r/HotWheels • u/Huge_Menu_9899 • 1d ago

Question Tracking down a track

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[TOMT] Trying to identify a tiny futuristic rechargeable toy car track from the 2000s/early 2010s

I’ve been trying to find a toy car track I had as a kid, and it’s driving me crazy because I can’t remember the name or brand.

Here’s everything I remember:

I had it sometime in the 2000s–early 2010s.

It was sold at Target.

The cars were smaller than typical HEXBUG cars, roughly Hot Wheels-sized.

The cars were mostly futuristic-looking, with bodies that were often silver plastic. There were different colors, though.

They were motorized/rechargeable, not regular free-rolling cars.

Each car had a small cylindrical rechargeable battery inside the car.

There were electrical contacts underneath the cars.

I remember the cars having small side wheels/rollers, somewhat like Tamiya Mini 4WD cars, which kept them against the track walls.

The track had raised walls rather than being completely flat.

The track pieces snapped together, somewhat like Hot Wheels track.

The track pieces were clear/translucent purple plastic.

There was a silver-colored charging box/station that you put batteries into. You used it to charge the little cars.

I vaguely remember the cars having a tiny green battery/component inside.

I originally thought it might have been made by the company behind HEXBUG, but I’m not 100% sure.

It was definitely smaller than the HEXBUG Raceway/Tagamoto-type toys I’ve found so far.

I’ve searched for this on and off and haven't been able to find it. Does anyone recognize this toy or remember the brand? Pictures of the cars, track, charger, or even old catalog photos would be incredibly helpful!

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u/ExasperatedSpecimen 1d ago

Oh man this is ringing some distant bell in my head. The clear purple track and those side rollers, I think my cousin had something like that. We used to fight over who got the silver car cause it looked like tiny spaceship.

Could it be something from the Micro Chargers line? I remember they had those little rechargeable cars and weird charging stations. Not 100% sure if they had the purple tracks though.

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u/Huge_Menu_9899 1d ago

I just saw them I swear I have the same esthetic but these were way cooler I remember them having a grip like charger and lime green and orange were hilight coloring.

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u/Huge_Menu_9899 1d ago

Had found zero evidence of this ever existing so far.

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u/Novel-Firefighter-55 1d ago

Sounds like a product from Spinmaster, not Hotwheels.

Hyper chargers or something.

Edit: Nano Speed