1 00:00:09,176 --> 00:00:11,941 We are flying over the desert racing area 2 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:14,311 outside the capital city of Aku, 3 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:17,476 here in the newly liberated country of Taftan. 4 00:00:17,551 --> 00:00:20,453 And top race drivers from all over the world 5 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:24,788 are here preparing for the Dasht-I-Ravar 500-mile race 6 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:27,828 to be held here in Taftan day after tomorrow. 7 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,611 Yes, Mr. Secretary, he barely got away 8 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:22,650 after he dropped the cassette at the bar. 9 00:01:23,650 --> 00:01:24,894 That's right. And that's why I've sent for 10 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:27,217 our bionic woman, Jaime Sommers. 11 00:01:27,721 --> 00:01:30,213 Sent for? Kidnapped is more like it. 12 00:01:30,891 --> 00:01:33,224 Here she is. She just walked in the door. 13 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:35,558 Yes, Mr. Secretary. I'll keep you informed. 14 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:37,628 Right you are. Thank you. 15 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:39,399 Oscar, what is so important 16 00:01:39,466 --> 00:01:41,578 that one of your men has to call me out of my classroom 17 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:44,367 in the middle of an algebra lesson, throw me on a plane, 18 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:47,602 take me clear across the country without one word of explanation? 19 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:49,506 Was that the Secretary of State? 20 00:01:49,576 --> 00:01:52,011 Yes, it was. And do you have your passport? 21 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:53,570 Where are we going? 22 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:55,979 Southwest Asia. Taftan. 23 00:01:56,049 --> 00:01:57,449 Oh. 24 00:01:57,851 --> 00:01:59,911 Taftan. I read about that yesterday in the newspaper 25 00:01:59,987 --> 00:02:02,752 that a military junta took over the country, huh? 26 00:02:02,823 --> 00:02:04,485 They've virtually sealed off the borders, 27 00:02:04,558 --> 00:02:07,255 broke off all diplomatic relations, and, yesterday afternoon, 28 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:08,590 invaded the American embassy. 29 00:02:10,964 --> 00:02:13,524 One of our diplomats there is actually an OSI agent. 30 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,537 He had on him a tape that was full of six months of top-secret information. 31 00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:19,664 Luckily, he dodged the military police 32 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:21,174 long enough to drop off the tape 33 00:02:21,241 --> 00:02:23,904 at a predetermined place and hid the tape. 34 00:02:25,412 --> 00:02:28,610 Our job is to get it out of there before someone else does. 35 00:02:29,549 --> 00:02:31,450 So, how do you propose we get in there? 36 00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:36,855 Ever hear of the Dasht-I-Ravar International Race? 37 00:02:37,324 --> 00:02:39,702 That's the one in the tire commercial, isn't it? Goes across the desert? 38 00:02:39,726 --> 00:02:42,286 Yeah. A man and a woman will be in each car 39 00:02:42,362 --> 00:02:44,482 going right through the middle of the country. Oh, no. 40 00:02:44,531 --> 00:02:46,509 The military police and the new military government 41 00:02:46,533 --> 00:02:49,833 won't try to stop it because it's the year's biggest tourist attraction, 42 00:02:49,903 --> 00:02:52,498 and the course, just by accident, 43 00:02:52,572 --> 00:02:55,098 happens to run right by the town of Ariram. 44 00:02:55,442 --> 00:02:56,967 That's where the tape is hidden. 45 00:02:57,044 --> 00:03:00,503 And Jaime is gonna be in a race car in Taftan. 46 00:03:01,882 --> 00:03:03,282 In 14 hours. 47 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:05,478 Oy. Oy? 48 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:39,311 There's only one day now before the world famous 49 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:42,440 Dasht-I-Ravar 500-mile race. 50 00:04:42,516 --> 00:04:45,611 The leading drivers in the world will be competing 51 00:04:45,685 --> 00:04:48,314 in a grueling 500-mile race 52 00:04:48,388 --> 00:04:51,790 across an open desert course in the country of Taftan. 53 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:17,677 These autos travel on this desert up to 100 miles an hour. 54 00:05:18,752 --> 00:05:21,230 Wait a minute, Oscar. Now we don't have to go that fast, right? 55 00:05:21,254 --> 00:05:23,621 'Cause I'm not in this thing to win. 56 00:05:23,690 --> 00:05:25,158 Right? 57 00:05:27,194 --> 00:05:28,218 Oscar? 58 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:33,893 Oscar? 59 00:05:33,967 --> 00:05:35,128 Jaime, 60 00:05:36,469 --> 00:05:38,147 there was something I didn't tell you on the plane. 61 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:39,251 I didn't want to worry you. 62 00:05:39,306 --> 00:05:42,242 But we're not the only ones that know about this tape. 63 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:44,068 What does that mean? 64 00:05:44,144 --> 00:05:47,080 We discovered a double agent working in our communication center. 65 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:50,208 He found out about the tape, its location, and sold the information. 66 00:05:50,283 --> 00:05:51,581 To whom? I don't know. 67 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,518 Might be more than one country involved here. 68 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:58,525 But you can bet that at least one of these drivers here 69 00:05:58,592 --> 00:06:00,561 have got the same idea as we have. 70 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:05,190 Now, I'll answer your question. I want you to win this race, 71 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:07,028 but not to the finish, 72 00:06:08,568 --> 00:06:10,503 to that bar in Ariram. 73 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:15,274 And that's why I've gotten the fastest desert car that money can buy, 74 00:06:15,342 --> 00:06:17,538 and I've hired Tim Sanders as your driver. 75 00:06:17,611 --> 00:06:18,840 I've heard of Tim Sanders. 76 00:06:18,912 --> 00:06:20,872 He is the best driver in the world, in my opinion. 77 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,213 He's won four consecutive Grand Prix races, 78 00:06:23,283 --> 00:06:25,514 all before he reached the age of 25. 79 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:28,316 He's had some bad luck in the last couple of years, so, uh, 80 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,289 nobody will sponsor him. 81 00:06:30,423 --> 00:06:32,983 Oh! Oscar Goldman excepted. 82 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:35,585 Oscar Bartholomew excepted. 83 00:06:35,662 --> 00:06:37,255 Bartholomew? 84 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:39,026 I don't want anybody to recognize my name. 85 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:41,330 Bartholomew. Even Tim Sanders. 86 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,427 I mean, he's a terrific driver. 87 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:46,029 But I don't want him to know this is an OSI mission. 88 00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:49,068 Besides, I don't think the name "Goldman" 89 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:50,940 would go over too well in this country. 90 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:54,446 Tim Sanders? 91 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:56,274 Yeah. 92 00:06:57,884 --> 00:06:59,477 Mr. Bartholomew? 93 00:07:00,587 --> 00:07:02,647 This is your navigator, Jaime Sommers. 94 00:07:02,722 --> 00:07:06,716 She navigated two races in Baja last summer. Won them both. 95 00:07:07,460 --> 00:07:08,519 Hi. 96 00:07:12,198 --> 00:07:14,394 Uh, is something wrong with my credentials? 97 00:07:14,467 --> 00:07:18,404 No, no. Your credentials are just fine. 98 00:07:20,073 --> 00:07:21,166 Hi. 99 00:07:21,975 --> 00:07:23,341 How's it going here? 100 00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:27,040 As well as can be expected. What does that mean? 101 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:29,414 Well, no offense, Bartholomew, 102 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,782 but this rig here is a turkey. 103 00:07:31,851 --> 00:07:33,129 It's the best money can buy. 104 00:07:33,153 --> 00:07:35,554 Maybe. But it's sure not Grand Prix. 105 00:07:35,622 --> 00:07:36,933 I don't know how much I can do with it. 106 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:38,789 Well, isn't there some way you can fix it up? 107 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,432 It's too late. They don't allow any 108 00:07:40,456 --> 00:07:42,556 modifications in the car after the inspection. 109 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:45,224 It's gonna be impounded until the start of the race tomorrow. 110 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,358 Well, since there's nothing we can do here, 111 00:07:47,434 --> 00:07:49,767 why not go back to the hotel and have a drink, 112 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:51,031 discuss strategy? 113 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:54,336 Oh. Over dinner, I hope. I'm starving. 114 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:59,208 I think I'd like that. 115 00:08:14,694 --> 00:08:18,426 And it's very important you take the shortcut through Ariram. Look, Tim. 116 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:21,796 You're crazy, Bartholomew. Stay on the main trail. 117 00:08:21,868 --> 00:08:24,030 One out of ten drivers gets through Ariram. 118 00:08:24,304 --> 00:08:25,636 Nobody does it anymore. 119 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,397 Oscar? 120 00:08:29,142 --> 00:08:31,111 Well, I realize it's a rough road, 121 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:32,839 but it's our only chance for a sure win. 122 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:34,778 Now, we haven't got a fast car, have we, Tim? 123 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,945 We can cut the time down one hour. 124 00:08:40,020 --> 00:08:41,613 Or get stranded on a mountainside. 125 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,626 Jaime, you're the navigator, tell him. 126 00:08:53,666 --> 00:08:55,225 Well, Tim, actually, I think that 127 00:08:55,301 --> 00:08:57,236 Mr. Bartholomew does have a point. 128 00:08:57,437 --> 00:08:58,769 Two against one. 129 00:09:00,507 --> 00:09:02,976 So, it's settled, you'll go through Ariram. 130 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:04,443 Oh, brother! 131 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:08,572 Hey, listen. We've got to get some sleep. 132 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,115 We've got a big day tomorrow. 133 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:12,875 Stay for a drink? 134 00:09:14,754 --> 00:09:16,222 Well, I might have some coffee. 135 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:19,885 Thank you. Good night, Mr. Bartholomew. 136 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,256 Good night, Miss Sommers. 137 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:30,836 Good night, Tim. 138 00:09:41,214 --> 00:09:42,307 Ariram? 139 00:09:43,083 --> 00:09:44,483 I think it's very romantic. 140 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,755 You know, if I weren't waiting for a Grand Prix sponsor right now, 141 00:09:51,825 --> 00:09:54,145 I would have told Bartholomew what he can do with that map. 142 00:09:54,194 --> 00:09:56,314 Oh, you're going back into racing? I didn't know that. 143 00:09:56,463 --> 00:09:58,091 After the crash in Indianapolis... 144 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,124 I thought you'd retired. 145 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,299 At my age? Oh, I may have had a slow year, 146 00:10:05,371 --> 00:10:07,840 but, uh, I've got a Japanese firm backing me now. 147 00:10:08,475 --> 00:10:10,876 Matter of fact, I'm designing my own car. 148 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,435 Oh, that's terrific. 149 00:10:13,012 --> 00:10:15,311 Tim! Tiny Tim! 150 00:10:15,381 --> 00:10:16,474 Oh, no! 151 00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:18,381 Hey! 152 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:21,554 What brings you to the desert? 153 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:27,792 And who is this ravishing creature sitting here with you? Hmm? 154 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:32,657 Jaime Sommers, my navigator. 155 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:35,226 Ah, Jaime Sommers. 156 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:37,269 And I'm here to race. 157 00:10:37,937 --> 00:10:44,207 To race? So finally your Japanese firm came through after all these years? 158 00:10:44,711 --> 00:10:47,875 I was beginning to think it was all a big lie. 159 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:51,116 My name is Carlos Scappini. 160 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:52,543 How do you do? 161 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:56,350 You might have heard of me. 162 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,836 What are you doing here, Scappini? 163 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:03,260 A dust run like this is a little below your league, isn't it? 164 00:11:03,930 --> 00:11:05,694 Might get your Guccis dirty. 165 00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:09,293 Oh, I race where my sponsor tells me. 166 00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:12,534 And usually I win. I see. 167 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:16,098 And now, would you come and have a drink with me? 168 00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:18,868 Well, thank you, but I'm with Tim. 169 00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:21,547 Oh, no, you are not with Tim if you come with me. 170 00:11:21,614 --> 00:11:23,446 I don't give up easily. 171 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:24,516 I can see that. 172 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:26,613 Why don't you leave us alone, Scappini? 173 00:11:26,786 --> 00:11:28,550 Per piacere, Jaime. 174 00:11:29,489 --> 00:11:30,548 Scappini! 175 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:33,689 Excuse me, gentlemen. I think I'm gonna go to my room. 176 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:35,256 I will escort you. 177 00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:38,321 See you tomorrow. No, no. That's quite all right. I'm fine. Thanks. 178 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:40,433 Let go of her. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey, Tiny Tim. 179 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:43,561 Get out of my way. You drive like a woman, 180 00:11:43,636 --> 00:11:45,502 and you fight like a woman. 181 00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:47,803 Well, uh, don't push me. 182 00:11:48,174 --> 00:11:52,874 I said a woman and I mean la donna. 183 00:11:55,248 --> 00:11:57,114 Come on, Jaime. Let him cool off. 184 00:11:58,117 --> 00:12:00,052 Excuse me, please. 185 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:03,981 Tim. 186 00:12:06,859 --> 00:12:11,263 I'll get you for this, Sanders! I will get you for this! 187 00:12:12,131 --> 00:12:13,531 Come on. Let's get out of here. 188 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,068 We've got to get some rest. 189 00:13:02,148 --> 00:13:03,707 Scappini? The Italian driver? 190 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:07,242 Yeah. Tim said that, uh, he doesn't usually do this kind of a race. 191 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,347 No, he doesn't. He's the hottest driver on the Grand Prix circuit. 192 00:13:10,857 --> 00:13:12,501 Well, he was the coldest last night. 193 00:13:12,525 --> 00:13:13,857 Huh? Nothing. 194 00:13:13,926 --> 00:13:16,088 In any case, whoever the foreign agent is, 195 00:13:16,162 --> 00:13:18,097 you can be sure he's after the tape. 196 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:21,795 Jaime, be careful. Once you're out on that race course, 197 00:13:21,868 --> 00:13:23,700 the fighting could get pretty dirty. 198 00:13:26,739 --> 00:13:30,870 Tim? The pit stops are all set. Gas, oil, tires, anything you need. 199 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:32,309 Here's your map. Thank you. 200 00:13:32,378 --> 00:13:34,006 I'll see you at the finish line. 201 00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:37,208 Good luck, pal. There you go. 202 00:13:44,023 --> 00:13:45,150 What's that? 203 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:47,286 Your sick bag. 204 00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:49,856 You'll need it. 205 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:56,008 And the Dutch driver, 206 00:13:56,032 --> 00:13:58,400 Flewning, is also a major contender here today. 207 00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:01,635 American driver, Tim Sanders, is trying for a comeback 208 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:05,770 after his near fatal crash at Indianapolis four years ago. 209 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:09,646 Our government also welcomes Le Mans winner Carlos Scappini. 210 00:14:09,716 --> 00:14:13,551 A late entry is the Soviet driver Alexei Kolyma. 211 00:14:13,619 --> 00:14:18,023 And finally, the team of Sato and Dizon from Hong Kong. 212 00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:20,992 All the drivers are now making final adjustment on their gear 213 00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:22,995 as the race is about to begin. 214 00:14:32,605 --> 00:14:35,040 Their engines have all been tuned to a fine pitch, 215 00:14:35,108 --> 00:14:37,976 their brakes and transmissions checked one last time. 216 00:14:41,347 --> 00:14:43,907 Our helicopter will be tracking the race overhead 217 00:14:43,983 --> 00:14:47,511 to give you a play-by-play description of all the action. 218 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:02,494 Scappini is moving into an early lead, 219 00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:08,533 with the Hong Kong team close behind him. 220 00:15:12,378 --> 00:15:14,438 We certainly hope all the cars are in good shape. 221 00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:17,507 They are really going to take a beating out there on our course. 222 00:15:20,620 --> 00:15:23,021 And the racers are moving out of the starting area 223 00:15:23,089 --> 00:15:26,617 and off into the beautiful, open desert country of Taftan, 224 00:15:26,692 --> 00:15:30,823 which our new military government pledges to preserve unmolested, 225 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,593 in all its natural beauty. 226 00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:47,175 The American team is overtaking the Soviets, 227 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:50,148 but the Soviet driver Kolyma is not anxious to be passed, 228 00:15:50,216 --> 00:15:53,209 and is trying to nudge his way back into the lead. 229 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:01,792 The American, Tim Sanders, has been run off the course! 230 00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:03,625 This car's a dog. 231 00:16:09,335 --> 00:16:10,646 If those Russians hadn't been better equipped, 232 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:12,030 they'd have never squeezed past me. 233 00:16:16,008 --> 00:16:18,568 The Americans are back in the race now. 234 00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:25,549 Carlos Scappini is enlarging his lead, 235 00:16:25,618 --> 00:16:28,247 but the team from Hong Kong is close behind. 236 00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:34,325 The Dutch driver, Flewning, in third place. 237 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:36,453 Fourth place, the driver from Israel, Adis. 238 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:38,964 In fifth place, the Greek, Disota. 239 00:17:01,988 --> 00:17:03,889 One hundred miles into the race. 240 00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:05,925 The Soviet team is moving up fast, 241 00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:09,759 closing Scappini's 10-minute lead as they approach the first pit stop. 242 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:18,069 Oh, have you got another sick bag? 243 00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:22,506 The Americans, Sanders and Sommers, 244 00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:25,044 have just pulled into their first pit stop now, 245 00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:26,807 three minutes behind the Soviets. 246 00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:34,111 Where's the tires and the equipment? I don't know. 247 00:17:34,153 --> 00:17:35,697 They couldn't have just gotten up and walked away. 248 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,919 How does Bartholomew expect me to win this race if the equipment's not here? 249 00:17:39,825 --> 00:17:41,623 I'll find them myself. 250 00:17:57,543 --> 00:18:00,012 Did you Americans lose something? 251 00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:03,341 You have a saying, "The early bird get the worm." 252 00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:06,384 I see you in Ariram. 253 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,486 Well, now we know where those tires went. 254 00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:49,421 Well, the stuff's not here. Couldn't find it anywhere. 255 00:18:51,430 --> 00:18:54,127 Where did you get the tires? Who changed them? 256 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,840 Some guys came by with the stuff and helped me put it on. 257 00:18:58,270 --> 00:19:00,068 I guess I would have helped you myself. 258 00:19:02,608 --> 00:19:04,543 Let's get gassed up and get out of here. 259 00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:11,217 Kolyma in eighth, Bennett in ninth. 260 00:19:11,283 --> 00:19:13,809 Tenth place, Sanders and Sommers. 261 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,036 What happened to the Russians? 262 00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:26,326 Up there. 263 00:19:44,717 --> 00:19:45,810 Now, we're cooking. 264 00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:09,506 Tim, what is it? Can't steer. 265 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:37,454 Tim? 266 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:39,263 Tim? 267 00:21:42,768 --> 00:21:44,669 So much for the Americans. 268 00:21:44,737 --> 00:21:46,296 Faster, Ivan. Faster. 269 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,938 Hey! You okay? 270 00:21:55,247 --> 00:21:58,012 Reasonably. What happened? 271 00:21:58,417 --> 00:21:59,851 We hit a log and we flipped. 272 00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:01,581 You okay? I'm fine. 273 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:05,534 It's just a good thing we didn't stay upside down. 274 00:22:05,558 --> 00:22:08,084 It's a good thing we didn't end up dead. 275 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,595 Steering failed. The piece of junk. 276 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,491 Well, let's see what Bartholomew fouled up this time. 277 00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:18,802 You all right? Yeah. 278 00:22:26,412 --> 00:22:28,123 Somebody loosened the steering linkage. 279 00:22:28,147 --> 00:22:29,513 Pulled out the cotter pin. 280 00:22:30,382 --> 00:22:31,577 Well, can you fix it? 281 00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:33,778 Yeah. Get me the tool kit, will you? 282 00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:42,422 I'll get you for this, Sanders! 283 00:22:42,494 --> 00:22:43,962 I will get you for this! 284 00:22:44,396 --> 00:22:45,762 Scappini. 285 00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:47,932 Scappini did it! 286 00:22:53,005 --> 00:22:57,466 After the second checkpoint, 300 miles into the race, 287 00:22:57,543 --> 00:22:59,671 Scappini still leads. 288 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:03,273 D'Angosto is second. Three, Flewning. 289 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:06,247 Any sign of the Americans? Sanders and Sommers? 290 00:23:06,318 --> 00:23:09,311 Six, B'Zawni. Seven, Johnson. 291 00:23:12,124 --> 00:23:14,336 We're never gonna catch up now. - We can do it, Tim. 292 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:16,271 The Americans are still far behind. 293 00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:19,129 But the Dutch driver, Flewning, is gaining ground, 294 00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:23,135 as is the team from Hong Kong in the yellow truck, number 28. 295 00:23:49,395 --> 00:23:53,457 The leader, Carlos Scappini, is approaching the dangerous Ariram turnoff. 296 00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:56,729 He has passed it up for the safer, but longer route, 297 00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:58,998 as we expect most of the drivers to do. 298 00:24:05,044 --> 00:24:06,706 Who's in the lead? Carlos Scappini. 299 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:08,414 Came through 20 minutes ago. 300 00:24:09,214 --> 00:24:10,512 What about the Russians? 301 00:24:10,582 --> 00:24:11,914 Four or five minutes ago. 302 00:24:12,017 --> 00:24:13,645 Give us a full load. Hurry! 303 00:24:13,719 --> 00:24:14,812 Okay. 304 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:20,835 I don't know why I said that. We don't stand a chance 305 00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:22,760 of making up 20 minutes in this rig. 306 00:24:22,828 --> 00:24:23,921 Oh, sure we do, Tim. 307 00:24:23,996 --> 00:24:26,090 The Ariram trail is gonna cut off at least an hour. 308 00:24:26,165 --> 00:24:27,976 Do you think I was serious when I told Bartholomew 309 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,992 I'd take that shortcut through Ariram? 310 00:24:30,069 --> 00:24:33,039 There's no way. That route's too dangerous. 311 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:34,334 It's the only way we can win. 312 00:24:34,406 --> 00:24:37,399 Oh, come on, Jaime. Do I have to go through that again? 313 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,604 We wouldn't get two miles up that mountain path. 314 00:24:40,245 --> 00:24:41,338 Well, we can try. 315 00:24:41,413 --> 00:24:42,938 The answer is no. 316 00:24:43,515 --> 00:24:44,642 You promised Bartholomew. 317 00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:45,717 No! 318 00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:53,717 I have won four Grand Prix championships. 319 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:56,660 I've been in over a thousand races, 320 00:24:56,895 --> 00:24:58,989 and no half-baked sponsor and his female navigator 321 00:24:59,064 --> 00:25:00,657 is gonna tell me how to drive my race. 322 00:25:00,733 --> 00:25:02,978 Half baked? Who do you think you're talking to? 323 00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:05,233 I'm talking about this turkey rig. 324 00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:07,569 I'm talking about pit stops where nothing is there. 325 00:25:07,639 --> 00:25:10,803 I'm talking about this crummy race in this crummy desert. 326 00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:13,277 Listen, you're lucky to be in this race at all. 327 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:15,644 No one else would have hired you as a driver. 328 00:25:16,215 --> 00:25:18,650 And don't give me this junk about a Japanese firm 329 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:22,154 sponsoring your next race, or about this being a lousy car. 330 00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:24,432 Now, Bartholomew was nice enough to give you this job, 331 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:26,220 the least you can do is go where he asks. 332 00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:28,621 Oh. 333 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:31,125 I'm sorry, Tim. 334 00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:33,031 You're right. 335 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,330 Right to the jugular. 336 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:41,403 All I'm doing is making excuses for my driving. 337 00:25:42,908 --> 00:25:45,070 I guess the kid just ain't what he used to be. 338 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:47,278 Hey, come on, Tim. 339 00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:48,905 All right. Move her out. 340 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:52,779 Tim. 341 00:25:57,356 --> 00:25:58,824 Let's try that mountain trail, huh? 342 00:26:11,136 --> 00:26:14,038 The American car has left Checkpoint B, 343 00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:16,007 well behind the Soviets. 344 00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:20,638 Rjukan is 19th, and in the last position is the American car 345 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:23,773 driven by Tim Sanders and Jaime Sommers. 346 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:36,061 Oh, look. There's somebody who didn't make it. 347 00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:37,289 The German team. 348 00:26:37,362 --> 00:26:39,194 I wonder where the Russians are now. 349 00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:03,351 Taking the extremely treacherous and dangerous route 350 00:27:03,422 --> 00:27:05,084 through the town of Ariram. 351 00:27:05,157 --> 00:27:08,685 It appears that the Americans are going to take that route also. 352 00:27:13,398 --> 00:27:15,958 Tim, the Russians are taking it, too. Come on. 353 00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:26,169 We wish them good luck. 354 00:27:26,245 --> 00:27:28,805 We're going back to catch up with the leader, Scappini. 355 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:48,023 Oh! My stomach! 356 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:50,569 Keep your eyes closed. We're out of sick bags. 357 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,044 Hey, we're catching up to the Russians. 358 00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:13,988 Come on, you dumb car! Come on! 359 00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,543 You can do it! Come on! 360 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:35,941 We got them, Tim. Go! 361 00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:49,327 You drive like a woman. 362 00:28:56,468 --> 00:28:57,595 Oh, go! 363 00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:02,568 We can't make it! 364 00:29:06,645 --> 00:29:07,908 Tim, we could have had them. 365 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:09,642 We could have won. What are you... 366 00:29:13,952 --> 00:29:15,011 But, why? 367 00:29:15,487 --> 00:29:17,388 You heard the man. I drive like a woman. 368 00:29:19,825 --> 00:29:21,589 Chauvinism intended. 369 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,288 You didn't answer my question. 370 00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,761 Oh, I thought you knew the Tim Sanders story by now. 371 00:29:25,831 --> 00:29:27,322 How he was the golden boy of racing, 372 00:29:27,399 --> 00:29:30,369 who got too much too soon. 373 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:32,427 He couldn't handle the pressure and cracked. 374 00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:35,133 He got careless at Indianapolis and nearly killed himself. 375 00:29:36,174 --> 00:29:37,733 I'm a loser, Jaime. 376 00:29:39,011 --> 00:29:41,242 Bartholomew was crazy to hire me. 377 00:29:41,313 --> 00:29:44,681 Bartholomew happens to think you're the best driver in the world, 378 00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:46,878 and after what I just saw coming up that mountain, 379 00:29:46,952 --> 00:29:48,129 I'm not about to argue with him. 380 00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:49,416 Oh, cut the pep talk! 381 00:29:49,488 --> 00:29:54,586 I am so sick and tired of hearing that self-righteous "you can do it" line. 382 00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:58,860 Yeah, you know, I guess you're right, Tim. 383 00:29:58,930 --> 00:30:01,798 I'm sorry. Yeah, you really can't do it anymore. 384 00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:04,860 You, uh, just can't cut it. 385 00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:06,636 You're a 29-year-old has-been. 386 00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:09,672 Is that what you want to hear? 387 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:13,644 What do you want from me? I'm admitting it. 388 00:30:14,212 --> 00:30:17,876 It's not the car. It's not the course. It's me. 389 00:30:19,151 --> 00:30:20,779 I can't hack it anymore, so get off my... 390 00:30:20,852 --> 00:30:23,720 The only reason you can't hack it anymore is because it's in your head. 391 00:30:23,789 --> 00:30:25,029 That's the way you're thinking. 392 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:28,884 Listen, Tim, I used to be a tennis player, 393 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,691 and I know a self-psych-out when I see one. 394 00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,356 Hey, you just beat yourself. 395 00:30:33,565 --> 00:30:34,794 So what? 396 00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:43,785 I suppose the next thing you're gonna tell me is that, uh, 397 00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:45,277 I'm afraid of winning, right? 398 00:30:47,212 --> 00:30:49,272 Well, you've only got two choices. 399 00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:51,749 And winning certainly can't be as bad as losing. 400 00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:07,590 Come on. Let's find those Russians. 401 00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,404 Tim. 402 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,816 Jaime. It'll explode. Jaime! 403 00:33:26,538 --> 00:33:28,097 You could have been killed. 404 00:33:45,056 --> 00:33:47,992 The steering wheel. No steering. 405 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,352 Sabotage. 406 00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:54,759 Sabotage. 407 00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:12,341 Who? I don't know. 408 00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:24,786 Any word? 409 00:34:24,863 --> 00:34:26,274 The rescue chopper spotted the smoke. 410 00:34:26,298 --> 00:34:27,538 They should be here any minute. 411 00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:30,093 Guess the only thing we can do is wait. 412 00:34:30,168 --> 00:34:32,000 No, no. We got to get going. 413 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,470 There's nothing more we can do here. 414 00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:44,260 Helicopter rescue is on the way. 415 00:35:00,398 --> 00:35:02,958 There they are, the team from Hong Kong. 416 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:05,594 They're the leaders and they're gonna beat us, unless... 417 00:35:05,737 --> 00:35:07,069 Give me that map. 418 00:35:10,075 --> 00:35:12,271 Now, they're taking this curved trail over there. 419 00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:15,371 The only way to beat them to Ariram and get back into the race 420 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:18,940 is to take this dried-up riverbed right over there. 421 00:35:19,851 --> 00:35:22,480 Okay. Let's go. 422 00:35:27,392 --> 00:35:29,588 Sure hope we don't run into a flash flood. 423 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:02,855 What happened? 424 00:36:03,428 --> 00:36:04,953 Rear axle's stuck. 425 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:06,760 Marooned's more like it. 426 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:08,322 Come on. We can push it off. 427 00:36:09,134 --> 00:36:10,466 We can give it a try. 428 00:36:24,549 --> 00:36:26,381 One, two, three! 429 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:38,019 It's amazing what you can do when you try, isn't it? 430 00:36:38,096 --> 00:36:40,497 Come on. Come on. Let's take them, Jaime. 431 00:37:04,723 --> 00:37:06,817 Yeah, we beat them! We beat them! 432 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:08,553 Now we got to beat them to Ariram. 433 00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:28,204 Tim, stop! Just stop! 434 00:37:31,316 --> 00:37:32,978 What's the matter? Are you sick? 435 00:37:33,051 --> 00:37:35,816 Tim, I have to go into a bar right back there. 436 00:37:35,887 --> 00:37:37,651 What are you talking about? 437 00:37:37,722 --> 00:37:39,802 They're gonna catch up with us in less than a minute. 438 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,450 I don't have time to explain it right now. 439 00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:45,262 Jaime, we can win this. 440 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:49,029 I can win it for the first time in four years, 441 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:51,296 and you want me to stop? You're crazy! 442 00:37:51,402 --> 00:37:54,133 Why? Give me a reason. 443 00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:55,673 I can't, Tim. 444 00:37:56,141 --> 00:37:57,803 I'm not giving this one up. 445 00:37:58,643 --> 00:38:01,477 Tim! Wait a minute. Believe me, it's important. 446 00:38:02,147 --> 00:38:03,809 You said winning this was everything. 447 00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:05,908 I work for the government, 448 00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:08,353 and I've got to pick something up in that bar. 449 00:38:08,419 --> 00:38:11,253 And it's only gonna take me a few minutes, okay? So, will you wait? 450 00:38:11,322 --> 00:38:13,723 Please? See you. 451 00:38:17,896 --> 00:38:19,125 No! 452 00:38:22,367 --> 00:38:23,494 Tim! 453 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:56,728 Hi. 454 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:01,199 I came to pick up the tape. 455 00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:09,377 I came to, uh, pick up the tape. 456 00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:18,380 It's a tape. 457 00:39:18,456 --> 00:39:20,167 It's a very small little cassette thing like... 458 00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:22,126 It's about that big, you know, 459 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:23,337 and it goes around in a circle... 460 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:27,298 Lady, I speak English, and I know what a tape cassette is. 461 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:29,365 But aren't you supposed to give me something first? 462 00:39:30,568 --> 00:39:31,627 Oh! 463 00:39:33,471 --> 00:39:34,564 Sorry. 464 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,244 This all they gave you? 465 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:42,473 That's it. 466 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:45,710 You got a credit card? 467 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:47,308 Come on. Give me the tape! 468 00:41:28,353 --> 00:41:30,447 Tim, we had them. We could have won. 469 00:42:05,556 --> 00:42:08,492 Bartholomew feels that you're the best driver in the world. 470 00:43:35,413 --> 00:43:36,745 What's going on? 471 00:43:53,865 --> 00:43:55,865 Let's go. Would you please tell me what's going on? 472 00:43:55,933 --> 00:43:57,196 Who were those people? 473 00:44:00,204 --> 00:44:02,400 Your legs and the way you threw that wrench... 474 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:03,600 Tim, will you just drive? 475 00:44:08,813 --> 00:44:10,611 Look. It's Scappini. 476 00:44:13,351 --> 00:44:15,013 Come on, Tim. We can win. 477 00:44:28,633 --> 00:44:31,102 Carlos Scappini still has a commanding lead. 478 00:44:31,302 --> 00:44:32,634 He's way out in front, 479 00:44:32,703 --> 00:44:34,695 and it looks like he'll be the sure winner 480 00:44:34,772 --> 00:44:37,867 of the Dasht-I-Ravar 500-mile race. 481 00:44:42,613 --> 00:44:44,104 We're gaining on him now. 482 00:44:44,382 --> 00:44:46,510 Carlos Scappini proving once again 483 00:44:46,584 --> 00:44:48,519 what a tremendous driver he is. 484 00:44:48,586 --> 00:44:50,919 Now, they're all alone in number 230. 485 00:44:51,789 --> 00:44:56,056 Wait a minute! Another car has just pulled on from the Ariram trail. 486 00:44:56,327 --> 00:45:00,389 It is number 239, the American car with Sanders and Sommers. 487 00:45:00,598 --> 00:45:04,330 They're coming on strong and really putting the pressure on Scappini. 488 00:45:04,402 --> 00:45:06,337 Tim Sanders, the long-shot American, 489 00:45:06,404 --> 00:45:08,896 who had been going downhill for the last few years, 490 00:45:08,973 --> 00:45:11,533 is certainly making up for lost time now. 491 00:45:12,143 --> 00:45:14,135 We're gonna take him, Jaime. 492 00:45:14,212 --> 00:45:16,212 If my kidneys don't give out first. 493 00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:17,958 Sanders is doing better than 494 00:45:17,982 --> 00:45:20,349 110 miles an hour down there 495 00:45:20,418 --> 00:45:23,252 and closing the gap. Scappini hasn't seen him yet. 496 00:45:23,354 --> 00:45:25,220 And is he in for a surprise! 497 00:45:25,823 --> 00:45:28,486 Sanders is almost on top of Scappini now. 498 00:45:28,559 --> 00:45:32,326 And he's done it. It's a two-car race for the first time. 499 00:45:32,396 --> 00:45:35,161 But there's a big obstacle around the next turn. 500 00:45:35,233 --> 00:45:36,233 Come on. Go, Tim! 501 00:45:36,300 --> 00:45:38,500 The course narrows near the Basti River. 502 00:45:38,669 --> 00:45:40,865 There's only room for one of those cars. 503 00:45:40,938 --> 00:45:43,339 They're both maneuvering for position. 504 00:45:43,474 --> 00:45:46,000 Scappini trying to force Sanders off the road. 505 00:45:46,277 --> 00:45:48,075 Oh, Sanders is dropping... 506 00:45:50,181 --> 00:45:52,241 Beautiful piece of driving by Sanders. 507 00:45:52,316 --> 00:45:54,751 But there is still only room for one car. 508 00:46:02,393 --> 00:46:03,486 Come on. 509 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:11,460 And Scappini has bailed out! 510 00:46:14,405 --> 00:46:18,137 Carlos Scappini into the Basti River and out of the race. 511 00:46:24,415 --> 00:46:27,180 So, with only five miles to the finish line, 512 00:46:27,251 --> 00:46:31,188 the victory clearly belongs to Tim Sanders and Jaime Sommers. 513 00:46:31,656 --> 00:46:34,820 You really cooled him off again, huh? 514 00:46:36,761 --> 00:46:38,855 All right. We got a race to win. 515 00:46:39,263 --> 00:46:40,663 You've got it. 516 00:46:49,974 --> 00:46:51,203 Thank you. 517 00:47:01,185 --> 00:47:04,087 So, the tape is on its way back to Washington? 518 00:47:04,188 --> 00:47:05,188 Yep. 519 00:47:07,458 --> 00:47:09,378 What's gonna happen to the people who shot at us? 520 00:47:10,861 --> 00:47:14,354 I guess they'll be, uh, charged for sabotaging the cars. 521 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:17,632 Tim, you're a winner now. 522 00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:19,582 Are you gonna go back on the Grand Prix circuit? 523 00:47:20,237 --> 00:47:21,296 Yeah. 524 00:47:23,074 --> 00:47:24,474 It's something I have to do. 525 00:47:28,145 --> 00:47:29,145 You? 526 00:47:30,781 --> 00:47:32,340 I'll go back to Ojai and teach. 527 00:47:34,885 --> 00:47:36,444 I'm really happy for you, Tim. 528 00:47:38,656 --> 00:47:39,919 You know, 529 00:47:41,492 --> 00:47:43,586 I know I didn't win that race by myself. 530 00:47:43,661 --> 00:47:47,564 Look, Tim, if anything, I held you back. 531 00:47:47,698 --> 00:47:49,343 I mean, if I hadn't been in that car with you, 532 00:47:49,367 --> 00:47:50,892 you could have won that race by a mile. 533 00:47:53,504 --> 00:47:54,699 Yeah, you're right. 534 00:48:03,748 --> 00:48:06,946 Tim, driver's ready to take you to the airport. 535 00:48:15,826 --> 00:48:19,729 Thanks for the chance, Mr. Bartholomew. 536 00:48:21,198 --> 00:48:22,757 We couldn't have done it without you. 537 00:48:28,005 --> 00:48:29,837 You won't be in my next race, will you? 538 00:48:32,042 --> 00:48:34,102 You don't need me, kid. You're a winner. 539 00:48:48,893 --> 00:48:50,020 Bye. 540 00:49:05,042 --> 00:49:06,135 So... 541 00:49:14,785 --> 00:49:16,310 To the winner. 542 00:49:30,167 --> 00:49:33,103 And to the woman who made him a winner.