The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his parents Pops and Mom. Pops designed Speed's car, the Mach 5. The owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed a lucrative offer, Speed rejects the offer, angering the owner. Speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests, including Royalton, are fixing races and cheating to gain profit. With the offer to Speed denied, Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win races. Speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and enters The Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his family's business and the racing sport itself.
Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
In the original draft of the script, Royalton's name was Remmington.
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Goofs
Continuity:
During the second leg of the Casa Cristo, Snake extracts oil from the back, thus causing Speed's tires to lose friction and almost to lose the race. This should have the same effect on Racer X and Togokhan, but it doesn't, despite the fact that they were directly behind Speed.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Race Announcer:
All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars. See more »
Crazy Credits
The
Mahha GoGoGo theme (with both English and Japanese lyrics) plays throughout the closing credits.
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"Go Speed Racer Go"
Written by Nobuyoshi Koshibe and Yoshida Yoshiyuki Performed by Ali Dee and The Deekompressors Produced by Ali Dee and Jason Gleed Ali Dee and The Deekompressors appear courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment Contains samples from the "Speed Racer" classic television series (1966-1967) Licensed courtesy of Speed Racer Enterprising, Inc.
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