Lego Racers is set in the fictional Legoland universe, the game depicts Rocket Racer, the `greatest racing champion` in Legoland. After becoming bored from beating everyone at racing, he decides to create a racing contest, and finds the best racers in the history of Legoland using a dimensional warp machine created by his friend, Veronica Voltage, a genius scientist and mechanic. The player takes on the hosts and co-racers in an attempt to beat Rocket Racer and become the `Greatest Lego Racer of All Time`.