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strategy, it's very simple. You

start the race, wait for Lightning

McQueen to choke, pass him, then

win. Francesco always wins. It's

boring.

McQueen, waiting in the wings, rolls his eyes. He suddenly

notices something O.S.

McQueen's P.O.V. - It's MATER, appearing from a side street,

moving toward the pits, oblivious of the press conference.

DARRELL CARTRIP:

(TO FRANCESCO)

I gotta tell you, dude. You were in

trouble for awhile. That dirt track

section had you crawling!

As McQueen SNEAKS AWAY ---

FRANCESCO:

To truly crush one's dream, you

must first raise their hopes very

high.

IN MCQUEEN'S PIT GARAGE - Mater looks around for everyone as

McQueen approaches.

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MCQUEEN:

Mater.

MATER:

Hey McQueen! What happened? Is the

race over? You won, right?

MCQUEEN:

Mater, why were you yelling things

at me while I was racing?

MATER:

Yelling? Oh, you thought... that's

funny right there. Nah, see that's

`cause I seen these two fellers

doing some sort of karate street

performance. It was nutso. One of

them even had a flamethrower ---

MCQUEEN:

A flamethrower? What are you

talking about? I don't understand.

Where were you?

MATER:

Going to meet my date.

MCQUEEN:

Your date?

MATER:

She started talking to me as a

voice in my head, telling me where

to go ---

MCQUEEN:

What?

MATER:

Wait a minute -- I didn't screw you

up, did I?

MCQUEEN:

I lost the race because of you!

MATER:

Well, I'm sorry. I didn't mean ---

MCQUEEN:

An imaginary girlfriend,

flamethrowers. This is exactly why

I don't bring you along to these

things.

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MATER:

Maybe if I, I don't know, talked to

somebody and explained what

happened I could help.

MCQUEEN:

I don't need your help. I don't

want your help.

PRESS (O.S.)

Hey, there he is!!

The press finds McQueen, swarms him. Mater is pushed

backwards as the questions fly again.

PRESS:

- McQueen, you had it in the bag!

- Yeah, what happened?

MCQUEEN:

I made a mistake. But I can assure

you, it won't happen again.

On Mater. He takes this badly.

MCQUEEN:

Look, guys. We know what the

problem is and we've taken care of

it.

SMASH TO:

OVER FOOTAGE OF FRANCESCO and various other highlights:

BRENT MUSTANGBURGER

Lightning McQueen loses in the last

lap to Francesco Bernoulli in the

first race of the World Grand Prix

and three, count em, three cars

flamed out leading some to suggest

that their fuel, Allinol, might be

to blame.

FOOTAGE OF MILES AXLEROD, speaking to an aggressive press. He

must SHOUT over the press.

MILES AXLEROD:

Allinol is safe! Alternative fuel

is safe! There is no way my fuel

caused these cars to flame out!

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IN THE TV STUDIO - Darrell, Brent and David talk to camera.

DARRELL CARTRIP:

Well the jury may still be out on

whether Allinol caused these

accidents, but one thing's for

sure:
Lightning McQueen blew this

race.

Off a FROZEN IMAGE of McQueen crossing the finish line, a

look of severe consternation across his face ---

BRENT MUSTANGBURGER

Team McQueen can't be happy right

now.

--- MATCH CUT TO ---

INT. AIRPORT - JAPAN - DAY

--- McQueen's SMILING FACE, on a Team McQueen poster.

REVERSE to reveal Mater looking at it, sadly. He drives on,

passing (but not noticing) ---

--- GREM and ACER.

AT THE SECURITY CHECK - MOMENTS LATER. Cars take off their

tires, move through the metal detector. Mater waits in line.

A SECURITY CAR approaches Mater.

SECURITY CAR:

(in Japanese and English)

Come with me please, sir.

MATER:

But I'm gonna miss my plane.

IN THE ADMIRAL'S LOUNGE - MOMENTS LATER. The Security Car

leads Mater inside.

SECURITY CAR:

Right this way.

As they move past us the Security Car covertly drops a BALL

BEARING which rolls into a corner. The ball bearing then

sprouts MECHANICAL LEGS, tripods itself and IRISES out,

revealing itself to be a tiny CAMERA.

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