Mattel Tyco R/C Speed Racer Electric Slot Car Racing

by Mattel

Product Features

• Relive the fast action of Speed Racer with this hot slot car racing set
• This side-by-side veloCity drag adventure pits speed racer against his nemesis, Racer X
• Two cars included are decorated to model the blockbuster star vehicles with sleek paint and racing lines
• The tracks set up quickly for fun in a flash
• Challenge your friends or your dad-since the film is positioned to be a cross-generation sensation

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 2 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0010WAFIE
• Item model number: M0676
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,129 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Tyco R/C Speed Racer Electric Slot Car Racing is a side-by-side velocity drag adventure that pits speed racer against his nemesis, Racer X. The two cars that are included are decorated to model the blockbuster star vehicles with sleek paint and racing lines. The tracks are set up quickly for fun in a flash. Challenge your friends or your dad-since the film is positioned to be a cross-generation sensation. Relive the fast action of speed racer with this hot slot car racing set.

Product Description

Relive the fast action of Speed Racer with this hot slot car racing set. This side-by-side velocity drag adventure pits Speed Racer against his nemesis, Racer X! The two cars included are decorated to model the blockbuster star vehicles with sleek paint and racing lines. The tracks set quickly for fun in a flash. Go, Speed Racer, go! Cars measures 3" long. Requires 4 "D" batteries, not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not your father's slot car track...vastly inferior, May 28, 2009

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W. Worth - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Mattel Tyco R/C Speed Racer Electric Slot Car Racing (Toy)

First off, I have EXTENSIVE slot car knowledge. I have been a slot car hobbyist since the early 80's. I currently have 30+ cars and probably 5000 feet of Tyco track.

If you are familiar with slot cars you probably know them from the old Tyco sets. Mattel bought Tyco several year ago and now only releases new sets rarely. If this is the level of quality we are to expect from Mattel then they might as well quit now.

With the included battery pack these cars are very underpowered. So I tried using one of my electric powered Tyco packs. This made the cars terribly overpowered. For testing purposes I tried one of my older Tyco slot cars. That ran fine on the track with electric power. So, it looks like the cars, although physically able to be used on the old sets are useless when actually run on them.

I mainly bought this set for the battery power pack (I wanted to see how well it worked) and the cars themselves (I'm a Speed Racer fan.) So in my case I swapped out the Mach 5 body onto a different chassis and it worked fine. I was very disappointed with the quality of the Mattel product though and will not be buying any more of their sets.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MISLEADING AD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 24, 2009

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Peeved - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mattel Tyco R/C Speed Racer Electric Slot Car Racing (Toy)

Make sure before you buy this set that you don't miss the "fine print". THIS IS A BATTERY OPERATED RACING SET, not an "electric" set as the heading states. Missed that myself when looking at everything and trying to compare products. Now I see that in the tiny second picture they have up for this item, it does say battery-powered and in the brief description it tells you it requires 4 "D" batteries. I did not see those things prior to ordering but why can't they title the DAMN thing correctly???!!! Give parents a break and at least be accurate in your title/description so when they are up late at night trying to order a birthday gift and compare it to all the stuff that's out there, at least they have the right info to go on. Technically, this is an "electric" slot car set because the batteries do generate electricity but who wants to have to decipher misleading titles?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent starter slot car set at a good price, January 18, 2009

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Thomas Brown "FunDaddy" (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Mattel Tyco R/C Speed Racer Electric Slot Car Racing (Toy)

I got this for my 5-year-old son for Christmas in 2008. Compared to the plug-in slot car sets of my youth, it doesn't have much power and so the cars don't run very fast and small problems with the track (such as oxidation of the rails) or the cars can make for some frustrating times when the cars get stuck. However, warm-ups of 5 laps or so and some occasional track maintenance will keep the cars running well. It's a good set for a 5-year-old because they can run the cars at top speed without having the car come off of the track very often, but for a child older than 6 I would recommend the plug-in tracks because the slower speeds aren't very challenging. A nice feature is the low price; the cars alone would cost as much as the entire set if you buy them elsewhere. However, the battery replacements will end up costing lots of money over several months of play, and so in the end a plug-in set might be a better value.