Lego Speed Racer is a 2008 Lego theme based on the 2008 film Speed Racer (which is based on the cartoon of the same name). It consists of four sets which were first released in April 2008. In January 2008 it was announced that The Lego Group had acquired the rights from Warner Bros. to produce four sets based on the upcoming Speed Racer film.[1] Lego has previously partnered with Warner Bros., creating Batman and Harry Potter themes. The Speed Racer theme was released under the Lego Racers brand. The four sets were first released in the United States on April 3, 2008.[2] In the United Kingdom the sets Speed Racer & Snake Oiler, Racer X & Taejo Togokhan, and Grand Prix Race were released on April 6, 2008, while Cruncher Block & Racer X was released later at the start of May. Speed Racer & Snake Oiler is a 242-piece set. It features the Mach 5 supercar and Oiler's orange race car, both around 17 cm (6.5") long, and two minifigures: Speed Racer, wearing a blue pullover, and Snake Oiler.
[3] 'Racer X & Taejo Togokhan' is a 237-piece set. It features a red and black racecar, a yellow and black race car, both around 16 cm (6") long, and two minifigures: Racer X and Taejo Togokahn, wearing a white suit.[4] Cruncher Block & Racer X is a 367-piece set. It features the same yellow and black race car from the 'Racer X & Taejo Togokhan' set, a 33 cm (13") semi truck and four minifigures – Racer X, Cruncher Block, Cruncher's driver, and Taejo Togokahn. Grand Prix Race is a 595-piece set.[5] It features the Mach 6 racecar, a black and yellow racecar, a black and grey race car, a commentators box, a car workshop, and seven minifigures: Speed Racer wearing white racing coveralls, Gray Ghost, Cannonball Taylor, Pops Racer, Spritle, Trixie, and a commentator. Animetion.co.uk rated the set 'Speed Racer & Snake Oiler' (8158) four out of five, stating the set is "great fun to build and are good enough to display or play".[7] They however criticized the use of stickers due to the large margin of error when applying them to the bricks and that one sticker covers three bricks, which could lead to problems when deconstructing the set.
This series was referenced in The Lego Movie, when Wildstyle mentions the "lesser" worlds of Lego and a picture of the set is briefly shown. Used & new (5) from $97.43 Sold by NH Discounts and Fulfilled by Amazon. LEGO Racers: Speed Racer & Snake OilerDetailsLEGO Racers: Cruncher Block and Racer X FREE Shipping. Born to race cars, Speed is daring, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. Speed Racer & Snake Oiler 2.3 x 11.3 x 11.4 inches 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) #381,577 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #10,552 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Building Sets LEGO Movie 70816 Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, Spaceship! Building Set (Discontinued by manufacturer) LEGO Racers: Grand Prix (8161) LEGO Racers: Cruncher Block and Racer X 95 star67%4 star22%3 star11%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsEasy to build, Fast Fun.Race on!Five StarsGreat but not for small kidsSurprisingly solidGreat toy, but sent wrong itemsGreat toy to build and rebuild!!!
See and discover other items: speed racer carsSpeed Racer & Snake Oiler Our community, 461 want it Racer X & Taejo Togokhan Our community, 413 want it Cruncher Block & Racer X Our community, 367 want it Our community, 495 want itSpeed Racer was a subtheme of Racers released in 2008 and discontinued the same year so based on the film of the same name, it's a small line, featuring only four sets. The vehicles are drawn mainly from the pure speed-racing segments of the film, with only Cruncher Block's truck featuring any of the hidden weapon upgrades the cars are seen using at some points on-screen. Speed RacerSpeed Racer (Blue Suit)Cannonball TaylorChim-ChimCommentatorCruncher BlockCruncher's DriverGray GhostPops RacerRacer XSnake OilerSpritleTaejo TogokhanTaejo Togokhan (Racer)TrixieSpeed Racer is a minifigure from the Speed Racer theme. Speed Racer appears in two sets, wearing a different torso in each. In the first, he's wearing his classic blue racing shirt with open collar;
in the Grand Prix set, he's instead wearing the more advanced white jumpsuit the character wore in the movie's climax. Both sets include his white racing helmet printed with an "M" pattern. Speed was born into a family obsessed with motor racing and grew up surrounded by the machines built by his father, Pops Racer, and driven by his older brother Rex. When Rex died in a crash, Speed quickly rose to continue his legacy, coming to the attention of the powerful crime lords and corrupt corporations that controlled professional racing. After being approached by Arnold Royalton of Royalton Industries and rejecting their offer to have him race for them, he discovers just how corrupt racing has become when every other driver but one conspires to crash him out of his next race. The one, Racer X, later approaches Speed and asks for his help in saving the family business of another "good" racer, Taejo Togokahn, from a hostile Royalton. Speed does so, but when the race is won Taejo betrays the others, using the victory simply to force a higher price from Arnold Royalton.
Speed angrily confronts Racer X, demanding to know if he really is his brother, Rex - their racing styles are almost identical. Racer X removes his mask, revealing an unfamiliar face and telling Speed that his brother is dead. Taejo's sister Haruko then arrives and gives Speed the Grand Prix race ticket Taejo had won, allowing Speed to race directly against the best of Arnold Royalton, who had been "scheduled" to win. He does so and wins the title, revealing Arnold Royalton's cheating tactics in the process, which eventually leads to the entire racing industry coming clean. In The LEGO Movie, Speed Racer is a Master Builder and a member of the team that went with MetalBeard to the Infinitieth Floor. He was taken down by a Shark and put in a Think Tank. He is freed when Emmet jumps out of Octan Tower with the battery that was going to be used to kill the Master Builders. In the background, when Bad Cop is reunited with his parents, he can be seen giving the Zookeeper a high-five. Speed Racer can be seen next to Disco Dude in MetalBeard's crew.