I would not be the least bit shocked if I found out that Mattel hasn't produced a piece of track since they got the rights to their share of the slot market.
Well, we know they did produce track for a while after the aquisition. You will see some track with the Mattel name on the underside, and they did modify the design to eliminate the weakness in the center tab and put a bend in the rail.
Oh, and let's not forget the best design change - molding a raised letter into the track surface. Idiot.
But they spent a lot of money on one-time gimmick pieces when they could have put that money to much better, reusable uses. Whatever moron decided to make the special pieces for Harry Potter, Battle Slam, Jurrasic Park, etc. instead of more curve radii, better terminal tracks and more straights, must have been ticked off because he/she was transferred from the Hot Wheels (or Barbie??) division.
And then they spent the money to produce the lap computer from the Tech Race Challenge set and never made it available as an individual piece.
Well, we can always dream a buyer will come along. Maybe I'll do it! If I can borrow enough money, I'll become too big to fail.
Joe
OK maybe that last part's a little bit humorous... or at least improbable..
