1971 Hot Wheels Sizzlers Super Circuit Race Set

[@itisaporsche]

that was the best 15 minutes of my life. LOL. I'm 59 today and had this set and the Big O. Play with my brother for hours. By far the best toy of my life...right up there with Major Matt Mason.

[@didimo1963]

YES! Major Matt Mason ROCKS!

[@FlyingPhilUK]

Yeah - I has this almost exact setup and Major Matt Mason & Unitred & Bubble! - fantastic toys for a kid!

[@newgenerationleaders8350]

I can't believe it is half a century ago! I got a set for my 12 birthday in 1972 and watching this video brings back that feeling of joy from hours of fun I got. I wish they brought these back. I'd buy one tomorrow! Thanks for sharing...

[@derricklogan2058]

As a child back in the late 60's to early 70's, I used to hate my Spoil Sport. All of the other cars passed by it every time. But this is what being slow taught me! Everyone else is in a big hurry to get ABSOLUTELY nowhere, but like my father used to say before he died when I was 19 in 1980, just take your time and smell the roses! In other words, don't rush. Life is short. Enjoy your life. Memories of youth will keep you young at heart as you age! Many I've known are gone. My parents and brother, friends; gone. I'm still taking my time at 60. I've learned that even with patience, you can still come out a winner!!!

[@preston121068]

This brings back some memories... I had the fat track set, the Cuda, Mustang, Camero and Firebird Trans Am seriers sizzlers. My friends and I would pretend we were real Nascar drivers and race em all day long. Why don't they make toys like this anymore??? With technology what it is today Sizzlers would be amazing these days!!

[@didimo1963]

Take a look at Mattel's Augmoto, launched last October. I have one and it's lots of fun!

[@leewilson9890]

@@didimo1963 .,.,,,The app needs an UPDATE ...it realy was crashing alot Right now Ive redone the race set using my old fat track set with it....Works much better ...Also the end where comes comes out the loop Y ou need to make that longer by adding another track makinhg it longer ....Work much better .

[@didimo1963]

@@leewilson9890 Thanks! The app works well on iOS, but poorly on Android, in my experience.

[@johnnaeistewart7958]

Yeah! At least something's moving physically! Rather than on screen visually!

[@leeshepherd5669]

@@didimo1963 Oh I have 2 of the sets..For some reason i just can't get int this set ..The tablet thing just not fun to watch and watch the cars race at same time..Beside that the Augmoto doesn't work as well...

[@GHOSTJERKER]

Great presentation and a awesome race. I love the still shots showing the mayhem at the end!

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

Holy crap, 8 years ago you watched these. 😅

[@pgVeritas]

My dad won me a sizzler set when they first appeared in the UK. Mattel held a competition to win a set for the person who could find the most words from “Hot Wheels Sizzlers”. My dad was a school teacher with a list of degrees the length of your arm in chemistry, Maths and was generally an all round smart arse. We had a library, with over 40 different dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary which is 20 Volumes! He made some ridiculous number of words and I was declared the winner! I can just imagine some kid entering with 50 words thinking they were going to win and then my dad with a PhD and a library of dictionaries, blows them out the water with over 800 words! As an adult now, I would want that kid (me) disqualified, but as a kid it ranked amongst his homemade fireworks and lemonade, as something my dad could do! This circuit with early 1970s battery technology is outstanding.

[@leeshepherd5669]

These Sizzlers technology are the most outstanding I've ever seen in any TOY made back in the 1970's... I have a HUGE collection of tracks alone with 1000- Sizzler cars...* I buy trade,sawp, and sells them.... To this day as I play with these sets and cars..I'm mentally blown away about how great they are and how far ahead of their times they were..Sizzlers aren't JOKES.....These are some amazing cars and sets .They' re the BEAST of all TOYS..

[@pgVeritas]

@@leeshepherd5669 I totally agree, the only thing was the stupid way the track fits together with the slidy bits under the track. Corgi Rockets (a UK made rival (I can’t remember what their electric rival was called)) had a better set up for connecting the track. Still, these were great fun and I had many hours enjoyment with Sizzlers and Corgi Rockets Canyon set!

[@leeshepherd5669]

@@pgVeritas I thought the way these Sizzler Tracks connected was fine....

[@pgVeritas]

@@leeshepherd5669 Sorry, my mistake, it was the standard hot wheels tracks that were a pain….senility creeping in.

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

EXCELLENT BEAUTIFUL AMAZING SUBLIME INMORTAL.. BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES 🏎️

[@glennvogt1194]

Had that when I was a kid. Me and my brother each had two cars. My dad converted the car charger to electric power witch made a load buzzing sound. Played with it all the time. Thanks for the memory's.

[@JacobLewis2006]

Lightning McQueen, Cruz Ramirez, Strip Weathers, and Chick Hicks. Can life possibly get any better than this?

[@derricklogan2058]

Love the SIZZLERS line. Miss those! Going to invest in something this summer.

[@paulromsky9527]

My brothers had Sizzlers in 1973 but I never played with them, I was 10 and had trains. My dad was a truck driver in NYC. One day he came home with a bag of plastic matchbox size cars that were 2nds off a production line. I had about 25 police cars, 25 fire trucks, and 25 silver box trucks; I think I had a few ambulances or some other type, but I clearly remember the other three. They were well made and fairly detailed. That was the extent of "Romskyville": no crime, fires put out quickly, and a heavy police force/local delivery economy [laugh]. I would give out tickets to the firemen for going too fast - imagination. Every now and then a box truck would get stuck on the train tracks.... smash! And the truck goes flying. I wish I had a Sizzlers set now. I would make a lap counter/speed detector using RF ID for car detectors and IR LED/phototransistor pairs for speed detection. This way, as soon as a car is going too slow, it ejects the car. My youngest brother loved playing with hotwheels and matchbox. He would play out conversations with the drivers of each car... but everyone was named Joe!

[@sizzlersracing8996]

one of the best Sizzlers vid in existance

[@christopherm5157]

Great memories. I got the Indy 500 fat track from my mother and step dad for my Christmas present somewhere in the 70’s. I had the blue Indy 500 car and a pink Formula 1. I would love to own one again.

[@arthurhu2290]

66 years old we had the big O didn't have the scramble start or lap counter, this was great watching.

[@badbackshop]

That was great! Any idea of the scale speed of these cars...gotta be over 400MPH! I had the Sizzler Bullet-Train back in the 70's - have you seen one?

[@johnnyafro6659]

I wish I could here the track noise without the music. I love the sound of the cars hitting the curves.

[@fastforwardho]

thanks, this is pretty cool. I knew of the road course set up that was sometimes available, but never knew of the lap counter system.

[@x-90]

Finally found this video and the channel!

[@King4sshole89]

Classic toy, way ahead of its time

[@ericbedard7219]

Mannnn 😍 this is the greatest track on earth 😮

[@HotwheelsSickness]

Love your videos! Everything I see on your channel I want. I really want to get a sizzlers track and cars. Look forward to your next video!

[@smokinghotwheels]

Love your card, love your video, love your channel! I am hooked and tuned.👍🏼x 2 million likes

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Yep. I had this one exactly. This was just such a cool toy.

[@BlackAnvil47]

These where great when I was a kid....love it!!!!!

[@kevinrichter5879]

Thanks for the great memories

[@SP-mw4kl]

Just a suggestion: next time, considering the cars colors, match them with the colors on the lap counter

[@markcaserta1367]

I had that! Wish I still had it.

[@kevinkleinhenz6511]

I loved these cars! So much fun! I have fat track in attic but no cars or juicers.

[@thesillysadist3389]

really cool thanks for sharing!

[@Topesio66]

Omg I want my childhood back, I had this exact track. Damn, my parents threw it away when I grew up, without telling me. They should have prosecute them for crime against game collectors. This was the best toy I ever had (except my Atari 2600 but that’s a videogame).

[@NANONilsWORLD]

wow, this was old, there I was only 3 years old ^^

[@gadgettvcars9555]

Wow nice track, she is fast👌 I love as always 😉 Peace ✌️

[@smackeralcafe]

+micheal2009able Correct. The top of the antennas strike the trigger mechanism on the inside roof of the Lap Computer tunnel.

[@micheal2009able]

+Smackeral Cafe Thanks very much for the info, did you ever work for Mattel? because you have i'm guessing most if not all of the track setups which i must say are the nicest I've ever seen, and you know a great deal about these things, which is also great because your sharing your knowledge with me and many other folks, many of us who had these as kids and many others who are looking for them now many years later. So thanks for the videos and insight. micheal

[@sizzlersshop8338]

Excellent video!

[@wolvenmeck]

My set had haybales and flags you would attach to the sides of the track to slow the cars down. You also got devices to push your car away from the rail to avoid them, or to direct an opponents car towrad them.

[@leeshepherd5669]

You had the Sizzler super control set .. I have that set

[@JLSXMK8]

You guys should really do 60 fps videos. I didn't know that these classic sets would have so much replay value. They're amazing!!

[@YoSneeze]

WoW that is one cool track!

[@johnwhorfin3815]

i lived it. Hot Wheels, Sizzlers, Chopcycles, FatTrack, HotLine

[@walterbryan1798]

So cool. Just think, this was the 70s. It was advanced technology for the time! I like it today, in 2021!

[@docdrutschi687]

Habe ich schon so lange liegen ! aber wenn ich das hier sehe muss ich bald mal ran !!

[@jlabnet]

May I ask how the batteries in car still work? Did you have to somehow replace or restore them ?

[@guillermopadilla2589]

Hola se podrán conseguir estás súper autopistas hoy en día??? Y si se puede por favor poner los datos gracias estos si eran muy buenos juguetes 😊!!!!!!!!

[@silviog6987]

How work the lap counter? How do they recognizes the Cars?

[@yakacm]

that's as exciting a motor race as I have seen in any form of Motorsport, I could watch it again and again, I have to get me some fat track. I take it your 70's Sizzlers have been restored, just from how bright the paint work is, did you do the restoration work or did you buy them restored?I have 70s firebird and boss mustang, they go well but they look a bit worn, any tips about what paints I can use on them?

[@smackeralcafe]

All 4 cars have had some type of modification including new NiMH batteries, new wheels, new motors, new chassis and new body paint. Most of this I purchased from Sizzlers-shop.com. For the paint, I went to a local hobby shop and they recommended spray paint formulated for plastic. I stripped off the old paint (used Easy Oven cleaner), applied the new paint and then I sprayed on some clear coat to reduce wear on the new paint.

[@jg590308]

LOVE THE ORIGINAL POWER PIT,, I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO HAVE IT :(

[@leeshepherd5669]

I have about 8 of the POWER PITS..Everyone still works..The dial on TOP turns well..hTese Sizzlers were designed and works well back inthe day.....And they still works quite well today..

[@jesusrodolfokaczor945]

Saludos a todos los fans de los hotwheels Sizzlers,Mí hermano y Yo jugámos mucho con la pista basica,tipo nascar,un óvalo. Así como todas las pistas de Hot Wheels,la primera tenia una pieza que se ajustaba a una mesa y por gravedad el hotwheels caía directo al loop y luego a las curvas peraltadas. Aún hoy,mí hijo tiene tres pistas,la del titanosaurio,con un dispositivo con ruedas que impulsa el hotwheels. La pista de un tiburón con unos fósiles y otra que se pega a a pared. Saludos a todos los fanáticos de Mattel y todos los juguetes,se recuerdan de la serie del espacio,con los astronautas blancos de goma,articulados .Desde Venezuela-Sur América.

How does it know the color of the cars on the counter?

[@micheal2009able]

So the lap computer will not work without antennas for the cars? is that correct?

[@itrealnibba5276]

Correct.

[@fumedrummer]

Very cool. Any idea if the antenna mounts work on the Playing Mantis Sizzlers cars?

[@smackeralcafe]

There are three different types of antenna mounts that come with the lap computer. So even Hot Wheels Sizzlers cars have variability on which mount works. So for Playing Mantis Sizzler cars (which I have never got my hands on personally), it's possible one of the 3 types will work but I don't know.

[@leewilson9890]

@@smackeralcafe No they do not work on the paying Mantis Sizzler Ive tried !!

[@kosmokat111]

it honestly amazes me that with compact electronics and smaller batteries than ever, mattel isn't taking advantage of things like this to bring back small self powered hotwheels, I quite often come across 1:64 or 1:76 scale RC cars, so I'm sure a simple motorized car would be easier than that.

[@rosematt3850]

One best hotwheels track ever made . Trying to find some used cars on eBay .

[@HuyenPhan-ir2wo]

I want these things back, but with a multi-lane switcher!

[@rafpanis3638]

Hello! I love the super circuit set but hard to find..can I use the Fat track center curve from the Breakin’8 set as substitutes?

[@smackeralcafe]

Raf Panis l believe the curves in the Breaking 8 set are the same as those in other Fat Track sets.

[@didimo1963]

Yes, all track and curve pieces are standard.

[@jrranklin]

another great video

[@jdp8944]

Great video I just wish you would've switched lanes with the spoil sport and hot head so it could've been easier to keep track of the cars since they'd be the same color car and lane.

[@HNT63]

Wish I still had one

[@sizzlersracing8996]

Still one of the best, Smack

[@hootyhaha]

Keep on racin' in the free world!!!!

[@johnsabin3315]

Ok.. You said 14 feet that's 2 ft sections right? So 7 pieces of straight track. You said 4 180 degree curves plus 2 curve center pieces? So actually 6 center pieces?

[@smackeralcafe]

Correct. The original Super Circuit Race Set had 6 center pieces. Check the contents list on the back of the box at 14:15. My track for this video is a modification of the original set up. I only use 4 center pieces.

[@johnsabin3315]

Ok,I finally got it figured out haha this is awesome

[@carloshootercoyote9032]

yellow car not working good :(

[@kevinleach9631]

Those cars haul butt!

[@sohotimsmokin7573]

I bought a set just like this but it was an oval. I bought it in like 2009.

[@wallonthefloor]

I can make this if I combine 2 sets?

[@smackeralcafe]

Yes, but the posts that elevate the track come as a Post Pak.

[@sizzlersshop8338]

Angeleno and mk4 bodies are the best for racing. Im still watching this vid!

[@bttfdmc1984]

nice but i think the lane 2 counter is broken at 1;32 it shows them at 1 1 1 1 then at 1:36 the counter reads 2 1 2 2 then at 1:37 it reads 2 3 2 2 some how lane 2 jumps from lap 1 to lap 3 in less then 1 second. i can't tell if it double jumped or some thing hit it twice to throw off the laps

[@smackeralcafe]

Very good eyes. You are the first person to comment on the vagaries of this type of mechanical lap counter. If cars go through too slow the lap will sometimes not get counted and on occasion a double count will occur for no apparent reason. It's not broken, that's just the way the mechanism works. When I had one of these as a kid, we didn't care. It just made for more interesting races.

[@bttfdmc1984]

yeah when i was watching it it just caught my eye with the jump in the lap count i thought i was seeing things and was watching it as the laps kept going to see if it would jump from 1 to 3 again but just the one time. I guess it wouldn't have really mattered since at some point the cars would all be a tad off with the pit stops.

[@tylerjanssen7866]

Smackeral Cafe yea the green one went from 21 to 23

[@fastforwardho]

I thought I saw the laps jump around too. When I saw him (you) answer how the counter worked, it made sense, and.... not much you can do about that.

[@robertdornan8611]

Would anyone be able to tell me how much this set is worth?

[@leewilson9890]

The LIVE wire was giving a fresh charge when the race was almost over ...which made it a faster stronger powerful car ..

[@jamesfields2916]

That was a kick ass toy.

[@robertomaspero8740]

check out the green and blue car:)

[@rhikdavis]

How do those antenna work....

[@smackeralcafe]

There are triggers on the ceiling of the lap computer.

[@paulromsky9527]

I think that lap counter misses sometimes.

[@jg590308]

hahaha im 64 and i still miss these great fun hours with the ORIGINAL HOTWHEELS ( because the actual models are really poor in quality) and specially with the sizzlers and FAT Track sets

[@ramirogarcia1967]

Has anybody seen one for sale?? I would love to get one for my kids!!

[@RespectfullyHumble]

The future of real auto races was invented by mattel hot wheels sizzler. This is where Formula E creators got their racing ideas for battery powered race cars from.😊

[@2theclassics]

that's a super track

[@robertisaac4357]

Those cars are pretty quick........

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

How does the counter know which car is going thru?

[@smackeralcafe]

The antennae, on the back of the cars, sit in 4 distinct positions. The lap counter has 4 trigger mechanisms in the roof that sit in 4 distinct positions. Each car with it's specific antennae position hits only one of the lap counter's trigger mechanisms on each pass.

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

Oh, cool, thanks!

[@_NALENDRA]

How to I get the booster?

[@smackeralcafe]

The Juice Machine (battery operated) and Power Pit (plug in) chargers are available on Ebay.

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

Do they still make this set?

[@smackeralcafe]

I believe it was only made in 1971. The 1972 version was the Super Control Set. Nothing like it since.

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

I think this set is cooler than the Daytona 500 set that I had a long time ago

[@timpriddy349]

They NEED to make this now

[@pedritomorales4002]

Gotta charge em' up really good or made it a 50 lap race

[@cjovica2]

What is your fastest sizzlers car?

[@smackeralcafe]

The blue Spoil Sport is my fastest Sizzlers car. But there is something to be said for "slow and steady" as the Angeleno M70 runs longer and farther on a charge.

[@leeshepherd5669]

@@smackeralcafe I have Sizzles that run so fast seriously ..You can't see them on the track .I made a 20 feet OVAL .And its crazy how fast some of my Sizzlers runs.....They look like just streaks .. Here a secret guys..Take the RED winding motor out of the fat daddie Sizzler .. Put them in a regular sizzler car.. (Dont forget to put a small dip of WD-40 motor oil in the brush side of the motors..Dont get oil on the tires or the Sizzler car Or the cars will just race slower spinning out ..lol

[@Wolf24fan]

Where to buy?

[@smackeralcafe]

eBay is the easiest place to find Fat Track sets.

[@CHILL73able]

more racing videos asap more more please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! preferably 3 at a time of the same power

[@KINGSIGFRID1]

...Exxcellent ... Cheeers+))

[@zzman5306]

sizzlers worked good in a dry bathtub

[@wilsond6722]

you must race 4 Spoil Sports

[@JoeOvercoat]

3:46 #3's counter goes awry! Mind your antennas, racers!

[@yeahbrahcadabrah]

spoil sport which was counting green the whole race shouldve won lol

[@socksumi]

Seems the faster cars run out of juice first.

[@tylerbarnett6344]

If those 2 didn't wreck at the start and finish line the yellow car would've won

[@geraldreid5788]

He said the wrong names Spoil sport 3rd Hot head #4

[@tommystout3954]

Great racing!!! Check out tomtom4911 on e-bay.

[@ToddCWiggins]

Sizzers were predictable...The same car always wins, unless there's a pile up. What makes certain cars faster, battery, components, wheels, weight, aerodynamics?

[@leewilson9890]

Aerodynamics played a part in how some of the Sizzler cars races on the tracks One Sizzler car that I've found to run a tab odd regardless ,,,,Its called the "Up Roar Sizzler ,,,That car is nice looking ,...But runs bad ! ..I have around 700 cars loose and 500 in the cubs. 18 Japanese Sizzlers,, 9 Italian Sizzlers