Darda Upside Down Overpass

by Darda

Product Features

• Go totally upside down
• Awesome 5-Loop corkscrew
• No batteries or electricity needed
• Incredible loops
• Super fast car

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 20 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004WEXC
• Item model number: 921-11123
• Our recommended age: 4 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,430 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Teacher Review

This racetrack has loop-the-loops just like a real roller coaster, but instead of roller coaster cars full of screaming people, this track carries just one sleek miniature car. The black plastic Porsche convertible is self-powered (by running it back and forth on the floor a few times), and zips along at a racing pace, cruising upside down around the racetrack loops. The flexible plastic track includes base plates, curved pieces, straight track, joiner pieces, and two longer pieces of flexible track (16.5 and 41 inches) for the crossover effect on the assembled track. The track design for this set features an oval at ground level with two pairs of double loops and a crossover. Clear instructions and diagrams explain the assembly, and two alternate track layouts are also included. All Darda sets have compatible track and cars, and replacement parts and additional cars can be ordered from the manufacturer. --Marcie Bovetz, mother and former children's librarian

Product Description

Have your race cars go through loops the way they never have with the Darda upside down overpass! Watch as your cars race through the loops in incredible speeds. No other race track has the loops like this race track!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tons of fun!, January 22, 2002

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Catherine Hallberg "(Kate)" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Darda Upside Down Overpass (Toy)

Darda is a huge hit with my four year old daughter! She loves her track, even though she has little to no interest in assembling it. Once assembled, though, the track is fairly sturdy and easy to keep set up for several days. We put it in our dining room and a few times each day would sit down and run our cars on it for awhile.

A month after Christmas, it's been moved to a bedroom where visiting children flock to play with it. We have three cars total so there are enough for a few to play at a time.

Some 3 year olds don't have enough manual dexterity to move the cars fast and long enough to wind them. They also seem to not understand that starting the car on the straight, level part is most effective. I've had to demonstrate that to a few little boys, but my daughter caught on right away. I'd probably not suggest this toy for someone under age 4.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Engineered for Common Use, December 26, 2008

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H. Skodis - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Darda Upside Down Overpass (Toy)

Our daughters loved playing with the display at our neighborhood store, but once we got it home, we quickly realized that in order to use the track in any of the suggested configurations, one would need to screw the green baseplates to a table or board (like they have it at the store).

However, there is no indication of this on the box or in the instructions. In fact, the instructions say you can use it on the carpet.

The problem is the big, twisted "overpass" piece of track. When you bend it to make the giant loop, it naturally pulls the two green baseplates up off the floor! So you cannot run the cars on the track without holding down each baseplate with your hands.

That's just plain ol' bad engineering.

Darda: Either clearly tell customers they'll need to screw it to a table like a train set, or re-engineer the set to not pull up like this.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 6, 2007

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K. Davis "Missouri Mama" (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darda Upside Down Overpass (Toy)

We got this for our sons for Christmas based on the great reveiws that others had given it and were disappointed. The car jumps the track frequently before completing one go-round. Some of the track pieces do not fit together well, which effects how smoothly the car can go. The track is so light weight that it does not sit flatly on the ground as shown in the photo. Both our 5 and 9 year olds have set it aside.