October 9, 2007...1:40 am
Mattel Pixar Cars: All the Piston Cup CARS-Speedway of the South Box Set (2008 Update - Coming Soon!)
There are 36 Piston Cup racers listed here with either photos of the cars, the prototypes or actual screen shots. That leaves 7 “mythical CARS” un-accounted for.
Like NASCAR, 43 cars should be on the starting grid - McQueen’s 2nd line in the movie as a voiceover … “One winner. 42 losers. I eat losers for breakfast.”).
As for the missing 7 CARS, they are seemingly un-accounted for. With the Blu-Ray CARS DVD, we have crystal clear freeze frames and the other 7 CARS are definitely not to be found anywhere. As reader Bob points out, he can only count 21 pit boxes. While you can try and rationalize it away, the most likely reality is that they were just lazy and didn’t think that with Blu Ray, you CAN see everything! 
But thanks to the Blu Ray disc CAR FINDER, we know the names of the 36 racers …
Tow Cap (#4) - Rusty Cornfuel
Dale Jr. (# 
Nitroade (#2 - Aiken Axler
Mood Springs (#33) - Chuck Armstrong
Trunk Fresh (#34) - Dirk D’Argostino
Shifty Drug (#35) - Kevin Racingtire
Tank Coat (#36) - Eugene Carbureski
View-Zeen (#39) - Ryan Shields
Dinoco (#43) - Strip “The King” Weathers
Easy Idle (#51) - Ruby “Easy” Oakes
Leak Less (#52) - Claude Scruggs
Faux Wheel Drive (#54) - Johnny Blamer
Fiber Fuel (#56) - Brush Curber
Octane Gain (#5 - Billy Oilchanger
Vitoline (#61) - James Cleanair
Transberry Juice (#63) - Lee Reukins
RPM (#64) - Winford Bradford Rutherford
N20 (#6 - Manny Flywheel
Gasprin (#70) - Floyn Mulvihill
Rev-N-Go (#73) - Misti Motorkrass
Sidewall Shine (#74) - Slider Petrolski
Vinyl Toupee (#76) - Crusty Rotor
Retread (#79) - Paul Inngas
Creme Filled Gask-its (#80) - Sage Vanderspin
Shiny Wax (#82) - Darren Leadfoot
Apple (#84) - Mac iCar (yes, Matthew Overtaker from Blu Ray trailer has been changed in final BR disc to his new name, Mac iCar … )
Re-Volting (#84) - Davey Apex
Hostile Takeover Bank (HTB) (#86) - Chick Hicks
Bumper Save (#90) - Ponchy Wipeout
Sputter Stop (#92) - Murray Clutchburn
Spare Mint (#93) - Earnie Gearson
Rust-Eze (#95) - Lightning McQueen
Tach-O-Mint (#101) - Greg Candyman
Lil’ Torque Pistons (#117) - Ralph Carlow
Clutch Aid (#121) - Kevin Shiftright
No Stall (#123) - Todd “The Shockster” Marcus
Add’l Photo at ComingSoon.Net
“SPEEDWAY OF THE SOUTH” BOX SET
Now scheduled for late Spring, all the 36 Piston Cup Racers will be available in one giant box set and only available online at the Hot Wheels Collectors Club.
You can sign up as a free member to get emails and see offers for “special” cars only available to collectors but to buy in the first 24-hours, you have to buy a membership. Yearly memberships are $25 and besides getting a (Hot Wheels) car & other goodies, the most important reason people sign up is …
“Priority Window for Purchasing: Red Line Club™ members will again be given the first shot at picking up each of our 12 HWC™ Exclusive cars.”
… And other items. If they didn’t charge a membership fee, people would simply sign up 50 times and try and buy something 50 times - so hence, the $25 entrance fee.
So if you see something available only to club members, you can either hope it lasts longer than 24-hours … then anyone can buy it …
Or you need a second membership because you are usually limited to buying 1 item per account during the exclusive 240-hour window. You can use the same mailing address but you need other email addresses to buy more memberships - up to 5 for one street address.
Now, if you collect Hot Wheels or are thinking about it, it’s a fine deal but if you’re just interested in CARS and in the “Speedway of the South” set, you might hold off buying a membership until the deal is announced (there is usually an announcement of a week before the special Hot Wheels car goes on sale).
Though keep in mind, the membership numbers are “limited,” Limited to what number? No one is certain but in reality, it’s only limited because Mattel includes a “free” car with each membership so because they do limited runs of the “free” car for that years membership, they don’t want to run out … For instance, here is what is included with this year’s membership:
First 4,000 to join or renew: Boss Hoss in chrome with red stripes!
Next 5,000 to join or renew: Boss Hoss in Spectraflame® red with white stripes.
Next 6,000 to join or renew: Boss Hoss in Spectraflame® ice blue with black stripes.
Next 7,000 to join or renew: Boss Hoss in Spectraflame® purple with white stripes.
So, in theory, there is a limit of @22,000 memberships in the Red Line Club but there’s no reason why if memberships are selling real well, that Mattel can’t decide to include a different car or yet another color of the Boss Hoss …
(in case you’re wondering, they “up to” the ice purple Boss Hoss right now - 3/12/2008).
(this is the blue one - as you can see, great sculpt and even comes in a blister protective card shell - classy touch & of course, the round metal button/pin)
For those asking if they should sign up now or wait until the details of the Speedway of the South set are announced … I would say if you are pretty certain you want the set (presuming it’ll be $200-$300 out the door and onto your front door), then there’s no reason to wait anymore since here is the EXACT quote from one of the Mattel moderators on their Red Line Forum …
Details are still coming, but it’s looking like late spring here on the site.
It’s a good lookin’ set.
- Mark
So, unless the ship from China sinks in the next few weeks, it’s looking pretty definite and no reason not to sign up now.
Then again, they announce everything beforehand 7-10 days the exact day and minute it will go on sale so you will have a week to close the deal of signing up a membership … or if you like to get as close to the fire, you can buy your membership at 8:55 AM (they generally go on sale at 9 AM Pacific time) that day … I wouldn’t really recommend that but hey, live dangerously!
THE NUMBERS
What will be the cost? Well, if you figure the 2006 Factory Set (also a RL exclusive) was $149 for 27 CARS or about $5.51 a CAR and the Dinoco 400 set at Target was $4.15 a CAR … it’s going to be between $149 but most likely $199 (36 x $5.51 is just about $199) especially since the Factory Set was priced at $5.51 per car even though it mostly comprised of older CARS available elsewhere easily, this set pretty much promises 24 CARS available nowhere else just yet … it would be tough to believe Mattel would lean lower but if they do, it’s not going to be much lower.
The rumor is there will be 2,000 sets available and while it may last more than a couple hours, anything beyond 10 hours would really, really surprise me.
Then add taxes plus shipping which can range from $20 to $50 more depending on where you live and maybe even more if you want expedited shipping … so I would say the neighborhood is in the $260 range so budget accordingly … should we just ask that our tax rebate be made out to Mattel instead? 
WHAT IS OUT OR ANNOUNCED
The following Piston Cup racers are already out or are announced in a two pack:
Lightning McQueen
Chick Hicks
The King
Leak Less
Nitrorade
RPM
Dale Jr.
Octane Gain
Vinyl Toupee
No Stall
Tow Cap
Gasprin
Accounting for 12 of the 36 Piston Cup racers - leaving 24 that will probably not get a release before the set comes out … though afterwards? It would be hard to believe that Mattel would not re-release them in smaller sets as Mattel has re-released everything in this line but how long will you have to wait to piece together a complete set? And will there be some exclusives that never appear? Based on the evidence that even the “limited” auction Blu Lightning McQueen got a general release (though limited), it would hard to believe that everything won’t get re-released but the danger in that strategy is what is the release schedule of those CARS versus how much longer this line can run? I think 2008 is a no-brainer but much beyond? That is unknown so even if they re-release two Piston Cup racers a month starting in June … will the 1:55 diecast line end before they all re-released? That’s the chance you’ll have to take if you don’t want to commit $250 to $260 in the next month or so …
At ToyFair 2008, they also showed off a Trunk Fresh racer in a launcher set (& RPM) so MAYBE Mattel’s grand plan is you can either buy the 36-car set for $250 or buy 26-36 launchers at $7.99? Or as in the case of the Leak Less Gift-Pack with Leak Less, Leak Less Crew Chief & Leak Less Pit Crew for $9.99?
Mattel knows that completists are going to buy the BOX & the blister launchers/multi-packs … while $250 might just too big of a chunk for many people.
NEWS OF PISTON CUP RACERS - RETAIL OPTIONS
Dinoco 400
Of course, the Dinoco 400 box is out already with 3 Piston Cup Racers that was not available elsewhere last October when it came out but now or very soon - you’ll have a fw other options.
OCTANE GAIN - will be available as a “launcher” CAR (see next paragraph)
NO STALL - will be available as a multi-pack with LEAK LESS (yes, that Leak Less) in the next month or so. See our 2008 post - scroll down to the multi-packs area.
VINYL TOUPEE - strangely enough, available in the UK as a freebie for buying 6 CARS. You can presumably find it being auctioned on eBay. As for its availability in another form or box, nothing as of right now but it would not surprise me as noted - Mattel has repackaged EVERY car multiple times … and no CAR nor multi-pack is retired* - everything from DAY ONE is still available in one form or another … or in most cases, multiple and multiple formats.
* Presumably the chrome rimmed Fabulous Hudson Hornet is OOP but finding him is not that hard - not necessarily easy on eBay as most sellers have given up trying to peddle him but at flea markets or comic/toy shows, if you’re buying more than one CAR, I doubt you’ll pay more than $3 for him.
Thanks to “KristieD22,” Target on Amazon has it on sale for $17.99 - while you can search to see if it’s available at Target stores, I’m presuming Target retail matches Target.com pricing? And yes, that photo in the link is incorrect but you get the Dinoco 400 set.
ON SHELVES
Pit Stop Racers.
“Each includes a die-cast vehicle with launcher. It’s your favorite racers from the hit Disney/Pixar movie CARS, in the new Pit-Stop Racers Assortment. Each includes a die-cast vehicle with launcher. Connect the launchers to recreate Pit Crew Row, then send your character cars into high performance mode with a pow! Assortment includes Lightning McQueen, The King, Chick Hicks, Octane Gain, Leak Less and Nitroade.”
(Octane Gain is just arriving)
So good luck what you decide!
APRIL 18, 2008 UPDATE HERE.
OTHER CARS POSTS
THE BASICS
If you want a recap of the Mattel Pixar CARS line from the beginning.
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: It’s What to Collect
Unlike other toys/hot items that stay hot for a few weeks or months - this Mattel Pixar CARS diecast line has pretty been SIZZLING for 16 months - not just rare but almost un-heard of.
Of course, we would love to tell you that if you show up here at 7:00 AM, you are assured of seeing it on the shelve un-touched … or course, that is not really possible with this line due to real demand and eBay “re-distribution” demand but we have tried to sum up why it’s seems impossible and some buying tips that while not foolproof, might make things slightly easier …
Mattel Pixar Cars: I Want to Buy But Where?
BUYING CASES & WHAT’S NEXT
First, one way to skip the driving around is to buy sealed cases, here is a brief rundown on what that is AND what are the CARS coming this holiday season (the last two months of 2007):
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: New Sealed Boxes
And what’s coming in 2008:
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: New 2008
Or the changes & what to look in two weeks?
Or what the latest on the shelf cards & CARS look like?
Mattel Pixar: What’s in Stores Now
HOW TO COLLECT
For those on the intermediate & advanced stages of this obsession (yes, I has the fever! I has the fever ) … you’ll want a “field guide” to spotting what’s what:
A Basic Checklist (in spreadsheet form)
Remember, our checklist is FREE.
Then of course, a more indepth guideline on how to collect them - just one of each? one of each available on a different card?
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: How to Collect
As you progress further, you might need or want a guide to understanding what do the three different designs on the front indicate and how complete of a collector you want to be:
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: Card Backs
MORE INFORMATION THAN NORMAL
Of course, by now, you’ll want to know everything and plan your budget carefully … Mattel will definitely release 35/36 of the Piston Cup Racers in one massive collector’s set but will they release them in smaller sets? Our speculation on why rioting is probably not necessary:
Mattel Pixar Cars: All the Piston Cup CARS-Speedway of the South Box Set
Did you know the Blu-Ray DVD (for HDTV’s) will include a “name-spotter” feature that will let you see the names of 217 CARS within the movie?
Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: It’s What to Collect-Part II - 217 CARS?
And while we’re at it - pure speculation on our part as to what might be coming next?
Mattel Pixar Cars: What’s Coming in 2008 or 2009
Mattel Pixar Cars: What’s Coming in 2008 or 2009? Part II
Mattel Pixar Cars: Mia & Tia - All the Possible Variants
MORE USEFUL INFORMATION
Details on the Mattel sponsorship & CARS charity auction for CAAF (Children Affected by AIDS Foundation):
Mattel Pixar Cars & Children Affected by AIDS Charity Auction
While Frank the Combine on eBay seems enticing, you might want to know that he’s very small and all plastic but there are some other options …
Mattel Pixar CARS Movie: Frank the Combine - eBay Warning
The Sarge Recall:
Mattel Recalls Pixar CARS Sarge Diecast Metal Car
Nothing very insightful about what’s coming but still good to know that CARS is bringing in money and everything is looking smooth.
Mattel Pixar Cars: 3rd Quarter 2007 Earnings-Financial Numbers
CARS 2, THE SEQUEL?
Yes, more speculation & answers on our part but the stars and other things seem to be syncing up for a 2011 sequel:
49 Comments
October 9, 2007 at 1:45 am
[...] Or our intro recap. The Piston Cup Racers visual guide. [...]
October 10, 2007 at 3:31 am
These cars are great! I barely can’t choose which one is the coolest…..THey are all really great! Tnx for sharing these wonderful pictures…
October 11, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Yo has anyone seen the Dinoco 400 8 pack on Ebay? it has 3 of the new piston cup racers in it!
I got the hook up and have one right here, not sure how to chare a pic but check ebay they are sweet!
Apparently it is a Target Exclusive
(METROXING: Dinoco pic at end of this post …).
October 12, 2007 at 10:37 am
[...] picture thanks to: http://2aday.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/mattel-pixar-cars-all-the-piston-cup-cars/ [...]
October 16, 2007 at 2:45 am
Oh dear god I have to get & need all of them……my husband and I have been collecting them all for our 2 year old son who adores that movie….(as do we) please any info on where/when i can acquire these , forward to me!
(METROXING: Well, it’s either good news or bad - only about 8 of the CARS on the list are out … if you’re just starting out, read our post linked above the comments about what’s out now. The rest are coming in the coming in the next few months … and it’s not too late to get most of the town playsets for the CARS - again, check out the recap post (link above) for details. Our current ‘buying strategies’ is here. Good luck!).
October 16, 2007 at 3:13 am
WOW!!! where do you find this stuff? How much does each car cost?
Man, I need to make more time to get into my hobby of collecting (or at least just knowing they exist) of movie cars and diecast items. This stuff just TOTALLY fascinates me.
LOL
As a kid, I created whole cities out of old race tracks, drawn roads and such for my matchbox cars. I wonder if I was the only one to do that???
(METROXING: Well, it’s either good news or bad - only about 8 of the CARS on the list are out … if you’re just starting out, read our post linked above the comments about what’s out now. The rest are coming in the coming in the next few months … and it’s not too late to get most of the town playsets for the CARS - again, check out the recap post (link above) for details. Our current ‘buying strategies’ is here. Good luck!).
October 21, 2007 at 11:19 am
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October 24, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Clue to 7 Mystical Cars???
Has anyone had the patience or idea to look at the Race-Boards and Race-Position-Tower (you know, the one that says what car # is in first, second, third, etc…in the races)?
Perhaps some of the car #’s shown are not in the list above?
I will try to find some time, but feel free to beat me to it.
(METROXING: Yes, I thought of that and then thought a nap might be easier …
)
November 7, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I sure wish that these would sell at regular stores.
(METROXING: We won’t know for sure until early next year but I’d be willing to bet they are available in other versions).
November 18, 2007 at 2:03 pm
I would so buy that set of Speedway of the south, because then, I would make a really good leap in my collection! I am guessing the price would be $133, including the fee, but not shipping.
November 23, 2007 at 1:33 am
Thanks for the detailed news on the new release. I was really shocked to know what I thought - The whole set of every Piston Cup racer, will be a reality.
Besides being a good news for Cars collector, it is also becoming a heavy financial burden especially for collectors like me who’s outsite US.
And what makes us more disappointed is the release of McQueen BluRay for US and Canada only… now thinking of any way to custom paint a McQueen like that :p
November 23, 2007 at 11:09 pm
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November 24, 2007 at 3:52 am
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November 27, 2007 at 7:47 pm
“If Mattel upset the collector’s club (maybe 30,000 members?)”
I just joined a week or so ago and my member number is 46,134 just in case you wanted a pretty accurate number. I’m sure they get a couple dozen new members every week.
I think $200 is probably a good guess for the pricing, I would hope they come on blister cards like everything else.
(METROXING: Well, I figure about 10,000 are the same people, they’re just eBayers or dealers who signed up a couple times
since each member only can buy one item … yea, I think $199 would be about right …_
December 3, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I just purchased the Dinoco 400 set…..with a real oddity. The No Stall car has no eyes. That’s right, NO eyes. the box is sealed and I’m tempted to leave it that way and just get another set for my son to play with. Wondering how rare an error this is and if it increases the value.
(METROXING: You can decide if it’s worth your while to try and sell it on eBay … error CARS do have some fans but since the error buyer is also going to be getting 6 “good” CARS in this case - they might not be as interested … check on eBay to swee what you turn up - trying searching for ERROR DISNEY MATTEL CARS or some variant on that …).
December 9, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Speaking of Speedway of the South, if you are ready to go broke take a look at this:
http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&catref=C5&guest=1&getresult=&sorefinesearch=1&_trksid=m37&from=R14&nojspr=y&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=1&saslop=1&sasl=megaelch&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&sadis=200&fpos=80123&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&sabfmts=0&saobfmts=exsif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&saaff=afdefault&afcj=&afmp=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50
December 12, 2007 at 3:03 am
In the opening sequence when McQueen pits for gas, you can see a #65 in the 7th position on the leader board. This may be one of the “missing” cars that would bring the set to 43. Also, in your picture of the set there are two “Sputter Stop” cars.
(METROXING: Some people are convinced #65 is Texas Tea … yea, I think there are some duplicates … though not my set
)
December 21, 2007 at 3:43 am
[...] Mattel Pixar Cars: All the Piston Cup CARS-Speedway of the South Box Set [...]
December 28, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Hi
First of all, my congratulations, regarding the information on your Blog.
I’me a big fun of cars, (the movie and the diecast cars).
One question regarding the pictures of all Piston Cup racers, if they are not (yet) for sale, where did you find them?. Are they custom made?
(METROXING: The individual CARS were displayed at Comic Con last August - the mass CARS were an auction from overseas where a few sets slipped out the back door … they were production tests CARS and officially from Mattel - there are people making and selling customs online but this is/was different … now, the next question is - will there be smaller sets? And when will the Mattel Hot Wheel Collector’s Club version go on sale?)
December 29, 2007 at 5:53 am
[...] for those only buying NEW NEW CARS, your task won’t be any easier (think SPEEDWAY OF THE SOUTH set) but you have slightly less to worry [...]
January 2, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Hi
Great website.
My little boy has spotted that Chick Hicks is covered with the other car sponsor names.
The mystery cars could be identified this way?They are not easy to see but Sludgee, Varoom and Yum may be 3 others?
(METROXING: Those are good guesses - especially Yum … since there are a lot of mentions of Yum …).
January 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Hi Metroxing,
Would you please explain just exactly what is Texas Tea/Blue Hummer/#65 I see referred to on the list and in some comments? Does it exist yet? Thanks….Peter
(METROXING: Peter … um, it’s a snipe hunt for those who steal our lists to re-sell on eBay
… ).
January 11, 2008 at 12:12 pm
You mention that Tow Cap & Gasprin are out. I’m just curious how they were released. What type of packaging and are they exclusive? I haven’t seen them anywhere or on Ebay. Have they been released somewhere other than the US? While we’re on that topic, have Flea and Filk been released in the US yet?
January 11, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Scratch that last post. Upon further review of this website I see that Tow Cap & Gasprin come in a 2 pack (MM I believe) and Flea and Filk should be in the US around spring time.
January 12, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Hi there,
but i noticed on one the front grill and the head light’s are diagonal :(.
I have 2 Nitroade cars one it was hard two find and the other one i was greedy and didn’t want anyone else to buy it >
On the other one the light’s and grill are normal but the nitroade logo on the back is diagonal.
January 12, 2008 at 10:56 pm
PMSL PMSL PMSL Pete the No Stall cars has no eyes LMFAO That is one hot car.
January 18, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I want DINOCO400!
January 24, 2008 at 1:01 pm
CHECK THIS OUT!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22859044@N02/
January 29, 2008 at 1:34 am
[...] with my government tax rebate check, I can finally afford the CARS Speedway of the South [...]
February 9, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Hello, I love all the facts and figures and world of knowledge everyone has been providing. Please keep it up! I have just two cents worth I wish to add, and I hope it worthy of the space I am using. First, while looking for anything that resembles the missing 6 cars, I have came across (5) names that just might be noteworthy: “Motion Doctor” “Texas Tea” “Sludgee” “YUM”, and “Varoom”. If anyone has any additional input, please inform us all. As for my second penny I wish to regretably state; There has never been enough spots for the 37 cars on pit row; not to mention all 43. MY POINT: Open aerial view only (6) buildings, each with only 4 each garage door that shows single sponsor above… Also Zoom in and count pit crew line spots to find only 21 places…So what gives… are the other cars suppose to drive around back to pit! My theory is (6) cars didn’t qualify and in some future movie will be address as such!
(METROXING: Including yourself, others have gone frame by frame and no one can plausibly come up with the missing 6. That’s interesting about the 21 trailer posts - clearly they did not anticipate that with BR HD, people could actual freeze frame and count
As for the NASCAR-like 43 CARS, the second line McQueen says in the entire film is … “One winner. 42 losers. I eat losers for breakfast.” but of course, for the race we saw, maybe they develop engine trouble early and by the time we really see the details of the story, they are already back in garage. While it’s unlikely now to have 6 CARS develop engine trouble early - 15-20 years in NASCAR, that could happen or uneven tire wear or something …).
February 10, 2008 at 6:59 am
I think I am the first to tell everyone that the No-Stall Car 123’s Crew Chief is the none other “TOM” painted RED… then I could be wrong…naaaaa(smile) Now go look at the Crew Chief for Car 61 Vitoline… Is that Mrs King or the pending soon to be released Lost “Van” painted green?
February 18, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hi! Have you seen pictures showing all 6 “Pit Row Race-Off” connected together?
Besides that, I wonder whether its true that when they’re connected, you can just press a button to launch all 6 cars simultaneously.
(METROXING: Haven’t opened mine yet … waiting for the 36 CAR set … then I’ll set up my track
)
February 18, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Did you have the piston cup racetrack? I bought it by luck when I first saw it in a departmental store which I rarely go.
This would make a great scene setup with the complete set of piston cup racers coupled with the crews and stewards.
btw, I’m still considering to buy or not to buy the pit row race offs. And if I bought them then I’ll have another dupes of Chicks, Leakless and McQ (single pack, mack transporters etc) ^^;
(METROXING: Yea, the launchers are a tough call since it’s all the same CARS with just the launcher as the “bonus.” I got them - maybe someday if I have the room to lay the entire track out, I’ll add the laucher element - at least that’s my plan so far …
)
February 23, 2008 at 3:43 am
There is so much information here that I can never find what I want when I go back looking for it.
I’m confused if these two cars will both be made and will use the same number. And are these the correct drivers names. They would not be in the world of NASCAR.
84 Re-Volting Davey Apex
84 Mac iCar Axxelo Fission
Thanks to the people who suggested offering to hang cars if the stocker would check on which cases are in. I scored two cars and made a friend. She even went to the back for three more cases. Unfortunately they were all the same case
Would love more pictures and info from Toy Fair.,
(METROXING: Yes, the dual #84 is the quandry is hard to explain other than … oops … my guess is they originally assigned “76″ to the Apple car for the year the Apple I was launched but when they ran it by Apple, Apple wanted ‘84′ for the year the Mac launched since the Apple I/II/III line is no longer in existence and why do marketing that reminds people of a dead line? But Pixar forgot, was too late or didn’t want to go to expense to re-render Re-Volting - hoping no one would notice … but certainly not the case
… If you are applying NASCAR rules and certainly Pixar could claim the Piston Cup is not NASCAR, it might go something like this … “Since in Piston Cup, the driver is the car, the name & sponsor is more important than the number - the Mac iCar left and came back and wanted his old number back … Re-Volting was nice enough to share it.” Or perhaps Re-volting is really 084, the zero being very tiny … (again, NASCAR stops at 99, but Piston Cup might be different).
February 24, 2008 at 2:31 am
[...] Will they release every Piston Cup racer as a launcher? So, instead of charging us $29 a box for 6-7, Mattel will just charge us $7.99 times 36? (of course, above & beyond the $199 + tax + shipping + RL membership for the Speedway of the South entire set?) [...]
March 2, 2008 at 12:12 am
Just got a question, you refer to a club, is the RLC, club your talking about or is there a different one.
What do i look under if it is the RLC club, which i do belong to but havn’t seen any thing there about the Disney cars. any info would be great. thanks
(METROXING: Yes, pretty much all the info on the Red Line Club (RLC) portion of the HotWheels.com site is devoted to Hot Wheels - as far as I can tell, there have only been two official posts about Disney CARS - one was a production guide and one was to sell the 2006 Factory Set CARS, beyond that, there is an occasion mention in the forums but that’s pretty much it. Even Hot Wheels info is pretty incomplete … but hey, Hot Wheels collectors are used to that … so there probably won’t be much info about the Speedway set until it gets announced for sale … but you should have about 7 days warning so it’s not like it’s going to just appear on sale - so at least we have that).
March 5, 2008 at 11:08 pm
METROXING-I AGREE ABOVE D.L.SMITH THE GREEN CHICK HICKS HAS SPONSOR STICKERS ALL OVER THE CAR THEREYOU HAVE 3 OF THE MISSING AS D.L.-YOU CAN SEE “YUM”-”SLUDGEE”-”VA-ROOM”-THEIR ARE OTHERS THEY ARE SMALL YOU CAN BARELY PICK IT UP TO READ I WILL INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER : )”I THINK CHICK HICKS IS THE KEY TO THE MISSING CARS-ALSO MATTEL SAYS “YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT PRODUCT WILL BE LIKELY TO HIT THE STORES,HMMM?”FRANK DISNEY THE COMBINE =LARGER SCALE= HMMM? I WONDER LATE ‘09HMMM, ‘10?
March 7, 2008 at 4:01 am
Get a magnifying glass and read Fillmore’s stickers they are hillarious!
March 10, 2008 at 2:26 pm
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March 11, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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March 18, 2008 at 1:08 pm
what is the purpose of these blog links, just to show that they are pointing to 2aday as the source of cars info? The Boxing blog has never worked when I click on it. Anyway I don’t get it.
On another note I was reading in the HotWheels forum and one of their Administrators did post on Mar 13 that the Speedway set IS coming and it IS sweet! (Ask Hotwheels thread)
(METROXING: A lot of comments are “smart” spam these days, they appear to be written by a human but it’s mostly to boost their links - some we leave up, others we delete. If we spot one, we usually break the url link since it’s not a real website, they just copy half a paragraph that we and/or other sites write but unlike real “summary” sites, it’s all just random without any original content … yes, the HotWheels forum quote is in our Speedway of the South post).
March 21, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Any idea how many Speedway of the South sets are going to be made?
(METROXING: The last rumor number was 2,000 - which sounds about right, enough to sell out quickly but not so limited that people don’t feel like they have a chance).
March 23, 2008 at 7:29 pm
[...] as we speculated Mattel might bundle 7-8 CARS in a box for $29 to resell us the 36-CAR Piston Cup Speedway of the South set, maybe it’s a smaller chunks that hurts us like a pirahna bite? Because they know there [...]
March 27, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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March 29, 2008 at 1:15 am
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April 2, 2008 at 3:39 pm
How can i could get all the cars at the same time… and what’s the price
Thanks
Dan
(Metroxing: Have you read our new post?)
April 13, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I called mattel and hot wheels and niether of them knew of this set
(METROXING: Oh sure, if they gave out info over the phone, people would never stop calling
)
April 18, 2008 at 10:01 pm
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April 20, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I think the speedway set maybe a deliberate frustration release in that the numbers released simply wont meet demand. People will realise by Christmas that they can’t get it and that ‘Red line Club’ members could.
What will happen??????????
Mass sign up!
Its happening now, but I think it will get bigger.
Think about it.
Mattel continue to ship cars that aren’t scrambled for as usual, but every month, release newer more collectable ones exclusively on the ‘hot wheels site’. $5 cars aren’t worth it, but $15 - $50 and upwards, probably are. It would n’t cost that much to pay a chinese worker to mail us a car! No shipping cost, no middle man, factory floor to your door!
This is a test market and upsell of their direct site rolled into one.
I am convinced that this is what is going on.
It stinks that only Americans get a look in with the set though, it has basically eliminated the rest of the world from having a fair chance of completing their collection, unless………….. its a false dawn.
FISHY FISHY FISHY!
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