"Nobody beats Kurt Wylde!" - Kurt Wylde
Slingshot was a car driven by Kurt Wylde in Acceleracers: Ignition and World Race. It was Kurt's from World Race and was repainted in Teku colors.
History[]
It was driven in the beginning of Ignition and was later destroyed at the end of the Storm Realm, when it hit a drone car, flipped over, lost a wheel, and shattered the windshield. With only a few minutes to go, Kurt had to abandon Slingshot in the Realm.
Features[]
- 900 HP
- Mid-Mounted V12 F1 Type
- 12 Injectors
- 48 Valves
- 7 FWD-Drive Ratios
- 2-speed reverse gearbox
- 7-speed transmission
- Grappling Hook
- Nitrox 2
- Spy Viewer
- Missiles (comic)
- energy ball cannon
- 2 seats
- Neon underglow
- Top speed: 289 mph
Die-cast Variants[]
Production: 2002 - Present
It was retooled in 2014 with a modified "connected" body, post-post rivets, a plastic base and other small changes.
Gallery[]
Slingshot in World Race Highway 35
Street Breed and Zed-36 decos from World Race
Slingshot Acceleracers Model Sheet
Trivia[]
- None of the returning World Race cars got made into the diecast mainline, but this car did get a Mystery Model release in 2021.
- Slingshot is the first car in World Race to be seen using the Nitrox booster.
- It's likely the only car in both teams (Teku and Metal Maniacs) that is armed with a long range weapon. However, it's unknown whether Kurt had taken out the Blaster or not.
- Along with the Chrysler Thunderbolt from Fluke, they are the rarest cars to get from the World Race.
- Uniquely, Sling Shot has 3 different headlights placement in each media:
- In World Race, the pop-up headlights are placed on the fenders
- In World Race video game, they're placed at the very front, and are traditional type of headlights
- In Acceleracers, they're placed on the hood of the car, once again became pop-up headlights
- Since Vert Wheeler re-entered the Storm realm in the The Ultimate Race it is possible that he raced through Slingshot's remains, possibly becoming an obstacle in the track.
| Teku |
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| Members: Nolo Pasaro - Vert Wheeler - Kurt Wylde - Shirako Takamoto - Karma Eiss - Tone Pasaro |
| Vehicles: Reverb - Drift Tech - Synkro - Chicane - Battle Spec - Power Rage - High Voltage - SpecTyte - Bassline - Nightlife - Deora II - Slingshot |
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| Street Breed |
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| Members: Kurt Wylde - Dan Dresden - Toño - Ricky Bell - Bart Scampi - San Jay Khan - Maximo |
| Vehicles: Slingshot - Side Draft - Pontiac Rageous - 24/Seven - Road Rocket - Aeroflash - Pontiac Firebird |
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