- Hey, everyone.
Max in the Cars Garage here,
and joining me today is the best brother
on the planet, Alex.
- Hi!
- Today, I'm going to be reading Alex, one of the stories
from the world of Disney Pixar Cars,
and we're gonna do it right here in our own bedroom.
Are you ready to read this awesome story with me?
- Yeah!
- All right, let's jump right in.
Today, we're gonna be reading the story,
"Pit Crew to The Rescue."
Disney Pixar Cars, "Pit Crew to The Rescue."
It had been an exciting afternoon in Radiator Springs.
Lightning McQueen was on TV,
talking about the big Piston Cup tiebreaker race.
"Do you think he can beat Chick Hicks?" Sally asked.
"Lightning can be anybody!" said Mater excitedly.
"We should head on out there to cheer him on.
He needs us," Doc said.
"Whoo-ee!
A road trip!" Mater shouted.
The road to California was long.
To keep from getting tired,
the cars stopped at several rest stops.
"Hey, look," Mater called out as he peered
over the edge of a cliff.
"That town is just like Radiator Springs."
"There's only one Radiator Springs," Doc said.
"But I do think you found us a shortcut."
Mater beamed.
Then he realized that Guido was missing.
Worried, Mater went to look for the little forklift.
Mater found Guido at the end of the line of cars.
It was hot, and little Guido had fallen way behind.
A frantic Luigi begged Mater, "Please help Guido!"
Doing a tight U-turn, Mater spun around
and hooked the weary forklift onto his tow cable.
Mater was going to give Guido a lift to California!
"I hope you don't mind lookin' at where we've been
instead of where we're going," Mater said.
Finally, the Radiator Springs gang arrived
at the Los Angeles International Speedway.
It was almost race time!
Sarge took command.
"Flo, oil stand over here.
Guido, tires and tools right there."
"Pit stop!" Guido shouted.
Shaking with excitement, he went to work.
Ramone was itching to do some painting.
Doc had a suggestion.
"Try snazzing up this pit.
We need to show off our star car."
"Where is Lightning?" Mater wondered.
"Come on, Mater," Doc said.
"Let's find the kid."
There were so many cars around
that Doc and Mater had trouble spotting Lightning.
"There he is!" Mater shouted.
Doc turned to look, but Lightning was already gone.
Determined to find his friend,
Mater began a search of his own.
"Lightning McQueen!" Mater shouted.
"Where are you at, buddy?"
Just then, Mater spotted the tent for Rust-eze,
Lightning's racing sponsor.
Maybe his friend was in there.
Inside, Mater found himself surrounded by rusty cars.
"Hey, your Lighting's pal Tow Mater!" Said an old van.
"How about a free sample, Mater?" said a grinning blue car.
"It will take some of that rust off your bumper."
"Rust? On me? Where?" Mater asked, alarmed.
Suddenly Flo rushed in and took Mater away.
"Come back soon!" The rusty cars called.
Mater and Flo went in search of decorations
for Lightning's pit area.
They found a truck that was selling lots of cool stuff.
Mater picked out some snazzy antenna balls.
"Oh, I like those," Flo said,
and then added some yellow banners
that matched Lightning's team colors.
"Looks like we're going to have a ball today,"
said Mater with a grin.
"Good one, Mater," said Flo laughing.
Doc was checking out the other crews
when he heard Chick Hicks say,
"I'm winning this time, no matter what I have to do.
I'm going to force The King
and that smart-alecky rookie off the track.
The cup is mine, boys."
Doc knew he had to warn Lightning
that Chick was up to his usual dirty tricks.
But where was Lightning?
Doc found Mater and told them about Chick's plan.
"We gotta warn Lightning!" Mater yelled.
"I think I saw Mack over there," Doc said.
"We've got to get closer.
If we can find Mack, we'll find Lightning."
"This is for press only,"
said a tough-looking SUV guard.
It looked like Doc wasn't going to get to Lightning in time.
"Sorry to let you down, kid." he said quietly.
Mater didn't like seeing Doc looked so sad and defeated.
"Here, Doc, this is for you,"
he said, tossing Doc one of the antenna balls.
"It has lightning's number on it, so you won't forget --
we're part of his team."
Doc grinned.
"You're right, Mater.
We came here to help our friend,
and that's exactly what we're going to do!"
Mater spun around and let out a holler.
"Whoo-ee! Here we come, Lightning!" He yelled.
"Let's get to the pit," said Doc.
And tell Ramone I need a special paint job!"
As he made a turn around the track,
Lightning McQueen saw his Radiator Springs friends
in the pit crew area.
They had come all the way to California to cheer him on!
"Hey kid, keep an eye on Hicks,"
Doc said over his radio headset.
"He's up to no good."
Lightning wasn't worried.
He knew that Doc and Mater and all his friends
were looking out for him.
Newly energized, Lightning gunned his motor
and took off down the racetrack.
Ka-chow!
(closes book)
- That was awesome!
- I know, right.
I really how Lightning can depend on his friends.
- Yeah!
- Well, thanks for watching!
And I hope you enjoy the story as much as we did.
- [Both] Bye!