

Prior to the events of the series, the original Speed Racer has disappeared to protect his family, but the main characters know that he is alive. After his death, Peter Fernandez's roles were replaced by Greg Abbey. The animation, layout, and 3D effects were outsourced to Toonz Entertainment in India for this season. Five three-part specials aired on Nickelodeon from Mato April 11, 2009.Ī second season began airing on March 24, 2011. However, both projects were produced independently from one another and featured different generations of "Speed Racers" (with the film featuring the original generation), though both featured a Mach 6. This series was partly made to promote the live-action film, and the pilot movie premiered on Nicktoons Network on May 2, 2008, a week before the feature film adaptation was released in theatres. The last episode of Season 1 features the voice of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who plays Turbo McCalister. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their very last project. It is the first Nicktoon not to be based on an original property. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series.

Speed can imitate his father's signature moves unlike X."Go Speed Racer Go!", rearranged by John Angier.He didn't know anything from the past because he was a infant, but only X did cause he was at that age to remember.Speed changed his personality more after he became used to living in the academy and has been more better in racing.


According to Sparky, Speed has his father's "eyes, his instincts and his courage." It has even been mentioned that Speed is stubborn and always rushes into things without thinking just like Speed Sr. He is always excited to hear about his father. He wants to make a difference in the world and loves racing.
