Total Control Racing

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Total Control Racing (TCR) was a toy brand from Ideal which debuted in the late 1970s, similar to slot car sets, with approximately HO scale cars (and smaller scale semi-trailer trucks) that operated on a slotless track.

The plastic track contained lanes of three metal tracks about 2 mm (0.08 inch) wide, which made contact with three brass pads on the underside of the cars, providing power. The plastic track had two such lanes, and cars could change lanes with the press of a button on the controller. TCR sets came with "jam cars", a slow moving drone which both racers had to avoid crashing into. Light Matchbox's Powertrack some cars featurde lights.

[edit] Sets

Zig Zag Jam Raceway (Featuring 3 cars)
Super Jam car Speedway
Lighted Jam car Speedway
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 set
Indy Jam Circuit

[edit] Cars

Make/Model	Chasis	Paintjob	No on Car	Featured in Sets	Liverys	Jam Car ?	Image
BMW	Mk 3	White with red sill and blue band down wings Advert on Bonnet	28				N/A
BMW	Mk 3	Mostly red with white doors and rear wheel arches.	90				N/A
Corvette		Silver with black chequer on bonnet			None		N/A
Datsun 280 ZX	Mk2	Blue with red and white stripes on wings	33		None		N/A
Dodge Magnum Glow Car	Mk1	Yellow with faint blue line around wings	33		None		N/A
Dune Buggy	Mk3	Yellow with red spoiler and bonnet			None		N/A
Indy Jam	Mk2	Black with white centre stripe down middle	19	Indy Jam Circuit	None		N/A
Indy Jam	Mk2	Red and white stripes on wings	1	Indy Jam Circuit	None		N/A
Indy Jam	Mk2	White with yellow stripe to right of driver	8	Indy Jam Circuit	None		N/A
Indy Jam		Black	8	Indy Jam Circuit	Union		N/A
Indianapolis 5000		Blue with red and white stripes on wings	8		None		N/A
Pontiac Trans AM (Knight Rider)	Mk2	Black with Knight 2000 in red on doors			None		N/A
Pontiac Trans AM	MK3	Red white stripe through centre of car	88		None		N/A
Porsche	MK3	Yellow with blue and whit stripes down wings	36		Michelin Advert on Spoiler		N/A
Porsche	MK2	Black with red and yellow stripe through roof	88				N/A
Peugeot 205		Blue with red and white stripes on wings	2 or 4	Peugeot Turbo 16	None		N/A
Pickup		Yellow with black bonnet and chequred roof			None	YES	N/A
Police Car	MK3	White with black doors red lights on roof			None		N/A
Trans Am Firebird		Yellow with red bird on Bonnet					N/A
Truck / Tanker		Blue with red and white stripes on wings			None		N/A
Triumph TR7		Yellow with blue and white stripes down wings	7				N/A
Triumph TR7		Silver	7				N/A
unknown model		Orange with blue bonnet	231		None		N/A
unknown model		White with blue and red lines on bonnet and roof	25	Lighted Jam Speedway	None		N/A
unknown model		Yellow	3	Lighted Jam Speedway	None		N/A
unknown model		White blue bonnet yellow and red wings	11	Lighted Jam Speedway	None		N/A