Toy vehicle slot track

A toy vehicle slot track for USC with toy racing vehicles having a maximum width, the track comprising:

• an upper surface;
• a plurality of separate guide slots disposed within the upper surface;
• a pair of power supply rails provided for each guide slot, the power supply rails disposed within the upper surface on opposing sides of each guide slot;
• an adjoining pair of the plurality of guide slots in a first portion of the track being generally parallel and spaced apart at a first spacing which is greater than the maximum width of the toy racing vehicles;
• an adjoining pair of the plurality of guide slots in a second portion of the track being generally parallel and spaced apart at a second spacing which is less than the maximum width of the toy racing vehicles, wherein the adjoining pair of guide slots in the second portion of the track are disposed between the two pairs of exposed power supply rails provided for the adjoining pair of slots;
• a pair of the guide slots in a third portion of the track transitioning from the first spacing to the second spacing;
• a pair of the guide slots in a fourth portion of the track transitioning from the second spacing to the first spacing,
• wherein the pair of power supply rails run generally parallel to each guide slot at a generally uniform distance from each guide slot in each of the four portions of the track, and
• wherein a first length of the track is formed by combining the first, third, second, fourth and first portions of the track in sequence.

A icy vehicle slot track race set comprising:

• a pair of toy race vehicles, each toy race vehicle having a maximum width, the maximum widths being generally equal for the pair of the toy race vehicles, and each toy race vehicle having an electric motor and a guide pin;
• a track with an upper surface;
• a plurality of separate, non-intersecting guide slots disposed within the upper surface, the guide slots being sized to receive and permit movement of the guide pins within the guide slots to guide the toy race vehicles about the track;
• a pair of exposed power supply rails provided for each guide slot, disposed on opposing sides of each guide slot and providing power to the electric motor of each toy race vehicle in one of the slots;
• a first portion of the track formed from at least one generally straight track segment having a pair of guide slots arranged generally parallel to one another and spaced apart at a first spacing which is greater than the maximum width of the toy racing vehicles;
• a second portion of the track formed from at least one curved track segment having a pair of guide slots disposed toward an inner radius of the at least one curved track segment and arranged generally parallel to one another and spaced apart at a second spacing which is less than the maximum width of the toy racing vehicles, the pair of guide slots disposed between two pairs of exposed power supply rails provided for the pair of guide slots, and also having a third guide slot arranged to mate with one of the guide slots of the first portion of the track;
• a third portion of the track formed from at least one generally straight track segment with a first end where a pair of guide slots are arranged to mate with the arrangement of the guide slots of the first portion of the track and with a second end where the pair of guide slots are arranged to mate with the arrangement of the pair of guide slots of the second portion of the track;
• a fourth portion of the track formed from at least one generally straight track segment with a first end where a pair of guide slots are arranged to mate with the arrangement of the pair of guide slots of the second portion of the track and with a second end where the pair of guide slots are arranged to mate with the arrangement of the guide slots of the first portion of the track, and
• wherein the pair of power supply rails run generally parallel to each guide slot at a generally uniform distance from each guide slot in each of the first portions of the track.