Product Description
Kick off an exciting 3-car race down the high-speed, side-by-side track! Features 3 levels of sloping action with launching trigger that ensures fair start and finish-line flags for clear rankings every time! Race against your friends or find your own fastest Hot Wheels car! Folds out to 6 feet and features a 6 feet drop! Storable, portable action! Attaches to Hot Wheels track! Includes one vehicle. Not for use with some Hot Wheels vehicles.
Product Details
| Publisher | Mattel |
| UPC | 027084673555 |
| Features |
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| Minimum Age | 60 months |
| MPN | N4719 |
| Brand | Mattel |
| EAN | 0027084673555 |
| Release Date | 2009-01-15 |
| Label | Mattel |
| Title | Hot Wheels Downhill Raceway |
| Studio | Mattel |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age | 144 months |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Amazon Minimum Age | 60 months |
| Model | N4719 |
| Manufacturer | Mattel |
Customer Reviews
Fun BUT...Review by Andrea Fowler, 2010-06-02
Boys love this toy, however, the design and quality are extremely poor. My son is not hard on his toys and does not play rough with them (my daughter has that covered) and still within a short time, the attachment parts where the track is suppose to connect (or snap together) have all broken. In addition the tracks ability to actually stand up on its own is weak - it's quite unstable and is easily knocked over with the slightest bump (or sneeze). We ended up needing to prop it up against a couch or chair to use it. I have considered trying to figure out how to attach the broken pieces and make it more stable, because my son really did enjoy this toy for the short time it worked.
Pretty cool, but not always accurate
Review by William F. Frey, 2010-05-01
My son likes this and the flip tags to show the winner is pretty cool, but it isn't always correct. If the race is close, the #2 position flips quicker than #1 & #3, so I've witnessed #2 show as winner when I clearly saw that #2 was a close 2nd
Over priced!!
Review by Jeff Swartz, 2010-04-02
I couldn't decide between the 4 Lane Raceway and the 3 lane Downhill Raceway. Four cars or three cars, $20 or $50, straight down or hilly down ?? I never got Amazon's "FLASH" demo to work so I went w/the Downhill model as I already can go straight down with basic orange track (just not 3 or 4 in a row). Now that I have the Downhill Raceway in hand, I can't believe how small it is. It looks/feels like a $12.99 toy. The box does NOT come w/a vehicle as indicated in the description. Note: The toy height is 14" tall, so the description wording regarding a 6-foot drop is somewhat misguided. Given the low drop height & hilly decline, the cars won't be going all that fast when they hit the finish. If you elevate the Downhill Raceway by as little as 6", the cars go flying off the slope. This makes it difficult to ever get any speed for any add on track. Note, the built-in add on connectors are only a 1/2" long. Not long enough to secure most add on track for more than a couple races. Over-all the track is wobbly making it easy to (accidentally or not) knock over. Overall, I recommend the 4 Lane Raceway over this model for price and performance.
Lack of packaging by Target = broken toy
Review by G. HETTEL, 2010-02-01
The race track would have been great for my grandson but Target took the toy off the shelf and shipped it in a large plastic bag with absolutely no protective wrapping. It seem to be OK when we received it but when we actually opened it on Christmas day there were little pieces broken inside. Thanks to Amazon we were able to return it prepaid and received a full refund.
Price and convience were excellent.
Amazon = 5 Stars A++
Target = 1 Star D-
7 yr old says
Review by Mrs. Wolf, 2009-12-28
He loves this - and Its durable - beacuse its flexible, pops back into place, it folds for storage which is great,also you can add trcks to the end other ones I revwd you couldn't. I wish I would have bought on sale/I got free shipping but price on line - I could have saved $10. I would say age 7 is the high range for this - good for 4-7yr olds!
