunch of Carrera but H.O. Scale is more fun, to me anyway. Faster cars with G-Force and wall huggers. When “Toys Are Us” was still around I’d wait until after Christmas or any holiday really and find sets on sale for way cheap. You could generally get a track with one feature like a loop, high banks or a ramp for 20 or 30 bucks. I’d buy stacks of them frequently. I amassed well over 400’ of track and have a car lot and junk yard because every time you get the small sets you have 2 cars, a power supplies and 2 controllers. I have a pretty big box of controllers lol. My buddy and I built an 8’ x 14’ quad layered track at one point with about a 2’ tall corkscrew in one corner and multiple loops. It also went up the wall and on the ceiling. It was Frickin’ Awesome!!! We ended up wearing hard hats and safety glasses because you can still break a wall hugger off of the track and when it flies off the ceiling you have a high chance of getting slammed in the head with those little projectiles. 😆 Bought one of those old people grabby sticks for car recovery. 👍 I ended up buying bulk 9” straight stack packs because we had way too many radius pieces. That’s where the huge corkscrew came from. We had to run 2 power strips with all the transformers divided up best as we could and we extended the supply cables with speaker wire. Man, that was the most Epic setup I’ve ever had or seen. The only thing that would have been better is if we’d have been able to make quad lanes that paralleled each other for 4 racers. At any rate… SLOT CARS RULE!!!! 🏎️ 💨
I got into the Carrera Go sets last year when I saw they had the F1 cars. I've bought a bunch of extra sets and cars this year. They are alot fun when you add in longer straights, wider faster turns and banked curves compared to the more compact starter sets.
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
I think with that lane changer track theres a greater chance of a crash because you're more apt to be running side-by-side than a 1/4 lap behind on that criss-cross intersection and if you set it up right you'll be able to see the other car before a possible crash. Its a great deal and the perfect Christmas gift for any racing fan 🏎 🏎 Thank you for the video ✌️😎 .
Im so glad you posted a review on this set, you did a excellent job and without you posting it i would have never seen it or had the chance to get one myself, i did some research and seen that this set was a Canadian Costco only set and i was only able to get one on eBay and now there are none to be found for sale anywhere, there was a ebay seller in Canada that posted 50 sets for sale and the next day they pulled the posting for some reason. The cars you can buy individually i see but have been sold out on the Carrera web site. I bought my set before Christmas and now just 2 days after Christmas i have spent almost 500.00 US more on it getting track and now i can use my 1/43 Kyosho dslot cars on it. I do have a HO slot collection but this is by far my favorite now and hopefully my last slot set being i collect way to many scale vehicles going into my 60's and running out of room LoL
Good day to you. I have many Carrera Go sets. I like to do non magnet racing with these. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. A lot of fun for the price. I live in a flat so this is fine for the limited space.
@jdjohn4360 they are addicting, so far with this set I've bought 130 more feet of track and accessories, I've told my wife she married a 10 year old adult LoL
@ that does sound great, did you get the bridge I had seen on Amazon looks like a good addition. How many cars do you have of the 1/43 scale? I have a lot of them had fun buying all the different model cars 🏎👍👍
@@jdjohn4360 I did get the bridge and I love the wireless controllers, no more tripping or accidentally pulling on wires that can yank on the track breaking sections. I have 6 cars 2 Carrera F1's and 4 Kyosho dslot. Carrera cars are faster but the Kyosho cars are better looking, more scale and details and discontinued and harder to get.
They have this set at Guelph Costco! Never got into this as a kid but i think i found a new hobby. My son is a bit young still but he really likes it and is getting the hang of it. Im wondering if there are good alternatives to the main configuration/ways to have the track completely flat. Guess ill have to buy more track for this
@@szumilasg awesome!! Glad you found it and are enjoying your experience so far! Never too late to start racing 🏁 hope you and your son continue enjoying the set. Yeah you’d have to by extra pieces or expansion sets. Do a quick search in the Guelph area if there’s any hobby shops that carry Carrera. Other wise East of you there’s The Zoom Room in Newmarket, a little of a trek I know. Down in Etobicoke there’s Panther Hobbies and Big boys with cool toys
I have this set and added extra straight for a longer runs and this track design is a lotta fun. The wireless controller are new and mine didn’t come with them but a real huge upgrade not to be tied to the track. Have fun I know you will 🏎👍👍
@@jdjohn4360 awesome stuff! Glad you’re enjoying it! I’m having a blast so far! Need to do what you did and add some longer straights as well. Cheers! Happy racing!
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
Great review of what looks like a good value . We have been testing and racing Carrera Go F1 slot cars for quite awhile now on our 1/24 scale Evolution track along with all other scales HO to 1/24th scale for our youtube channel. The impressive feature here is the new f1s and the wireless controllers. I hope to get ahold of those F1s somehow to run on our Evolution track! Anyway nice to see your video!🏁
Hi Lew! Thanks for watching. Yeah the Wireless controllers are very impressive I must say. I’m assuming they’re a newer feature for Carrera Go. I’m sure you’ll be able to get a hold of the newer F1’S, I’m staying to see them at the few hobby shops I have around here. Cheers and happy racing 🏁✌🏼
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
Little trick with the cars buy small strong magnets. Drill some holes as close to the rear as possible put in the magnets. It will hold the car to the track better
I see Carrera has the Ferrari GT car set without wireless controllers on sale for $88US. I wish I had realized what I was looking at when I saw this set at Costco. I just started to take an interest because my son is getting to an age where something like this would be fun. I was thinking the Paw Patrol racers Carrers Go set I saw. When I was a kid my brother and I had a Tyco TCR slotless race set. It was so much fun.
Get the wireless set if you can because remember when we were kids and the cars would dslot and crash and we would get up to get the car back on the track and forget to put the controller down and rip the track it pull the wires out breaking the track or controller. It's so much better wireless
I picked one up in Winnipeg a few weeks ago. My son and I have been having a blast! You scored on those loose package cars! I ordered some from Carrera and they're more expensive direct.
Nice! Glad you got one and that you and your son are having fun with it!! 🙌🏻🏁 Yeah I couldn’t pass it up when I saw them. If you checkout The Zoom Room’s website they still might have a few that they removed from a set at a discount.
Hey Mo. Nice set you got there. We can`t get this set over here. We have the Wireless Formula Free Racing, which has a Loop inside the set and it is a bit shorter in its length, with no banked curves. I personally don`t like the Loop, but the kids sure do! The shorter straigth pieces you have mentioned are third ones (114mm). The others a half straight (171mm). There are also shorter ones (100mm), but not in that set. You can get them sepperatly. There are three Extension Sets. Set 1 and 2 includes the lanechanging pieces (228mm). Set 1 has two 90 degree curves and two long straight pieces (342mm), plus lanechangers. Set 2 has 4 long straights, two 114mm (thoses are the thirds), 2 lanechanging pieces (that have to be connected both in the track, because only one will not let the track function. No power). One narrow straight piece and a fly-over. Set 3, which I bought next two Set 1 has 8 full straights and four 45 degree curves, plus the baned curve No. 1 (tighter radius). I personally don`t connect the intersection piece like you, too. The cars underneath rub on the elevation of the plastic parts in the middle , like they do on the lanechanging pieces. There is also a single lane extension set, so you could build a pit-stop for instance, or a ride around a barrier, or run into the loop differntly in distance. There are also gates that lead both lanes to th right and left side. When I got back into the slotcar hobby a few years ago, I started with the Go!! system and got me two sets. Both had no loopings in it. One had a Corvette C7.R and a Viper in it and the other had two Ferrari 488 GT3`s in it. That set also incl. the chicane ond both banked curves, like yours. But no fences inside. There were banks in each set. The supports were in red, yours had grey ones, which I find better in terms of the color. I later had been given an extra F1 track as a gift, with a loop inside and the elder corded controllers . Those wireless controllers are cool and I might get them extra sometime. The two extra F1`s are cool especially Hamiltons livery looks cool. You got yourself the basic start now and I would recomend you to get the Extension Set 3 with 8 straights and the 45 degree curves, plus the banked curve No. 1. Gives you more length to use that booster. Look out in the banked curves when using the booster. release the booster before the curves and than push it down! Especially the F1`s, which are the fastes Go!! cars tend to derail and those spoilers in the front will break real fast! And yes, there are two digital round counters. One is also usable for the 132/124 tracks and a smaller one, that is mounted on one side of the track. The first one goes over the track. You can extend the track for much, much longer size and the power won`t let you down, compared to the 132/124 sized track. Mine is over 30 Meters and no power issues at all! 🙂
Bo! As always thanks so much for all your tips! And stories! I’ll look into the extension sets you mentioned so I can start stretching these cars legs so to speak. Still trying to figure out what to do with the track. Thinking about maybe making a modular table that can be broken down and stored/brought around… dang, who would’ve thought that Costco would make me branch off even more in this hobby 😂
@@MPSlotCar That sounds like a a good idea. You may instal the track onto a board, that could be lifted underneath the sealing. Another option is to mount it to a longer wall and flip the board up against it. A removable board with supports underneath it, which you could fold out and in, is the third option. I can only set up my tracks on the living-room floor. That would be the last option. 🙂 Keep in mind, that if you built in the track pieces, that all you use, must summ up in length of a straight number. If you use short track pieces for instance and won`t use the egual numvbers of pieces, you will have opperational difficulties. For instance, if you use laong straights and shorter straight and the amount of short track pieces are not in a straqight number devided by 2, you will not be able to run the cars. They suddenly stop at a certain point on the track, after the control unit. The control unit, the lap counter and another short piece, that equals a single long straight, has the right amount of length for instance. That is a liitle Math there to, calculate with.That got me into problems first, when I did not realize to put the equal numbers of shorter, or longer track pieces into the whole track. The cars just stopped suddenly. You could see the question marks circelling around my head than, just like in a cartoon 🙂
Thanks for this just picked up this set from Costco £83.98 as I have a layout all ready just the cars and controllers etc are worth more than the price I paid had been checking Amazon was £129.99 now Black friday £79.99 only £4 but I am happy
Seeing they now have a wireless set I just might get it. Not seeing it on the Carrera web site. I used to be a slot car guy but when R/C got big in the 80's I went with that being more realistic but lately thinking about getting into 1/43 slot because I have a few Kyosho dslot in my collection of dnano stash.
The wireless controllers were very impressive. Honestly had no idea they were available in this scale. Maybe try Costco? Can’t blame you, R/C’s are awesome, I still mess about with some Tamiya cars once in a while. Had a few Mini-Zs back in the day, they were a blast! Oh nice cars to have in the collection! Cheers 🏁✌🏼
Ah really? Hopefully you get them in the states as well. I mean I remember seeing the Bburago F1 cars and 1/10 F1 Rc’s in the US Costco way before we got them here.
Great video as always Bello. I think its fantastic that bigger retailers are carrying Carrera products. A great way to get kids and parents addicted lol 🎉🎉
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
I bought this set for my son and told him that if he behaves well in the next few days, we could open it and play, otherwise, we'll have to wait until Christmas. Two weeks have passed, and we still haven't opened it. I really want to play with it!
Cool review MP I’ve only got a Rally Carrera Go set that I got back in the twenty teens Interesting to see the slight changes to the way the track joins together Like you I had no clue about the wireless controllers😳😎 🍻Mal
Cheers brother! 🍻 yeah the wireless controllers sweet, very impressed these sets have them. Oh that’s cool, I wish there were more Rally options today. Cheers
I bought 2 cheap sets for the kids to play with when they come Christmas. They have other presents. What I thought interesting was when you unpacked the track, it looks very similar . Also the box looks pretty similar to Carrera in layout, graphics and labelling. But it doesn't have Carrera on it. After Christmas, I can join both sets for the one kid that comes each week. All the best for Christmas and New Year from the deep south, falling off the planet deep........Australia 😊
I prefer the crossover over an overpass, less to fall apart and more challenging to avoid other cars, plus when I was a kid the fun was all about crashing. If they only made cars that would disintegrate when you crashed the kids would have a ball rebuilding them. Keeping it fun will get a new generation involved. The turbo button is meant to accelerate into the loops if equipped. Peace and Love MP
Yeah hopefully! They’ve been getting a fair amount of F1 stuff here. They have these and also some 1/10 rc’s of the Ferrari and Redbull, along with 1/43 Diecast sets of the top f1 teams. It’s more dangerous going to Costco now lol….although it’s always dangerous going there anyways
I remember getting a set like this as a kid. It had a section that went up the wall. One thing I'll always remember that we used butter in the slots ahahha. Most of the time it ended up getting all over everything, including the wheels lol
My son got this for Christmas, unfortunately a few of the plastic tabs have snapped off from putting it together and taking it apart, also the cars don’t seem to hold up. Wheels are wobbling and the tires are more oblong than round. Might go pick up a spare set from Costco just for the value.
I've had my set sense Christmas too and I'm really happy with it, I've also had tabs breaking off and found that a small amount of super glue does that the trick. I'm 60 and this is my first Carrera set but not my first slot set. As far as tires wobbling goes the fronts are made to have some wobble but the rears are not, try carefully taking the tire off and inspecting it maybe finding some rubber flashing from the molding process could be trimmed off or some flashing on the rim is not letting the tire seat properly.
@ oh I’m going to try that. Thanks for the tip. My son is having a blast with the track and not going to lie so am I. I got some extra track from my local hobby shop, after spending $35 I think I’m better off getting a second set from Costco.
I've cense added a ton of track and accessories to it, I love this set and seeing that it's a Canadian Costco exclusive hard to find set makes me love it even more. I'm very happy with the purchase and happy with the quality.
@adrianfil9153 that's a great idea and it's a great value and theoretically by doing that and getting the wright curve track pieces you can make a 4 lane track like I've done
Great video. Saw the set at Costco also, been debating to buy ever since…lol. What local hobby store did you go to. I’m in the durham region area myself, so not to sure whats around me for this. Again, great video.
Cool! interesting wireless controllers.... do they floor car full speed when plunger is pressed down fully or are they working like the stock wired ones that only go full speed when you hit the boost button?
It was actually impressed with the controllers. When fully pressed you still don’t get the full speed that you’d get from the boost button. First time I pressed it I was like DAYYYYYYMMMMNNNNN haha. Need longer straights for that 😂 Lots of fun for my first experience with a Go track.
Carrera Go is a great 2 player option. I got 4 sets so far, no wireless controllers but I think wireless controllers is a great feature to power the cars anywhere around the track. Saw this at Costco too and I was so tempted. I passed on it but I liked your video. I'm planning on doing a 4 lane set for under 400 dollars. It's a very underrated track although I do miss AFX this seems to be the next best option for small scale slot cars.
@@chewbakka1204 yeah for sure, if space is an issue this is a great route. You can make some great layout with a fraction of the space needed for the Bigger scales
I don't know why but I see you can still get them on eBay and I have a friend in Germany that got me a Carrera go + wireless set that's not available in the states anymore. I'm really liking my set and have added almost 100 feet more with accessories.
Yes that is the plan if I keep the current layout, but I intend on changing the layout completely. I just wanted to build the version included in the instructions for the video to show viewers what they can expect if they buy this product. Cheers David ✌🏼🏁
Watching this vod and thinking about to buy more Cars, Here in Germany there is a Store that sells in Moment the Carrera hotwheels slotcars for 8€ each, i think i need all colors 😂 Yep thats a boost button, without it u only get 70% speed or Something like that
Nope they are all gone now i have only seen the sets on eBay and i picked up one for 120.00 rite before Christmas and the day after the other 2 were gone. Now someone is selling a couple for way more cash, good luck
Very similar set, the one I’m seeing for “Formula Free Racing” has a loop in the track, and comes with Verstappen instead of Perez. Looks like a great set. Yeah I’m sure this set I got is branded different by Carrera here in North America. Cheers! ✌🏼
Carrera needs to leave the junction track out of their sets. This only promotes crashing, which usually leads to damaged cars. With Go geared more to the younger crowd, nothing will slow down or stop enthusiasm more than damaged or non working cars.
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
These cars are far too quick and constantly deslot. Its not fun for children. Many people resell them on marketplace for that reason. However for adult hobbyists 99 dollars its worth it.
@@dominicmasi8328 yeah a little too fast. I haven’t tried with the stoppers they included for the controllers. Those may aid the issue, would be nice if that had a setting on the PU to lower the power. But for big kids like me. This is a blast lol
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
@@vracan can’t argue with you, it’s one of those to each their own. The digital racing is what I find more appealing, lane changing available to attack and defend, interactive pit stops “fuel usage”, damage simulation and all that. Most my friends remember slot cars as this set which is analog and entry level. Still fun, but when they see and try the digital set up I have they get more of a kick out of it. Cheers mate ✌🏼
On Sunday, Nov. 24th, 2024 this set is on Amazon for $79.63.
@@MADMAX839 amazing! Just pinned your comment for everyone! Thanks for sharing ✌🏼
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I don’t think that is the same track. 28’ at Costco. Amazon set says 14’
I just today bought this et at a store that clears Costco stock. Paid $85 before tax which I thought was a great deal. As you mentioned the detail of their cars is tremendous in my opinion. Couldn't wait to set it up (in living room as basement has another table mounted Carrera layout and a Scalextric 1:32 layout on the floor) which brought my first oh-oh. I've had Carrera track, 1:43, for about 12 years now and while most of my track was bought second hand (WAY cheaper) at least 2 sets were bought new. None of them gave me the grief to assemble this set did. Incredibly had to connect completely, leaving small gaps between tracks. I'm hoping after a few build/take apart sessions it will get easier. I've already broken one of the tabs on the S chicane while taking it apart. I was also disappointed that there were no connectors to prevent tracks pulling apart. Intentional after the tight assembly? I've never been a fan of their fencing but these new versions are terrible. When I tried installing them as shown in assembly directions one end or the other will not clip on as it's hitting a 'rib' on the underside. Then there was hooking up the wireless controllers, which took this old fart a while to get right. Finally got everything done and time to race. As you mentioned there's a lot of track in this set, I was thinking until I started running the cars. They go like a raped ape! FAST! I could barely use the turbo button thru the banked turns without deslotting at the 90 degree turn after the tighter of the banked turns (you get 4 pieces of inner banked turns and 8 pieces of 'outer' banked curves). Until you mentioned it, I hadn't noticed the generic bodies. A bit disappointing. I'm in agreement with you on chicanes, crossovers and 90 degree crossings. Add those "loops" to the list too. Locally current issue cars run about $34. Another major disappointment was finding every time you want to race you have to 'reprogram' the controllers! As to 'boost', hit the button on the straight going into the banking and thru but then back off!
Great video. As an adult 1/43 enthusiast it is nice to see anything related to the topic.Thank you for putting out 1/43 content.
Thanks brother, I’m glad you liked the video! 1/43 needs a little more attention, I’m impressed with the bang for your buck you get with this set. A lot of fun!
I'm another 1/43 collector especially R/C Kyosho dnano but now seeing this set I just got it along with a bunch of extra track. I'm glad I bought some Kyosho Dslot cars thinking the bodies would interchange with the chassis but they don't so I'm into slot cars again for Christmas. I'm really happy the controllers are wireless, something I've always dreamed of having in the 70's, that was one of the reasons why I transitioned to R/C so now I have the best of both worlds.
I have a bunch of Carrera but H.O. Scale is more fun, to me anyway. Faster cars with G-Force and wall huggers.
When “Toys Are Us” was still around I’d wait until after Christmas or any holiday really and find sets on sale for way cheap. You could generally get a track with one feature like a loop, high banks or a ramp for 20 or 30 bucks.
I’d buy stacks of them frequently. I amassed well over 400’ of track and have a car lot and junk yard because every time you get the small sets you have 2 cars, a power supplies and 2 controllers. I have a pretty big box of controllers lol.
My buddy and I built an 8’ x 14’ quad layered track at one point with about a 2’ tall corkscrew in one corner and multiple loops. It also went up the wall and on the ceiling. It was Frickin’ Awesome!!! We ended up wearing hard hats and safety glasses because you can still break a wall hugger off of the track and when it flies off the ceiling you have a high chance of getting slammed in the head with those little projectiles. 😆 Bought one of those old people grabby sticks for car recovery. 👍
I ended up buying bulk 9” straight stack packs because we had way too many radius pieces. That’s where the huge corkscrew came from. We had to run 2 power strips with all the transformers divided up best as we could and we extended the supply cables with speaker wire. Man, that was the most Epic setup I’ve ever had or seen. The only thing that would have been better is if we’d have been able to make quad lanes that paralleled each other for 4 racers.
At any rate… SLOT CARS RULE!!!! 🏎️ 💨
I got into the Carrera Go sets last year when I saw they had the F1 cars. I've bought a bunch of extra sets and cars this year. They are alot fun when you add in longer straights, wider faster turns and banked curves compared to the more compact starter sets.
That’s awesome! Yeah I can imagine adding some longer straights and wider turns would be pretty awesome. Cheers and thanks for watching! ✌🏼🏁
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
@@deang5386 way to go to expand the track 👍👍
I think with that lane changer track theres a greater chance of a crash because you're more apt to be running side-by-side than a 1/4 lap behind on that criss-cross intersection and if you set it up right you'll be able to see the other car before a possible crash.
Its a great deal and the perfect Christmas gift for any racing fan 🏎 🏎
Thank you for the video ✌️😎
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Im so glad you posted a review on this set, you did a excellent job and without you posting it i would have never seen it or had the chance to get one myself, i did some research and seen that this set was a Canadian Costco only set and i was only able to get one on eBay and now there are none to be found for sale anywhere, there was a ebay seller in Canada that posted 50 sets for sale and the next day they pulled the posting for some reason. The cars you can buy individually i see but have been sold out on the Carrera web site. I bought my set before Christmas and now just 2 days after Christmas i have spent almost 500.00 US more on it getting track and now i can use my 1/43 Kyosho dslot cars on it. I do have a HO slot collection but this is by far my favorite now and hopefully my last slot set being i collect way to many scale vehicles going into my 60's and running out of room LoL
Good day to you. I have many Carrera Go sets. I like to do non magnet racing with these. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. A lot of fun for the price. I live in a flat so this is fine for the limited space.
@@TheToymanbb you get a lotta fun with this 1/43 scale carrera set . Compared to the 1/32 sets it’s real bargain 👍👍
@jdjohn4360 they are addicting, so far with this set I've bought 130 more feet of track and accessories, I've told my wife she married a 10 year old adult LoL
@ that does sound great, did you get the bridge I had seen on Amazon looks like a good addition. How many cars do you have of the 1/43 scale? I have a lot of them had fun buying all the different model cars 🏎👍👍
@@jdjohn4360 I did get the bridge and I love the wireless controllers, no more tripping or accidentally pulling on wires that can yank on the track breaking sections. I have 6 cars 2 Carrera F1's and 4 Kyosho dslot. Carrera cars are faster but the Kyosho cars are better looking, more scale and details and discontinued and harder to get.
They have this set at Guelph Costco! Never got into this as a kid but i think i found a new hobby. My son is a bit young still but he really likes it and is getting the hang of it.
Im wondering if there are good alternatives to the main configuration/ways to have the track completely flat. Guess ill have to buy more track for this
@@szumilasg awesome!! Glad you found it and are enjoying your experience so far! Never too late to start racing 🏁 hope you and your son continue enjoying the set.
Yeah you’d have to by extra pieces or expansion sets. Do a quick search in the Guelph area if there’s any hobby shops that carry Carrera. Other wise East of you there’s The Zoom Room in Newmarket, a little of a trek I know.
Down in Etobicoke there’s Panther Hobbies and Big boys with cool toys
I have this set and added extra straight for a longer runs and this track design is a lotta fun. The wireless controller are new and mine didn’t come with them but a real huge upgrade not to be tied to the track. Have fun I know you will 🏎👍👍
@@jdjohn4360 awesome stuff! Glad you’re enjoying it! I’m having a blast so far! Need to do what you did and add some longer straights as well.
Cheers! Happy racing!
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
@@tinusvanwyk3008 to get them to run well with no magnets , you must be very good at turning 🏎👍congrats to you 👍👍
Great review of what looks like a good value . We have been testing and racing Carrera Go F1 slot cars for quite awhile now on our 1/24 scale Evolution track along with all other scales HO to 1/24th scale for our youtube channel. The impressive feature here is the new f1s and the wireless controllers. I hope to get ahold of those F1s somehow to run on our Evolution track! Anyway nice to see your video!🏁
Hi Lew! Thanks for watching. Yeah the Wireless controllers are very impressive I must say. I’m assuming they’re a newer feature for Carrera Go. I’m sure you’ll be able to get a hold of the newer F1’S, I’m staying to see them at the few hobby shops I have around here.
Cheers and happy racing 🏁✌🏼
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing , first your video convinced me to get it and now it helped me remember how to store it 👍👍👍👍 really thanks
Little trick with the cars buy small strong magnets. Drill some holes as close to the rear as possible put in the magnets. It will hold the car to the track better
I see Carrera has the Ferrari GT car set without wireless controllers on sale for $88US. I wish I had realized what I was looking at when I saw this set at Costco. I just started to take an interest because my son is getting to an age where something like this would be fun. I was thinking the Paw Patrol racers Carrers Go set I saw. When I was a kid my brother and I had a Tyco TCR slotless race set. It was so much fun.
Get the wireless set if you can because remember when we were kids and the cars would dslot and crash and we would get up to get the car back on the track and forget to put the controller down and rip the track it pull the wires out breaking the track or controller. It's so much better wireless
I picked one up in Winnipeg a few weeks ago. My son and I have been having a blast!
You scored on those loose package cars! I ordered some from Carrera and they're more expensive direct.
Nice! Glad you got one and that you and your son are having fun with it!! 🙌🏻🏁
Yeah I couldn’t pass it up when I saw them. If you checkout The Zoom Room’s website they still might have a few that they removed from a set at a discount.
@@MPSlotCar Thanks for the heads up!!
Hey Mo. Nice set you got there. We can`t get this set over here. We have the Wireless Formula Free Racing, which has a Loop inside the set and it is a bit shorter in its length, with no banked curves.
I personally don`t like the Loop, but the kids sure do! The shorter straigth pieces you have mentioned are third ones (114mm). The others a half straight (171mm). There are also shorter ones (100mm), but not in that set. You can get them sepperatly. There are three Extension Sets. Set 1 and 2 includes the lanechanging pieces (228mm). Set 1 has two 90 degree curves and two long straight pieces (342mm), plus lanechangers. Set 2 has 4 long straights, two 114mm (thoses are the thirds), 2 lanechanging pieces (that have to be connected both in the track, because only one will not let the track function. No power). One narrow straight piece and a fly-over. Set 3, which I bought next two Set 1 has 8 full straights and four 45 degree curves, plus the baned curve No. 1 (tighter radius). I personally don`t connect the intersection piece like you, too. The cars underneath rub on the elevation of the plastic parts in the middle , like they do on the lanechanging pieces. There is also a single lane extension set, so you could build a pit-stop for instance, or a ride around a barrier, or run into the loop differntly in distance. There are also gates that lead both lanes to th right and left side. When I got back into the slotcar hobby a few years ago, I started with the Go!! system and got me two sets. Both had no loopings in it. One had a Corvette C7.R and a Viper in it and the other had two Ferrari 488 GT3`s in it. That set also incl. the chicane ond both banked curves, like yours. But no fences inside. There were banks in each set. The supports were in red, yours had grey ones, which I find better in terms of the color. I later had been given an extra F1 track as a gift, with a loop inside and the elder corded controllers . Those wireless controllers are cool and I might get them extra sometime. The two extra F1`s are cool especially Hamiltons livery looks cool. You got yourself the basic start now and I would recomend you to get the Extension Set 3 with 8 straights and the 45 degree curves, plus the banked curve No. 1. Gives you more length to use that booster. Look out in the banked curves when using the booster. release the booster before the curves and than push it down! Especially the F1`s, which are the fastes Go!! cars tend to derail and those spoilers in the front will break real fast! And yes, there are two digital round counters. One is also usable for the 132/124 tracks and a smaller one, that is mounted on one side of the track. The first one goes over the track. You can extend the track for much, much longer size and the power won`t let you down, compared to the 132/124 sized track. Mine is over 30 Meters and no power issues at all! 🙂
Bo! As always thanks so much for all your tips! And stories! I’ll look into the extension sets you mentioned so I can start stretching these cars legs so to speak. Still trying to figure out what to do with the track. Thinking about maybe making a modular table that can be broken down and stored/brought around… dang, who would’ve thought that Costco would make me branch off even more in this hobby 😂
@@MPSlotCar That sounds like a a good idea. You may instal the track onto a board, that could be lifted underneath the sealing. Another option is to mount it to a longer wall and flip the board up against it. A removable board with supports underneath it, which you could fold out and in, is the third option. I can only set up my tracks on the living-room floor. That would be the last option. 🙂 Keep in mind, that if you built in the track pieces, that all you use, must summ up in length of a straight number. If you use short track pieces for instance and won`t use the egual numvbers of pieces, you will have opperational difficulties. For instance, if you use laong straights and shorter straight and the amount of short track pieces are not in a straqight number devided by 2, you will not be able to run the cars. They suddenly stop at a certain point on the track, after the control unit. The control unit, the lap counter and another short piece, that equals a single long straight, has the right amount of length for instance. That is a liitle Math there to, calculate with.That got me into problems first, when I did not realize to put the equal numbers of shorter, or longer track pieces into the whole track. The cars just stopped suddenly. You could see the question marks circelling around my head than, just like in a cartoon 🙂
That particular track is a good value because of the included banked turns and wireless control.
Thanks for this just picked up this set from Costco £83.98 as I have a layout all ready just the cars and controllers etc are worth more than the price I paid had been checking Amazon was £129.99 now Black friday £79.99 only £4 but I am happy
Seeing they now have a wireless set I just might get it. Not seeing it on the Carrera web site. I used to be a slot car guy but when R/C got big in the 80's I went with that being more realistic but lately thinking about getting into 1/43 slot because I have a few Kyosho dslot in my collection of dnano stash.
The wireless controllers were very impressive. Honestly had no idea they were available in this scale.
Maybe try Costco?
Can’t blame you, R/C’s are awesome, I still mess about with some Tamiya cars once in a while. Had a few Mini-Zs back in the day, they were a blast!
Oh nice cars to have in the collection! Cheers 🏁✌🏼
Hey Massimo, that's a nice Layout and nice cars. Those cars are pretty fast.
Thanks Gary! Yeah I think it was a good deal for what it is. A lot of fun, the cars are very quick!
That's awesome, I didn't know they had wireless controllers for go. The Go Boost button might as well be called the Crash Button.😂
lol yeah the the boost is a little much with the stock layout. Some longer straights would probably help. But right now it’s a crash button lol.
Unfortunately it must be a Canadian thing, it is not at my Costco and I cannot even see it online.
Ah really? Hopefully you get them in the states as well. I mean I remember seeing the Bburago F1 cars and 1/10 F1 Rc’s in the US Costco way before we got them here.
Great video as always Bello. I think its fantastic that bigger retailers are carrying Carrera products. A great way to get kids and parents addicted lol 🎉🎉
Thank you Bello! Yeah I was kinda surprised when I saw them there. Smart on Carreras part for sure lol. Worked on me 😅
I should check that out, last time I played with slot cars was way back when tyco was making the sets
I remember having a Tyco set when I a kid. Little did I know what having that set would’ve caused long term 😂
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
I bought this set for my son and told him that if he behaves well in the next few days, we could open it and play, otherwise, we'll have to wait until Christmas. Two weeks have passed, and we still haven't opened it. I really want to play with it!
@@haofeng8237 🤣 sorry that you haven’t been able to open it yet. Hopefully you’ll be able too soon!
thanks for video , i went today ang got one for my nephew
Awesome! Hope you nephew enjoys it! Happy racing! 🏁🏎️
Cool review MP
I’ve only got a Rally Carrera Go set that I got back in the twenty teens
Interesting to see the slight changes to the way the track joins together
Like you I had no clue about the wireless controllers😳😎
🍻Mal
Cheers brother! 🍻 yeah the wireless controllers sweet, very impressed these sets have them. Oh that’s cool, I wish there were more Rally options today.
Cheers
where u get the track piece to take out the cross piece
Hi, I got them from a store called The Zoom Room in Newmarket.
They should also have them at Panther Hobbies and Big Boys with Cool Toys.
What’s up with the wireless controllers. I have the same layout from Carrera and mine have wires ???
I bought 2 cheap sets for the kids to play with when they come Christmas. They have other presents. What I thought interesting was when you unpacked the track, it looks very similar . Also the box looks pretty similar to Carrera in layout, graphics and labelling. But it doesn't have Carrera on it.
After Christmas, I can join both sets for the one kid that comes each week.
All the best for Christmas and New Year from the deep south, falling off the planet deep........Australia 😊
Also tires are very important. Make them sticky a very small drop of Elmer's glue around the tires holds the car also to the track better😊
I've never seen these slot cars sets at Costco in Canada - Brampton
It was about a week ago now that I got it. They had them at the Costco in Vaughan hwy 7 and 400.
@@MPSlotCarSuper Thank You . I like Carrera 1:24 scale
I prefer the crossover over an overpass, less to fall apart and more challenging to avoid other cars, plus when I was a kid the fun was all about crashing. If they only made cars that would disintegrate when you crashed the kids would have a ball rebuilding them. Keeping it fun will get a new generation involved. The turbo button is meant to accelerate into the loops if equipped. Peace and Love MP
Great video as always Massimo. 1/43 is great for people with a little less space .
Very cool, I have not seen Carrera in my local Costco....hopefully in the future.
Yeah hopefully! They’ve been getting a fair amount of F1 stuff here. They have these and also some 1/10 rc’s of the Ferrari and Redbull, along with 1/43 Diecast sets of the top f1 teams. It’s more dangerous going to Costco now lol….although it’s always dangerous going there anyways
@@MPSlotCar We have had the 1/32 Diecast F1's and basic RC. I will be going this weekend so I will take a closer look.
Nice one Massimo, I like that you do contain for newbies as a lot of the stuff out there can be intimidating and off putting. cheers
@@SlotCraftMaster thank you slot brother! I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, you make some of the best tutorials I’ve seen! 🙌🏻 keep em coming!
I remember getting a set like this as a kid. It had a section that went up the wall. One thing I'll always remember that we used butter in the slots ahahha. Most of the time it ended up getting all over everything, including the wheels lol
It is no longer in the store so I checked at Costco online and it is no longer listed. I guess they sold out.
Mercedes badge off centre. Maybe that's why Max was faster? Thanks for the great video!
lol that could be 🤔
Nice check on the Carrera Go Set!!
Oida! Thank you my slot brother! Need some of that magic cream for some extra grip!
@MPSlotCar 😁🤟😇🤣🤣🤣😎😁 you should go shopping next time you're in Europe!! 😳😁
haha yes! And I need to visit this guy that’s called the Dude. He’s like this amazing slot car tuner somewhere in Austria!
@@MPSlotCar 😇🙏😳😁😎😎👍👍 any time brother, you're always welcome, but I think you know that!!!!!!
@ thanks brother same goes for you!
My son got this for Christmas, unfortunately a few of the plastic tabs have snapped off from putting it together and taking it apart, also the cars don’t seem to hold up. Wheels are wobbling and the tires are more oblong than round. Might go pick up a spare set from Costco just for the value.
I've had my set sense Christmas too and I'm really happy with it, I've also had tabs breaking off and found that a small amount of super glue does that the trick. I'm 60 and this is my first Carrera set but not my first slot set. As far as tires wobbling goes the fronts are made to have some wobble but the rears are not, try carefully taking the tire off and inspecting it maybe finding some rubber flashing from the molding process could be trimmed off or some flashing on the rim is not letting the tire seat properly.
@ oh I’m going to try that. Thanks for the tip. My son is having a blast with the track and not going to lie so am I. I got some extra track from my local hobby shop, after spending $35 I think I’m better off getting a second set from Costco.
I've cense added a ton of track and accessories to it, I love this set and seeing that it's a Canadian Costco exclusive hard to find set makes me love it even more. I'm very happy with the purchase and happy with the quality.
@adrianfil9153 that's a great idea and it's a great value and theoretically by doing that and getting the wright curve track pieces you can make a 4 lane track like I've done
Great video. Saw the set at Costco also, been debating to buy ever since…lol. What local hobby store did you go to. I’m in the durham region area myself, so not to sure whats around me for this. Again, great video.
Is this the same as Carrera Go PLUS? Can you program phantom cars and different speed limits?
Cool! interesting wireless controllers.... do they floor car full speed when plunger is pressed down fully or are they working like the stock wired ones that only go full speed when you hit the boost button?
It was actually impressed with the controllers. When fully pressed you still don’t get the full speed that you’d get from the boost button. First time I pressed it I was like DAYYYYYYMMMMNNNNN haha. Need longer straights for that 😂
Lots of fun for my first experience with a Go track.
@@MPSlotCar If the controller is pressed fully, it has 60 % of the total speed. 🙂
Carrera Go is a great 2 player option. I got 4 sets so far, no wireless controllers but I think wireless controllers is a great feature to power the cars anywhere around the track. Saw this at Costco too and I was so tempted. I passed on it but I liked your video. I'm planning on doing a 4 lane set for under 400 dollars. It's a very underrated track although I do miss AFX this seems to be the next best option for small scale slot cars.
However, cars are expensive so it's almost a better investment to just buy more sets for the cars themselves. That part really sucks.😊
But carrera go has been around for almost 20 years and there are lots of cars and track available second hand online the options are almost endless.
My wife came home from Costco this Saturday with this set for my son got it for £30! It’s £60 in the normal shops
An absolute bargain, this set is £90 (160 Canadian)in UK. Carrera Go is a great choice, if like me space is a problem.
@@chewbakka1204 yeah for sure, if space is an issue this is a great route. You can make some great layout with a fraction of the space needed for the Bigger scales
I have that initial d model too
It looks like the wireless Go! controller isnt available anymore ateast in the US, anyone know why?
I don't know why but I see you can still get them on eBay and I have a friend in Germany that got me a Carrera go + wireless set that's not available in the states anymore. I'm really liking my set and have added almost 100 feet more with accessories.
I don't understand how you intend to use lane changing track to replace the cross track. I think you would have to elevate a track and make a bridge.
Yes that is the plan if I keep the current layout, but I intend on changing the layout completely. I just wanted to build the version included in the instructions for the video to show viewers what they can expect if they buy this product.
Cheers David ✌🏼🏁
Is this from US costco or UK?
@@shizunesama Hi, it was a Costco in Canada.
Still cannot beat 440x2 Tyco
Funny enough I had a Tyco set growing up. That was my first taste of slot cars, Christmas gift way back from my dad. Loved that set.
Watching this vod and thinking about to buy more Cars, Here in Germany there is a Store that sells in Moment the Carrera hotwheels slotcars for 8€ each, i think i need all colors 😂
Yep thats a boost button, without it u only get 70% speed or Something like that
I do not see this at Costco at all ???????
Nope they are all gone now i have only seen the sets on eBay and i picked up one for 120.00 rite before Christmas and the day after the other 2 were gone. Now someone is selling a couple for way more cash, good luck
Item number???? 🤨
In Europe the Set is "Formula free Racing", look the European Set 😯, and look your set 😁. Carrera is a German Company 🤣
Very similar set, the one I’m seeing for “Formula Free Racing” has a loop in the track, and comes with Verstappen instead of Perez. Looks like a great set. Yeah I’m sure this set I got is branded different by Carrera here in North America.
Cheers! ✌🏼
redbull and ferrari rc cars 1/10 scale $50 a piece at costco
@@patrickkennedy2533 yeah I seen those too! They look awesome even as a display piece. They run for $80 CDN up here which still isn’t bad
Carrera needs to leave the junction track out of their sets. This only promotes crashing, which usually leads to damaged cars.
With Go geared more to the younger crowd, nothing will slow down or stop enthusiasm more than damaged or non working cars.
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
Wireless is good so kids don't trip over the wire
These cars are far too quick and constantly deslot. Its not fun for children. Many people resell them on marketplace for that reason. However for adult hobbyists 99 dollars its worth it.
@@dominicmasi8328 yeah a little too fast. I haven’t tried with the stoppers they included for the controllers. Those may aid the issue, would be nice if that had a setting on the PU to lower the power.
But for big kids like me. This is a blast lol
I have a few of these Carrera Go sets. I live in a flat so space is limited. I do non magnet racing. Remove the magnets, tune the tyres, add weight. And I have a lot of fun.
why do people still play slot car? old tech only has throttle and thats it?...sounds boring.
@@vracan can’t argue with you, it’s one of those to each their own. The digital racing is what I find more appealing, lane changing available to attack and defend, interactive pit stops “fuel usage”, damage simulation and all that. Most my friends remember slot cars as this set which is analog and entry level. Still fun, but when they see and try the digital set up I have they get more of a kick out of it.
Cheers mate ✌🏼