SPEED GRAPHER

You are watching the most advanced designed

and one of the fastest racing cars in the world.

It's called the "Mach 5." Watch it really go.

The Mach 5 is the result of brilliant concept

and design and hard work.

It was built by one of the geniuses

of the automotive industry: my father.

And you're about to see

just how the fabulous Mach 5 came to be.

But first, let me demonstrate how well it handles.

Speed! What a race!

What a race, Speed! You were fantastic!

Thanks!

You had the race sewn up by the second lap, Speed!

I've gotta hand it to you!

Someday, you'll be champion of the world!

Nobody can beat you!

That was a great race you ran, Speed!

You beat us fair and square!

You're the best driver I've ever seen, Speed!

Aw, thanks.

How would you like to join my team

as a professional racer?

Huh? I don't know...

Speed, you can race with all of us in the Grand Prix.

I wish I could...

...but Pops doesn't want me to be a pro.

Ohh...

Your father's a top engineer working for our company, Speed.

Maybe he'll change his mind if we ask him, huh?

I doubt it...

Speed, join us, huh?

We need you, Speed.

I wanna be a professional racer! I wanna be the top champion!

I want that more than anything in the world!

Hmm. You're a fast, skillful driver, Speed,

and I do think you've got a good chance

to realize your ambition. Just stick to it.

Thanks, sir! Don't worry about that.

You can't lose with this amazing car! It can do everything!

It's a masterpiece of your father's!

You should be proud of him, Speed.

Oh, I am!

But right now, he's working on making it better

with an even faster engine and all kinds of other parts.

It was true: Pops was going to improve the Mach 5.

This is the model of the latest engine I've designed.

It will have more horsepower than any other car engine

of its size.

Using the latest metals, fuel, and ignition system,

I can succeed in boosting the RPMs to 30,000.

Thirty thousand?!

If I didn't believe you, I'd say it was unbelievable!

I've worked on it for a year. I hope you will give the go-ahead

to actually build the engine according to this plan here.

Don't waste time rebuilding it!

What?! You haven't heard the rest of my plans for the Mach 5!

I've heard enough, Mr. Racer!

How can you be against it when you haven't even heard

the rest of the plan I worked on all year?!

I don't believe the plans can work!

I'm a liar?!

Mr. Racer!

Is that what you're calling me?!

Oh! Sorry, sir...

And you, Mr. Van Ruffle, you'd better calm down!

But, Mr. President, I'm chief engineer at this company!

I've been working on engine designs for years;

I know what will work and won't work,

and I say Mr. Racer's designs won't work!

You're claiming my engine won't work

before you've even studied my design!

I don't have to study the whole thing!

Your idea to redesign the Mach 5 is pretty bad

because I don't think your car was too hot to begin with!

You've gone about the whole thing in the wrong way!

Mr. President, all I ask is that you develop my plans

and give the car a try.

I can't do that without the unanimous agreement

of this board.

If the car turns out to be a failure,

do you think this company

should have to pay for your incompetence, eh?!

So that's your decision. All right.

You've had your chance,

and I'm not going to ask you for another.

Glad to see you leave, Mr. Racer. Good riddance!

I'll rebuild the Mach 5 myself

and I'll prove that my design will work.

We'll see, we'll see!

Oh, we'll see...

And so, Pops quit his job that day,

and I drove him toward home.

Gee, Pops, maybe you shouldn't have quit your factory job.

I wouldn't've if they'd let me rebuild the car.

Why didn't they give you the go ahead

after all the work you put into the plans?

One of the board members was jealous

and didn't even wanna look at my designs,

and the board wouldn't give me the go ahead, so I blew up.

I'm gonna forget about driving on a team.

--What?! --Nothing, Pops.

Maybe I'm wrong about rebuilding the Mach 5.

Maybe it would be a failure...

And it also might turn out to be the best racing car

in the world.

Hmm...

After 'em!

You boys trying to take up the whole road?!

Hey! Come back here! Come back! He took the plans!

Thanks for the plans, Pops!

Give them back to me!

You won't get away with them!

How can we stop them?

Pops, take the wheel.

No, Speed!

Now, give me those plans!

Let me go, we'll crash!

Give them to me!

What're you doing?! I'll lose control!

I want those plans back!

You take 'em!

Bye-bye, and thanks!

Come back here! Those plans don't belong to you!

Hey! Stop! Stop, or I'll stop you!

Hey!

Hey, I can't see, let go!

Take 'em!

Thanks, and so long!

Unhand me!

Look out!

Okay, now I'm gonna give you a taste

of the medicine you deserve!

As former champion of the Westside Grunters and Groaners,

I promise you're in for a lot of groaning!

Uh-oh!

He's even tougher than he talks!

Oh yeah?

Oh! It's Trixie!

Hey, Trixie, Trixie! I'm down here!

Some motorcyclists are racing up the road!

See if you can catch them!

Pops' plans were stolen.

How could he've been so careless, Speed?

Trixie, hurry!

I'm going. I'll try to find the men.

Ooh...

Huh?

--Hi. --

That's the way, Speed! You're a chip off the old block!

Show 'em they can't fool with racers!

Tell Pops next time he shouldn't give those plans away so easily.

Don't worry, Trixie, these plans for the Mach 5

are the most valuable thing we've got.

To me, Speed's more valuable.

Save some for me!

Somebody tried to steal the plans,

so that must mean that they're valuable.

Don't you think so?

Yes, but now that you've quit your job,

you won't know what to do with yourself.

And I know how you like to keep busy.

How about remodeling my kitchen, rebuilding the garage,

and planting some shrubbery.

Hey, what a groovy idea, Pops!

And I'll help you with everything!

Okay, but first, I'm gonna work on remodeling the Mach 5 myself,

and prove to them at the factory that it really works.

But where will you get the money for the parts you need

to rebuild the car?

Money... Hmm...

Of course, if you worked hard,

I'm sure you could finish the job.

Sure, Pops, don't be discouraged.

Well, I am! Where will I get the money I'm gonna need?