Hidden on the Hybrid page of the Carrera website is a tip that will delight all owners of a Carrera set. If you enjoy racing your cars off-track, in free-roam mode, this new feature is for you!
Carrera offers a downloadable PDF file to create a starting line that you can print and place on the floor. The principle is simple: each time the car passes over the line, a lap is automatically counted. You can thus transform your living room into an impromptu racetrack while enjoying real-time timing and tracking your best times.
It’s a real pleasure to be able to use these timing features in free-roam mode. An excellent initiative from Carrera, which is clearly continuing to refine and expand its Hybrid range.
To test this starting line, I improvised a simple layout with small red and white Jersey barriers.
A little DIY tip: to protect the print and make the paper last longer, I laminated it. Result after testing? No detection problems as the car passed. Your turn!
After several laps of my track, no problems; the car consistently detected the line and the lap times displayed correctly.
As you may have noticed on the page, an arrow indicates the direction of travel.
The starting line must be detected, and the application must be version 1.1.0 or higher.
Link to the Carrera website: https://carrera-toys.com/en-uk/pages/overview-page-hybrid-overview
You can also find the file to download for free below.
A simple and inexpensive feature, no need to order, just a printout to discover a new way to play.