| Positives | Negatives |
| Much more reliable because of premade moving tracks instead of making our own | We wanted identical mechanical systems for the cars, and it was unlikely to find two of the same exact printer belt drive to cannibalize for free. |
| Free components if we can find a printer to cannibalize | We wanted a race length which was longer than the belt drive would provide without modification |
| Relatively little work would be needed to set up the system |
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