1975–1976 · Recel
Top Speed / Top Racer
Psychedelic concentric rainbow swirl bands in orange, red, yellow, blue, purple and green, pale blue sky with cloud-like exhaust smoke, purple and white chequered racing road and green laurel wreath with a rainbow-striped bow at the top edge.
- Years
- 1975–1976
- Maker
- Recel
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
2 games under this title
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Top Speed 1975 · 4 players -
Top Racer 1976 · 1 players
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Top Speed
- red
- blue
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: TOP SPEED in huge forward-leaning red italic letters with speed streaks, blonde woman in white sun hat and oversized green sunglasses paired with racing driver in chrome-blue helmet, chequered flag held by disembodied hand, four large mechanical score windows down left side, rainbow concentric-circle swirl background
The most memorable element is the grinning blonde woman in a white sun hat and oversized green sunglasses, paired with a second driver in a chrome-blue racing helmet, side by side above a chequered flag held by a disembodied hand. The title TOP SPEED is rendered as huge forward-leaning red italic block letters with speed streaks. Four large mechanical score windows run down the entire left side, each headed by a gold circled player number, against a rainbow concentric-circle swirl background. Four open-wheel formula cars in red, green, purple, orange and yellow race out of the chequered road in the lower right.
Setting
- Psychedelic concentric rainbow swirl bands in orange, red, yellow, blue, purple and green
- Pale blue sky with cloud-like exhaust smoke
- Purple and white chequered racing road
- Green laurel wreath with a rainbow-striped bow at the top edge
Symbols
- Black-and-white chequered flag
- Chequered road surface
- Four rectangular mechanical score windows
- Gold circled player numerals 1 to 4
- Green laurel wreath
- Rainbow-striped bow
- Concentric rainbow circles
- White and blue flower on the hat
- Green-tinted sunglasses
Lettering
- Large forward-leaning italic red block capitals with white then black outline and trailing speed streaks, plus white slab-serif capitals with red inline for the instruction text
Themes
- Formula racing
- Motorsport
- Motorsport portrait
- Score windows
- Psychedelic swirl
Title on it
- Top speed
Text on it
- EURO
- REGEL
- FLIP
- TOP
- SPEED
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 12
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde woman with long wavy yellow hair, large green-tinted aviator sunglasses, red lips, white hat with a blue band and a pale blue flower on the crown; head and shoulders only, upper right, facing the viewer |
| Man | Racing driver in a chrome-blue helmet with a dark visor and a white chin bar, only narrowed eyes and flushed cheeks visible; positioned in front of and slightly left of the woman |
| Other | Large bare hand and forearm entering from the right edge, gripping the pole of a black-and-white chequered flag |
| Vehicle | Large red open-wheel formula car in the lower right foreground with a white 4 on the nose, white side pods, gold-rimmed wheels and a rear wing |
| Vehicle | Green open-wheel formula car behind the red one, nose marked with a white 12, driven by a helmeted figure |
| Vehicle | Purple open-wheel car mid-distance upper right of the pack with a visible 3 on the nose |
| Vehicle | Orange and yellow open-wheel cars crossing to the upper left behind the score windows |
A brightly coloured airbrushed motorsport backglass. On the right half a blonde woman with large green-tinted sunglasses and a white-and-blue wide-brimmed sun hat smiles out of the frame, while in front of her a second figure sits in a chrome-blue racing helmet with a dark visor, only his eyes and flushed cheeks visible. A black-and-white chequered flag is gripped by a large hand at the far right edge, the flagpole running diagonally. Below them a pack of open-wheel formula racing cars charges towards the viewer across a purple-and-white chequered road: a large red car with a white number 4 on its nose in the foreground right, a green car numbered 12 behind it, a purple car further back, and orange and yellow cars crossing to the upper left, kicking up pale blue and white cloud-like exhaust smoke. The title TOP SPEED is painted in large italic red block letters with a white and black outline, slanted and overlapping, across the centre-right, with two red speed streaks trailing the final D. The left third is occupied by four stacked rectangular mechanical score windows, each framed in black and preceded by a gold-and-black circled numeral 1, 2, 3 and 4. The background is a psychedelic swirl of concentric orange, red, yellow, blue, purple and green bands, with a green laurel wreath and a big rainbow-coloured bow at the top. Pale blue sky fills the centre.
Backglass Top Racer
- blue
- red
- white
- green
Fingerprint: Huge cropped heads on right: long-haired blonde woman in green sunglasses with fingers to lips beside helmeted driver with black-white checkered shoulder holding giant chequered flag in red-brown gloved fist, rainbow ribbon bow threaded through green laurel wreath around mechanical score window showing 246100, five open-wheel race cars drifting diagonally across blue-white clouds beneath red-orange concentric target swirl, "TOP RACER" title in chunky red italic.
The most memorable feature is the pair of huge cropped heads on the right: a long-haired blonde woman in green sunglasses with her fingers to her lips, shoulder-to-shoulder with a helmeted driver in a dark visor whose black-and-white chequered shoulder leads into a giant chequered flag held in a red-brown gloved fist. Behind them a rainbow ribbon bow is threaded through a green laurel wreath that encircles the mechanical score window showing 246100. Five wedge-shaped open-wheel race cars in different liveries drift diagonally across billowing blue-and-white clouds beneath a huge red-and-orange concentric target swirl. The chunky red italic title TOP RACER sits low on the left over a pale blue sky.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with white and blue billowing cloud shapes
- Warm orange backdrop behind the crowd of faces on the right
- Red-orange-cream concentric target swirl in the upper left corner
Symbols
- Black-and-white chequered flag
- Green laurel wreath
- Rainbow-striped ribbon bow
- Concentric red and orange target swirl
- Mechanical score window with number reels
- Rear wings and exposed wheels on the race cars
Lettering
- Heavy forward-slanted italic sans serif capitals, red fill with a black outline and a thin white keyline, the two title words separated by a black triangular wedge
Themes
- Motorsport
- Motor racing
- Grand prix
- Racing drivers
- Chequered flag
Title on it
- Top racer
Text on it
- EURO
- FLIP
- TOP RACER
- 2 4 6 1 0 0
- NO
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large cropped head, long wavy blonde hair, green-tinted sunglasses, red lips, hand raised to her mouth, facing left, right side of the backglass |
| Man | Large cropped head in a white racing helmet with a dark blue visor and a black-and-white chequered shoulder panel, holding a chequered flag, right of the woman |
| Other | Small crowd of faces in the orange background, including a man in a red cap and a woman with dark hair, peers over the wreath and the racers' shoulders |
| Vehicle | Five open-wheel formula-style race cars with exposed wheels and rear wings: a large red car numbered 1 at the bottom centre, a dark green car numbered 13 above it, a blue car numbered 23, an orange and yellow car numbered 26, and a small red car in the distance at the left |
A printed backglass with a white border framing a sky-blue panel. Top left is a large concentric swirl of red, orange and cream rings, with two small white tab labels reading EURO and FLIP, and a torn paper strip partly over the FLIP tab. Across the top centre a white score window with a green laurel wreath and a rainbow-striped bow shows the numbers 2 4 6 1 0 0 in black. Below and left the title TOP RACER is printed in slanted heavy italic capitals, red with a black outline. The right half shows a close-up of a blonde woman in green sunglasses, red lips, her hand raised to her mouth, next to a racer in a white helmet with a dark blue visor and black-and-white chequered shoulder panel, gripping a large black-and-white chequered flag. A crowd of faces, including a man in a red cap, fills the warm orange background behind them. Five open-wheel race cars in red, green, blue and orange with exposed wheels and rear wings speed across white and blue cloud shapes below the title.