What is a SPOG and why is it racing?

Nintendo of America has an ample supply of WiiWare games sitting in a vault. SPOGS Racing was pulled from it today. As the title suggests, it's a racing game with a twist of crashing into other players and stealing parts. Changing the SPOG driving avatar from a racer to pirate probably doesn't have an effect. It's unclear if SPOGS Racing uses motion control, but the input methods it supports are: a lonely remote, nunchuck, and Classic Controller. With a limited amount of information it's hard to plunk down 1,000 Wii Points ($10) for what aesthetically looks like a lost Nintendo 64 game.