Random set of the day: Go-Cart
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 1251 Go-Cart, released during 1999. It's one of 63 Town sets produced that year. It contains 26 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$1.7.
It's owned by 902 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $15.10, or eBay.
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Help! I'm holding on for dear life because I couldn't see how fast I was going through the helmet visor!
I'm not a gamer, so is this Mario-Kart?
He seems to have a Shell.
Huwbot's been on a bit of a racing theme lately. First, he chose a go-kart racer for RMotD, then he chose the ramp crash Racers set two days ago!
That cart has gone.
@Kynareth said:
"That cart has gone."
What do you mean? It's still there.
@MCLegoboy said:
"I'm not a gamer, so this Mario-Kart?
He seems to have a Shell."
He’s from the company that makes them. Someone needs to test them out, after all…
1/5 Needs seatbelt.
@MCLegoboy said:
"I'm not a gamer, so is this Mario-Kart?
He seems to have a Shell."
At least it's not blue.
Simplicity incarnate, love it. I'll take anything that has System logo on it.
To me the pose reads as a dynamic entry jump over the back onto the cart.
If you can believe it, this was from the 1999 Shell promotion. Some of the other sets are from the at the time conventional Town theme.
@Binnekamp said:
"To me the pose reads as a dynamic entry jump over the back onto the cart.
If you can believe it, this was from the 1999 Shell promotion. Some of the other sets are from the at the time conventional Town theme."
But the car is already moving. I do see where you're coming from though.
A bit too much go, given how he’s flying out of it!
I've always imagined that these black visors had HUDs built into them since there are no gauges in the vehicles.
I love this: such a small set would otherwise be boring, but the furious scene makes it a whole lot better!
That's some serious air resistance or he is just showing off his acrobatic skills while driving. The set goes well racing against his twin mini-fig in the dragster 1250.
The G-force is strong with this one!
D'at boys 'bout to R-U-N-N,O,F-T!
Sadly, in 1999, even polybag go-karts were juniorised--at least, to my eyes, this does not look like one of the better examples of the genre.
Go, kart, go! See go kart go, see go kart go fast.
@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"To me the pose reads as a dynamic entry jump over the back onto the cart.
If you can believe it, this was from the 1999 Shell promotion. Some of the other sets are from the at the time conventional Town theme."
But the car is already moving. I do see where you're coming from though."
Push-start, like luge. But with wheels and a wide-open track.
@Lego_lord:
It’s more fun if you imagine it’s like the helmet Luke used for lightsaber practice in Ep4…
Likely an impulse buy set, or one for the car trips to keep the kids occupied for a short time.
Could also see this set or one similar to its size offered for hitting one of the early buckets on the old Bozo Show's Grand Prize Game.
OMG! This was the first oldest set I owned! I'm very excited that it appeared in the RSOTD!
@Maxbricks14 said:
"Help! I'm holding on for dear life because I couldn't see how fast I was going through the helmet visor!"
I wonder if he has a go-cart license. I hope he doesn't get into a crash!
Fond memories of the days when Lego set pictures were of the actual product and not some AI generated pantsless renderings.
Management: we have heard that minifigs can’t hold steering wheels, so this set has to be pictured with a minifig being able to hold one to show that it’s possible.
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