The supercharged Mach 5 goes head to head with Racer X’s infamous #9 – Shooting Star – on a 1:43 scale. Cars can fly down the track and careen around, over and through the competition in this high-octane race set that includes almost 21’ of track, a double loop, a junction, a flyover, a lap counter, two turbo speed controllers and the Mach 5 and Shooting Star cars. “From the ‘60s generation, who grew up idolizing Speed and Trixie … to today's youth … tapped into the pop-culture release of this summer's blockbuster, to the ‘console’ generation, which can especially appreciate video-game action brought to life, Carrera Toys' slot car systems are some of the few specialty toys in the market that bring them all together around one track,” Keith Strickland, account manager at Starmark International, told TDmonthly. MSRP ranges from $69 to $89.99. Launch date: April 2008.