The true story of four student athletes from Carter High School in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s, whose bright futures irrevocably changed due to their off-field activities.

Fourteen-year-old Alice could have been the most popular kid in her small town, but her father's marriage has landed her in the "Big City". Alice immediately runs in to trouble with the school bully Rick. No matter what Alice does, Rick and his thugs are relentless in terrorizing the young girl and her new friends. The only way to put Rick in his place is to beat him at his own game, go kart racing.