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A host of suggestions for building different exciting raceways are contained in the interesting MÄRKLIN Sprint Handbook. It also contains racing rules for many different types of races, always providing thrilling entertainment in your home for all participants, young and old.}}
A host of suggestions for building different exciting raceways are contained in the interesting MÄRKLIN Sprint Handbook. It also contains racing rules for many different types of races, always providing thrilling entertainment in your home for all participants, young and old.}}
==AUTO RACING SETS==
====1404 RACING TRACK SET,====
containing two Porche Carrera 6 sport cars, one red and one white, with two speed controllers, one red and one grey – Track sections: Four 1205 straight, four 1206 straight, ten 1241 curved: two piers each,
{{Frac|1|1|16}}", {Frac|1|9|10}}" and {{Frac|2|2|5}}" high, four bridge railings, crash barriers and 50 supports for them. These parts will make up a big figure-of-eight track with an over-pass – Full Instructions are supplied with the Set.
====1405 RACING TRACK SET WITH ONE BANKED CURVE, ====
containing a white Porsche Carrera 6 sports car and an orange-coloured open sports car, with two speed controllers, one red and one grey – Track sections: Two 1200 straight, four 1201 straight, two 1205 straight, eight 1241 curved, four 1248 banked curved, two 1290 transfer sections to banking, two 1291 transfer sections from banking; one crash barrier 2 metres (6 ft. 6") long, one crash barrier {{Frac|1|1|2}}} metres (4 ft. {{Frac|10|1|2}}) long, thirty crash barrier support, four 1547 joining sections and two clips. – This material is sufficient to build up a figure-of-eight track with an overpass and one banked curve can be laid out with these parts. Full Instructions are supplied with the Set
====1406 RACING TRACK SET WITH TWO BANKED CURVES, ====
containing a white Chaparral sports car and an orange-coloured open sports car, with two speed controllers, one red and one grey Track sections: Four 1200 straight, ten 1205 straight, eight 1241 curved and eight 1248 banked curved; two crash barriers 4 ft. {{Frac|10|1|2|}}" long, thirty crash barrier supports, two piers each, {{Frac|1|1|16}}", {{Frac|1|9|10}}" and {{Frac|2|2|5}}" high, with four track section supports – A big figure-of-eight track with an overpass and two banked curves can be made up with these parts. Full instructions are supplied with the Set.
====1400 RACING CAR SET, ====
containing two formula racing cars, one Mercedes Monoposto and one Ferrari Supersqualo, two speed controllers, one red and one grey – Track sections: Four 1200 straight, four 1220 curved, together with crash barriers and 20 supports for them – These parts will make up an oval track – Full instructions are supplied with the Set
====1401 RACE CAR SET====
– Contains two Formula 1 Race cars, Mercedes Monoposto and Ferrari Supersqualo, 1 red and 1 grey Hand Controller, 2 straight track 1200, 6 straight track 1201, 4 curve track 1220, 4 curve track 1221, 2 piers 2" high 2 piers 1" high, guard rails and 32 supports – An interesting oval can be laid out with these parts – Full instructions are supplied with the Set.
====1409 RACE CAR SET ====
– Contains two Formula 1 Race cars Mercedes Monoposto and Ferrari Supersqualo, 1 red and 1 green Hand Controller, 2 straight track 1200, 2 straight track 1201, 2 straight track 1206, 3 curved track 1220, 2 curved track 1241, 4 1248 banked curved, guard rails, 19 guard rail posts, 3 clips and 1 connecting section  1547 – A figure eight track with an overpass and a banked curve can be laid out with this material – Full instructions are supplied with the Set.


==Accessories==
==Accessories==

Revision as of 14:44, 7 December 2018

The Marklin Sprint slotcar system was sold between 1967 and the early 1980s.

The Marklin system seems to have been really rather nice, with three different radius curves, allowing up to six lanes of track. The system included straight and curved lane-changer section, banked curves, inclines, and chicanes, and allowed some extravagantly sophisticated layouts. Unfortunately, in waiting to see what other manufacturers did, and then waiting until they had a really good competing system, Märklin kinda missed the boat ... Their system launched in 1967, which was just after the UK slotcar craze had peaked, and retailers were finding themselves with a glut of manufacturers trying to sell to fewer buyers, not a good time to be launching yet another new system.

We're not sure about the timing of the market on mainland Europe, but we're assuming that it was probably broadly similar to what was going on in the UK.

1969 promotional text:

Märklin Sprint For fast and exciting automobile racing in your home

Running the lightning fast slot cars in the MÄRKLIN Sprint sets provides an exciting hobby quite different from our model railroads. Thus both hobbies compliment each other.

1:32 Built in the popular 1:32 scale, minimum is space is required for the MÄRKLIN Sprint raceway. The track is designed to clip together very strongly for complete electrical and mechanical connection, yet goes together and comes apart with ease. No fussing around with track sections that do not fit and are hard to connect. Thus your track will stand even the longest and most hard racing.

Your race track can be built with two, four or six lanes, long straight ways, esses, banked curved, inclines, overpasses, chicanes, lane crossovers and many other exciting accessories including our reliable lap counter. Everything is available to build up almost any racing circuit and, wherever required, to safeguard all your tracks with strong crash barriers.

Every MÄRKLIN racing car is a miniature masterpiece. The high speed motor is located in the best position for correct center of gravity, providing good road holding ability. In addition a special designed gear train is installed so that the car can respond to any small change in voltage. This means short quick braking action before curves and immediate acceleration during the curve. It also gives you superior hill climbing ability and MÄRKLIN incline sections. Because of these many features, MÄRKLIN race cars can attain unbelievably fast lap times.

Another feature typical of the high MÄRKLIN quality is the solid ski type current pickups of the cars. They are sprung and are thus very reliable for current pickup, while at the same time they provide a cleaning action on the pickup rails. The tires of the cars can be changed and adapted to the running characteristics of the track.

The speed controller can be operated without any steps in the speed regulation or it can be set to uniformly increase step by step. Using the built in key the controller can be locked in a given voltage and then released with the panic switch in case of emergency. The hand controller can be connected to the track at any location that is convenient to you.

A host of suggestions for building different exciting raceways are contained in the interesting MÄRKLIN Sprint Handbook. It also contains racing rules for many different types of races, always providing thrilling entertainment in your home for all participants, young and old.

Accessories

1590 SPEED CONTROLLER

– with connecting fittings – A very convenient shape, made of heatresistant plastic material – The push-type switch for setting the track current can be fixed by a ratchet stop to give any voltage required, and an emergency stop push provides interruption of the current without altering the setting of the push-type switch – The colour of the controller casing is grey – The connecting fittings consist of the connecting plate with a two-core cable 4 3⁄4 ft. long to the controller and another two-core cable 3 1⁄4 ft. long with a plug for connecting to the driving unit - A speed controller must never be used for more than one car at any time

1591 SPEED CONTROLLER

– the same as No 1590, but with a red casing

1542 CONSTRUCTION KIT FOR OVERPASS

– consisting of two piers 1 1⁄16", two 1 9⁄10 and two 2 2⁄5" high, with two bridge railings – All parts made of grey plastic - For making up a very strong overpass that will even span four-lane tracks.

1543 SUPPORT

– 2 2⁄5" high – Made of grey plastic with stubs on top face for fixing track sections to

1544 BRIDGE RAILINGS

– For reinforcing overpasses – 5 3⁄10" long – 1 1⁄2" high – Made of grey impact-resistant plastic

1545 MECHANICAL LAP SCORER

– permanently mounted on a two-lane track section 4 1⁄10" long. The instrument READS UP TO 99 LAPS for both lanes in both directions, and the dial can be reset by hand 5 1⁄10" high – 6" wide – On tracks having several lanes a number of lap scorers can be set up directly next to one another in a row

1547 CONNECTING SECTION

– 2 9⁄10" long, plastic – For connecting two adjoining straight track sections and reinforcing the joints.

1592 RECTIFIER

– for connecting to MARKLIN railway transformers – Size 2 1⁄5 by 2" by 3⁄5 – D.C. for running up to four cars at the same time can be taken from the pairs of plug sockets marked "Auto 1" and "Auto 2" – The transformer connected in series must have an output of not less than 16 watts

6930 MARKLIN SPRINT D.C. DRIVING UNIT

– For use on 220 volts A.C. only – Output 10 watts at approximately 14 Volts D.C. – Overload protection by an automatic current-limiting device – Connecting lead with sprayed mains plug connection – Blue sheet steel casing – On the output side there are two pairs of sockets marked "Auto 1 " and "Auto 2" – Weight 2 lbs. 2 oz. – Size 5" by 3 7⁄10 by 2 1⁄10"

1540 CRASH BARRIER

– corrugated section planking made of white flexible plastic – 6 1⁄2 ft. long

1541 SUPPORT FOR CRASH BARRIER

– made of impact-resistant plastic for fixing crash barriers to the track

Track Sections

" All track sections are made of strong plastic material with slots in them for steering the cars, current being supplied to the cars by contact rails placed on both sides of the slots. Clip-in joints couple the parts of the track together absolutely securely without requiring any other connections. The sections are finished in black with a broken white line in the centre. "

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