I've never seen this kind of motors, reminds me of KabutoBorg from Takara Tomy. Amazing toys! It could have been used a lot more with other series, it's sad that they never did any flywheel after...

That new photography set up is really paying off! It's interesting to see these relatively unknown sets photographed so well.

the gaming set up in the back is an inspired choice indeed, did not guess that lol

I remember back in ye olden youtube days, someone took those plastic wheels and put them on the Racers Power Functions RC chassis to build a motorized drift car... which actually worked pretty well! I always was curious about this set, but assumed it had a pull-back motor. I tried to build similar vehicles that way since I had the plastic wheels from another set, but pull-back motors didn't work well for that - they just exhausted their energy too quickly. From your demonstration, I think the best way to use it would be to roll the car with the wheels pointed straight first - with limited traction it would take time to build up speed, but eventually the wheels would be spinning much faster than you can achieve with just your fingers. Then turn the wheels and watch it do donuts!

Was always curious about this set and the Fire Spinner as a kid, never realized they had inertia motors though! Surprisingly, this is DESPITE the fact that I actually have an inertia motor! Ordered one on Bricklink a while back, and for whatever reason never looked up what sets it came from lol. Just kinda assumed it was from a Basic set or one of those Technic add-on sets I guess? In any case, I wish they used the inertia motor more, it's fantastically useful. Since it doesn't have insane torque off the line, you can use whatever size wheels or bodywork you want, making it much more versatile in its uses. I've built experimental Speed Champions scale chassis with it - not with complete bodywork, as I couldn't settle on a particular vehicle to build (it'd have to be a hatchback, van, or wagon due to the height of the motor), but complete enough to play around with and see that it works. I'm currently using the inertia motor as part of an Aquazone MOC of all things, a tracked ocean-floor rover, with the inertia motor allowing the rover to keep crawling forward after being pushed - something tracked vehicle models don't ordinarily do very well. It'll even climb over small obstacles! Very fun. Even in non-wheeled/tracked machines, having something that keeps spinning long after you've stopped cranking the mechanism is super useful. Imagine an airplane or helicopter moc where the rotors/propellers keep spinning long after you've stopped spinning them. Or wings of a brick-built creature continuing to flap. The applications are endless, making this a truly overlooked yet wonderful LEGO element!

Missed oppurtunity before the demonstration to say, "lets take it for a spin" 😉

i love race trucks, and this one is pretty cool. not sure about the 55 name though, but it does line up lol

all plastic wheels of that size is pretty wild, never seen that before

I had this set as a kid! I do distinctly remember the box having cut lines on it - I believe the intent was that you were to cut the box in half diagonally, creating a triangular wedge you could use as a ramp for the truck.

Strangely, this was one of the sets my dad had when I was a kid... and he never takes his sets apart, so his copy is still put together to this day, collecting dust on a shelf in a storage room. However, at some point, as a kid I swapped the positions of some of the stickers for whatever reason. I may or may not have put the STAMP sticker on top of the two stickered 1x4 tiles... If that's not the most cursed variety of STAMP, I don't know what is...

Man, I wanted this set badly as a kid. LEGO kept it in the back of instruction manuals for an insanely long time it seems, and it seemed like the coolest Racers set ever. Of course, now it strikes me as a little underwhelming, but I'll never forget how cool I imagined it to be back then lol.

I miss when LEGO would make Technic-based sets that weren't even part of the Technic line. Like, these were just a fun entry point to the Technic system, and I even love that they used so many Bionicle pieces for cool details. Plus the Technic system was appropriate for these in that it's inherently sturdy, a bonus for exuberant play ;)

10/10, would daily drive "Bike Bike."

Thank you for doing this series. LEGO Racers were a huge part of my childhood, especially the power racers, and they really don't get the recognition they deserve nowadays. I've long wanted to do a Racers retrospective of my own, but can't justify buying every set lol. But this is really great to see and I enjoy it!

i think the combiner model for this looks pretty sweet, definitely my favourite out of the 2 sets

Lucky I found this channel randomly, the nostalgia is crazy, man.

6:56 the BIONICLE shoes can at least be fixed easily with another pin connection on top

This was a cool one to pick up randomly last year for cheap and with box too! Though i wish i tried the alt build, actually looks good as a racing truck!

Im very thrilled about your coverage of this wave! I always wanted these sets as a kid, completely fooled by the gimmicks they advertise but rarely seeing them in hand. I do own one but im surprised this one didnt wheelie as well as i expected. Seemed like the easiest to implement too!

Wow some interesting parts history here! I wouldnt have guessed the ratio of STAMPs to be ao high, or some pieces making a return from Roboriders.

I love the idea of calling this a pit stop, fits so well with the theme!! I remember as a kid getting a random postcard from Walmart which featured Nitro Menace as the only product on it. If i find it again, ill try to upload it.

Love this video idea! And definitely stick to your guns on the release dates - you know them better than some bean counter at LEGO who typed them up in the first place. 👍

Correction: That motor is exclusive in Dark Bluish Grey. This motor appears in 2 other sets: Baja Desert Racers and Nitro Race Team in the old Dark Grey. There is also a variation of this motor in the Nitro Burner set, where the beam is slightly longer

i think this is my favourite, both the A and B model look great

That combiner model is my favourite of the series so far! Really reminds me of the Blue Fury from Model Team. 😊

Seems like a decent enough set, I never knew this was where the Metru torso cover piece in red was from, or that the teeth on the back were to line it up with the slammer! Great video!

How do you figure out if the piece has its first and last appearence? Does Brinklink or some other service have a database where you can easily check?

Super cool trivia about Tahu’s fire sword! Guess we should be calling it a Power Racers part, instead of a Bionicle part! 😂

13:20 That's a perfectly cut laugh!

Nice thumbnail! 😊 Sadly, I do own another set that uses this awful flag technique. Check out set 6551!

Wow, the videos keep getting better and better! I never would have guessed a single LEGO vehicle set would use 2 pullback motors at the same time without being a combo build. And the flag technique is interesting too! Thanks for sharing once again

I agree, the names work better if theyre swapped. Stealth usually requires keeping low, reducing footprint and quieter. I cant imagine this monater truck being anything close to quiet. And as a raider, being loud, large and powerful would suit the truck well

I had this one as a kid and now i wish i had it built still! Especially for my Island Xtreme Stunts retrosoective, as the side slopes are printed from that line. It fits here with X and Exo Stealth, but not so much the surfboard behind the letter

“Suspect name” 😂 I was thinking the same thing too, honestly..!

I remember a similar thing occurred with the final wave of ninjago... well the what was planned final wave in 2013. The sets released in November of 2012, same time the show was airing. But everything lists them as 2013 sets. Same thing happened wit the rebooted wave with the first wave coming out in 2013 November but listed as 2014. I think its similar to what Bandai America would do for power ranger where the new products would release in November to cash in on any holiday hype but they would be mainly for the next year.

This one has a great presentation and the combo model feels very cohesive. I like the use of double walled tires

Oh oops, I mistakenly refer to the Nitro Terminator as Nitro Intimidator at 1:31! What can I say, there's a lot of "Nitro" in this subtheme ^^'

1:20 this just leads further into my theory that the Drome Racers are still in effect, as the tall spire seen in most artwork is the central hub tower of the Drome (kind of an all-purpose, all-environment stadium for racing).

There's something remarkable about the cohesive design of the patterns and stickers on this model. And the good part is, the color scheme is so abundant in other parts, that using the prints and stickered pieces make it easy to carry those designs over without feeling like they don't belong! The added stop-motion here is pretty nice! I still have to experiment with Stop Motion Studio as well.

3:28 hmm! That green insignia on the back of the Jungle Crasher (used on the engine block) seems to be the same sign as in Drome Racers set 8356 Jungle Monster! It makes me wonder if Power Racers was an extentiopn of Drome Racers in terms of teams?

I dig that percentage bar for the piece count between alternate builds! I skipped this one in my youth but maybe if it had more regular green, it would have been more appealing (that is my favorite shade of green after all). But bias aside it would have balanced the set better cosmetically on multiple angles. The wheelie kick on the back is a neat alternate feature I didn't expect.

Something about this set speaks to me, which is funny because I owned this set in my childhood and didn't think much of the name back then... Long after taking apart this set, I would periodically come across it's stickered and printed pieces in bins and forgot they went to this racer. Some cool designs all around. But my grip is the use of the antenna bar element inside a modified plate with hole on each side; I had a bad history of bar elements getting stuck from time to time, needing brute force (and dentistry) to pry them apart. There's a Dino Attack buggy set that reminds me of this as well with a lightsaber blade bar piece. While sturdy and technically a legal connection, I would opt for something less rigid like a plate with horizontal clip on the end, or a looser bar varying on the age of the pieces.

Ooh very nice to have a series for these! I grew up with some Power Racers especially early on so I'm looking forward to your thoughts and learning some new things along the way!

Great stop motion clips in this episode!

2:17 THAT IS SO SMART! What a good idea to include the graphic showing how many pieces were used! 🤯

Good start to the series! I remember having the blue one and trying the combiner models that really didn't look too great, but it was a nice toy for sure

I didn't realize these sets used the new greys! I always took Bricklink at its word that these were released in 2003, but props to you for actually getting to the bottom of it! I always learn something new when I watch one of your videos. 😊

Great vid! This was also my first power miners set so it holds a lot of memories for me. I remember being confused about that combiner model back in the day, such an odd build.