Le Loup de Fleur De Lis-The wolf of the fleur de lis.
The big difference between Speed Racer, and something like-say-Talledga Nights is the fact that they race on completely different circuits. As Ironic as it might be, Speed probably has alot more in common with the smelly Frenchman from Talledega since they both race on the Formula One Circuit.
Now, what is Formula One Racing?
Formula One is defined as:
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name is a set of rules which all participants and cars must meet. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
Clearly, the Racer family competes in both Grand Prix (or at least they will/should) since they comprise both builders and drivers. Now, where does Rex fit in?
The Relationship between racing, gangsters, and how the government is involved
In This Post I discussed how the United States continued to fall into a recession at the end of 2009. By the distant future, the United States relies on two arenas, tourism and hollywood to make it's money. NASCAR, in a move that stunned both the world bank sold off it's assets to the F1 circut who was eager to bolster it's ratings and it's public image, accessing a worldwide audience. Why?
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, and the Whelen All-American Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, Canada, and Mexico. From 1996 to 1998, NASCAR held exhibition races in Japan and an exhibition race in Australia in 1988.
With roots as regional entertainment in the Southeastern U.S., NASCAR has grown to become the second-most popular professional sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S., ranking behind only the National Football League.[1] Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. It holds 17 of the top 20 attended sporting events in the U.S.,1 and has 75 million fans[1] who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product sales. These fans are considered the most brand-loyal in all of sports and as a result, Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCAR more than any other governing body.
The sponsorship of NASCAR with the performance, engineering, and general visuals of Formula 1 Racing? A match made in heaven and one that would soon eclipse American Pasttimes such as Football, Baseball, and even Horse Racing as the most watched, and most gambled on sports.
To avoid getting Jossed, let us say that racing is very big at the exclusion of all other sports. I've covered this. But when you have a sport that big with that many people taking bets to win and that many corporations involved and sponsering teams (With the addition of NASCAR, Teams who had been competing for years were automatically disgusted. It was no longer a "gentleman's sport" any company with balls and money could enter.
Since 1983, Formula One had been dominated by specialist race teams like Williams, McLaren and Benetton, using engines supplied by large car manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Renault and Ford. Starting in 2000 with Ford’s creation of the largely unsuccessful Jaguar team, new manufacturer-owned teams entered Formula One for the first time since the departure of Alfa Romeo and Renault at the end of 1985. By 2006, the manufacturer teams - Renault, BMW, Toyota, Honda and Ferrari - dominated the championship, taking five of the first six places in the constructors' championship.
It was decided by the United Nations countries could sponser teams with the stipulation that they could not illustrate that they belonged to a particular country. The notion of state sponsored teams had already been used in the Olympics and the notorious "Around the World" Race involving drivers (since driving is now considered an athletic skill) from the countries competing. Four governments took up the offer made by the United Nations and use said teams for policing races, making sure all races are played fairly, and keeping an eye on the various gangs associated with rigging races.
That last caveat was added recently with the discovery that the Wachowski Invitational was fixed by NeoMotorSports, a major engine builder. They bribed the pit crews to disable the engines of their competitors. Believing that they were at the tip of the ice berg. A second stipulation was added-that the racers for these particular teams could not recieve prize money and would be paid a fee by their governments. They would in essence, be Ghost Drivers In essence, they would get glory and accalades but they were little more then highly paid and highly skilled Federal Employees acting as both police and as Racing Officials.
Four Major World Powers with vested interests in the Racing Circuit have teams competing. They re-wire all funds and building through a dummy corporation (The United States racing team is supplied by funds from the Saudi Government under the condition that they do not race in any desert races). They are as follows.
The Mustang Star: The United States unoffical representative team, it's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach Florida. Racing with a red car known as the "Sidewinder" and their chief driver is Paul Velocity.
El Halcón Verde: Racing for Brazil and the South Americas (acting under an agreement much like the one that the European Union has) The Green Falcon racer was originally Kabalah from the closed-border country of Kapetapek, creditied with being the cradle of south american civilization. It is unknown who their chief racer is now.
红色老虎: (Translated to: The Red Tiger) Sometime in the past Russia and the Chinese Government consolidated and formed a Racing team to protect both their interests (numerous races are held in both China and Russia) The Red Tiger team is the only team with an actual corporate sponser- Mukokuseki Inc. A major software firm. Their driver is also the only woman, Yoshiko Matsuo.
Ed Note: It should be noted that Mukokuseki and Yoshiko Matsuo are both things taken from the original series. Mukokuseki refers to the practice of westernizing Japanese anime character (it translates to "Stateless") and Yoshiko Matsuo is the original voice actress for Trixie.
Rex, as Racer X, races for Le Loup De Fleur De Lis Representing the European Union. The european union has extensive funds (which allows him to recieve bonuses equaling his pay if he was allowed to recieve prize money for racing) along with an extensive travel-budget. That's what allows him to enter ninety percent of the races that his brother Speed enters.
Now, what is Formula One Racing?
Formula One is defined as:
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name is a set of rules which all participants and cars must meet. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
Clearly, the Racer family competes in both Grand Prix (or at least they will/should) since they comprise both builders and drivers. Now, where does Rex fit in?
The Relationship between racing, gangsters, and how the government is involved
In This Post I discussed how the United States continued to fall into a recession at the end of 2009. By the distant future, the United States relies on two arenas, tourism and hollywood to make it's money. NASCAR, in a move that stunned both the world bank sold off it's assets to the F1 circut who was eager to bolster it's ratings and it's public image, accessing a worldwide audience. Why?
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, and the Whelen All-American Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, Canada, and Mexico. From 1996 to 1998, NASCAR held exhibition races in Japan and an exhibition race in Australia in 1988.
With roots as regional entertainment in the Southeastern U.S., NASCAR has grown to become the second-most popular professional sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S., ranking behind only the National Football League.[1] Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. It holds 17 of the top 20 attended sporting events in the U.S.,1 and has 75 million fans[1] who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product sales. These fans are considered the most brand-loyal in all of sports and as a result, Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCAR more than any other governing body.
The sponsorship of NASCAR with the performance, engineering, and general visuals of Formula 1 Racing? A match made in heaven and one that would soon eclipse American Pasttimes such as Football, Baseball, and even Horse Racing as the most watched, and most gambled on sports.
To avoid getting Jossed, let us say that racing is very big at the exclusion of all other sports. I've covered this. But when you have a sport that big with that many people taking bets to win and that many corporations involved and sponsering teams (With the addition of NASCAR, Teams who had been competing for years were automatically disgusted. It was no longer a "gentleman's sport" any company with balls and money could enter.
Since 1983, Formula One had been dominated by specialist race teams like Williams, McLaren and Benetton, using engines supplied by large car manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Renault and Ford. Starting in 2000 with Ford’s creation of the largely unsuccessful Jaguar team, new manufacturer-owned teams entered Formula One for the first time since the departure of Alfa Romeo and Renault at the end of 1985. By 2006, the manufacturer teams - Renault, BMW, Toyota, Honda and Ferrari - dominated the championship, taking five of the first six places in the constructors' championship.
It was decided by the United Nations countries could sponser teams with the stipulation that they could not illustrate that they belonged to a particular country. The notion of state sponsored teams had already been used in the Olympics and the notorious "Around the World" Race involving drivers (since driving is now considered an athletic skill) from the countries competing. Four governments took up the offer made by the United Nations and use said teams for policing races, making sure all races are played fairly, and keeping an eye on the various gangs associated with rigging races.
That last caveat was added recently with the discovery that the Wachowski Invitational was fixed by NeoMotorSports, a major engine builder. They bribed the pit crews to disable the engines of their competitors. Believing that they were at the tip of the ice berg. A second stipulation was added-that the racers for these particular teams could not recieve prize money and would be paid a fee by their governments. They would in essence, be Ghost Drivers In essence, they would get glory and accalades but they were little more then highly paid and highly skilled Federal Employees acting as both police and as Racing Officials.
Four Major World Powers with vested interests in the Racing Circuit have teams competing. They re-wire all funds and building through a dummy corporation (The United States racing team is supplied by funds from the Saudi Government under the condition that they do not race in any desert races). They are as follows.
The Mustang Star: The United States unoffical representative team, it's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach Florida. Racing with a red car known as the "Sidewinder" and their chief driver is Paul Velocity.
El Halcón Verde: Racing for Brazil and the South Americas (acting under an agreement much like the one that the European Union has) The Green Falcon racer was originally Kabalah from the closed-border country of Kapetapek, creditied with being the cradle of south american civilization. It is unknown who their chief racer is now.
红色老虎: (Translated to: The Red Tiger) Sometime in the past Russia and the Chinese Government consolidated and formed a Racing team to protect both their interests (numerous races are held in both China and Russia) The Red Tiger team is the only team with an actual corporate sponser- Mukokuseki Inc. A major software firm. Their driver is also the only woman, Yoshiko Matsuo.
Ed Note: It should be noted that Mukokuseki and Yoshiko Matsuo are both things taken from the original series. Mukokuseki refers to the practice of westernizing Japanese anime character (it translates to "Stateless") and Yoshiko Matsuo is the original voice actress for Trixie.
Rex, as Racer X, races for Le Loup De Fleur De Lis Representing the European Union. The european union has extensive funds (which allows him to recieve bonuses equaling his pay if he was allowed to recieve prize money for racing) along with an extensive travel-budget. That's what allows him to enter ninety percent of the races that his brother Speed enters.