High performance rechargeable battery pack for toy vehicles

A battery pack (50) and a battery compartment (22) for high performance, radio-controlled toy vehicles (10), such as high speed vehicles with highly sensitive steering and/or driving (known as "digital proportional") or other types of high performance toy vehicles/features requiring high voltage/high current. The battery pack (50) provides improved performance for the toy (10), an improved layout of the pack/battery arrangement, improved safety features, and improved piracy prevention.