Starting Line
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, Mattel, Nerd Corps Entertainment, Corus Entertainment
- Distributor
- Cartoon Network
Synopsis
Vert Wheeler is drawn by a freak storm into a BattleZone and finds himself pulled into an interdimensional war with the Vandals and the Sark for the fate of the world. When he saves the life of an alien being named Sage from the Vandals, his car is transformed into a high-tech weapon, and he becomes a defender of planet Earth. The next step is to recruit a team.
Characters
Vert Wheeler, Zoom Takazumi, Agura Ibaden, Stanford Isaac Rhodes IV, Krocomodo, Sherman Cortez, Spinner Cortez, Grace, Zemerik, Kalus, Hatch, The Sark, The Vandals
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Johnny Darrell, George Samilski
Producing
- Producer
- Ira Singerman, Irene Weibel
- Executive Producers
- Doug Murphy, Barry Waldo
- Supervising Producers
- Ken Faier, Ace Fipke, Chuck Johnson, Pamela Lehn, Audu Paden
- Associate Producers
- Vincent Edwards, Luis Lopez
- Line Producer
- Tina Chow
Writing
- Writer
- Sean Jara
Voices
- Voice
- Mark Hildreth (Vert Wheeler), Alessandro Juliani (Zoom Takazumi), Kathleen Barr (Agura Ibaden, Hatch), Noel Johansen (Stanford Isaac Rhodes IV), Brian Drummond (Krocomodo), Gabe Khouth (Spinner Cortez), Kira Tozer (Grace), Michael Dobson (Zemerik), Colin Murdock (Kalus)
Music
- Music
- Brian Carson, Mike Northcott
Animation
- Junior Modeler
- Aaron Dibbs
- Modeling Supervisor
- Jason Julich
- Lead Modeler
- Paul Dos Santos
- Senior Modelers
- Tim Magil, Nigel Metcalf, Tosh Suo, Joey Wilson
- Modelers
- Jason Chen, Edgar DeGuzman, Colin Robinson
- Animation Production Assistant
- Lynn Yuen
Art Department
- Art Direction
- Derek Toye
- Storyboard Directors
- Francisco Avalos, Kenny Park
- Storyboard Supervisor
- Colin Lorimer
- Storyboard Revision Artist
- Jae Harm
- Senior Designers
- Vangelis Christou, Andy Poon, Roland Sanchez
- Junior Designers
- Minkyun R. Kim, Vivian Tan
Visual Effects
- Render Wranglers
- Doug Foster, Bianca Lemus, Allison Taniguchi
- Special Effects Supervisor
- Ken Tsang
- Special Effects
- Wilson Luk, Craig Shiells
Production Management
- Production Coordinators
- Amy Benham, Lauren Rose
Companies and other credits
- Special Effects: Nerd Corps Entertainment
Production notes
Part one of a two-part origin story.
A team of teenage drivers has to stop evil forces from invading Earth! The Gateways to Earth are interdimensional battle zones with dangerous and unique challenges. The team must win the battle to own the zone and control the roads between the worlds.
A team of teenage drivers has to stop evil forces from invading Earth! The Gateways to Earth are interdimensional battle zones with dangerous and unique challenges. The team must win the battle to own the zone and control the roads between the worlds.