Thomas & Friends: Race For The Sodor Cup

Thomas the Tank Engine is in the lead.

But he's about to enter the dark and windy tunnel.

Will Thomas make it out the other end?

Thomas struggles heroically, until...

...blast through!

Whoa! Oof.

This race sure has its ups and downs.

Whoa.

Thomas cranks up the speed

as he hits the final stretch of the race.

Nothing can stop him now.

Thomas, stop.

Aw. I was just about to win the Sodor Cup.

Now, that would be cool.

You know, all the teams for the real race

are arriving today.

That's right, Nia.

Want to go to Brendam Docks to see them come in?

Toot-ally. Just finished my route.

And I just dropped off my last passengers for the day.

Champion racer Thomas now has two competitors:

Powerful Percy and Never-Stops-Nia.

All engines...

...go!

Woo!

- Woo-hoo! - Yeah.

Go, Thomas.

- - Yeah.

Race you to the switch.

Number One engine Thomas takes the lead

in the tunnel of zoom.

The race is heating up.

Powerful Percy takes the lead.

Wow. Who knew Percy had so much speed?

Never-Stops-Nia, on your right.

Whoa. This race is going to be tight.

Top-Speed Thomas is in the race.

- It's a three-way tie... - ...for first place.

Down the hills and round the bend.

Three world-class racers.

Though it's only pretend.

Let your whistle peep and your steam stack blow.

- All engines... - Whoa!

Whoa!

Well, Kana is not pretending.

Woo-hoo!

That was toot-ally awesome.

Wow. Is she fast.

The fastest.

It's so cool that she is actually going to be

in the Sodor Cup.

Come on. Let's catch her.

- You wish. - We can try.

- Wow. She's fast. - So cool.

Amazing.

I wish I was fast like you, Kana,

so I could race for the Sodor Cup.

Well, you're pretty fast, Thomas,

but to win the Sodor Cup you have to be super-fast.

Well, at least we're friends

with the fastest engine on Sodor, right?

And soon, you'll be friends with

the winner of the Sodor Cup.

That would be toot-ally awesome.

We're all rooting for you.

Ah, we certainly are, Kana.

With racers coming here from all over the world,

it would be wonderful to have a, uh, hometown hero

win the race.

Weren't you in the Sodor Cup once, Gordon?

In it? He won it.

Oh, well. It was a long time ago.

But yes, yes, I did.

Though Kana, you and Kenji are going to do it

much faster than I ever did.

Yeah. With Kenji as my partner, I can't lose.

So cool.

I can't believe you're actually going to be racing with Kenji.

Yeah. Kenji is, like, the fastest engine of all time.

He's won, like, everything.

It'll be great to see him again.

Ah, well, now. We should all go down to the docks

and welcome him, hmm?

I can't wait to meet all the racers.

There's Riff and Jiff.

They won the Around-the-World race last year.

Wow! We're actually on Sodor.

This is super exciting.

Everything is super exciting

with a super partner like you, Riff.

Takes one to know one, Jiff.

Come on. Let's go meet them. Riff, Jiff?

But where's Kenji?

Up here.

Thanks for the lift, Cranky.

Yeah. Don't mention it.

Kenji!

Kana, it's great to see you.

You, too. Thank you so, so much for picking me

to be your partner in the race.

I mean, you are the fastest engine on Sodor.

But you know what, Kana?

It's your energy that really impressed me the most.

Well, I am electric.

Kenji!

Hey, Thomas. How's it going, my main train?

Not as good as you.

I hear you're up for

the Speediest Engine of the Year award.

Oh, I've just been really lucky lately.

What about you, Kana? Ready for the big race?

I'm ready for anything.

Hey, Kana. Guess who I'm cheering for.

There they are. Woo-hoo!

I've got to go meet them.

Hi. I'm Diesel.

Guys, guys! Look who I met.

It's Farona and Frederico. They're the best.

We are. We win every race we're in.

And we look so good while doing it.

Oh, if it isn't Kenji.

Farona. Frederico.

I hear you have a new young partner.

That's got to be tough.

Tough and fast.

Farona and Frederico, this is Kana.

Oh, this is Kana?

Huh. I've heard it's your first time racing.

This is my first official race,

but I've been racing around Sodor my whole life.

You know, first-time official racers always derail.

It's the turns. Gets them every time.

I'm not going to derail.

I know these tracks better than anyone.

- We'll see. She'll derail. - Totally.

No, I won't.

Um, beautiful weather we're having, huh?

Want to see the rest of the island?

Follow me.

See you on the tracks.

You mean off the tracks.

- She'll derail. - Totally.

Bulstrode, look who I'm hanging out with:

Farona and Frederico.

I see. They sure look fast.

They are the ones to watch.

Thanks for the tip, Diesel.

I cannot believe they said I'd derail.

Oh, don't let them get to you. It's all part of their plan.

They're just trying to wind you up.

I don't get wound up; I get charged up.

We'll show them.

Speaking of showing,

why don't I give you guys a tour of the race course?

Great idea.

Every racing team needs a crew chief

to handle everything that happens off the tracks.

Would you up for that, Thomas?

Would I? You bet.

All engines, go!

This map shows the race course

around the entire island.

To win the Sodor Cup, it takes more than just speed.

You got to be smart.

And this map is the key to your victory.

And no one knows the map better than you do, Thomas.

You're, like, the map-master.