Speedia 500

This article is about the race. For the planet sometimes called "Speedia", see Velocitron.

The Speedia (or Speedia 500) is the premiere race on the planet Velocitron. The victor becomes ruler of the planet.

Fiction

Cybertron cartoon

With Override, along with the leaders of other planets, leaving on a new space bridge project she needed someone to lead Velocitron in her absence, so a Speedia 500 was held to see who would be the new leader. By quickly turning a sharp edge faster than Dirt Boss could, Hot Shot won the race (even with his new, bulkier, less maneuverable body) and was thus chosen to lead, though he thought he was just racing. Dirt Boss blamed his tires for his loss, saying if he had changed them first he would have won. Ransack and Crumplezone finished the race saying it was always pretty boys like Hot Shot who win. Ransack was apparently trying to impress Thunderblast, but she wasn't interested. Beginning

Aligned novels

Velocitron's capital city Delta held the racetrack dedicated to the Speedia, the great celebration-race which decided the most prominent citizens, and, on some occasions, even the political leaders of the planet. Exiles

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Moonracer believed that Ransack, main rival to Override had a shot at winning the next Speedia, and if he did, he would gain control of the entire planet. Race Against the Light

Notes

• The race is named after the Japanese name for Velocitron in Galaxy Force, "Speedia".
• In the Galaxy Force version, Ransack was trying to win because Thunderblast promised to marry him if he won and he got in the fight with Crumplezone for not informing him.