Stripes, Starla, Darington and Zeg don't appear in this episode.
Going by production order, this is the first episode of the third season.
This is the first time Blaze transforms into something as a race car, and the first time more than one was done.
This is also the first time Blaze alters a transformation part after transforming, as after passing Crusher's coconut blaster, the sheers morphed into a buzzsaw and then a jackhammer.
With a total of five transformations, this episode has the second-most amount, behind Monster Machine Christmas, with seven.
Fender, Dash and Rally used Blazing Speed for the first time.
This is the last appearances of VelocityVille and Becky Checkerflag, as well as Rally, Dash and Fender’s last speaking roles.
This is the only Race Car Adventures episode where Gabby goes to VelocityVille, as well as her last appearance in the Race Car Adventures miniseries.
This is the last episode to have a LeapFrog release.
The Trapping Spider is Crusher's third smallest invention.
Running Gags[]
Pickle giving Crusher clothes in the food instead of actual food.
Allusions[]
“Went for broke” means to take the most risky or extreme action of something to achieve success.
Goofs[]
When Becky Checkerflag was explaining how long the race is, the 10th mile was in VelocityVille, but during the Hundred Mile Race song, the 5th and 10th miles were in the desert.
In the closed captions, every mention of the Hundred Mile Race is listed as “100-mile race”.
Before Blazing Speed is unleashed, Blaze’s flame stickers are already glowing.