Ep. 51: A billionaire sponsors a global race for gold and his daughter's hand in marriage.
Aired on March 24, 1968
Mr. Karat Goldminter launches the Around the World Grand Prix, a multi-vehicle competition starting in Los Angeles and ending in Tokyo. The winner receives a large sum of gold and marriage to his daughter Lovelace. To avoid this union, Lovelace and her guardian Oscar enter the race to teach him a lesson. Speed and Sparky compete fiercely, but Team 4 employs cheating tactics, such as deploying spikes from their hubs. During the water leg, Lovelace crashes her boat and is rescued from sharks by Speed. In the aerial segment, Team 4 uses a blade and cable to knock several aircraft, including Speed's, out of the sky.
Episodes
- Ep. 47 · Speed and Pops battle a mad scientist's electronic brain-controlled Monster Car in Scotland.
- Ep. 48 · Baron von Vondervon hosts a race for 17-year-old girls to find his missing daughter Ivonna.
- Ep. 49 · Speed uses balloons on the Mach 5 to escape a deserted WWII island
- Ep. 50 · Speed Racer and the Car Acrobatic Team face a dangerous grudge race orchestrated by international criminals.
- Ep. 51 · A billionaire sponsors a global race for gold and his daughter's hand in marriage.
- Ep. 52 · Speed and Sparky win the race after refueling and overcoming Racer X's interference