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One universe's version of Mirage, Dirt Boss, and Downshift fell through a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]-caused space-time anomaly to another dimension. Downshift and Mirage ended up on the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] while Dirt Boss landed on Earth.  
One universe's version of Mirage, Dirt Boss, and Downshift fell through a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]-caused space-time anomaly to another dimension. Downshift and Mirage ended up on the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] while Dirt Boss landed on Earth.  
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Skyboom Team.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
{{gamestub|{{storylink|The Only Way Is Artefact}}}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===''Armada''===
===''Armada''===
[[Image:Armada-toy_race_Mini-Con_Team.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[File:Armada-toy_race_Mini-Con_Team.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Race Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2002/2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2002]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-05'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Race Micron'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-05'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}


:The original Race Mini-Con Team was available in their own three-pack, or packed with [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]] at certain stores.
: The Race Mini-Con Team ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Toys|Mirage]]) are a trio of tiny racing vehicles. As Mini-Cons, each one has a [[Powerlinx]] socket that allows them to attach to larger toys with compatible plugs, activating play [[gimmick]]s on "live" plugs. They can also be combined to form the [[Skyboom (Armada)#Toys|Skyboom shield]].
 
: This version of the team was nominally available as a three-pack, sold in the second wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' line, and in the first wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legend of the Microns]]'' line. The Hasbro three-pack was added to various probably-randomized "Bonus Buy" sets clamshelled with other toys in the line sold through various retailers; the Race Mini-Con Team has been found packed with Super-Con [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]].
 
: This mold-set was also used to make the [[Speed Chaser Team]].


{{-}}{{anchor|SmokescreenJpack}}
{{-}}{{anchor|SmokescreenJpack}}
*'''Grap & Lift with Race Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grap & Race Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MS-02'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Smoky & Race'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002


: The Race Team was available in Japan both as an individual team, and in a multi-pack with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]].
: The Race Microns were also available in Japan in a multi-pack with [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] and his Mini-Con partner [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]]. Grap's expandable crane-boom serves as a launching ramp for the Race Micron's jet-like Cosmotector combined mode. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual Takara releases.


{{-}}{{anchor|XDimension}}
: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Smoky" (Smokescreen) and the "Races" in Korea.
[[Image:2003-racemicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Race Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Cons, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-10'''
:A somewhat more limited-edition -but still regular retaill- [[redeco]] of the Race Team was released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series. This set uses primarily blue and white. This deco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Burning Rubber Mini-Con Team]].


{{-}}{{anchor|MicronBooster}}
{{-}}{{anchor|Exdimensions}}
*'''Drift''' (Micron Booster, 2003)
[[File:2003-racemicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Spin''' (Micron Booster, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
*'''Indy''' (Micron Booster, 2003)
:*''ID number'': '''MM-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
 
: A somewhat more limited-edition -but still regular retaill- [[redeco]] of the Race Microns was released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series. The team was given a deco in shades of blue with white accenting.


:The Race Team members were all included in the first [[Micron Booster]] set. They are almost identical to their retail versions, only using slightly sparklier plastic and paint.
: This deco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Burning Rubber Mini-Con Team]].


{{-}}{{anchor|ChangeMicron}}
{{-}}{{anchor|ChangeMicron}}
*'''Drift''' (Change Micron, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Drift''' (Change Micron, [[2003]])}}</ul>
*'''Spin''' (Change Micron, 2003)
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''3'''
*'''Indy''' (Change Micron, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Indy''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''1'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Spin''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''2'''
:*''Release date'': August ??, 2003


: Another nigh-identical Japanese release, these Race Team members were available separately as "[[candy toy]]" produced by [[Kabaya]] as part of the [[Change Micron]] assortment. These toys actually use all-new molding, though based on the original mold and using the same colors.
: The Race Microns were also sold individually as "[[candy toy]]s" produced by [[Kabaya]], as part of the second ''[[Change Micron]]'' assortment, sold mainly in convenience stores. Though seemingly identical to the normal versions of the toys at first glance, they are actually all new tooling based on the original molds, with minor changes to small details. Drift (Dirt Boss) and Spin (Downshift) also end up lacking their racing-number [[tampograph]]s, while Indy (Mirage) ends up with some ''new'' black deco in both modes.


{{-}}{{anchor|RoadAssault}}
{{-}}{{anchor|RoadAssault}}
[[Image:Road assault.JPG|right|thumb|250px]]
[[File:Road assault.JPG|thumb|upright=2.66]]
*'''Road Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Road Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
 
: A late-series redeco of the Race Mini-Con Team was released under a new name in the sixth wave of Hasbro's ''Armada'' line. This time, the team was done up in a more sinister-looking black, red, and white. This redeco of the team was given the distinction of being a corrupted version of the Skyboom Shield when in possession of the Decepticons, to coincide with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Assault Mini-Con Team/Dark Saber]] repaint, via the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books.


: A late-series redeco of the Race Team—under a new Team name—was released alongside the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]]. This time, the team was done up in black, red, and white. In Japan, individually-bagged members of this Team were given away randomly with the purchase of ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] at Ito Yokaido stores in August.
 
{{anchor|RoadAssaultJapan}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Drift Road Assault Edition''' (Promotional Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Indy Road Assault Edition''' (Promotional Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Spin Road Assault Edition''' (Promotional Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 2]], 2003
 
: In Japan, individually-bagged members of the "Road Assault Edition Race Microns" (identical to the Hasbro versions) were only available as [[campaign item|promotional giveaways]], a random member of the team given free with the purchase of ''Legends of the Microns'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] at Ito Yokaido stores in August. At least, they were ''supposed'' to be one random toy per purchase; in practice, apparently many stores gave them away with ''any'' toy from the line.
 
{{-}}{{anchor|MicronBooster}}
[[File:Arm-toy Skyboom Booster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Squint and you can see the sparkliness.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Drift''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''6'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Indy''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''8'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Spin''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''7'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 7]], 2003
 
: The Race Microns were sold in individual boxes as part of the first ''[[Micron Booster]]'' set. This version of the team is almost totally identical to the original retail version, only this release uses a slightly-sparkly plastic and paint. Whoopee.
 
{{-}}{{anchor|BonusMaxCon}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z''' (Max-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker with Zapmaster''' (Max-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
 
: The complete Race Mini-Con Team was also included as bonus add-ons with several Max-Con Class toys; samples of [[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]], [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] have been found.
 
: Unfortunately, what retail chain offered these is unknown at this time.
 
{{-}}{{anchor|ArmadaTinyTin}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Dirt Boss''' (Tiny Tin, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Downshift''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mirage''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
 
: In Europe, all three members of the Race Mini-Con Team were made available individually under the original ''Armada'' branding through the ''[[Tiny Tins]]'' series. The toys themselves were unchanged from the original versions, but now each figure included a "Tiny Tin" carrying case.
{{-}}


===''Universe'' (2003)===
===''Universe'' (2003)===
*'''Dirt Boss''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Dirt Boss''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Downshift''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mirage''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin


: The entire Race Team was made available as individual [[Tiny Tins]] releases under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. The toys in this release are identical to the original ''Armada'' ones.
: The entire Race Mini-Con Team was made available as individual ''Tiny Tins'' releases under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. The toys in this release are identical to the original ''Armada'' ones.
{{-}}


===''Energon''===
===''Energon''===
[[Image:Race-2-Space.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
[[File:Race-2-Space.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66]]
*'''Race Mini-Con Team & Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-Pack, 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 6-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
 
: An unaltered version of the Road Assault Mini-Con Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. However, the team is not only called the "Race Mini-Con Team", the character art and stock photography show the original Race Team decos rather than what's actually in the package.


: An unaltered version of the Road Assault Mini-Con Team (yet named the Race Team again) was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Space Mini-Con Team]].
:This set was exclusive to both [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores.
{{-}}


===''Cybertron''===
===''Cybertron''===
*'''Red Alert with Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Landmine with Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, [[2006]])}}</ul>
*'''Landmine with Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, 2006)}}</ul>
*'''Dirt Boss with Downshift''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
*'''Thundercracker with Downshift''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dirt Boss with Downshift''' (Bonus pack, 2006)}}</ul>
*'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker with Downshift''' (Bonus pack, 2006)}}</ul>
*'''Override with Mirage''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Bonus pack, 2006)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Override with Mirage''' (Bonus pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying tin
 
: A new [[redeco]] of the Race Mini-Con Team with ''[[Tiny Tins]]''{{'}} carrying mini-cases was available as part of a set of [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]]s, each one packed with unchanged versions of various Deluxe Class toys.
 
: Dirt Boss was packaged with both [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] and [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]], Downshift came with [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]] (no relation) and [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]], and Mirage with [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]] and [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]].


:For the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the Race Team was redecoed again, this time in red, white, and gray similar to their Road Assault colors. They were available only at [[Walmart]], spread between various Deluxe-sized toys, and came with [[Tiny Tins]] carrying cases.
: [[Hasbro]] copywriter [[Forest Lee]] confirmed that the ''Cybertron'' ''Tiny Tins''-exclusives were originally planned with two different Race Mini-Con Team decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the team being from an alternate universe and the tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm what the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they would have been [[rebranding|rebranded]] re-releases of the two schemes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', given the use of "[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]]".


==Notes==
==Notes==

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The Race Mini-Con Team are a trio of super-fast speedsters, but their real strength lies in their combined form; the powerful Skyboom shield, possibly the only thing that can stand up to the destructive power of the Star Saber sword or the Requiem Blaster cannon.

When possessed by the Decepticons, their natures are sometimes twisted to evil, turning them into the Road Assault Mini-Con Team.

The Race Mini-Con Team is composed of

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Optimus Prime split up the members of the Road Assault Team in order to make it harder for Megatron to reassemble the Skyboom Shield. Mirage and Dirt Boss were sent with Hot Shot and Red Alert, respectively, to the Speed Planet. Meanwhile, Downshift was abducted by Thundercracker, with whom he formed an uneasy partnership.

One universe's version of Mirage, Dirt Boss, and Downshift fell through a black hole-caused space-time anomaly to another dimension. Downshift and Mirage ended up on the Speed Planet while Dirt Boss landed on Earth.

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Toys

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Armada

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  • Race Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002)
  • Takara name: Race Micron
  • Takara ID number: MM-05
  • Takara release date: December 26, 2002
  • Known designers: Shogo Hasui (Takara)
The Race Mini-Con Team (Dirt Boss, Downshift, and Mirage) are a trio of tiny racing vehicles. As Mini-Cons, each one has a Powerlinx socket that allows them to attach to larger toys with compatible plugs, activating play gimmicks on "live" plugs. They can also be combined to form the Skyboom shield.
This version of the team was nominally available as a three-pack, sold in the second wave of Hasbro's Armada line, and in the first wave of Takara's Legend of the Microns line. The Hasbro three-pack was added to various probably-randomized "Bonus Buy" sets clamshelled with other toys in the line sold through various retailers; the Race Mini-Con Team has been found packed with Super-Con Blurr.
This mold-set was also used to make the Speed Chaser Team.


  • Grap & Race Micron (Multi-pack, 2002)
  • Sonokong name: Smoky & Race
  • ID number: MS-02
  • Takara release date: December 26, 2002
The Race Microns were also available in Japan in a multi-pack with Grap and his Mini-Con partner Lift. Grap's expandable crane-boom serves as a launching ramp for the Race Micron's jet-like Cosmotector combined mode. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual Takara releases.
This set was also released by Sonokong in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Smoky" (Smokescreen) and the "Races" in Korea.


  • Race Micron Exdimensions (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002)
A somewhat more limited-edition -but still regular retaill- redeco of the Race Microns was released by Takara as part of the Exdimensions series. The team was given a deco in shades of blue with white accenting.
This deco was repurposed as the Burning Rubber Mini-Con Team.


  • Drift (Change Micron, 2003)
  • Change Micron ID number: 3
  • Indy (Change Micron, 2003)
  • Change Micron ID number: 1
  • Spin (Change Micron, 2003)
  • Change Micron ID number: 2
  • Release date: August ??, 2003
The Race Microns were also sold individually as "candy toys" produced by Kabaya, as part of the second Change Micron assortment, sold mainly in convenience stores. Though seemingly identical to the normal versions of the toys at first glance, they are actually all new tooling based on the original molds, with minor changes to small details. Drift (Dirt Boss) and Spin (Downshift) also end up lacking their racing-number tampographs, while Indy (Mirage) ends up with some new black deco in both modes.


  • Road Assault Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
A late-series redeco of the Race Mini-Con Team was released under a new name in the sixth wave of Hasbro's Armada line. This time, the team was done up in a more sinister-looking black, red, and white. This redeco of the team was given the distinction of being a corrupted version of the Skyboom Shield when in possession of the Decepticons, to coincide with the Air Assault Mini-Con Team/Dark Saber repaint, via the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profile books.


  • Drift Road Assault Edition (Promotional Micron, 2003)
  • Indy Road Assault Edition (Promotional Micron, 2003)
  • Spin Road Assault Edition (Promotional Micron, 2003)
In Japan, individually-bagged members of the "Road Assault Edition Race Microns" (identical to the Hasbro versions) were only available as promotional giveaways, a random member of the team given free with the purchase of Legends of the Microns Jetfire or Shockwave at Ito Yokaido stores in August. At least, they were supposed to be one random toy per purchase; in practice, apparently many stores gave them away with any toy from the line.


Squint and you can see the sparkliness.
  • Drift (Micron Booster, 2003)
  • Booster ID number: 6
  • Indy (Micron Booster, 2003)
  • Booster ID number: 8
  • Spin (Micron Booster, 2003)
  • Booster ID number: 7
  • Release date: August 7, 2003
The Race Microns were sold in individual boxes as part of the first Micron Booster set. This version of the team is almost totally identical to the original retail version, only this release uses a slightly-sparkly plastic and paint. Whoopee.


  • Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z (Max-Con Class, 2003)
  • Scavenger with Rollbar (Max-Con Class, 2003)
  • Thundercracker with Zapmaster (Max-Con Class, 2003)
The complete Race Mini-Con Team was also included as bonus add-ons with several Max-Con Class toys; samples of Predacon, Scavenger and Thundercracker have been found.
Unfortunately, what retail chain offered these is unknown at this time.


  • Dirt Boss (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Downshift (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Mirage (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
In Europe, all three members of the Race Mini-Con Team were made available individually under the original Armada branding through the Tiny Tins series. The toys themselves were unchanged from the original versions, but now each figure included a "Tiny Tin" carrying case.


Universe (2003)

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  • Dirt Boss (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Downshift (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Mirage (Tiny Tin, 2004)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
The entire Race Mini-Con Team was made available as individual Tiny Tins releases under the Universe banner. The toys in this release are identical to the original Armada ones.


Energon

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  • Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 6-pack, 2004)
An unaltered version of the Road Assault Mini-Con Team was released as part of an Energon "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the Space Mini-Con Team. However, the team is not only called the "Race Mini-Con Team", the character art and stock photography show the original Race Team decos rather than what's actually in the package.
This set was exclusive to both Toys"R"Us and Walmart stores.


Cybertron

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  • Landmine with Dirt Boss (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Red Alert with Dirt Boss (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Dirt Boss with Downshift (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Thundercracker with Downshift (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
  • Hot Shot with Mirage (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Override with Mirage (Bonus pack, 2006)
  • Accessories: Carrying tin
A new redeco of the Race Mini-Con Team with Tiny Tins' carrying mini-cases was available as part of a set of Walmart-exclusives, each one packed with unchanged versions of various Deluxe Class toys.
Dirt Boss was packaged with both Red Alert and Landmine, Downshift came with Dirt Boss (no relation) and Thundercracker, and Mirage with Hot Shot and Override.
Hasbro copywriter Forest Lee confirmed that the Cybertron Tiny Tins-exclusives were originally planned with two different Race Mini-Con Team decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the team being from an alternate universe and the tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm what the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they would have been rebranded re-releases of the two schemes from Armada, given the use of "Road Assault Mini-Con Team".

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Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Race Micron (レースマイクロン Rēsu Maikuron)
  • French: Équipe de Course des Minimodus ("Race Mini-Con Team"), Équipe d'Assaut Routier des Minimodus ("Road Assault Mini-Con Team")
  • Korean: Race (레이스 Reiseu)
  • Spanish: Los Minimodus - Equipo de Carrera ("The Mini-Cons - Race Team"), Los Minimodus - Equipo de Asalto Terrestre ("The Mini-Cons - Ground Assault Team")
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