#4050: Racer X

RACER X SPEED RACER (RESAURUS) “Unknown to Speed, Racer X is his older brother Rex, who ran away from home years ago!” The thing about Speed Racer is that it’s not *just* Speed who gets in on the racing hi jinx that inevitably turn into some super spy adventure; it’s a whole family ordeal. Even when nobody else knows that person is part of the family. I talk, of course, of the Masked Racer, Racer X, the awesome, super cool racer whose identity is pretty much just a secret to the core main characters and, like, no one else. Also, his original name is “Rex Racer” and his assumed name is “Racer X” which sounds like “Racer Rex” so how good of a mystery can it be? Who cares, he looks super cool, he sounds super cool, and he is super cool. Let’s look at his action figure! THE FIGURE ITSELF Racer X was released in Series 2 of Resaurus’s Speed Racer line from the ‘90s. He’s obviously the most important figure present in the line-up, clearly held back to the second assortment to give it a…