Toy track and toy vehicle

A toy vehicle comprising a channel guiding member for guiding the motion of said toy vehicle along a guide channel of a toy track, said toy track comprising at least a primary guide channel and at least a diversion guide channel, said diversion guide branches out from said primary guide channel at a guide channel junction of said primary guide channel and said diversion guide channel, said channel guiding member being movable from a first operating position to a second operating position, wherein the spring urge against said channel guiding member being adapted so that, in use, the distance travelled by said vehicle during the time when said channel guiding member moves from said second operating position to said first operating position will substantially determine the channel guide along which said toy vehicle will travel after the channel junction.

A toy set comprising a toy track and a toy vehicle, said toy track comprising guide channels for guiding said toy vehicle to move along predetermined paths on said track and guide channel selection means to facilitate said toy vehicle to select a guide channel from a plurality of guide channels when said toy vehicle approaches a guide channel junction at which junction a diversion guide channel branches out from a primary guide channel, said toy vehicle comprising corresponding guide channel selection means so that, when said toy vehicle approaches said guide channel junction, the guide channel selection means of said toy vehicle and toy track cooperate such that a player can select the guide channel along which said toy vehicle will travel after said guide channel junction by manoeuvring the operation of said toy vehicle.