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#1 ·
hello all,
i just wonder, since indy car look so popular at america, is it so few available in hot wheels die cast?
i found from here Category:Indy Cars | Hot Wheels Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia , only 8 model available. well actually 7, 1 is toon model :(
the latest is at multipack exclusive on 2016
is it too costly of license to make it as mainline in card?
 
#3 ·
I think that Greenlight has most of the "rights" to Indy cars.

Hot Wheels did do a racing series a few years back that included Indy cars. I think I found both of these at Big Lots.


2012 Hot Wheels Racing IRL Izod Indycar Series 2011 Indycar Oval Course Race Car XV Racing



2012 Hot Wheels Racing IRL Izod Indycar Series 2011 Indycar Oval Course Race Car WIlliam Rast
 
#14 ·
hello all,
i just wonder, since indy car look so popular at america,....
Indy car popular in America? hmmm... thought it was more of a 'rest of the world' thing like soccer...

Found this on the internet...

"...Then there’s the fact that F1 just isn’t as popular in the US as it is everywhere else, which likely discourages young Americans from participating. Yes, F1 is in Austin and is being broadcast live on the NBC Sports network, but even the well-rated broadcasts are insignificant compared to the juggernaut that is NASCAR, for example."

Hot Wheels tried to do NASCAR for a while and it didn't work... maybe the same with Indy car models. I guess that's why all the posts of cars here are from older series that went away
 
#16 ·
Apart from the generic main lines cars by HWs I think it is more related to when the IZOD Indy racing league went away and the two leagues merged into one again with HWs also losing the marketing and distribution rights under the IZOD name.

F1s new owners are an American based media group (Liberty) so that USA feel to F1 and marketing windstorm cant be to far behind. It was really evident in Spain with the additional access and fan interactions in the broadcast.
 
#19 · (Edited)
Wiki says that one is based on the CART Indy Car Series. And it was first released as the No Fear Race Car. I have one of those somewhere - that I will post up when I find it again. :thumbsup:

http://hotwheels.wikia.com/wiki/No_Fear_Race_Car



That didnt take to long...


1994 Hot Wheels #244 No Fear Race Car
 
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