This set was a hugely popular alternative to the Police car based Race & Chase. It was only ever available in the US and features two identical racing trucks. One in the Knievelesque colours of Tyrone Malone, the other in a very menacing gloss black.
The track layout was more serpentine and had NO crash barriers. Other than that, it was stock race & chase product.
Of more interest are the Racing trucks. They were 6 volt trucks in the US but were only available in the UK as 12v trucks. In actual fact they were never issued in the UK so you can only get 6V versions of them. In 1982 I did see a Tyrone Malone truck in a Matchbox 75 blister card case. On closer inspection it had Powertrack wheels and not die cast wheels. It was an actual Powertrack car in MB 75 packaging! As I stuggled to unload my pocket money to buy it for a paltry 80p I realised I did not have enough money. My attempts to find my mum were thwarted and I missed out on a real bargain.
The trucks are very tall and you needed to use 3 tiers of bridge supports to enable them to go under the track easily. You will see this photo uses only two -maybe that was the idea to keep you U-turning all the time...
This set shows the first outing for the 'laser' stickers used on Matchbox 'Powertrack Plus'. Although resembling a pizza, this set was not exactly hard to notice on the floor, so no excuses Grandma...
The trucks shown in this 1981 catalogue feature aerofoils on the bonnets. This is not typical and therefore these are always worth a premium over standard trucks.
Tyrone Malone's Daredevil Race & Chase comprised:
1 x Tyrone Malone Truck
1 x Bandag Bandit Truck
1 x Tip bridge
8 x 90 degree curve 9"
1 x 9" Terminal track
2 x 9" Straight
2 x 15" Straight
1 x Mains transformer
2 x Hand controllers
8 x Track Aprons
4 x Apron ends LH
3 x Apron ends RH
Sticker sheet
Bridge supports
Track length: 13.5 ft.
Typical selling price: unknown.
