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I loved Record Breakers as a kid!
It was a great concept: trade in the remote control for a power switch and track; customize your car's body and race against other custom "hyper cars." It was a huge hit, too... In Japan.
But here in the USA, it was a flop. American kids were just lazy, and didn't want to bother tinkering around with their toys. At least, that's what the industry experts said.
Sighting: Mini 4WD Box Art Gallery
- Mini 4WD: Hasbro
- A reader e-mailed me to let me know about this site! On this page you'll find a collection of Hasbro's Record Breakers Dual Turbo, Tri-Power and Road Burner series cars.
- Mini 4WD Garage
- Another reader-submitted link: this is a gallery of Hyper Cars! Some are Record Breakers, but all are giving me flashbacks!
Sighting: My House (Christmas Day, 1989)
![[close-up] Record Breakers (Christmas 1989)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2192952780_e59bd7b67a_o.jpg)
Sighting: eBay
Shuffled off to department store clearance aisles long ago, perhaps your only hope to find these racers today is that collector's heaven, eBay:
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
Sighting: Tamiya America
If you don't find what you're looking for on eBay, Tamiya's 1/32 Scale Racing Mini 4x4s are a great alternative. These cars are pretty sweet, and I daresay even better looking than their predecessors!(Pictured: Tamiya America's Limited Edition JR Poseidon-X Black SP [$12.50].)
Guestbook
Leave me a message here if you remember these toys — better yet, contact me! If you've got photos or video I'd be happy to help you get 'em on Flickr or YouTube... anything to revive this classic!
These ruled the '80s!! I remember they were only $1 at the Toys R Us by my house. My brother and I ruined lots of them in dirt / snow tracks. Thanks for the memories.
Posted August 02, 2008
yes i do remember the record breakers world of speed. i had so many. thank you for making me remember some fun times.
Posted July 27, 2008
My brother and I were trying forever to remember the name of these cars. We finally found a commercial on youtube for "Record Breakers" and now we want some. These cars were awesome!
Posted July 04, 2008
