Record Breakers: World of Speed facts for kids

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Record Breakers: World of Speed were awesome toy cars. They ran on batteries and were known for being super fast! A famous toy company called Hasbro made these cars in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They first came out in Japan and then became popular in the United States. To help people learn about these toys, Hasbro created a group called the "National Association of Record Breakers." This group held exciting races for the cars in shopping malls across the country. There was even a TV show called Record Breakers that showed some of these fun events.

How Record Breakers Cars Worked

Record Breakers cars were famous for their amazing speed. On smooth surfaces, these little cars could zoom at about 20 miles per hour (which is about 32 kilometers per hour)! Imagine how fast that is for a toy car! In the toy car world, that speed felt like 500 to 640 miles per hour.

Unlike many other small race cars, Record Breakers didn't have special pins or blades. Instead, they had small guide wheels. These wheels helped the cars stay on a special track. You could run them without a track, but they would usually crash into things if you didn't stop them!

Some versions of the cars had one electric motor, while others had two. They usually ran on two or three AA batteries. The cars with one motor could be changed to run in either 2-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive. Some even let you add a third battery for extra power and speed! You could also buy special kits to make your car even better. These kits had different kinds of wheels, guide wheels, and even different types of tracks to race on.

See Also

• Mini 4WD

External Links

• Virtual Toy Chest's Record Breakers Archive
• Record Breakers box gallery