Ahead of the Pack: Lead the Way by Ace Landers

New racers are always eager to rev it up over the red line. Their tires have all their tread and their plugs are sparkin'. They think they will always be at the head of the pack. But...

YOU ALWAYS NEED SOMEBODY WHO STAYS BY YOUR SIDE AND TEACHES YOU TO WORK HARD.

Young Cruz Ramirez is ready to cruise to victory, but who better than the grizzled old Lightning McQueen to impart some tricks of the trade and words of wisdom about the ways of the road.

EVEN WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN.

And one thing to remember, Lightning says, is that crossing the finish line first isn't the only prize for running a good race.

Ace Landers' Cars 3: Lead the Way (Disney Press, 2017) road tests the characters for the upcoming Disney film CARS3. In the \ Fabulous Hudson Hornet sporting a new coat of purple paint, Lightning dispenses vintage advice to his buddies, the boy racers, with the assistance of animation artist Garrett Taylor's Pixar-style illustrations of racing cars ready to take take to the track. With advice more for living life than racing cars, this one will still please young motorheads ready to hit the throttle for the opening of the the movie CARS 3.