

Hot Shot got off to an early lead, followed closely behind by Override and Dirt Boss. Running on foot is a perfectly viable strategy in a road race. Landmine, Red Alert, Clocker, and Brakedown managed to take fourth through seventh, leaving Ransack and Crumplezone to limp in in 8th and 9th. He then flattened his supposed allies to take third. Meanwhile, Dirt Boss got around the obstacle by going off-road, allowing him to quickly catch up to Ransack and Crumplezone. In an impressive display of timing, Optimus Prime drove right into the hole to let Hot Shot successfully use the commander's back as a ramp onto the final stretch to take second by the use of his Cyber Key Power. Trailing just behind Override, Ransack and Crumplezone blew up a bridge to stymie the other racers. Hot Shot recovered first and quickly jumped into fourth place, annoying Dirt Boss. The two then caught up to the leading three, causing Hot Shot and Dirt Boss to crash into each other. However, the troublesome twosome managed to jump ahead by clever use of Ransack's springs and smokescreen power. Hero Their efforts were initially thwarted by Optimus Prime blocking their way, while Red Alert and Landmine dropped back to keep an eye on them. Meanwhile, Ransack and Crumplezone held back, intending to shoot the other racers from behind. Feeling run down?" "Shut up, Crumplezone.

Once he was moving steadily, Hot Shot sped ahead into third place. Hot Shot suffered a mechanical error, and so Red Alert pulled him along in his slipstream to get up to speed. In the basic stage, Override jumped to an early lead, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Dirt Boss (seen as a strong competitor).Override (previous winner, favourite to win).

In Earth year 2030, a very special Cup was staged, as the Velocitronian competitors were joined by several racers from Cybertron who were seeking the Cyber Planet Key.
