Cuando Jack y su madre se mudan a un pueblo del oeste de Australia, el joven pronto se ve involucrado en el mundo del karting competitivo. Aunque Jack tiene un talento natural para la conducción, requiere de alguien que sea capaz de domar su impulsivo carácter. Para lograrlo necesitará la ayuda de un aspirante a mecánico, Mandy, de su mejor amigo Colin y de su misterioso nuevo mentor, Patrick. Juntos tratarán de superar todos los obstáculos que se interponen entre su camino y el Campeonato Nacional de Go-Karts.
Es plena guerra fría y para la mayoría de los norteamericanos los rusos son "el enemigo". Misha (Whip Hubley) trabaja en un buque ruso como radiotelegrafista. El buque es arrastrado en aguas de Florida debido a una misión fallida, y el marinero Misha va a parar a una playa. En ella habitan unos niños que, influencidos por los cómics, creen que Misha es un comunista, uno de los malos... pero, poco a poco, los chicos se va se van haciendo amigos de Misha, en contra de los intereses del Gobierno de Estados Unidos.
Watts Davies de 14 años, esta distanciado de su padre, un ex campeón de la International Karting Federation (IKF). Watts decide corren el próximo campeonato regional de la IKF, reavivando la relación mientras persiguen el sueño juntos.
From go-kart champs, NASCAR winners are bred -- or so goes the thinking of the drivers (and their families) involved in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. This documentary follows three of the series' top contenders. Although small in stature, the adolescent racers harbor big dreams as they hit speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour in their quest to ascend the first rung on their way to NASCAR in this film from Marshall Curry.
The villagers hold a go-kart race. Various fathers get over-excited about the race and cheat by adding electric engines, borrowed from Ted, to their kart. Pat and the children construct a proper pedal-kart with a wind-sail for extra speed (using natural power is not against the rules). At the race the adults tear off in their karts, leaving Julian gamely bringing up the rear but the adults discover that their engines can’t be stopped and PC Selby soon finds himself hurtling towards Greendale Crag. Pat leaps into the go-kart with Julian, fixes the windsail on the back, and rushes off after PC Selby. They are able to divert him at the last minute from the edge of the crag and he goes hurtling into a big pile of manure. Pat and the kids collect the prize for the best go-kart and all the Dads are disqualified for cheating.
Even when Ivan Capelli was a teenager and still racing go-karts, his father followed him around with a camera. Thanks to a tinkering engineer, a Japanese investor and his talent, he made it to the Formula 1.