To enter, you need to upload your design(s) on the challenge page. There is no limit on the number of entries per contestant. Submissions will be accepted up to 23:59 Central European Time, February 16th, 2013. This challenge is open to all designers, professional and amateur, regardless of sex, age or nationality. The winner will get his or her own print and a 20% discount on his or her next order in the 3D print lab. The length of your car should not exceed 200mm and the height is limited to 70mm. OVERALL DIMENSIONSTo make sure your design fits around the motor, chassis, axels and wheels you can download this 3D file and model your design around it.

Make sure you read the design guides to make your slot car model 3D printable. The materials you can use for this challenge are prime gray, polyamide and transparent resin. The slot car gets speed if the driver gives power to the rails by means of a hand held controller. To the guide are copper braids connected and is positioned in a slot in the middle of parallel rails. The motor is connected to a guide that is positioned under the chassis of the model. What is slot racing? Slot car racing is racing with miniature cars on a track. For now RAPID 2014 and EuroMold 2014 are confirmed. If you win the i.materialise challenge, you are free to race your own 3D printed slot car at one or more of these events. Our parent company Materialise is organizing a series of races for slot cars made with 3D printing technologies, to be held at AM events worldwide throughout 2014. You create the shell, we provide the chassis, motor, axels and wheels (which cannot be modified). Show us your most beautiful 3D design and you might win your very own slot car! We’re challenging you to make the coolest slot car design. Get fast and furious with our Slot Car Challenge.

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