*During an ominous midnight meeting on a dark and stormy night, a brilliant flash of lightning fails to illuminate for Speed the secret identity of the mysterious Masked Racer, (who will come to be known as "Racer X" in later episodes). In this, his screen debut, the legend of Racer X is born, and the anguish of Speed not knowing whether the mystery man is really his estranged brother, Rex, begins. *Source: Back of Card