Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, aka Dr. Toy, crowns Carrera GO!!! Spider-Man as the undisputed classic toy for this year. Dr. Toy has 30 years of direct experience of including educationally oriented, developmental and skill building products from the best large and small companies in her four annual award programs. Many parents, teachers and toy buyers use Dr. Toy’s guidance in making selections.

The fondest memories that Carrera GO!!! Spider-Man provides is the good feeling of nostalgia and enjoyment made instrumental by toys that relives good old memories as a kid and now a kid at heart. In fact, Carrera makes toys you take delight in when you were younger are still available to the market for you to share with your children or perhaps your grandchildren.

You can be sure that these childhood classics lasts over generations to extend the joy it brings. They continue to prove their value and will now delight your child. The joy of sharing a toy with your child that you play with is a special treat for you and for your child. We applaud the longevity of classic toys and hope that many new generations of children will continue to enjoy the classic toys we have selected as best for this year.

Carrera USA Go, Spider-Man Race Car Set

Carrera racing is a complete and simple slot car set. All you need to do is set up your track layout and race! This exciting classic slot car set has the added excitement of SPIDER-MAN, scale 1:43. A Slot Car Race Set gives boys and girls, ages 8+, the chance to race custom designed Spider-Man “Webslinger 6000″ and Carnage “Parasite RS” through straights, curves, loops and flyover. Spider-Man comes with 2 cars, a transformer, straights, curves, 1 junction, 2 hand controllers, lap counter, guardrails and spare contact brushes and guide keels. The track length is 20.66 feet with a footprint of 5.74 x 4.00 feet. This set, like all Carrera products, provides thrills and skills that are fun for the whole family to enjoy together.

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Carrera slot car racing in our living room

Posted by John on May 16, 2009

Ahh, the excitement of Carrera Evolution slot car racing - a couple of laps on our family’s 20 meter Carrera slot car racing track, with onboard camera and special appearance of Christopher’s yellow Chevy Camaro

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Carrera Hot Pursuit Slot Car Race Set Review

Posted by John on April 6, 2009

Carrera’s new digital 132 line which refers to the scale of the cars included. All slot cars in the past used to be analogue. Thanks to its conversion to digital, slot cars have now evolved as models packed with more features making them more realistic and closer to real racing. The new system accommodates up to six drivers on the same track dueling simultaneously at full speed. With the touch of buttons, you can digitally control your individually coded cars. The feel of racing gets even better for having real time acceleration, braking, high speed passing and wide drifts. Let’s get to know one of Carrera’s new slot car models, the all new Carrera USA Digital 132, Hot Pursuit Race Car Set.

You may be caught surprise when you see a large package of Carrera USA Digital 132, Hot Pursuit Race Car Set at your doorstep same way as I did. Carrera’s tracks are wider than most of the slot car set available in the market. The tracks are as wide as they are since they accommodate the 1:24 scale cars which are the largest. Upon opening the box, the car race set was carefully packed with styrofoam. A manual accompanied the car set same thing as with other new toys. The manual seemed vague in certain areas for covering other car sets instead of specifically explaining the Hot Pursuit Car Set. After gathering all the pieces to be assembled, I began building my own car set. Just a piece of advice, permit a lot of space when you begin assembling this set. Trial and error is the name of the game during the assembling process. You may encounter trouble assembling the bridge section which would have been easy if only the manual provided information. You have to install these supports under the bridge but the manual failed to instruct me where these parts are intended for. Most of the track sections are bigger in size which makes it more difficult to put it into place without initially positioning the supports. Another issue to look out for is the guard rails parts. With the Carrera set, you had to slide this flexible rail into these clips which clip itself onto the actual track. The manual should mention how many clips to use and where they’re intended to be used. Another setback is the track pieces made of hard plastic. These pieces should be more flexible as plastics offer little or no bend feature at all. It’s better to have bendable parts in case children steps on them while helping out on the assembly.

Have patience during the building process of your own Carrera slot car. When you finally finish building the track, congratulate yourself and your kids (if they lend a hand) for a job well done. The fully assembled Hot Pursuit car set looks so huge and magnificent towering at 9.22 x 5.54 feet!

Now that the track is full assembled, the fun begins. The layout and the theme of the set are appealing especially the thrilling idea of car chases. You get two cars with the track: a Ford Mustang GT 2005 Highway Patrol car and a Chevrolet Corvette C6. The Mustang’s police car actually lights up for the fact that most cars come with mere front and rear lights that doesn’t work. These cars are quite quick so you have to be careful not to deslot them. I noticed that the car stick to the track really well because of the installed magnets underneath the cars.

Changing of lanes is one press of a button away. It is a simple thing to do just by pressing the lane changing button down on the controller and your car will change lanes at specific locations on the track. The lane change is long so you can take it at a pretty high speed. When it comes to the look of the new models of Carrera, Hot Pursuit cars is detailed that some collectors purchase them to add in their car collection.

Another advantage that Carrera has is that you can set up a pace car or an Autonomous Car which means the car can drive itself. The Autonomous car is great if you don’t have anyone to race with. You can also buy a pit lane as an accessory which allows you to pull in there to virtually fuel your car up. The pace car will also pull in there at the start of a race. In a nutshell, I recommend Carrera USA Digital 132, Hot Pursuit Race Car Set when you have a child or even adult who like racing. Plus, it makes an excellent gift for hours of enjoyment out from chasing the other car.

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Carrera Welcomes Racing Sets and 1:1 Scale in International Toy Fair 2009

Posted by John on February 9, 2009

The International Toy Fair celebrates 60 years with many anniversary highlights, parties and special events in store. If you happen to be in Nuremberg since February 5 up to the 10th, be sure to drop by the world’s largest toy fair for this year 2009 taking place in Germany. Guess who is one of the 2,750 exhibitors of the most-awaited toy fair in the world?

No other than Carrera Toys participates in the world’s leading fair for toys, hobby and leisure time articles. The fair in Nuremberg, Germany holds 2,750 exhibitors from 60 countries with more than 80,000 trade visitors from 120 countries. Carrera Toys unveils numerous exciting new products sure to enthrall aficionados of this hobby.

With fantastic licenses, high-quality boxed racing sets and eye-catching, popular vehicles, the spellbinding Carrera motor-sport adventure will continue to ensure increasing retail sales in 2009. All of the new products will be presented at the press showcase on February 4, 2009, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and at the fair from February 5-10, 2009, in Hall 6, at Stand C-35.

For the first time at the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair, Carrera will also be hosting the Carrera “Gentlemen’s Race” on the two first days of the trade fair. The point is to let the gorgeous and charming “Carrera Chicas” invite members of the audience to take part in a race. The winners, however, are those who don’t just look like a gentleman but act like one as well - with their courteous driving and by letting the lovely ladies win. As a reward, the gentleman of the hour can look forward to an extra special Carrera miniature hand controller-key ring. As part of the competition, all drivers can enter a draw after the race to win the strictly limited “Carrera Chica” Porsche 911 in 1:32 scale.

In 2009, Carrera will remain true to its proven product strategy and will be presenting popular vehicles from Germany and abroad, covering all important motor sports themes from Formula 1 to the Le Mans-Series right up to the DTM German Touring Car Championships.

In the meantime, here are the new eye-catching car models of Carrera arriving soon to a retailer near you.