Racer Mini 4WD series logo.
The Racing Mini 4WD (レーサーミニ四駆) series is the second Mini 4WD line-up produced by Tamiya.
Similar to the Original Mini 4WD series, the first few models were based on the bigger cars, and in Racing Mini 4WD series' case, their R/C buggy counterparts (Avante Jr. for example).
However, following the feedbacks from their customers that they want the mini cars to go fast, Tamiya began to develops and releases the Grade-Up Parts for the mini cars. Starting with Avante Jr., Tamiya began to develops and making the race-orientated chassis as well as making the guide rollers and bearing attachments the standards for future chassis to come. Additionally, the specially-designed race circuits for Mini 4WD cars were made to prevents kids from getting into traffic accident due to them follows the running mini cars.
The manga series Dash! Yonkuro and Mini 4 Top featured machines from this line-up.
List of Mini 4WD cars
- Hotshot Jr. (Type-1)
- Hornet Jr. (Type-1)
- The Fox Jr. (Type-1)
- Boomerang Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Bigwig Jr. (Type-1)
- Falcon Jr. (Type-1)
- Super Dragon Jr. (Normal, Premium) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Thunder Dragon Jr. (Normal, Premium) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Thunder Shot Jr. (Normal, Black Special, RS) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Super Sabre Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Fire Dragon Jr. (Normal, Premium) (Type-1, VS Chassis)
- Dash-1 Emperor (Nomral, Premium) (Type-1, Type-3, Super-II)
- Avante Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-2, VS Chassis)
- Dash-2 Burning Sun (Type-1, Type-3)
- Grasshopper II Jr. (Type-2)
- Rising Bird (Type-3)
- Vanquish Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-2, VS Chassis)
- Dash-3 Shooting Star (Type-3)
- Saint Dragon Jr. (Normal, RC Ricky version) (Type-3, Type-4)
- Terra Scorcher Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-2, VS Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-4 Cannonball (Normal, Premium) (Type-3, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-5 Dancing Doll (Normal, Premium) (Type-3, Super-II Chassis)
- Winning Bird (Normal, 21st Century Edition) (Type-3, VS Chassis)
- Egress Jr. (Type-4, VS Chassis)
- Dash-01 Super Emperor (Normal, Premium) (Type-3, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-0 Horizon (Normal, Premium) (Zero Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Avante 2001 Jr. (Zero Chassis, VS Chassis)
- Crimson Glory (FM Chassis)
- Astute Jr. (Normal, RS) (Zero Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-02 Neo Burning Sun (FM Chassis)
- Manta Ray Jr. (Zero Chassis, VS Chassis)
- Dash-001 Great Emperor (Normal, Premium) (Zero Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Super Astute Jr. (Normal, Advanced version) (Zero Chassis)
- Dash-X1 Proto-Emperor (Body Parts Set, Premium) (Super-II Chassis)
- Proto-Emperor ZX (Normal) (Zero Chassis)
- Bear Hawk Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-5, Super-II Chassis))
- Aero Solitude (FM Chassis)
- Top-Force Jr. (Normal, Evolution version) (Type-5, VS Chassis)
- Terra Conqueror Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-5, VS Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Dyna Storm Jr. (Normal, RS) (Type-5, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-03 Super Shooting Star (Type-5)
- Super Avante (Normal, RS) (Type-5, VS Chassis, Super-II Chassis)
- Dash-CB1 Geo Emperor (Type-5)
- Mad Bull Jr. (Super TZ-X Chassis)
- Baja King Jr. (Super TZ-X Chassis)
- Slash Reaper (VS Chassis)
- Astute Open Top (Super-II Chassis)
- Thunder Shot Open Top (Super XX Chassis)
- Super Sabre Open Top (VS Chassis)
- Top-Force Evolution Open Top (VS Chassis)
- Terra Conqueror Open Top (Super-II Chassis)
- Daihatsu Kopen RMZ (VS Chassis)
- Daihatsu Kopen XMZ (Super-II Chassis)
- Mini 4WD Shirokumakko (Super-II Chassis)
- Mini 4WD Panda (Super-II Chassis)
- Mini 4WD Kumamon Version (Super-II Chassis)
Related
- Racing Miku 2012 ver. drives Astute Special (Super-II Chassis)
- Saber drives Super Sabre Special (Super-II Chassis)
- Mikoto Misaka drives Thunder Shot Special (Super-II Chassis)
- Nissan Be-1 (Normal, Red Edition) (Type-3 Chassis)
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| 1980 | Original Mini 4WD ·  · 
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| Others | EVO Chassis Set · Beginner's Mini 4WD | |