Drag Tracks finish line cable, longer cord

Ralph_Technology97 Tuesday, 5/12/2020

Hello! 

I have a dragtracks racing system that I want to mod to make it longer for more feet of track. I noticed the finish line cable is like those of a telephone cable but it has 6 colored contact points instead of the traditional 4. Where can I get a 6 contact point cable that's at least longer than 30 feet? If anyone has done this modification on your dragtracks I would greatly appreciate if you could shed some light on how you did it as I'm not familiar with this type of electronic work.


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ChiefWopahoo 5/12/20
2020 Rated Rookie

For our extended length DragTracks we hit up Amazon for a RJ12 6-pin phone line and in-line coupler.  Cheap, easy, it works, and you can buy the cable in all kinds of lengths. You can even buy the cord, ends and crimping tool separately and make your own. (Tried to find these locally but no store had the 6-pins)


  • Thank you for the insight! I'll be sure to look for those materials so I can get to racing — Ralph_Technology97
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ChiefWopahoo 5/12/20
2020 Rated Rookie

Something else we did was to hand carve a plastic piece that smoothly  transitioned the DragTracks track to  the orange Hotwheels track. It allowed us to add mirror image turns to our layout. Turned out to be pretty cool as the turns changed the whole dynamic of the track - many cars that were great on the straightaway just couldn't cut it in the corners. I'm not sure where that little piece is at the moment but if I run across it I'll post up a picture.  


  • That's cool. Turns always tend to add interest to the race and it's less about just being fast. A lot like normal racing — Chaos_Canyon
  • Whoaa that's awesome!! ???????????????? — Ralph_Technology97
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