This film takes place in California with a man by the name of "Grant Willard" (Brian Donlevy) having parked his car on the side of the road to watch an illegal drag race about to take place between two brash men. His interest is subsequently rewarded when he watches one of these young men careen off the road into a nearby building which allows the more aggressive driver named "Rick Bowman" (Richard Davalos) to win the race. Unfortunately for Rick, however, the police arrive much too quickly and after a brief chase manage to arrest him and haul him off to jail. This fortuitous turn of events allows Grant the opportunity to talk to him and, after posting his bail, gets him to agree to take part as a driver in a Figure 8 stock car competition. A venture, it should be noted, that Grant has invested quite a bit of money for his own personal agenda. Yet even though this isn't the type of racing Rick prefers, his aggressive nature soon casts him in the spotlight and this newfound fame puts him in a head-on collision of sorts with the top driver at this race named "Hawk Sidney" (Sid Haag)--with even better drivers looming on the horizon for both of them. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I knew something was a bit off with this film when I noticed that it was dated in 1969 but filmed in black-and-white. And the longer the movie ran, the more convinced I became that this picture was filmed at a slightly earlier time. I can't explain it, but something just didn't seem right. Sure enough, after some brief research, I discovered that the movie was actually filmed in 1967 and subsequently released two years later. Be that as it may, for a low-budget movie of this type, I found it to be enjoyable for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
