Lego World Racers
Licensed from | The Lego Group |
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Availability | 2010– |
Total sets | 9 |
Characters | Dex-streme, Rex-streme, Max-streme, Bubba Blaster, Bart Blaster, Billy Bob Blaster |
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Lego World Racers (stylized as LEGO World Racers) was a Lego theme that centred around two racing teams competing to win the world cup. The first six sets were released in May and June 2010, with an additional three sets being released later in 2010. The theme was discontinued in the same year.
Story
Lego World Racers was based on a storyline that focused on two racing teams named the Backyard Blasters and the X-Treme Daredevils that compete in races across the world to win the world cup. The Lego minifigures in the X-treme Daredevils' team were Dex-treme, Rex-treme, and Max-treme. The minifigures in the Backyard Blasters' team were Bubba, Bart, and Billy Bob Blaster.[1]
Construction sets
The first World Racers sets were released during the end of May and the start of June, 2010.
Jagged Jaws Reef was a 191 piece set with an age rating of 7–14 and was marked as Race 2. The set featured two 15 cm (6") long race boats, a shark and two minifigures - Rex-treme and Bart Blaster
Later in 2010 three promotional sets were released. World Race Powerboat was a 27 piece set marked as Race 9. It featured a small powerboat and the minifigure Rex-treme.[10] World Race Buggy was a 35 piece set marked as Race 8. It featured a small buggy and the minifigure Bart Blaster.[11] Rocket Kit was a 26 piece set marked as Race 6. It featured four dynamite pieces and eight brick-built rockets.[12]
Set No. | Set | Release | Pieces | Minifigures | Ref. |
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8863 | Blizzard's Peak | June 1, 2010 | 504 | 6 | [4] |
8864 | Desert of Destruction | May 29, 2010 | 961 | 8 | [5] |
8896 | Snake Canyon | June 1, 2010 | 57 | 2 | [6] |
8897 | Jagged Jaws Reef | June 1, 2010 | 191 | 2 | [7] |
8898 | Wreckage Road | June 1, 2010 | 292 | 4 | [8] |
8899 | Gator Swamp | May 30, 2010 | 354 | 5 | [9] |
30031 | World Race Powerboat | 2010 | 27 | 1 | [10] |
30032 | World Race Buggy | 2010 | 35 | 1 | [11] |
4595400 | Rocket Kit | 2010 | 26 | — | [12] |
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-78340-804-7.
- ^ "LEGO Systems Unveils New Construction Toys and Launches Into Board Game Category at 2010 American International Toy Fair". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ "World Racers". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "8863-1: Blizzard's Peak". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "8864-1: Desert of Destruction". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "8896-1: Snake Canyon". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "8897-1: Jagged Jaws Reef". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "8898-1: Wreckage Road". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "8899-1: Gator Swamp". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "30031-1: World Race Powerboat". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "30032-1: World Race Buggy". Brickset. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "4595400-1: Rocket Kit". Brickset. Retrieved 2013-03-23.