Heads up – readers are finding the first wave of crew chiefs 2-packs actually on the shelves after 6-8 weeks. NEW – Fillmore with headset. (Lightning is a re-release – I KNOW! Hard to believe!) And Francesco’s Crew Chief Guiseppe Motorsosi (but no names, please!) And Carla’s Crew Chief Cruz Besouro (but only his best […]

Now you know. Via Core 77.com

Toys“R”Us, Inc. unveiled their holiday “key initiatives” at a special preview event in New York City with retail industry reporters (our invite was apparently lost in the internet tubes). Basically, they are going to pile on with exclusives this Christmas (not many new CARS stuff BTW) and in addition to Buy Online, Pick up in […]

Is that the right Italian phrase? The (plastic) scarf looks especially nice – hopefully it’s not just a spiffed up prototype. The bad news? I think it comes the Italian 5-pack – Toys R Us exclusive … As you know, the TRU 5-packs are not exactly barn burners as the pattern has been 4 repeats […]

Well, outside of ear biting … No embed – click to go to link. Via Devour.com. (HBO will air it next week). As my friend EG says, “Ortiz – way under qualified to fight Mayweather … Mayweather – The best boxer makes an unfortunate decision to play a bad guy in Boxing. Was it fair […]

The Carrera GO! 1:43 scale series are nice high end slot track sets with going too high end in terms of pricing. And of course, what’s great is in scale and hooks up to all their other 1:43 scale track sets, accessories & cars. The new two CARS 2 tracks are the Porto Corsa Racing […]

An actual Ramone paint scheme from CARS 2 … Radiator Springs Ramone? Coming soon.

In theory, the Sealander is nice, it’s a camper that doubles as a boat … But I can see a lot of trouble ahead … A) Drunken yahoos will swing by to see the bigger drunk who drove their camper into the lake. B) … And when I say ‘swing by,’ I mean – crash […]

Of course, the next Kmart CARS Day is #7 (October 22nd) – you can find an early checklist in this post HERE. Day #7 is the remainder 7 World Cup racers that look like the singles releases except with the addition of rubber tires … The Kmart CARS Day #8 (June 2012) will feature “Double […]

Yesterday’s post might’ve caused you hop up and down, squeal and peel with delight like a teenage banshee. … today’s unveiling not so much. … maybe I’m being judgmental – maybe I’m being cynical, maybe I’m being harsh so take it with a grain of salt like this one … You sure you want a […]