Today marks the first race of the Wacky Summer Races. Today our Wacky Racers will be racing cross-country from the famous Yosemite National Park all the way to the finish line in Stone Brook National Park!

It was now the third week of June and it was now time for the first round of the Summer Races, which was the race to Stone Brook National Park.

Ladies and gentlemen, here to race this summer are, in order, the Slag Brothers, Rock and Gravel Slag in Car Number One, the Boulder Mobile…

The audience of the race cheered and applauded as the racers' names were being announced and as the racers waved to the audience.

The Gruesome Twosome in Car Number Two, the Creepy Coupe. Ingenious inventor and scientist Professor Pat Pending and Car Number Three, the Convert-a-Car! Flying ace and air daredevil the Great Red Max in his car-plane hybrid, Number Four, the Crimson Haybaler! The lovely Glamour Gal of the Gas Pedal, Penelope Pitstop and her car Number Five, the Compact Pussycat!

Many male members of the audience cheered for Penelope and whistled catcalls to her.

"Oh, hi y'all sugars." Penelope giggled as she blew a kiss to the clapping, cheering audience.

Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in Number Six, the Army Surplus Special! The Ant Hill Mob in Number Seven, the Bulletproof Bomb! Lazy Luke and his sidekick, Blubber Bear in Car Number Eight, the Arkansas Chuggabug!

"I don't know about you, Blubber, but I think this will be one exciting race to remember!" Luke chuckled to Blubber, who now became nervous at Luke's idea of an exciting race.

Mr. Peter Perfect in Car Number Nine, the Turbo Terrific!

Fangirls in the audience screamed with excitement and kept calling Peter's name as he waved to them and other members of the audience.

"Ladies, prepare to be proud and dazzled." Peter smiled as he blew a kiss to the screaming fangirls.

Lumberjack Rufus Ruffcut and his buck-toothed sidekick, Sawtooth in Car Number Ten, the Buzz Wagon! And introducing Miss Rebecca Romaine and her best friend, Fiona Fox in Car Number Eleven the Forest Engine!

"Thank you, thank you all!" Rebecca called out as she waved to the audience. "It's an honor to be here my friends!"

And last, and most certainly least, is the no-good Dick Dastardly and Muttley in Car Number Double-Zero the Mean Machine.

All Dick received from the audience were loud boos.

"Oh, boo yourselves." Dick shouted angrily.

"Are you all ready, wacky racers?" Asked Bill Carnett as he held a black and white checkered flag.

"We sure are, Bill!" The racers shouted.

"Good! And…Go!" Bill shouted as he waved the flag downward, giving the racers the okay to get speeding.

And away they go as they leave Yosemite and race into a wooded area that leads to Stone Brook Park! Leading the way is the Ant Hill Mob, with the Slag Brothers in second place, and the Army Surplus Special in third place! But where's Dick Dastardly? I must wonder.

Dick was in last place.

Aww, too bad. He's in last place.

"That's not gonna last long, though." Dick chuckled evilly before speeding to an open part of the woods. "I'll trick those meddlers with this 'Deer Crossing' sign! They'll all stop, thinking a herd of deer will pass, keeping them in one place for a long time while Muttley and I keep speeding with an easy win!"

True to his word, Dick hammered a yellow diamond-shaped sign that read "Caution: Deer Crossing" and sped off to hide.

Meanwhile, back in the woods, Rufus Ruffcut takes the lead, followed by the Creepy Coupe, But Rebecca Romaine and Fiona Fox in the Forest Engine are in third place and challenging the Gruesome Twosome for second place. But the Gruesome Twosome turn on Dragon Power to keep the Forest Engine in its place.

Little Gruesome pulled the lever in the Creepy Coupe, and out came a green fire-breathing dragon that growled and roared at Rebecca and Fiona. Rebecca showed no signs of fear or surprise though. Instead, she bopped the dragon on the nose with a stern face.

"Bad dragon, down boy." Rebecca scolded the dragon as if he were a dog. "Shame on you for being so mean and trying to scare me and my fox. That is just plain naughty."

The green dragon bowed his head in shame.

"Are you gonna be a nice dragon and are you gonna let me pass?" Said Rebecca sternly.

The Dragon nodded.

"Okay, then. Come here for some petting. Good boy!"

Rebecca giggled as she kept petting the Creepy Coupe's dragon and gave him a gentle scratch under the chin.

And so Rebecca's love of animals and dragon training abilities make her a new friend and a place in second position.

After petting the dragon and giving him love, Rebecca passed the Creepy Coupe, determined to gain the lead. She and the other racers kept racing smoothly until they stopped at the Deer Crossing sign that Dick and Muttley had placed.

"What's going on here?" Pat wondered why everyone stopped.

"What in tarnation is this?" Luke exclaimed.

"Read this." Rufus turned his head to the other racers behind him while pointing to the sign. "It says here, Deer Crossing. We'd better wait for them deer to come."

"Well if there are any deer crossing this area, I hope there's cute little baby fawns." Penelope gushed. "They're just so cutesome!"

Hidden from sight, Dick and Muttley laughed at the other racers falling for his trick.

"Now's our chance to get back on the road. Let's go Muttley."

"Razzen-frazzen-backen you've got it!" Muttley snickered as he and Dick ran off to the Mean Machine and sped off.

While Dick takes off with a lead, the other racers are still waiting for some deer to cross.

"Are you sure there's deer crossing this road?" Clyde grew impatient.

"That is what the sign said." Private Meekly replied.

"Well I, for one, am sick of waiting." Pat frowned. "We still have a race to win."

Pat pulled a lever in the Convert-a-Car, and out sprung giant wings that started flapping, sending Pat into the air.

"If he's flying, so will I!" Red Max said as the Crimson Haybaler started to go up in the air.

Feeling motivated and inspired to take to the air, the Gruesome Twosome once again shifts into Dragon Power and up they go!

Impressed by the cars of Professor Pending, Red Max, and the Gruesome Twosome and their abilities to fly, Rebecca decided to take action.

"Time to take this baby into Eagle Power!" She grinned.

After Rebecca pulled the lever, the Forest Engine sprouted powerful eagle wings that flapped hard and lifted her up.

"Hey, boys! Wait for me!" Rebecca shouted as she flew off.

At least four racers were able to get back in the race, but whatever are the rest of the crew to do?

"At least four vehicles got to leave." Peter was slightly envious of Pat, Red Max, the Gruesome Twosome, and Rebecca and their cars. "We've been waiting here forever."

"There aren't any deer approaching." Rufus told everyone else while looking for deer. "We've been tricked!"

"Well in that case, let's go!" Sergeant Blast shouted, sending the racers driving once again!

And so once again the wacky beat goes on as the Forest Engine, now back on solid ground, takes the lead, with the Arkansas Chuggabug in second place.

"Isn't this place just so scenic, Luke?" Rebecca loved how beautiful the woods looked.

"Yup. And mighty peaceful, too." Luke replied as he relaxed as usual.

"I've been here before. It's most beautiful during the fall."

All of a sudden, some mud caused the Forest Engine to go spinning off the road and into the neck of the woods.

Oh no! The Forest Engine just mud-slid off the track, and into far-off area in the woods.

The Arkansas Chuggabug also slid on the mud and also went spinning into the woods.

And the Arkansas Chuggabug slides into the same fate and crashes into the Forest Engine.

The Arkansas Chuggabug accidentally crashed into the Forest Engine, causing Luke to fall into the air and onto Rebecca.

"My goodness, Rebecca!" Luke gasped. "I'm mighty sorry. Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm okay, Luke." Rebecca looked into his eyes while he helped her back on her feet.

But it looks like they're gonna be here for quite some time. Who would do such a thing?

"I can't tell you that." Dick laughed evilly, holding a can of mud and a paint brush.

Elsewhere, the gorgeous Penelope Pitstop has the lead and is striving to keep the mosquitoes away.

"This little ole area's getting plain buggy." Penelope sprayed herself with bug spray. "Perhaps this isn't the best day to wear my favorite perfume."

But she made a sudden stop.

"What is this?"

She saw a lost baby duckling.

"Oh my, you poor little ole ducky." Penelope went over to the little yellow duckling and gently held it. "You seem lost, and you look like you miss your mama."

The duckling nodded and chirped sadly.

"There now, it's okay. Don't cry little one." Penelope whispered and calmed the little duckling. "I'll find your mama and take you home to her."

Penelope went into her car with the duckling in tow and drove to the pond where the duckling's mother and siblings lived.

"There we are." Penelope smiled as she carried the duckling to the pond. "Is this where your family lives, sugar?"

The duckling chirped happily and quickly swam to his mother. The mother duck quacked in happiness and gratitude.

"Why you're welcome Mama Ducky! Farewell!"

Just as Penelope took two steps or less away from the pond, Dick looped a rope Penelope's waist, holding her arms against her body, and pulled her to him and Muttley, spinning her and tying her up in the process.

"Oh!" Penelope gasped as Dick tied the rope around her body. "What are y'all doing?"

"Destroying your chances at winning by putting you out of the picture." Dick grinned a wicked grin.

"Hey-elp!" Penelope shouted for the other racers to come, only to have her calls for help interrupted by Muttley gagging her with a white cloth that covered her nose and lips.

From there Dick lifted the tied-up and gagged Penelope into his arms and, with Muttley, took her to some railroad tracks and laid her there.

"In a few moments, the 4:15 will come and not only put an end to your opportunity for first place, but your life as well!" Dick laughed as he tied Penelope's ankles together while she was laid down on the tracks. "That'll be one less competitor to worry about."

"Now excuse me while I sabotage the rest of your competitors!" Dick called back while he and Muttley took off with evil snickers; leaving Penelope tied up, gagged, and not able to escape the soon-to-come 4:15 train.

While Penelope Pitstop is left struggling on the railroad tracks, Lazy Luke and Rebecca Romaine are still struggling to find their way out of the woods.

Blubber Bear started to blubber nervously.

"Blubber, don't panic." Luke tried to reassure Blubber. "Panicking is the worst thing you can do in a time like this. But I'm starting to get all panicky, too. Our cars need fixing and we're stranded here! What can we do?"

Rebecca scratched her chin as she tried to come up with a plan to get her, Fiona, Luke and Blubber out of the woods and back in the race.

"A-ha!" An idea came to her head. "If I can only summon my friends of the forest to come help us. Here I go."

Rebecca began to sing a lovely tune. Her soprano singing voice attracting the attention of birds, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, deer, quails, foxes, and an owl. The animals followed the sound of Rebecca's singing voice and came to her and Luke.

"Welcome one and all, my friends of the forest." Rebecca greeted the animals. "Luke, Blubber, Fiona and I need your assistance! Our cars have crashed into this part of the woods in the middle of a race. Do you think you can help us?"

The forest critters looked at each other, then nodded before they got started repairing the Forest Engine and the Arkansas Chuggabug.

Thank goodness the animals were able to fix Car Number Eight and Car Number Eleven. Lazy Luke and Rebecca Romaine might be able to race after all! Once they get out of these woods that is.

"Yee-haw!" Luke cheered. "Our cars look good as new!"

"They sure do!" Rebecca was no doubt thrilled and happy. "Thank you forest friends for repairing our cars, but we're still lost. Please send out an SOS to the other racers."

The animals nodded in agreement and went to signal their SOS.

Meanwhile, Peter Perfect is in first place, followed by the Red Max in second place, and the Slag Brothers in third. They're heading to the railroad track where Penelope Pitstop is still tied up.

Penelope was still tied up on the railroad track, helplessly struggling and hoping for someone to save her.

"Hey, look at that." Private Meekly pointed out. "Miss Penelope Pitstop's tied up on that railroad track."

"Hllp! Mmph!" She tried to cry out through her gag.

The minute he saw Penelope bound and gagged on the tracks, Peter immediately slammed on his brakes, as did the other male drivers, causing them to crash into each other.

"Hang on, Penelope!" Peter, despite the crash, quickly dashed off to Penelope's rescue. "I'm right here for you my dear!"

From the sound of the train whistle, the 4:15 was approaching, so Peter lifted Penelope into his arms and carried her off the tracks and started untying her just in time before the 4:15 came speeding down.

Thank goodness, Peter saved her just in time!

"Oh Peter, thank you ever so ever for saving me from that dreaded 4:15." Penelope praised her hero while he removed her gag and held her in his loving arms.

"It was my pleasure, Pretty Penny." Peter replied, Penelope's arms wrapped around his neck as he held her. "You were real fortunate to be alive."

"And you're gonna be even more fortunate. Just for your good deeds, here's a special reward, you dear sweet gentleman."

Penelope gave him a quick, but loving kiss on the cheek. This caused Peter's body to stiffen and become hot pink, and he fainted backwards. Penelope chuckled a bit and blushed herself.

"You alright Peter?" Clyde asked in a worried voice as the other males came to him.

"Best day of my life." Peter answered as he still felt his love spell.

The racers soon heard the cry of birds as the flying flock, as well as Fiona, came to them.

"Look, it's Fiona Fox!" Cried Red Max.

"Yeah, but where's Rebecca?" Rufus wondered.

"And where are Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear?" Penelope asked.

Fiona barked as her way of telling the other racers what happened.

"Luke and Rebecca are stranded in the woods?" Pat asked Fiona.

Fiona gave a sad nod.

"Don't you worry, Fiona." Pat gave Fiona a gentle scratch behind the ears. "Come with me, girl, and we'll find them. You birds lead the way."

As soon as he hopped back in the Convert-a-Car with Fiona, Pat turned his vehicle into a flying machine and followed the flock of birds to Luke and Rebecca's location.

Luke, Blubber and Rebecca were pacing the woods, waiting for the birds to come back, when they heard the birds chirping.

"Hello, down there!" Pat shouted to Luke and Rebecca.

"Hello up there, Professor!" Rebecca shouted back. "Thank goodness the birds found you!"

"Do you think you can help us?" Luke asked Pat. "As you can tell, we're lost."

"I'll be more than happy too." Pat agreed to help. "Just hop into your vehicles and I'll fly you two back to the race."

Luke and Blubber hopped back in the Arkansas Chuggabug, and Rebecca and Fiona in the Forest Engine. Still in mid-air, Pat pulled a lever that let out two large clamps that held both the Arkansas Chuggabug and the Forest Engine.

And so, with the help of Car Number Three, Cars Number Eight and Eleven are back in the race!

"Hi, everyone!" Yelled Rebecca.

"Did you miss us?" Luke shouted to the racers.

"Why Rebecca!" Cried Penelope. "Great to see y'all again bestie!"

"You're real lucky to be alive, Luke!" Peter told Luke.

"Drat, drat, and double drat!" Dick growled. "I for one didn't miss them! Come Muttley! We've got to create another plan."

We're almost at Stone Brook National Park, and this time all the racers are on track, including…

"Exactly, wise-guy." Dick chuckled as he schemed his next scheme. "But what evil plan shall I come up with to foil those racers?"

Muttley spotted a skunk and poked Dick's shoulders.

"What is it, Muttley?"

Muttley pointed to the skunk.

"A skunk?" Dick hatched up a wicked plan. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but Muttley, you're a genius! If we catch that skunk, we can use him to spray the rest of those do-gooders! They'll be too disgusted by their skunk stench to keep going and we'll be the winners of this wacky race!"

Dick laughed evilly before turning to Muttley.

"Here they come, Muttley. Help me catch that skunk!"

Dick and Muttley quietly and slowly crept behind the unsuspecting skunk, and then Dick caught it with his hands.

"Gotcha!" He laughed. "Now be a good skunk and help me stink up the competition."

Unfortunately for Dick, the skunk was struggling to break free from his grasp, and he sprayed Dick and Muttley with an unpleasant odor.

P.U! Now that's what I call the smell of defeat for Dick Dastardly!

Meanwhile, we're almost at the finish line, and it's anybody's race! In the lead is Car Number Four, the Crimson Haybaler, followed by Penelope Pitstop and Rebecca Romaine.

"Why ladies." Red Max smiled. "I'll let you go if you want."

"Aww, how generous of you, Max." Penelope told Max. "Alright Rebecca, who should pass him first?"

"Does it matter?"

A wise and right idea came to Penelope's head and heart.

"Since this is your first race, I'll let you go first, okay Rebecca?"

"Oh thank you Penelope!"

Rebecca passed Penelope and Max and gained a first place lead.

Almost to the finish line! This is it! The winner is…

Rebecca and Fiona crossed the finish line.

Rebecca Romaine and Fiona Fox in Car Number Eleven wins the race! With Penelope Pitstop in second, and the Red Max in third place!

And as for poor, victory-less Dick Dastardly…

Elsewhere, Dick and Muttley were soaking in tubs of tomato juice to get rid of the skunk stench.

"Muttley, this is all your fault." Dick snarled at Muttley, while also showing signs of disgust at the skunk smell. "You and your so-called brilliant ideas! Victory could've been all ours had it not been for your stupidity!"

But Muttley ignored his master's insults and snickered and he soaked in his tomato juice bath.