I really liked the way the characters were picked out, and how well everything matched the original cartoon. I rather enjoyed it, IN SPITE OF the "Inappropriate gesture"
Folks gotta remember, Chim-chim and Sprytle were the comic relief and rough humor to balance out the drama and danger of Speed and Racer X. You don't see a single episode of SR that didn't include CC&S pigging out on somebody's stash of sweets, getting sick and making rude jokes. I would never have expected anything less than a bird-finger from him. Call me the devil's advocate, I guess.