Criss Cross Crash Track Set

With the Criss Cross Crash Track Set, your kids will have a chance to watch Hot Wheels cars speed around an elevated figure-eight track towards an accident that's bound to be exciting. Children five years and up will enjoy assembling the track and hearing the rush of the cars going around the loops, heading closer to that exhilarating collision with each trip around. Eventually the inevitable occurs--and when it does, you'll hear screeches of delight.

Criss Cross Crash Track
Ages: 5 years and up
Requires: 4 AA batteries What We Think
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The Good: Fast-paced racetrack with crash-em-up fun

The Challenging: You'll need to purchase a second car to get the most out of the track

In a Nutshell: Racetrack excitement for the Hot Wheels enthusiast
Brace yourself for dramatic high-speed crashes! View larger.
The turbo-boost mechanism in the central shoot launches cars around the course. View larger. Turbo-Boost at Every Lap
The Criss Cross Track Set is designed to give cars a slingshot-like boost with every lap. As soon as a car makes the looped circuit--swoosh!--off it goes again with accelerated speed on another banked loop.

This turbo-boost effect is made possible by ingeniously simple mechanics. Once the car is inside the central chute, spinning rubber wheels grab the car by the sides and launch it around the course. After a car's momentum returns it after a trip around a loop, the car is propelled in another direction around yet another loop. When you have two or more cars on the track at once, they swirl wildly around the center platform.

Wait, Wait, Wait--Crash!
Add a second car to the track and it's just a matter of time before both cars cross paths in explosive fashion. When that happens, it's ka-boom time. The dramatic crash is a big part of the fun this track offers.

Easy-to-Read Instructions and Easy Set Up
Kids just learning to read can easily follow the directions that rely on detailed illustrations and arrows to convey the specifics of assembly. As long as kids follow the directions carefully, the track goes together easily. In a matter of minutes, your child will be off to the races.

What's in the Box
Criss Cross Crash Track Set central launch platform, four curved ramps, four straight ramps, four pre-bent loops of track with brackets, four support towers, one car, and instructions.