Speed enters the Great Alpine Race, a brutally dangerous mountain contest, after being challenged by a belligerent racer and stunt driver, Snake Oiler, a member of a dangerous cult-like racing team, the Car Acrobatic Team. The race's danger is such that Speed's crew chief Sparky warns him against it, and infuriates Speed to where their relationship nearly ends, Even Racer X warns Speed against it. Complicating Speed's efforts even more, Pops falls violently ill while preparing the Mach 5.