In a surprise, Neon Racers on new cards have arrived at Kmart.

(Thanks “John H.” and “Mariela P.” for the heads up and photos).

Neon Racers have returned – surprise! to Kmart! The original releases were Target exclusives – these are not marked exclusives but the racers race series’ seem to be musical-chairs split among the retailers? (Kmart to Walmart with the silver racers – Target to TRU & Amazon with Ice Racers and now Neon Racers from Target to Kmart only?)

The update cards are nice – well, the APP snipe is not the most attractive addition.

The open photos are HERE.

The Neon Racer series is still missing: Jeff Gorvette, Francesco Bernoulli, & Carla Veloso – no sign if they are coming or not. There have NEVER been listed as part of the releases (Shu has had an international card release but in the US, only in the 4-pack). While these are re-listed with new 2015 product codes & updated UPC’s, Jeff, Francesco and Carla are still NOT listed – no product codes and no UPC’s. The 4-pack is re-listed with a new product code (CBG08) so we can expect to see it soon. It’s unknown if Rip Clutchgoneski is even in the works.

John H. notes the interesting blurb on the back – that the Neon Race is hosted by Shu Todoroki under the new banner of Transcontinental Race of Champions race series … so the Silver Deco race seems to been held at Radiator Springs … and presuming Vitaly Petrov hosted the Ice Race at Russia …

The mystery “Night Race Series,” falling under the Transcontinental Race of Champions banner seems to be next – who hosted that race?

That would be the 4th of this hosted series – leaving us another 6 re-paint racer series (7 if you count Rip, 8 if you count Frosty hosting one).

So, what other paint schemes are left? If we presume the color metallic series was hosted by one of the racers released – what other themes/colors/paint motifs can we expect?

Thanks for the pics, “John H.” and “Mariela P.”