In the film, he offers Speed Racer a contract to be a racing driver for his company, offering him a luxurious lifestyle. However, Speed later refused, opting to keep the family feel of his team. Royalton then reveals that Speed has been disillusioned all this time, and that all WRL-sanctioned races are fixed with the outcome designed to benefit the sponsors. He threatens Speed that he will ensure he will not even finish a single race. He and his ally Cruncher Block later contract Snake Oiler to dispose of Taejo Togokhan and later Speed Racer in the Crucible, a no-holds barred rally race. Taking things further, he had also hired the drivers of Flying Foxes Freight, Thor-Axine, Inc. and Sempre Fi-Ber to try and eliminate Speed, Taejo and Racer X during the race. This attempt fails, which end