Abstract: A multi-function toy vehicle is provided which may be used in connection with electric track games. The toy vehicle includes a chassis and a motor supported on the chassis for driving the vehicle. A DC voltage is supplied to the vehicle by a DC power source. The polarity of the voltage applied to the motor is selectively controlled by a remote controller. The toy vehicle performs a first function such as a forward driving when a voltage having a forward polarity is applied thereto. The toy vehicle performs at least a second function unrelated to driving or steering such as braking or powering a light on the vehicle when a voltage having a reverse polarity is applied thereto. The track game may include a simulated track or roadway on which the toy vehicle is guided. In such a track game, the voltage is applied to conductors in the form of rails on the track, the toy vehicle being coupled to the rails for receiving the applied voltage in either polarity.

Abstract: A toy vehicle for multiple lane track racing includes rear wheels releasably driven for traction and pivotable front wheels for steering. The pivotable front wheels pivot in unison periodically at a repetition rate directly related to the rotational speed of the motor thereby causing the car to swerve alternately between two lanes on opposed sides of the track. The wheel pivoting mechanism may include a cam and snail gear for speed reduction. Pick-up shoes attached beneath the car chassis contact power conductors along the track lanes to energize the motor. An input circuit on the vehicle provides forward vehicle motion regardless of the input voltage polarity. When the vehicle is intermediate the vehicle lanes, the motor is de-energized and a clutch may disengage the rear wheels.