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51-457: Gekisou Sentai Carranger ( 激走戦隊カーレンジャー , Gekisō Sentai Kārenjā , Racing Squadron Carranger) is a Japanese tokusatsu television show. It was Toei 's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries . It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by Kousoku Sentai Turboranger . It aired from March 1, 1996, to February 7, 1997, replacing Chouriki Sentai Ohranger , and

102-435: A relay race members of a team take turns in racing parts of a circuit or performing a certain racing form. Orienteering races add an additional task of using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. A race can also involve any other type of goal like eating . A common speed eating challenge is a hot dog eating race, where contestants try to eat more hot dogs than

153-602: A building holding the Study Book Fair to educate his forces. But it leads to his robot's defeat by the VRV Machines with RitchRitchhiker upgrading Braking as he proceeds to capture VRV Master. However, it results in RitchRitchiker's death when is consumed in the blaze caused by Braking being finally destroyed by VRV Robo. Ritchhicker is voiced by Nobuo Tanaka. President Gynamo ( 総長ガイナモ , Sōchō Gainamo ) : The leader of

204-514: A cloak, until the events of that episode forced him into Earth-style clothes. Dapp is voiced by Mari Maruta. The Tenma Family ( 天馬家 , Tenma-ke ) is the family involved in the Carrangers' lives. The father is the owner of the Pegasus Garage where the gang works, and his son befriended Signalman. Souichirou Tenma ( 天馬 総一郎 , Tenma Sōichirō , 2–48) is the owner of the Pegasus Garage and

255-455: A lightning bolt made of pure evil cosmic energy that turns him into RitchRitchhiker ( リッチリッチハイカー , RitchiRitchihaikā , 28–31) . With his increased intellect, RitchRitchiker kicked out Gynamo and Zonette and takes over as leader of the Bowzock with the promises of riches to the space bikers. From there, RitchRitchiker uses Braking to steal RV Robo from the Carrangers before using his robot to take

306-424: A major part of points classifications in road events, where cycling sprinters specialise in reaching an intermediate point first, thus gaining extra points and resulting prizes. Sprint finish tactics are also used in speedskating , cross-country skiing , long-distance swimming , horse racing and other animal racing sports. The finishes of races which are outright sprinting events in themselves, such as

357-522: A young boy, he is a friend and ally with the Carrangers and has frequent encounters with the Sentai team as well as other factions running amok on Earth. Notably, he is the one who originally suggested to Inventor Grotch various food that was popular on Earth, in particular the imo-youkan that would lead to the Bowzock discovering a method of growing large to destroy Earth (though originally suggested by his father). He also once protected Signalman's police box while

408-506: Is a sword made up of playing cards and he carries an octopus jar, that usually holds Wumpers or cash. Zelmoda suffered astraphobia when he was screwing around during a thunderstorm as a kid and was hit by lightning. However, he mustered up enough will to overcome his fear so he can move out of Gynamo's shadow. Zelmoda summons Elekinta, who temporarily powered-up his ride. At the end of the series, he and Grotch help work at Gynamo's restaurant while going to elementary school for education. Zelmoda

459-527: Is a test driver at the Pegasus Auto Garage, normally only assigned to do errands and aberrant jobs. Kyosuke was pristinely a selfish jerk, callous enough to abandon his team because he wanted to drive his boss's classic car. Soon, though, Kyosuke realized that he had a responsibility as the Carranger's leader and became very conscientious, albeit the role of leader sometimes gets to him and he is inundated by

510-529: Is also an animal lover. As Blue Racer, Naoki's special attacks are Hairpin Kick ( ヘアピンキック , Heapin Kikku ) , Hyper Hairpin Kick ( ハイパーヘアピンキック , Haipā Heapin Kikku ) , Passing Flash ( パッシングフラッシュ , Passhingu Furasshu ) and Racing Car Washer ( 激走カーウォッシャー , Gekisō Kā Wosshā ) . Naoki Domon is portrayed by Yoshihiro Masujima. Minoru Uesugi/Green Racer ( 上杉 実/グリーンレーサー , Uesugi Minoru/Gurīn Rēsā )

561-597: Is described in Homer 's Iliad . The word race comes from a Norse word. This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany , as in a mill race ; it can be found in " Pointe du Raz " (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and " raz-de-marée " ( tsunami ). The word race to mean a "contest of speed"

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612-464: Is portrayed by Atsuko Kurusu . Signalman ( シグナルマン , Shigunaruman , 12–17, 20–28, 35–38, 42–44 & 46–48) is a robotic being who was assigned to Earth, and something of a Sixth Ranger figure. He originates from the Police Planet where he left behind his wife Sigue and son Sigtarou. To Gynamo, Signalman is space's number one worst person. He can sometimes be more of an obstruction than a help to

663-421: Is portrayed by Yūji Kishi . Naoki Domon/Blue Racer ( 土門 直樹/ブルーレーサー , Domon Naoki/Burū Rēsā ) is 17 years old (though he turns 18 during the series – he had his day of inception party early on in the series, but his partners unknowingly missed the date by a month) and very polite and shy. He works as a car designer at Pegasus Garage, and his aptitude had led him to be sought by car manufacturers before. Naoki

714-542: Is portrayed by Megumi Hamamatsu in episode 25 and Misaki Sudō in later episodes. VRV Master ( VRVマスター , Bui Aru Bui Masutā , 29–32, 41–43, 47 & 48) is known as the Space Lone Wolf ( 宇宙の一匹狼 , Uchū no Ippiki Ōkami ) . He is a being in black armor who appeared suddenly while Dapp was in the hibernation that his race goes into. He gave the Carrangers the VRV Machines after the RV Robo had been stolen by Bowzock. It

765-499: Is portrayed by Yoshihiro Fukuda. Natsumi Shinohara/Yellow Racer ( 志乃原 菜摘/イエローレーサー , Shinohara Natsumi/Ierō Rēsā ) is 19 years old. A genius mechanic at Pegasus Garage, Natsumi is able to fine-tune any machine in minutes. She uses a legendary wrench given to her by the owner of a garage she visited as a child, but later learns she can still fine-tune anything without the wrench. Her initial opposition to Kyosuke's relationship with Zonnette makes her one of two female warriors to oppose

816-528: Is still in her heart. She returned during the finale and talked Gynamo into teaming up with the Carrangers, which they did. Racing A race may be run continuously to finish or may be made up of several segments called heats, stages or legs. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial . Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece , which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race

867-703: Is the oldest of the team, 24 years old, and a bungling salesman at Pegasus. He once lost the bracelet portion of the Accel Changer (and thus the Green Racer powers) while practicing victory poses after a fight in episode 8. Minoru verbalizes with Osaka-ben and is a fan of the Hanshin Tigers . As Green Racer, Minoru's special attacks are Pit-In Dive ( ピットインダイブ , Pitto in Daibu ) and Green Racer Naniwa Kick ( グリーンレーサー浪花蹴り , Gurīn Rēsā Naniwa Geri ) . Minoru Uesugi

918-409: Is using one of the garage's rooms as the team's headquarters in secret. Souichirou Tenma is portrayed by Ed Yamaguchi. Yoshie Tenma ( 天馬 良江 , Tenma Yoshie ) is Souichirou's wife. Yoshie Tenma is portrayed by Yoshimi Iwasaki ( 岩崎 良美 , Iwasaki Yoshimi ) . Ichitarou Tenma ( 天馬 市太郎 , Tenma Ichitarō , 3–48) is Souichirou and Yoshie's son, who is close friends with Signalman. Though

969-592: Is voiced by Kyōsei Tsukui . Inventor Grotch ( 発明家グラッチ , Hatsumeika Guratchi ) : Bowzock's genius inventor, responsible for many of the weapons used by the Bowzock such as the Fattening Spray and Forgetfulness Water-Gun. Forced to flee to Earth for laughing at Gynamo's expense, a starved Grotch holds Ichirou hostage to force Yoshie to buy him lots of food. Among them was Imocho-brand imo-yōkan , causing him to enlarge as he unintentionally causes city-wide damage. He attempted to take advantage of his new size to kill

1020-645: Is voiced by Takashi Nagasako . Beauty Zonnette ( 美女ゾンネット , Bijo Zonnetto ) : An obedient member of Bowzock who uses her feminine wiles, and Gynamo's crush on her, for her own selfish pleasures. Zonnette drives a pink convertible called the Zonnecar. Arriving with a bandaged up Wurin in the guise of "Zonko" (in episode 13), she tricks Signalman into thinking the Carrangers are lawbreakers. However, as her plan failed, Zonnette fell madly in love with Red Racer after seeing him in action. However, she loved only Red Racer and not Kyosuke, who unintentionally broke her heart during

1071-457: The 100 metres track race, are not normally referred to as sprint finishes, as all competitors are already sprinting by default (thus it is not a racing tactic). Yuka Motohashi Yuka Motohashi ( 本橋 由香 , Motohashi Yuka , February 23, 1978 – May 31, 2024) was a Japanese actress who was affiliated with Office Matsuda. She came to prominence for starring in the 1996–97 Super Sentai franchise, Gekisou Sentai Carranger . Motohashi

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1122-487: The Bowzock to do his dirty work. His ultimate plan was to build a giant road for aliens across the Milky Way, and to destroy Earth because it was in the way of the road. Exhaus kidnapped Dapp and tried to drain his Carmagic Power to use for his own robots, turning it into Akumagic Power, but his plan backfired when Dappu overloaded the robots with power. He betrayed the Bowzock and took over the operation personally, only to fight

1173-636: The Bowzock who is madly in love with Zonnette, targeting Earth on her whim. Though he makes an idiot of himself in front of his posse during his attempts to woo Zonnette, Gynamo maintained his intimidation of the other Bowzock to maintain his power. Arriving to Earth, Gynamo uses his power to have Earth's vehicles go on a riot until the Carrangers arrive. The next time Gynamo arrived on Earth was when RitchRitchiker used his secret savings for marrying Zonnette to buy off Zelmoda and Grotch, getting work at an arcade's Yakiniku stand. But upon learning of RitchRitchiker's death, Gynamo resumes his position as Bowzock leader. At

1224-417: The Carrangers personally when he absorbed the evil energies of the entire universe into his body to assume a fighting form, Exhaus Super-Strong ( エグゾス・スーパーストロング , Eguzosu Sūpā Sutorongu , 48) . In this form he seemed unbeatable, damaging both VRV Robo and RV Robo, but was fed stale imo-youkan by Gynamo, causing him to weaken, revert to his original form and shrink to human size so he could be finished off by

1275-480: The Carrangers, as their current arsenal has no effect. Fortunately, the imo-yōkan he ate had expired and wore off before either could do harm to the other. He is also saved by Zelmoda before the Carrangers could do him harm. After the incident with MM Mogu, Grotch would usually accompany a Gorotsuki to Earth and purchase Imocho-brand imo-yōkan. At the end of the series, he and Zelmoda helped work at Gynamo's restaurant while going to elementary school for education. Grotch

1326-408: The Carrangers, because of his excruciating training in the rules of traffic. Signalman briefly left Earth and returned to his homeworld to spend time with his family only to find that it was polluted by five-colored exhaust engendered by Exhaus to warp Signalman's mind. Tricked into thinking that the Carrangers were behind it, he went back to Earth to perform police brutality on them, and remotely became

1377-468: The Carrangers. Emperor Exhaus is voiced by Osamu Kobayashi . Instructor Ritchhiker ( リッチハイカー教授 , Ritchihaikā Kyōju , 16–28) : An alien who Gynamo hired to help the Bowzock as their "Evil Director of Human Resources", devising the plans to deal with the Carrangers and Signalman, whom he had a grudge on from putting him in jail. However, during the Bowzock Matsuri festival, Ritchhicker is struck by

1428-532: The Carrangers. Stalling away on the Barbariban, Dappu arrives to Earth to find the Carrangers-to-be. But when they refused to fight for frivolous reasons, Dappu fights Zelmonda himself and fakes being killed to give the gang incentive to fight. He is the keeper of the 'Kurumagic' (a pun on Kuruma (car) and Magic), thus the Carrangers' power is dependent on their friendship with him. Through about episode 18, he wore

1479-523: The GG Goki-chan incident. As time passed she also fell for the man behind the mask. She is Radietta's big sister and the princess of planet Fanbelt. At the end of the series, she becomes "purified" and resumed her true form of Vanity Mirror Fanbelt ( バニティーミラー・ファンベルト , Banitī Mirā Fanberuto , 45, 47 & 48) by saying " Ravioli , Kishimen , Linguini !", returning to her home planet for an arranged marriage, though she turns them all down since Red Racer

1530-500: The Pegasus ( ペガサス , Pegasasu ) auto garage and use Carmagic Power ( クルマジックパワー , Kurumajikku Pawā ) to fight the Bowzock. Advertisements for the series show that the first kana in the Carrangers' names spell " automobile " ( 自動車 (じ・ど・う・し・ゃ) , Jidōsha (Ji-Do-U-Shi-Ya) ) in Japanese. Kyosuke Jinnai/Red Racer ( 陣内 恭介/レッドレーサー , Jinnai Kyōsuke/Reddo Rēsā ) is 23 years old. He

1581-559: The Radiacar which can become a robot, but for only one minute. First aided Carrangers against the Zokurangers, able to shapeshift. Calls Red Racer "big brother" because of his love for Zonnette. Transforms by saying " Tiramisu , konjac , mille-feuille ". She uses Riddle Bombs ( 謎々爆弾 , Nazonazo Bakudan ) , volleyball-sized explosives that detonate if the enemy who catches it does not know the answer to White Racer's riddles. Radietta Fanbelt

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1632-504: The alien officer was on duty. Ichitarou Tenma is portrayed by Ryuji Teraoka. Radietta Fanbelt/White Racer ( ラジエッタ・ファンベルト/ホワイトレーサー , Rajietta Fanberuto/Howaito Rēsā , 25, 34, 45 & 48) is the younger sister of Zonnette, and a huge Carranger fan. With magic, she dons an outfit modeled after the Carrangers (to the point of having the number six as an identifier) and calls herself "White Racer". Before entering battle, she says "Dreamy traffic safety! Racing Girl, White Racer!". She drives

1683-470: The boss of the five members of the Gekisou Sentai Carranger team. He is an automobile aficionado and always drives his prized vehicles to work, much to the envy of other car lovers such as Kyousuke Jinnai. He and his family are fans of the Carranger (even though he does not know they are his workers) and finds himself at the mercy upon occasion both at the actions of the Bowzock as well as Dapp, who

1734-401: The end of a race is also known as their finishing kick . Multisport races , such as the triathlon , often have running as the final section and sprint finish tactics are applied as they are in running-only events. In cycling, sprint finishes are an integral part of the sport and are used in both track cycling and road cycling . Cycling sprints are often highly tactical, particularly on

1785-430: The end of the series, he re-opened the yakiniku restaurant that he set up while Ritchiker took over the Bowzock. Gynamo is voiced by Hiroshi Ōtake . Deputy Leader Zelmoda ( 副長ゼルモダ , Fukuchō Zerumoda ) : Second-in-command of the Bowzock, and Gynamo's friend. Unlike comical other members, he is kind of cold-blooded as he only betrayed Gynamo after being offered a large sum of money by RitchRitchiker. His main weapon

1836-868: The expenses and payroll. Yoko is very self-conscious about her weight because she loves to eat sweets, and frequently consults magazine fortune-telling articles to prognosticate her future. She dreams of becoming an idol someday and espousing an affluent husband, and has a terrible sense of direction. As Pink Racer, Youko's special attacks are Wheel Spin Kick ( ホイルスピンキック , Hoiru Supin Kikku ) , Wheel Spin Shield ( ホイルスピンシールド , Hoiru Supin Shīrudo ) , Pink Flying Attack ( ピンクフライングアタック , Pinku Furaingu Atakku ) , Pink Giant Swing ( ピンクジャイアントスウィング , Pinku Jaianto Suwingu ) , Pink Bomb Punch ( ピンク爆弾パンチ , Pinku Bakudan Panchi ) and ViBlade Returning Wiper ( バイブレードおかえしワイパー , Bai Burēdo Okaeshi Waipā ) . Youko Yagami

1887-458: The final battle, VRV Master is finally seen out of his suit and travels in Victrailer (out in space) with Dapp. VRV Master is portrayed by Kiyoshi Kobayashi . The Universal Reckless Driving Tribe Bowzock ( 宇宙暴走族ボーゾック , Uchū Bōsōzoku Bōzokku ) is an intergalactic biker gang with no regard for the laws of traffic. Hired by Exhaus to pave the way for his highway by blowing up every planet in

1938-408: The final stages of a race. This tactic is mostly associated with long-distance forms of running and cycling , which often feature large groups of competitors racing at a slower pace for much of the race – this slower aerobic racing allows for the subsequent anaerobic activity required for sprinting. The tactic relies upon keeping greater energy reserves than your opponent until the last part of

1989-683: The new leader of the Bowzock. Fortunately, the Carrangers managed to restore their friend to normal by tricking him into imbibing natural mineral dihydrogen monoxide . Signalman kenned off the Carrangers true identities until episode 46 through Ichitarou. Signalman can conventionally be optically discerned operating from the Kobaan Base ( コバーンベース , Kōban Bēsu , Police Box Base) , a diminutively minuscule Police booth, which can be proximately everywhere in Japan (except places where people might actually pass it...). Before entering battle, he verbalizes, "Upholding

2040-534: The other racers. Racing board games and racing video games are also competitions of speed. Racing can also be done in more humoristic and entertaining ways such as the Sausage Race , the Red Bull Trolley Grand Prix and wok racing . Racing can be entertained from around the world. A sprint finish is a racing tactic used in many forms of racing where a competitor accelerates towards top speed in

2091-430: The race in order to be able to reach the finish point first. It is the opposing tactic to keeping a steady optimal pace throughout a race to maximise your energy efficiency (see running economy ). In track and field , distances from 1500 metres upwards often feature sprint finishes. They can also be found in cross country and road running events, even up to the marathon distance. A runner's ability to sprint at

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2142-399: The red warrior. As Yellow Racer, Natsumi's special attacks are Checker Chop ( チェッカーチョップ , Chekkā Choppu ) and Racing Mechanic Dismantling ( 激走メカニックばらし , Gekisō Mekanikku Barashi ) . Natsumi Shinohara is portrayed by Yuka Motohashi . Youko Yagami/Pink Racer ( 八神 洋子/ピンクレーサー , Yagami Yōko/Pinku Rēsā ) is 19 years old. She is the secretary at Pegasus Garage, calculating

2193-411: The series on their website. Five workers from the Pegasus Auto Garage discover Dappu, an alien from planet Hazard. He empowers the five with the "Carmagic" power of the five legendary car constellations, transforming them into Carrangers. As Carrangers, the five battle an alien reckless driver gang and prevent them from destroying Earth. The titular Gekisou Sentai Carrangers consist of five employees at

2244-566: The stress of being responsible for the team. He fell in love with Zonnette, albeit at first she only loves his Red Racer alter ego, and is eventually able to confess his love to her. He is a very stouthearted, heroic man who was disposed to jeopardize his life to fight as Kyousuke and not Red Racer to prove his love for Zonnette. As Red Racer, Kyosuke's special attacks are Driving Attack ( ドライビングアタック , Doraibingu Atakku ) , Piston Blow ( ピストンブロー , Pisuton Burō ) and Driving Slash ( ドライビングスラッシュ , Doraibingu Surasshu ) . Kyosuke Jinnai

2295-415: The track, with cyclists occasionally coming to a near halt at points before reaching a high speed finish. The longer track races such as scratch races often feature sprint finishes, as maintaining a steady pace within the peloton allows opponents to conserve energy through drafting . Road races are similar in this respect, in both short criterium races and long-distance races. Sprint tactics also form

2346-494: The traffic rules of justice! My name is...Signalman!" His special attacks are Signal Kick ( シグナルキック , Shigunaru Kikku ) and Signal Slash ( シグナルスラッシュ , Shigunaru Surasshu ) . In the finale, Signalman returns to be with his family. Signalman is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka . Dapp ( ダップ , Dappu ) is one of the few survivors of planet Hazard, which was destroyed by the Bowzock after they ransacked it for its treasures, he took his mother's pendant as her final wish to find

2397-578: The way of construction. They have targeted Earth, the last of such planets, for destruction and frequently hang out at the BB Saloon, a bar in the Baribarian spacecraft. After he had absorbed the Carrangers' Carmagic Power, Exhaus set the Baribarian spacecraft on fire and sent it crashing to Earth, only to have it stopped by Sirender and the Carranger in human form take control of it and drove it straight into Exhaus to try and kill him. It did not kill him, though it

2448-401: Was destroyed. The Bowzock members, as well as Signalman, mispronounce the Japanese word for "Earth", saying チーキュ ( Chīkyu ) (吃球) instead of the correct form ㋠キュー ( Chikyū ) (地球). In Shout! Factory's release of the series, the name of "Earth" is changed to "Earsh". Reckless Driving Emperor Exhaus ( 暴走皇帝エグゾス , Bōsō Kōtei Eguzosu , 35–48) : The main antagonist of the series who hired

2499-835: Was first recorded in the 1510s. A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin, the means of transport and the distance of the race. As a couple of examples, see the Dakar Rally or the Athens Marathon . Running a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races may also be done by climbing , swimming , walking , or other types of human locomotion . Races may be conducted with animals such as camels , dogs , horses , pigeons , pigs , snails , or turtles . They also may be done in vehicles such as aircraft , bicycles , boats , cars , or motorcycles ; or with another means of transport such as skates , skateboards , skis , sleds , snowboards , or wheelchair . In

2550-489: Was later revealed that the VRV Master was Dapp's father. To save his son from Exhaus he apparently sacrificed himself so he could return to Earth. Later, however, through a Christmas gift from him, revealed he was alive. He returned to Earth once again to save the Carrangers and Dapp from being killed in a bombing of their work/base. He was addicted to coffee milk , which was the reason why he was not in hibernation himself. After

2601-517: Was replaced by Denji Sentai Megaranger . The show was written as a parody of its own franchise. Toei given the name for international distribution is Car Rangers . On January 6, 2017, Amazon set to pre-order "Gekisou Sentai Carranger : The Complete Series" on Region 1 DVD by Shout! Factory and it was released in North America on April 25, 2017. This is the fifth Super Sentai series to be released in North America. In June 2018, Shout! streamed

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