[gentle chimes]
♪ ♪
[hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[singer] ♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
[man] Come on!
[singer] ♪ No way, there's no way ♪
♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ Try it, you punk, go ahead and jump ♪
♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
[man] You got this!
♪ There's no way ♪
♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ Try it, you punk, go ahead and jump ♪
[singer] ♪ You ready yet? Put it in motion ♪
♪ I been round the town, I just needed the [indistinct] ♪
[man] 350 down on the car, baby!
Come on, Wes!
[engines revving]
♪ ♪
[engines revving]
[tires screeching]
[engines roaring]
[tires screeching]
[engines roaring]
[singer] ♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ No way, there's no way ♪
♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ Try it, you punk, go ahead and jump ♪
[engines screeching]
[singer] ♪ No way, there's no way ♪
[Wes] Oh, no. Oh, no.
[cheers and applause]
[sirens wailing]
Shit!
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[police] Officers in pursuit on the base,
a male suspect on motorcycle.
[engines revving, tires screeching]
[singer] ♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ No way, there's no way ♪
[police] Requesting military clearance.
NP for--shit!
[singer] ♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
[siren wailing]
[police] Officer down!
[singer] ♪ No way you're gonna stop me now ♪
♪ Try it, you punk, go ahead and jump ♪
♪ ♪
- [tires screeching] - [Wes] Ah, ah!
[police 1] Stay down!
[police 2] Stay on the ground!
- [police 1] Don't run! - [police 2] Hey, get down!
- [police 1] Stay down. - [police 2] Get down!
[police 1] Get down!
[police 2] Don't resist!
[police 1] Get down and stay down.
[police 2] Hands behind your back!
[police 1] Break, soldier!
[dramatic music]
[police 2] Stop resisting.
[police 1] Affirmative, requesting medical assistance.
Officers injured.
Soldier in custody.
♪ ♪
[indistinct shouting]
[buzzing]
[guard] Come on, Wes. [keys jingling]
[door clanks, creaks]
[woman] It says here your last civilian address
was in Topeka, Kansas?
Uh, maybe. Yeah, my mom's house.
[woman] Is your mother alive?
No.
[woman] And your father?
Why is that necessary?
[woman] This evaluation is designed to help you
transition into civilian life.
And you do understand that all of your VA benefits
will be forfeited due to a bad conduct discharge?
Finding employment with a BCD will be challenging.
We can help get you a certificate in construction.
When can I get my bike back?
[rock music]
[engine revving]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm sliding through mountains ♪
♪ And I'm riding through storms, yeah ♪
♪ Well, I'm caught in this landscape ♪
♪ Looks like my old man outshone me ♪
♪ My grandpa was a riding man ♪
♪ And he, he taught my dad well ♪
♪ They ride up to the rocky parts ♪
♪ And they end up in hell ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Well, I got this old blackbird ♪
♪ That's been around for years ♪
♪ I feel it all started as a man out here ♪
♪ Well, I traveled through the daytime ♪
♪ When standing with years ♪
♪ Bury souls in the nighttime ♪
♪ Just to make ends meet... ♪
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
[rock music playing]
♪ ♪
[announcer] Experts, 600-class, second call.
Experts, 600-class, second call.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[man] Horse shit, man.
Little ****stuffed it into my apex, and I get flagged.
Take a breath, man.
Dean Miller?
The hell do you want?
Uh, I need to talk to you.
And you are?
I'm--
you knew my mom, Laura Neal.
Well, you're, uh...
- Wes. - You're Wes, yeah.
Hey, man, I was wondering if maybe we could
go talk somewhere.
Ah, look, kid, now's not the best time to do this, OK?
What's this, exactly?
This.
OK.
Hey, look, man, don't do that.
There's a bar down the road, Maggie's.
Want to grab a beer?
All right.
Everything all right?
No, it sure as shit ain't.
[rock music playing]
[Dean] Check out this big old scar.
Left turn hit and run.
Everybody want to be the one to take out the legend--
Dean Miller, speed killer.
That is so sexy, baby.
[Dean] Of course it is.
Yo, kid, you want another beer?
[indistinct chatter]
Good.
Go get us one, and grab a couple more for the girls.
Hey, you leaving?
I figured we'd talk after a couple of beers.
That's fine, man. I got to get going.
Wes, come on.
I'm trying, here.
Yeah, right. This is you trying.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Shit.
Listen, man, you smoke?
I smoke this shit for chronic pain
and because my back's all ****ed up.
Purely medicinal.
[clears throat]
I was sorry to hear about your mom.
She talk about me?
Look, I didn't come here for you to, like,
own up to anything.
I'm not looking for a father.
Why did you come here?
I want to race.
Race--like, professionally?
You just decided this?
I've been thinking about it for a while.
How old are you?
Are you really asking me that?
You know how old I am.
Look, man, your time has passed.
Kids these days are getting scouted at 13.
What about you?
Me?
I've been on that track for 25 years.
I do it for my fans and because it's fun.
It did not look like that today.
Yeah, well, I can't help being competitive.
It's in my blood.
Well, maybe it's in my blood too.
Look, kid, it's not gonna happen.
Thanks for your help.
Hey, I'm doing you a favor.
Yeah, you've been doing me a lifetime of favors.
I'll find someone else.
[Dean] Hey.
The bike's pretty beat up.
I run a shop in town--
Legacy Speed Shop.
Why don't you come by?
I'll give you a tune up on the house.
Sure.
Cool.
[engine revs]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[bell chimes]
[man] Here you go, Camila.
[radio playing]
♪ ♪
Here you go. Everything good?
- Yeah. - Thank you.
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ I hope ♪
♪ I believe my baby's there... ♪
[bell chimes]
[server] Refill, sir?
[singer] ♪ And start all over ♪
♪ I hope you can't go wrong ♪
♪ Run away someplace and start all over ♪
♪ But without you, I can't run... ♪
[engine revs]
♪ ♪
Let me know if I can help you with anything.
Actually, I'm looking for Dean.
He said he runs this shop.
This is my shop. I run it.
You're the young man from yesterday, right?
[Wes] Yes, sir.
[man] Hmm.
Yo, you made it.
Yeah, I don't think my Drix will get me back to Kansas
without an oil change.
It's OK if you missed me.
Ain't nobody ever missed you.
Wes, this is Abel. Abel, Wes.
You told him that you run the shop?
I do run the shop. You own the shop.
I run the shop.
[Abel] Like hell you do.
He's just upset because he hasn't been laid
since Reagan was president.
And you haven't won a race since Bush was president.
I'm talking about the first one.
Come on, you want to see where monsters are made?
Enjoy your nap, old man.
This old man writes your checks.
Don't forget that.
Nice meeting you, kid.
[Wes] Nice to meet you too.
[Dean] This is it.
We do pretty much anything--
service, maintenance, high performance, full repairs.
[Wes] Jesus, what happened to this?
[Dean] This?
A car jumped out in front of it up on Dragon's Tail.
Dragon's Tail?
Yeah, it's not too far from here.
It's one of the best motorcycle roads in the country
and one of the most dangerous, as you can see.
Shit, I want to ride it.
I can take the afternoon off.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[engines rev]
♪ ♪
You follow me. Stay at my pace.
You got that?
♪ ♪
[engines revving]
♪ ♪
[car horn blares]
[car horn beeps]
[Dean] Pull over!
♪ ♪
[Wes] Woo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo!
Hey.
What in the hell do you think you're doing?
Pulling that hairball crap-- you get us both killed.
You got some kind of death wish?
Shit, man, I think you're just
pissed because you got beat.
Got beat?
Man, this is the street, not the track.
And that was me at 10%.
You got some balls on you, though.
I'll give you that.
So get me on the track, man.
Man, the track is no picnic, OK?
It requires discipline.
I can be disciplined.
I find that really hard to believe.
All right, I'll take you to the track.
But I'm not babysitting your ***.
You do this shit again, we're done.
[alarm beeping]
[rock music]
♪ ♪
Shit.
You said 6:00 a.m.
I said 7:00 a.m.
It's after 8:00, man.
Are you gonna sit there and complain,
or are you gonna load your bike up,
so we can go to the track?
Come on.
Yo, give me five minutes to wash my **** off.
Get her loaded.
♪ ♪
Champagne, kiddo-- the smell of a winner.
Let's see what you got.
All right, we're gonna take an easy lap,
so you can read the track.
Hey--easy.
[engines revving]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[whooping and hollering]
[tires screeching]
Shit.
[slow clapping]
Well done.
Ha-ha!
[laughs]
I'm glad you think it's funny.
[Dean] Oh, shit.
Damn, that's the quickest I've ever seen
anyone go down here, rook.
You didn't even crash right.
Hey, look, you can play glory hound
all you want up on Dragon's Tail.
But out here, you don't stand a chance.
Stick to the streets, kid.
Hey, pick up what's left of your bike
and throw it on the truck.
Where are you going?
I'm not wasting my track day because of you.
Son of a *****.
What am I gonna do about the bike?
Strip it.
Sell what you can. Make a few hundred bucks.
Look, man, I really need this.
The ****you do.
Ain't nobody need this shit.
Listen, man, you don't understand.
I don't understand?
I got a titanium rod holding my goddamn back together.
It ain't no picnic.
I know that.
I just did six months in prison, man.
My life ain't been no ******* picnic, either.
You did time?
Yeah.
Where?
Fort Leavenworth.
So you were discharged.
You don't need this.
You want this.
But do you really want this?
I got $76 to my name right now.
I got no job.
I can barely afford to stay in this shitty motel.
The only thing keeping me from losing my mind
is the belief that I might have the chance to do the one
thing that I know how to do.
So, yeah, I really want this.
If I train you, you got to do every ******* thing
I say, understand?
I understand.
All right, repeat after me.
I don't know how to ride.
Good.
That's the first step in your training.
Be at the shop Monday morning.
[truck door closes]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[bell chimes]
- Hey. - Hey.
What happened to the motorcycle?
I crashed it.
Bummer.
I mean, if it helps in any way,
I do like your new ride better.
It's cute.
It's temporary.
I have to ask, are you on the run from the law or something?
What makes you say that?
Because it's the third time I've seen you here this week,
and I've never seen you before that.
No, I'm just new in town.
Nobody's new in this town. Do you have family here?
No. I'm here to race motorcycles.
That explains the crash.
Yeah. It's going real well.
Sounds like it.
OK, what can I get for you?
Uh...
just eggs, scrambled, and toast.
Cool. You got it.
Keep the change.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Hey, do you think maybe you want to grab
a drink with me sometime?
I don't date customers.
OK, yeah.
Hey, what if I promise to never eat here again?
That make a difference?
Camila.
Wes.
Frankenstein.
That's what we call a bike pieced together.
I had this old Suzuki 650 Twin in my garage.
It's not track-ready, but we can salvage what we need.
I'll pay you back every cent.
[Dean] I know you're good for it.
Let's get to work.
Hand me that torque wrench.
Yep. Thank you.
Man, I can't tell you how many bikes I've built from scratch.
[Wes] What was the first?
[Dean] '72 Honda Elsinore 125.
Is that when you started racing?
[Dean] Nah, that was a few years after.
Always been a boyhood dream of mine.
After I moved down South, Abel took me under his wing.
Turns out the old ******* knows just about everything
there is to know.
When did you start to ride?
Some older kids in the neighborhood had dirt bikes.
Did a lot of stupid shit.
Surprised I'm still alive.
I think that's part of the reason we do it.
Getting real up close and personal with death
makes us feel alive.
[Abel] Hey, Dean.
Yo.
[Abel] Got a lady here wants to see you.
Ooh.
Take a little break.
- Hi, young lady. - [lady] Hey, baby.
You ready to have some fun?
[Dean] Let's go.
[Abel] How's the bike coming?
Good.
That's good.
What's left?
Yeah, I'm not real sure.
We were supposed to finish it today, but--
Yeah, Dean has a little habit of sometimes
not finishing what he starts.
Meantime, you looking for a job?
Yeah.
Yes, sir, actually.
I could use some help selling the stuff up front.
Keep this place tidied up.
OK.
[Abel] One of the perks working for me--
you get to learn how to build these machines on your own.
[chuckles]
Hell yeah.
Does that mean, "I accept" nowadays?
Yes.
I accept.
How you doing?
What's going on?
Something I can help you with?
Yeah, I'm looking for back protection for my son here.
He just started riding his first dirt bike.
Cool, man. What bike?
It's a CRF110.
Wow. That's a serious bike.
Whoa. What's that?
[Wes] That's a Triumph Daytona 765.
It's a serious bike too-- iconic.
Can I sit on it?
I wish, man.
The old man won't even let me sit on it.
Maybe one day, buddy. So those back protectors.
[Wes] Yeah, got some back protectors here.
[engine revving]
Well, how does it feel?
It's different-- it's a lot lighter.
Front brakes are strong too.
The back tire wants to come off the ground.
You'll get used to it.
You're running lower horsepower than most of these other guys,
so you'll have to take them in the corners,
not the straightaways.
Most of these kids don't know how to take
a corner, including yourself.
Every time I see you approach a corner,
you let off like you're pulling into your ******* garage, man.
It's either full throttle or full brakes.
Everything in between is for *********.
Turn your intercom on.
[intercom chirps]
[♪ Goat: "Let It Burn"]
I'm in your brain bucket, rook.
You're forced to listen to me now.
[laughs]
[engine revs]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ The sky lights up once again ♪
♪ Like sunrise rode at his fall... ♪
[Dean] You're coasting through that section.
Jesus, on the gas or on the brakes.
Everything else is a waste of time.
♪ ♪
Keep that throttle pinned.
Don't you dare tap those brakes, man.
You have to be outside.
When you see the cone, you brake, and you brake hard.
Then you ease off the brake, tip your front,
and you start to crack that throttle.
Then you look down the line, and you throttle through.
Full throttle.
♪ ♪
[Wes] I'm not used to this bike, man.
It's too goddamn light.
It's your balls that are too goddamn light.
You're not supposed to be thinking.
It's like dancing with a chick, not that you'd
know anything about that.
But you got to feel it.
Feel the rhythm back and forth, back and forth.
Feel the rhythm.
You got to feel these corners.
Sway back and forth--
[Wes] Would you shut the hell up?
[intercom chirps]
Did that ******* just turn me off?
[upbeat music]
Racing is physical, like any sport, but specialized.
You got to be lean as possible and flexible,
but strong as hell--
pushing you to the limits, 100%,
riding on the back of a missile.
It's going to take everything you got to turn
that bike over lap after lap.
45-second rest.
10 down, 10 back.
♪ ♪
Racing isn't just physical, though.
It's mental.
Anyone can ride on adrenaline.
You got to fight your instinct to survive.
You're going to hit a threshold that you
won't be able to get past.
And when you're going 200 miles an hour,
your brain is telling your body that it's gonna die.
You got to find a way to tell it to ****off
because unless you're willing to risk everything,
you're already dead.
You keep your chest on that tank,
or I'm going to tie your **** to the handlebars.
Break, break hard. Break, break, break.
What did I tell you?
Man, what did I tell you? What did I tell you?
What did I say? [intercom chirps]
Hello? Wes?
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ I left you ♪
♪ The sky lights up once again ♪
♪ Like moonlight's right at his boat ♪
♪ You did this ♪
♪ You showed me ♪
♪ ♪
[Dean] There you go.
Looking good, kid.
♪ ♪
Man, I forgot how much fun that was.
I spent so many years competing.
Sometimes, it's nice to just ride.
Reminds me of why I got started.
First time I got on two wheels,
it was like it was already a part of me.
And it's strange, man.
The faster I go, the calmer I feel, so--
So you just need to keep going faster.
Yeah.
You know what I think, kid?
[Wes] What?
I think you're ready for your first race.
[laughs]
You ready?
Yeah, I'm ready.
Yeah.
[Wes] Let's go!
[Dean] Look how beautiful that is.
[soft music]
[Camila] I'm glad you called.
You completely disappeared from the diner.
I mean, I was just following the rules.
You told me you don't date customers.
Fair.
That's what you said.
Yeah, I know, yeah.
I was gonna call you earlier,
but I've been busy with training and work.
Where do you work?
Motorcycle shop in town.
So motorcycles are your thing.
Yeah.
That's my thing.
[laughter]
You ever ridden?
No, God, no. I'm too scared.
- Too scared? - [Camila] Yeah.
I'm too scared. They're incredibly dangerous.
Isn't everything worth doing dangerous?
Not when you're dead.
I mean, once we're dead, we won't know it, anyways.
Yeah, but what about the people in your life?
[chuckles]
Well, that's never been an issue for me.
I'm sorry.
That got dark real quick.
What about you? How was your week?
My week was good.
Yeah, I'm doing double duty with school and work,
so I really--
I'm really enjoying this drink, for sure.
That's cool. You're going to school?
Yeah, nursing school.
Have you always wanted to do that?
No, I used to want to be on Broadway.
- Broadway? - Yeah.
- New York Broadway? - No.
Broadway Virginia, actually.
There's a great theater for plays there.
Yes, of course, Broadway New York.
I got a scholarship to NYU, which is pretty crazy.
- Wow. - So I was there for a year.
Then just life happened.
I guess it wasn't for me.
You wanted to be a nurse?
I wanted to take care of people.
Oh, my God. This song is so good.
Can we dance?
Oh, no. Yeah, I don't dance.
Come on. Have you ever tried?
Yeah, I can't-- I can't dance.
You're not scared of death, but you're scared of dancing.
I'm not scared. I just--
Come on.
It's my only day off, so I'm gonna dance.
If you want to join me, then come.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Close ♪
♪ To you ♪
♪ ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ ♪
[Dean] How you feeling, young buck?
I'm good. You?
I feel like I'm gonna puke.
Don't worry about me, man.
I ain't worried about you.
I had six Jagerbombs last night.
[Bobby] The infamous Dean Miller.
****me.
Bobby and Cody.
[announcer] Novice Middleweight Twins,
second call.
[Bobby] Who's the kid?
This is Legacy's newest rider, Wes.
Wes, Bobby and Cody.
Farrell Performance-- we're the competition.
Mm-hmm.
You're finally hanging up the suit, huh, Dean?
So I can spend the rest of my days golfing like you?
Never.
No, I'm sitting this one out.
- My back is acting up. - I bet.
You see what happens when you ride for another 10 years.
[Bobby] He'll be a MotoGP champion in 10 years.
[Dean] You think?
You know, Cody here just got an ex-factory bike.
- Is that so? - Yeah, that's so, man.
I got to do something to stay ahead of you, right?
Well, you have to stay ahead of him now.
He's on the Twins for now.
But he'll be riding Supersport in no time.
Well, I'm looking forward to it.
- [Bobby] We got to head out. - [Dean] Sure.
Best of luck to you, Wes.
[Wes] Thanks.
[Bobby] Abel.
All right, Bobby.
[Dean] *********.
Who's that?
[Abel] Bobby Tresco.
He runs Farrell Performance.
It's funded by one of the wealthiest
families in the state.
Cody's the grandkid.
Yeah, Cody thinks he's a racer,
but he's just some spoiled little rich prick who
thinks he knows how to ride.
[announcer] Novice Middleweight Twins,
third and final call.
All right, hey, that's you. Come on.
Remember, full throttle, full brakes.
It's just like dancing.
Grip it and rip it, OK?
Let's dance.
Make it so.
[exhales]
Give 'em hell.
[Dean] All right, boys, coming down.
[grunts]
[tense music]
You got this.
♪ ♪
[engine revs]
♪ ♪
[announcer] All right, folks, now we've got
the Novice Middleweight Twins.
♪ ♪
50 years later, I still love it.
[announcer] There's a lot of great competition
in the Novice Middleweight Twin class.
Precision, momentum does make this race a great race.
Come on, Wes!
[engines revving]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[announcer] There is the green flag.
Riders are ready.
And 3--
[engines revving]
♪ ♪
[Dean] Come on, Wes.
Let's go, Wes!
♪ ♪
Yee-haw!
Come on, Wes! You got this!
[Abel] Come on.
Looks like he's already got himself a groupie.
He's choking it, man. Come on, get to the outside!
♪ ♪
Hey.
Hey, look at that. I taught him that outside pass.
And I taught you that outside pass.
[announcer] We are midway through this race, folks.
♪ ♪
[Dean] Let's go, boy. Come on, boy!
Let's go!
Real nice.
♪ ♪
[announcer] Neal around the outside
of the number-three position.
[Wes] Come on, come on.
[announcer] That's the final lap.
♪ ♪
[Dean] Now, now, now!
Come on, son.
♪ ♪
Come on, Wes. Come on, Wes!
Come on!
[cheering]
[announcer] We have just seen a stunning ride
here for the rookie, Wes Neal.
That's my son!
Hey!
[announcer] Blast to the checkered flag, wow.
- [Wes] Whoo-hoo-hoo! - Whoo!
Beautiful.
Looks like we got ourselves a thoroughbred, here.
[Abel] He might be better than you were at that age.
[Dean] Once we get him on the big boy bikes,
then we start making some real money, be good for the shop.
[Abel] The shop's fine.
Let him enjoy it.
♪ ♪
[announcer] First place in the Novice Middleweight Twins
class goes to Wes Neal of Legacy Speed Shop.
[cheers and applause]
My boy, Wes!
♪ ♪
That was amazing.
Hey, what did I tell you, greatest feeling
in the world, right?
Right?
- Who's this? - [Wes] This is Camila.
- [Dean] Hello, Camila. - Hi.
I am Dean, Wes's trainer and father.
- Nice to meet you. - [Dean] Nice to meet you.
- Abel. - [Dean] Let me see this.
Wow, man, let's go into town
and get some celebratory drinks.
- Want to come? - No, I got a night shift.
You guys have fun, though. It was nice to meet you.
- [Dean] Check that out. - I'll walk you out.
- Hey, nice to meet you. - [Camila] Nice to meet you.
She's trouble.
You would know.
[Wes] Thank you. Thank you.
[Camila] You didn't tell me your dad was training you.
[Wes] He ain't my dad. He's Dean.
It's complicated.
[Camila] Okay.
Hey, thank you for coming all the way out.
Of course.
And I've got to say, you're pretty good.
It was more than I was expecting.
Yeah, you and me both.
If I was ever gonna ride on the back of one
of those things, I think it's safe to say
I'd want you driving it.
So you want to go for a ride?
No, I said if. Don't get too cocky.
Now you know I can dance, you can't get enough of me, huh?
[laughter]
[both chuckle]
[rock music]
[Camila] Bye.
♪ ♪
[Abel] And I'll let you know.
All right.
I'll call you, but it'll be a little bit.
It's not gonna happen-- go to my office.
It's, you know, something that--
I'll let you know as soon as it comes in, all right?
[door clicks open]
Sit down.
You smell like a goddamn liquor store dumpster.
I know.
I had--
You won your first club race, so you went out
and you got drunk and show up two hours late to my business
when I didn't have to hire you in the first place.
It won't happen again.
It better not.
Look, kid, Dean is like a son to me.
But what you don't understand is that he's not--
A father. I know.
I'm not looking for one.
I came here to race.
I promise, I won't let you down again.
I'm sorry.
Now this ain't about me.
This is about you.
Get to work.
[Dean] You hurting?
You stranded me.
Man, I don't even know how the ****I got home.
You got me in trouble with Abel.
Nah.
Old man plays a hard-***, but he knows
talent when he sees it.
I'll talk to him.
By the way, I put plates on Frankenstein.
What bike am I supposed to race?
My R6.
My back's ****ed up.
I'm going to sit another one out.
I feel like I'm just starting to ride the Twin pretty well.
You want to keep racing weekend riders for trophies?
If you want to run MotoAmerica or World Superbike,
you got to race 600-class.
It's the only way to make real money.
Hey, man, you can do this.
Trust me.
You got that Miller blood.
[laughs]
[announcer] Grand Prix.
It looks like a decent start from Rossi, who's--
[Dean] Look at Valentino Rossi, man.
Look how deep he gets into those corners.
[Wes] That's impossible, man.
How does he do that?
[Dean] Sacrifice.
That dude did nothing but eat, sleep, and dream motorcycles
since he was four years old.
He was never married, didn't have kids to look after,
dedicated his entire life to his craft.
His reward?
$10 million a year to travel around the world
and race motorcycles.
That's the dream.
My old man had me when he was 19.
His dream was to become a prizefighter.
Mom made him quit after she had me and my brother.
Most miserable man I ever met.
Yeah.
You can't let life get in the way
if you're destined for greatness.
To greatness.
[Wes] To greatness.
What happened to the red bicycle?
Traded it, straight up.
- [Camila] Hi. - Hi.
Do you trust me?
Um, yeah, I think I do.
[Wes] Let's get this on you.
Don't make me regret this.
It's cute.
Stop.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[Camila] My dad used to take me fishing here when I was a kid.
[Wes] It's beautiful.
Dean seems pretty cool.
I guess.
I just met him.
He left my mom before I was born.
Why did you find him now?
I wanted to race.
You can't race in Kansas?
[chuckles]
I knew Dean was out here.
I knew he raced.
But I never looked him up, you know?
He didn't care enough to find me, so why should I find him?
But I needed someplace to get started, so I came out here.
Are you trying to rebuild that relationship at all?
Like as a father and a son?
No.
He doesn't deserve that.
I met a lot of my dad's girlfriends
after he left my mom.
His most recent one is my age.
That's tough.
The anger and resentment
just used to eat at me constantly, all the time.
It drove me insane.
So one day I just forgave him.
And then, yeah, I finally felt free, somehow.
Not for him or anybody else other than me.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[laughing] You're happy?
You're excited? I missed you.
How was Grandma's house? Did you have fun?
Yeah.
Um, Wes, this is
my son, Leo.
Hey, man.
Hi.
- [Camila] Do you like it? - [Leo] Yeah.
It's fun. Hold on to that.
Oh, wow.
Why don't you go with Grandma?
I'm just going to talk to your friend, OK?
- [Leo] OK. - [Camila] Say bye.
- [Wes] Bye, Leo. - Bye.
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want to scare you off.
I know it was selfish of me, and I shouldn't have.
But I totally understand if you don't--
What?
It's a little late for that.
He's a sweet boy. I can tell.
He is.
He's the light of my life,
the best thing that ever happened to me.
What?
I got to get to the track.
I'll call you.
I hope so.
Yeah.
[soft music]
I'll call you.
♪ ♪
[Dean] Remember, you're dealing with about 50
more horsepower on that bike.
It's all high RPMs.
Keep her screaming.
Over 8,000 RPMs, that should explode, so feel it out.
Pull it too hard,
you'll be chewing old gum off the asphalt.
Don't be scared.
[Wes] Don't make me shut the walkie off.
[engine revving]
♪ ♪
[Dean] Take it easy, now.
Slow and steady.
I said easy.
[Wes] This thing is too top-heavy, man.
I'm not used to it yet.
Just ride the ******* bike.
Yo, you better not crash my baby, Wes.
That bike's like a child to me.
♪ ♪
Something wrong?
[Wes] I don't know, man. You tell me.
Bike doesn't feel right.
[Dean] Doesn't feel right?
I hand you a $50,000 race bike,
and you tell me it doesn't feel right?
I think I should keep riding the Twin,
get some more races under my belt.
Jesus Christ, what is it with you kids these days, man?
Everything's always got to feel right.
Listen, you finish top three in open Supersport,
you qualify for the nationals.
That's more sponsors' eyes on you.
That's what you wanted, right?
Look, I'm just trying to help you, kid.
Your expiration date is fast approaching, OK?
The choice is yours.
Come on.
Let's go.
[Abel] Hey, kid.
[Wes] Hey.
Slow today.
It's slow every day.
How's everything going?
Good.
Yeah, I'm just gearing up for this next race.
I'm on the 600 now.
Yeah, I heard.
And off the track?
Good?
Yeah.
Hey, man, I can't thank you enough for this job.
It's really helping me out.
You're doing great.
I just might be able to retire.
[laughs]
Here.
Consider it a bonus.
Abel, I can't take this.
You deserve it.
Thank you.
And, hey, I noticed the Triumph is gone.
Yeah, I finally sold it.
[soft music]
[Camila] Good, good, good.
You're really good at this.
Got to pull it hard. Pull it hard.
Now pull the throttle.
Pull the throttle-- hard, hard, hard, hard.
- Pull it, pull it, pull it. - You're so fast.
Hey!
Did you win?
[Leo] Yeah.
[Camila] Yeah?
[Wes] Can I get one of these motorcycles?
[worker] Sure. Which color?
I'll do the black one.
[worker] Black, here you go.
♪ ♪
Thank you.
- [Camila] Is it fun? - [Leo] Yeah.
There you go. [laughs]
He's hooked.
Yeah, I blame you for that.
[Leo] Vroom, vroom, vroom.
It's nice to see him this happy.
It's been hard for him lately.
He's been asking about his dad a lot.
I just keep saying his dad went on a long adventure.
♪ ♪
Have you thought about telling him?
He may not understand now, but he'll
appreciate it when he's older.
♪ ♪
[Camila] How is he?
[Wes] He's out.
Thank you.
He's a cute kid.
He is.
[Dean] There you go, Wes.
[Wes] Hey.
[Camila] It's Wes.
[Wes] Leo, how you doing, bud?
- [Leo] Doing good. - [Camila] Hi.
[Abel] Oh, now that's a cool little motorcycle, Leo.
[chuckles]
[Dean] Hey, Wes, let's go.
Almost race time.
All right, buddy, I'll see you soon.
It's nice to see you're OK.
You too, I'll see you later.
- All right. - You too.
Hey, listen to me, I need you focused out there, OK?
I am focused.
All right, all right. Just making sure.
Hey, I didn't know she had a kid.
Yeah, he's a good kid.
Cool. Cool.
You see Cody out there?
Take him out.
What do you mean, take him out?
I mean, run his *** off the ******* track.
Spoiled little prick doesn't know how to ride that thing.
He's a danger to every other rider out there.
You'll be doing everyone a favor.
Don't worry about it.
He's got a top of the line airbag suit.
He'll be just fine.
We good?
- Yeah? - [Wes] Yeah.
- [Dean] OK. - [Wes] Bike good?
[Dean] Bike is good.
Whoo!
[Bobby] Good luck, rookie.
[Cody] This will be fun.
[announcer] Expert 600-class, second call.
Expert 600-class, second call.
[Dean] Hey, who's this little guy?
Oh, he's my son, Leo.
Leo, hey, would it be cool if that was you out there one day?
That'd be pretty cool, right?
No, we're just gonna stick to tricycle riding for now, OK?
Oh, they progress pretty quickly, darling.
I mean, just look at your fellow out there,
from prison two podiums in two months.
I'm very proud of what he's done.
Anyway, listen, you enjoy the race, OK?
And don't forget, you're gonna root for Wes really loud--
Wes, Wes, Wes, Wes, go.
- OK. - OK, nice to meet you, buddy.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[announcer] Welcome to the Georgia Regional, folks.
On the line now in the Open Supersport 600-class.
[engine revving]
♪ ♪
Did he throw up yet?
No, he's good.
[announcer] Points leader Cody Farrell
trying to maintain the season lead,
and rookie phenom, Wes Neal is jumping
from the Twin to the 600-class.
Keep an eye on him.
Here we go.
The red has come up, and they're off.
Jesus, kid, take it easy.
[announcer] And a great start by Cody Farrell.
♪ ♪
He's pushing too hard.
Let him find it.
♪ ♪
There you go, kid.
Go, Wes!
[Leo] Go, Wes!
♪ ♪
Go, Wes, go, Wes, go, Wes.
Now.
[announcer] Wes Neal up to third place now.
Cody Farrell-- still in the lead.
Neal is closing the gap on Farrell.
♪ ♪
Come on, kid. Get it.
Come on.
♪ ♪
[announcer] Not sure what happened there.
[Dean] Hey, where's the flag?
That was intentional.
Pull the black flag!
[announcer] Wes Neal crosses the line in fourth.
[Wes] Shit!
[announcer] And there's a black flag.
Cody Farrell has been disqualified.
[Wes] What position did I fall to?
[Abel] Don't worry about that. Everything is OK.
[Wes] Cody cut me off.
I know.
[Dean] Hey, Cody intentionally ran him off the track!
[Bobby] You can't handle a good *** whipping, can you?
You punk-*** son of a *****!
******* Cody.
Don't touch him!
[Dean grunts]
Let me go!
Get my *******--
Back off!
Get off me!
[Bobby] You're a deadbeat piece of shit who shouldn't
be allowed in here, you brat.
[Dean] Come here, you joke!
[Bobby] Go to your trailer park, you ******* loser.
Get the ****off me!
[Bobby] Get out of here, Dean!
Camila! Camila, wait.
- Hey, I'm sorry. - [Camila] Stop, Wes, no.
I'll call you later.
[Dean] Bobby, you piece of shit!
I'll kick your ***!
What the ****are you doing?
Cody intentionally ran him off the track.
Isn't that what you told Wes to do?
He should have!
He'd be on the podium right now.
Damn.
He's wearing the name of my shop.
You guys here are disgracing me and the sport.
[Dean scoffs]
You listen to me.
- [Dean] What? - Take Legacy off that suit.
Hey, I'm the one who made a name for Legacy and for you.
You're delusional, Dean.
You haven't won a professional race in 20 years.
Man, ****you.
I got injured.
Yeah, you got injured.
But instead of you pulling yourself up like a man,
you ended your own career.
You could have come back.
I watched you piss it away.
Well, I'm done.
You know what?
I'm the one who's ******* done.
I don't need you, old man.
I'm taking this kid to the top.
Or you're dragging him to the bottom.
Yeah, walk away, Abel.
We don't need you, man.
Kid, you all right? - Yeah, I'm good.
You good? - All right, good.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hey, let's go get a drink, man.
Now, listen to me.
I'm looking out for you, and you don't listen to me.
We're lucky Cody got flagged, or you'd be out of the final.
What was all that with you and Abel?
Man, that shit goes back a long way.
I'm tired of carrying his *** with nothing to show for it.
We don't need him.
We don't need him?
I'm leaving the shop.
We both are.
I'm broke, man.
I can't do this without a job.
[Dean] Man, don't worry about it.
I got enough to hold us over.
Come live with me.
We'll train full-time, none of this half-assed shit.
It's the only way to take it to the next level.
You win this next race, and we are
guaranteed to get on a team.
With that comes sponsorship deals.
I'm talking six figures in your first year.
[rock music playing]
♪ ♪
Don't you think we're moving a little fast?
Look, kid, if you don't want to do this,
let me know now because I'm putting
my *** on the line for you.
No, man, it's not that.
That girl?
Uh-huh.
How long did she wait to tell you she had a kid?
Right.
Man, be careful.
She got daddy eyes on you.
It's all lovey-dovey now.
But you wait a couple of years, and you look around,
you going to be a fat failure with three kids
wondering what the hell happened to your goddamn life.
And by then, it's too late.
To being the lucky ones.
♪ ♪
I'll go get us another round.
[knock at door]
[Abel] Come in.
Hey.
I'm sorry about yesterday, the race.
A lot of guys are gonna come after you in this sport.
But you don't beat them by slugging them.
You beat them with skill.
I'm gonna need to start training full-time,
so I can get that skill,
take me to the next level.
So I'm letting you know that I'm leaving.
OK.
And, Abel, I just--I want
to say thank you for everything you've done for me.
Don't mention it.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[engine revs]
[Dean] Couch is yours.
Beers in the fridge, and there's
some snacks in the pantry.
I tend to keep it pretty lean around here, though.
You're on the Dean Miller diet now, the diet of champions.
[Wes] I really appreciate this, man.
Just till I get back on my feet.
[Dean] Yeah, well, hey, this could be fun.
We got years to catch up on, right?
Hey, you know what I was thinking?
What?
That all this happened for a reason.
All of what?
Well, I mean, if I would have stayed
with your mom, done the whole ordeal, then none of this
would have happened.
And now look, you're about to be on the pro circuit.
All right, new regimen starts at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Get some rest.
[♪ Marcy Playground: "The Shadow of Seattle"]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Rain ♪
♪ Like tin angels falling down ♪
♪ Like a mission, and we're halfway there ♪
♪ From some old, dried-up, fried, forgotten town ♪
♪ Why ♪
♪ Won't they let us be ourselves? ♪
♪ With our potential, we could toe the line ♪
♪ And show the *******s up with our divine ♪
♪ Light ♪
[muffled moaning]
[Dean] Tighten it up. Come on.
What you doing, man?
Yo, bring it in.
Looking kind of sloppy out there.
What the hell's going on?
Something feels off.
[Dean] What's something?
You got to be more specific, or we can't fix it.
- You understand? - [Wes] I don't ******* know.
[Dean] OK, we're gonna do another run-through,
and we're gonna tweak every inch of that bike
until it feels right.
Kid, now is not the time to start losing your shit,
three days before your next race.
You ride like that, and we're both ****ed.
Do you understand?
Relax, relax, relax.
Mm, here.
Take a drag.
There you go.
Breathe, breathe.
There you go. Listen.
Take it easy, kid.
Take it easy.
I don't think it's the bike.
You know, I used to get so nervous I'd throw up
before every big race.
Remember when I said racing wasn't just physical,
it's mental?
I got this shit-- doctor-prescribed.
Been taking it for years.
I don't take it to get high, just,
you know, put me in the zone, right?
Hyper-focus without all the nerves.
A lot of the big boys take it.
I'll be fine.
I know you will.
I'm just saying, it's there if you need it.
Come on. Let's go.
- Hey, I'm sorry... - No.
- I didn't call. - No.
This is why I don't date customers, Wes.
- Wes, no. - I'm sorry I didn't call, OK?
My head's been all ****ed up.
I wasn't waiting for your call.
The second you hit that guy--
you shouldn't be near my son.
I'm sorry, Camila. I was wrong.
I shouldn't have done that, OK?
I lost my cool. I was wrong.
Is that why you went to jail?
What?
No.
Dean said you went to prison.
Of course he did. Of course he did.
Is it?
I went to a military prison for six months, OK?
I was challenged to a street race for money.
Why didn't you tell me?
What, am I supposed to offer that up like,
hey, I just got out of prison,
you want to get a drink with me?
It would have been nice to know.
Well, it would have been nice to know about Leo too.
That is not the same.
- That is the same. - No.
- How is that different? - That is not the ******* same.
He's my son.
You didn't want to scare me off.
Look, I'm sorry if I crushed your little fairy tale, OK?
I was never looking for a fairy tale.
No, you were looking for a father for Leo.
Is that it?
Wes, you're a wannabe motorcycle racer
that lives in a motel.
That is not what I was looking for.
He was right.
All this does is get in the way.
Then leave.
Good luck with everything.
Good luck to you too.
Good luck with Dean.
[Dean] Oh, shit.
You scared the shit out of me, man.
I forgot you were here.
[Wes] Where were you?
[Dean] I had a bit of a day drink.
It turned into a bit of a nightcap.
You want one?
[Wes] No.
What the ****is that?
You don't recognize it?
No.
You gave it to me.
I did?
When?
When you left.
You told my mom to give that to me
and to say that your dad was out there being a superhero,
racing motorcycles.
She said that?
Yeah, I remember that.
What happened with you and my mom?
I thought you didn't want to hear about that stuff.
I changed my mind.
I met Laura in church, if you can believe that.
She was beautiful.
I asked her out.
We had a good time.
Didn't see her for a couple weeks.
Then, one day, she shows up at my job.
She says that she's pregnant and that it's mine.
And she wants to keep it--
keep you.
But I had ambitions, man.
I had my whole life ahead of me.
So you just left.
I was 21, man.
****was I supposed to do, throw my life away?
It was her choice, not mine.
But I was your son.
Oh, ****, here we go.
I knew this shit was coming.
I was just trying to talk to you.
No, you're not. You're ******* scared.
- What am I scared of? - Success.
You wait until right before the biggest
race of your life to start laying this shit on me.
Come on, man. You're ******* terrified.
Just like you were when you walked out on me and my mom.
You ungrateful little shit.
I have done nothing but help you out
since you showed up here.
Jesus Christ, man. I train you.
I build you a ******* bike. I get you a job.
I let you live at my house.
Doesn't that mean something?
What does it mean? Tell me what it means.
It means that I care.
You don't ******* care.
You're doing this shit for yourself.
I'm your ticket out of this ******* shit hole.
You missed your shot, Dean.
Now you're stuck here with your shitty ******* trophies.
You believe that, huh?
You think you're some golden ticket?
Well, I was young once too, and I was better than you.
You think I'm using you? You know what?
Get your shit, and get the ****out of here, man.
Go on. Get the ****out of here, man.
[Wes] Get your ******* hands off me.
Don't ******* touch me. Don't ******* touch me.
You can't hurt me anymore.
You can't hurt me anymore because I waited up for you.
I waited up for you every ******* night--for you.
For you, you ******* worthless piece of shit!
- [Dean] Then ******* hit me. - ****you.
- Hit me. - No!
- Come on! - No.
[Dean] Hit me, hit me!
I did split on you.
I was afraid.
Come on, hit me.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[sobbing]
What did you ******* do?
♪ ♪
[police sirens wailing]
[police 1] Put your hands in the air!
Let's go, put your hands in the air right now!
Put your hands in the air.
[police 2] Don't make us say it again.
Hands in the air!
♪ ♪
[Wes] Sorry.
[Abel] I know.
What about the girl?
It didn't work out.
It's complicated.
One thing I've learned in my 72 years
is everything worthwhile is complicated.
You ever marry?
Angie. She was the love of my life.
Lost her in a car accident back in '92.
I was out of the state racing.
She kept asking me to retire, so we could start a family.
I kept telling her, just one more season--
kept chasing the glory.
But, really, I was running--
scared shitless of being a father...
Because I never had one.
That's a pain I live with every day.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
Bathroom's down the hall.
You can stay as long as you like.
Thank you, Abel.
No booze.
And we wake up early around here.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[vehicle approaching]
Are you gonna say something?
Will you give me a minute to gather my thoughts?
Want me to grab a pen, some paper?
Would you quit ******* with me?
The way I see it, it takes a big man to apologize.
Unfortunately, I'm not a very big man,
so I can't promise you this apology
is gonna be any good.
Dean, we don't need to do this.
I do.
My old man, Eddie...
ah, he used to beat the shit out of me.
I used to wish that he would just get up and leave for good
and just take off.
But he never did.
As much as I hate myself for saying this,
I don't think I would have made any better a father
to you than he was to me.
So I apologize for putting hands on you the other night.
And for leaving you and for walking
out the door on your mom.
But you were always better off without me.
I don't believe that.
It's the truth.
You didn't miss out. I did.
I lost.
You know why I came here?
Because you wanted to race.
I wanted to know who you were.
Well, what do you think so far?
Pretty cool, huh?
[laughs]
So where does this leave us?
Free, I guess.
Good luck out there, kid.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Holy shit, Abel.
[Abel] Some of the bikes I've collected over the years,
things I couldn't let go of.
♪ ♪
[Wes] You're the one who bought it.
I acquired it.
A man has to have one vice.
♪ ♪
She'd be a lot happier out on the track,
rather than sitting in here.
Abel.
I've seen you out there.
You got the gift.
And Dean has taught you well.
It'd be a shame to let that go to waste.
♪ ♪
[engine revs]
♪ ♪
[knock at door]
Hey.
What are you doing here?
I need to talk to you.
No.
I want to apologize.
No, I don't want any apologies.
It'll just take one second, please.
I don't--no.
We can talk out here.
I didn't tell you about prison because I--
Because I'm ashamed, you know?
I thought you'd run.
But for the first time in my life,
I feel like I'm going somewhere.
And I got this race tomorrow that could change everything.
And I'm asking you to be there because I
want you in this future.
It doesn't work without you and Leo in it.
I'm happy for you, Wes.
I really am.
But you're going to be risking your life every day
on that motorcycle, and I'm gonna be here worrying.
I'm sorry, Wes.
Camila, Camila, please.
I'm sorry.
♪ ♪
[Leo imitating motorcycles revving]
[announcer] Beautiful race day here at Road Atlanta.
♪ ♪
[Wes] You got to be kidding me.
What's he doing here?
I have no idea.
♪ ♪
[Wes] Hey.
What are you doing?
You sparked something inside me.
I'm back, and I'm gonna kick your *** today.
[tense music]
[announcer] Experts 600-class, second call.
Good afternoon, everybody.
Welcome to the MWRA Championship
at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
It all comes down to this.
[muffled announcement]
Veteran Dean Miller returns to the track after an injury,
and Dean's son, rookie Wes Neal,
looking red-hot this season.
We'll see what he can do on a Triumph Daytona.
[Camila] Wes!
♪ ♪
[announcer] Austin Ford, row 5.
Cody Farrell is on the grid in third position
on the Kawasaki.
♪ ♪
It's time to get going.
♪ ♪
[indistinct] As they head up the hill.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Let's go, Wes!
Come on!
♪ ♪
[tires screeching]
[announcer] Newcomer Wes Neal is making great progress.
He's in third. Come on!
[announcer] And we're halfway.
[engines revving]
♪ ♪
- [Camila] Come on! - [Abel] He's moving.
[announcer] Cody Farrell is first, Dean Miller is second,
Wes Neal, third.
♪ ♪
[Cody] Get off me, old man!
[Dean] You little prick.
Kill switch!
[Cody] Oh, shit.
[Dean] Ha-ha!
[announcer] Cody Farrell drops out of first.
[engines roaring]
♪ ♪
It's now Dean and Wes. That's it.
Come on, Wes! Come on!
[announcer] One lap to go.
♪ ♪
Come on, Wes!
[announcer] Here they come through the final third.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
No!
♪ ♪
[cheering]
[announcer] Wes Neal takes the win.
[Wes grunts]
[gasping]
♪ ♪
[sirens wailing]
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[cheering]
[singer] ♪ Oooh ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Kerosene in my veins, and I'm ready to go ♪
♪ Like a match to the flame, I'm feeling out of control ♪
♪ Gonna be a good night to start a fire ♪
♪ Start a fire ♪
♪ Gonna let that smoke rise higher and higher ♪
♪ Higher and higher ♪
♪ I feel it in my blood ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ I'm about to start it up ♪
♪ I'm about to lose control ♪
♪ I feel it in my blood ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh, in my, oooh, in my ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up, start it up ♪
♪ Got that glitter and gold on the 4th of July ♪
♪ Are you ready, are you ready? ♪
♪ Come on, go for a ride ♪
♪ Gonna be a good night ♪
♪ Give me that green light, give me that green light ♪
♪ Give me that green light ♪
♪ I feel it in my blood, I feel it in my blood ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ I'm about to start it up, I'm about to start it up ♪
♪ I'm about to lose control, I'm about to lose control ♪
♪ I feel it in my blood ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh, you're mine, oooh, you're mine ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up, start it up ♪
♪ Oooh, start it up ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up, start it up ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Start it up, start it up, start it up ♪
♪ Oooh, you're mine, oooh, you're mine ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I feel it in my blood ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
♪ I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ Oooh, you're mine, oooh, you're mine ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪