Blog - SmartRace for Carrera Digital

Statement regarding firmware updates for the Carrera Digital Control Unit

Since its release in 2010, the Carrera Digital Control Unit has been updated repeatedly via firmware updates. Firmware is software that is permanently programmed into the control unit and controls its functions. The firmware updates were installed via Carrera’s in-house “Carrera Race App.” Since Carrera discontinued development of the “Race App” some time ago and the app is now no longer available in either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, the question arises as to how users …

Building a lightweight, low cost SmartRace Connect Hardware Device

A guest article by SmartRace user Scott McGlynn Click here to view Scott’s project on Github I really enjoy using …

Issues with the release of SmartRace 6.0 on macOS [Update: Solved!]

There is currently a problem with the release of SmartRace 6.0 on macOS. The latest version in the Mac App …

Coming Soon: SmartRace for Scalextric ARC

Update: The official website of SmartRace for Scalextric ARC is now online. Check it out! I’m more than happy to …

Coming soon: SmartRace for SCX Advance

Some time ago, the manufacturer SCX (known as Scalextric in Spain and some other countries) introduced a very promising digital …

Problems with “Speech Services by Google” cause failures in the speech output of SmartRace

Currently (as of February 2022), there seem to be massive problems with an Android module from Google that provides the …

The frustrating thing about 1-star ratings in the Apple App Store

Bad reviews are a thorn in the side of any halfway dedicated app vendor for a variety of reasons. Not …

Use SmartRace on notebooks and desktop computers with mouse and keyboard

SmartRace does not run on Windows PCs or laptops, but the app can still be used on notebooks or desktop …

What you need to know about SmartRace 3.15

When you open SmartRace after you downloaded the 3.15 update on iOS, you will probably notice the app seems to …

Why does SmartRace need permissions to use location services on Android?

This question has been asked a lot of times already and has also been the reason for bad reviews of …

The SmartRace Champions Club

Since SmartRace 3.11, there is a new feature called the SmartRace Champions Club (SCC). The SCC is the easiest way …

Coming soon: a separate version of SmartRace for Carrera Go!!! Plus

For the small racers, Carrera provides a system called “Carrera Go!!! Plus”, which is basically an analogue track which can …

Changes to the damage simulation

Due to feedback of several users, the damage simulation add-on will be slightly changed for the upcoming version of SmartRace. …

SmartRace no longer on Amazon app store

After SmartRace has been available on Amazon since August 2016, I decided to cease the native support for Amazons Fire …

New SmartRace website has been launched

After several months of work, the new SmartRace website has finally been launched. The old website was created in the …

About in-app purchases in SmartRace

SmartRace 2.8.4 introduced in-app purchases for some features. You may have asked yourself “why on earth should I pay for …

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SmartRace is a software for Mac, tablets and smartphones and is used for timing Carrera Digital tracks in 1:32 and 1:24 scale and via the Analogue mode also for analogue tracks (e.g. Carrera Evolution, Carrera Exclusiv, Carrera Go!!!, Ninco, Scalextric or others). SmartRace either connects to the Carrera AppConnect adapter via Bluetooth or takes the measurement in analogue mode via the camera of a smartphone connected via SmartRace Connect.

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