Volcano Blowout (1997)

==Description==
Volcano Blowout is a large motorized track set. The set features a race course set in a volcanic area where cars race through the volcano for "explosive racing". The set features a plastic diorama of a volcano, mounted on a support beam linked to a mid-air inverted looping curve sitting 2 feet (61 cm) above the volcano; to enable cars to shoot through the volcano, a unique high-power booster is used. Total height of the set is about 3 feet (91.4 cm). This booster cannot be used with other sets due to a special connector point making it incompatible with other sets; likewise, normal boosters cannot be used with this set as they likewise also lack the connector point as well as being too weak.
The inverted curve does not form a complete loop; cars launch vertically up into the curve with assistance from two "rings of fire" to keep the cars straight and then loop around the curve at high speed and down onto the "lava landing" (an inclined landing pad mounted onto the volcano), where they would loop back around into the volcano and repeat the process. In the middle of the inverted curve is a mid-air crash zone, a key selling point of this set. An associated 5-pack was also marketed with the set.
The set was discontinued around 1999, but the volcano and inverted loop portion of the set would see use in the 2003 Highway 35 Ultimate Track Set.
==Car(s) included==
*All releases: Aeroflash, Road Rocket
==Gallery==
100 1533.JPG|Aeroflash
Road Rocket GlwBlu.JPG|Road Rocket
Category:1997 Hot Wheels
Category:Track Sets