Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Season 1

Orphaned Speed arrives at the racing academy, where he makes new friends and rivals, rebuilds the Mach 5, and learns he is the long lost son of the legendary Speed Racer.

The Mach 5 is rebuilt after the parts are located in a junkyard, but Speed wrecks it racing X in an after-school grudge match.

Speed learns Speed Racer is his father, and finds plans for the Mach 6, but lacks the parts to build it.

Speed takes advice from X on how to deal with the fame of being Speed Racer's son from his classmates. A crazy stalker student named Mitch spreads a rumor that Speed will have a rivalry race with his brother, X, which spirals into a real race. When Annalise sees X not taking this seriously, she stands up and sabotages Speed's car so X can win.

Speed and X must work together as a team in order to win a multi-school racing tournament. Meanwhile, Zile plans to ruin Speed and X's teamwork during the tournament and destroy the Mach 6.

Speed gradually receives mysterious notes signed by his father, but he suspects that they could be false. When he receives another letter asking for Speed to come meet him, Speed goes to figure out who the imposter is. Meanwhile, Zile plans to have his birthday party. At the end of the episode, Speed receives a real note from his father.

Speed is surprised at the Redwood Rally by unusual events, which point to tampering with the virtual track.

Speed is trapped with Annalise on the virtual track and must work together to get out.

Zile tries to regain control of the virtual track after Speed and Annalise are rescued.

Speed is faced with expulsion when it appears he cheated in a race. Knowing that he was framed, Speed sets out to find the real culprit. Meanwhile, Chim-Chim has mysterious glitches.

Annalise's cousin, Elsa, arrives at the campus as an exchange student, in order to seduce Speed into giving out information about the Mach 6… just in time for the school dance. Lucy is suspicious of the girl's motives in wanting to date Speed. Meanwhile, with no date of his own, Conor takes drastic measures.

Ronald Multon, an esteemed car designing prodigy and old rival of Conor's, comes to the school as a guest lecturer. Furious that Ronald is in fact a complete hack, and stole all of his ideas, Conor challenges him to a design face-off, where they both bet each of their cars.

In this clip show showcasing the last 12 episodes, Speed must complete Professor Nguyen's assignment about what he learned since joining the academy.

Speed participates in a three-day race against an eco-friendly car.

Speed and his team must fix his car and get back in the race.

Conclusion. Speed learns that Dickie's car is a sham, so he, Conor and Lucy try to discredit Dickie.

Damien Russ, a classic legendary racer, and the last person to see Speed Racer before his disappearance, visits the school to promote a drink he is sponsoring. Professor Winn uncharacteristically shows disdain toward Russ, as her past connection with Speed Sr. is revealed. Speed and his friends suspect Damian of trying to get control of the Mach 6 and kill Speed, but his business partner wants to destroy the Mach 6. The episode's name is a pun on the song Hot For Teacher.

In a parody of Knight Rider, Zile appoints Speed to test out a Zazic Industry-made vehicle named VIC, which has the ability to speak and operate its own functions. Zile also secretly intends to use VIC to destroy Speed and the Mach 6 for good. Meanwhile, Conor and Annalise compete during School Spirit Week.

Spritle steps down from his post as headmaster when it appears he smuggled profits from other racing schools into his bank account, and he is replaced with a stricter professor who makes harsh new policies. Speed goes to clear his uncle's name. In the midst of investigating the case, Conor is expelled. Zile receives a call from a mysterious woman.

Due to a malfunction that occurs when Conor is trying to fix the car's stealth systems, Speed becomes invisible, so he spies on Zile and learns of his criminal activities.

Zile and Annalise keep the Chezco chamber hidden, so Speed and X sneak into Zile's tower and try to steal it back.

Zile and Stan are on the run, so Annalise takes over her father's company and learns how difficult it is to try to capture the Mach.

Speed meets Dr. Chezco, who has designed the missing part of the Mach 6's gasless engine, leading Zile and Annalise to try to sabotage things.

Zile and Annalise keep the Chezco chamber hidden, so Speed and X sneak into Zile's tower and try to steal it back.

Speed attempts to activate the chamber and realize his father's innovative vision as the committee forces Zile and Annalise to try one last time to get the Chezco chamber.

A special episode that recaps the important events of the first season.