Nitro Race Team

8473 · Racers › Drome Racers

Nitro Race Team

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500 pieces. Retired since December 31, 2003.

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📖 Building InstructionsOriginal LEGO PDF

Set from the theme Racers.

Specifications

  • Set number: 8473
  • Theme: Racers / Drome Racers
  • Pieces: 500
  • Release date: September 1, 2002
  • Retired since: December 31, 2003

Notable parts

  • 2 parts come in a colour no other set has for that mould: Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 19L / 15.2cm (Pearl Light Gray); Technic Block 3 x 5 x 1 2/3 (Orange).
  • 16 parts appear in only a few other sets: Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (7 - 3) Thick (Light Gray) ×4also in 9748 Droid Developer Kit; Technic Pin Connector Perpendicular Long (Dark Gray) ×4also in 8539 Manas; Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin (Dark Gray) ×6also in 8011 Jango Fett, 8353 Slammer Rhino; Technic Beam 1 x 4 Thin with Stud Connector (Dark Gray) ×2also in 8002 Destroyer Droid, 8455 Back-Hoe; Technic Beam 3 x 5 L-Shape with Quarter Ellipse Thin (Orange) ×2also in 8307 Stunt Race, 8539 Manas; Technic Panel Fairing # 5 Small Short, Large Hole, Side A (Orange) ×2also in 8667 Action Wheelie, 8471 Nitro Burner (all Racers); Technic Panel Fairing # 6 Small Short, Large Hole, Side B (Orange) ×2also in 8667 Action Wheelie, 8471 Nitro Burner (all Racers); Large Figure Skeletal, Torso with 3 Pins (Tohunga) (Black)also in 1389 Onepu, 8556 Boxor; Pullback Motor 7 x 5 x 3 (Dark Gray)also in 8363 Baja Desert Racers, 8471 Nitro Burner (all Racers); Wheel 49.6 x 28 VR (36.8 x 26) with Axle Hole (Light Gray) ×2also in 7471 Mars Exploration Rover, 8471 Nitro Burner, 8472 Street 'n' Mud Racer; Technic Gear Rack 1 x 10 with Holes (Black)also in 8448 Super Street Sensation, 8454 Rescue Truck, 8466 4x4 Off-Roader; Technic Pin Connector Perpendicular Long (Light Gray) ×4also in 8453-2, 8549 Tarakava, 8453 Front-End Loader, 8455 Back-Hoe; and 4 more.
  • 4 moulds first came out in 2002, including in this set: Technic Tooth 1 x 3 with Axle Hole [Rounded Underside] ×8; Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thin ×6; Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double Split ×4; Pullback Motor 7 x 5 x 3.
  • 19 existing moulds first came out in their colour in 2002, including in this set: Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin (Dark Gray) ×6; Technic Panel Fairing # 5 Small Short, Large Hole, Side A (Pearl Dark Gray) ×5; Technic Panel Fairing # 6 Small Short, Large Hole, Side B (Pearl Dark Gray) ×5; Technic Panel Fairing # 7 Small Long, Large Hole, Side A (Pearl Dark Gray) ×3; Technic Panel Fairing # 8 Small Long, Large Hole, Side B (Pearl Dark Gray) ×3; and 14 more.

Calculated from Rebrickable’s public set inventories, excluding sticker sheets and spare parts.

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