Cars 32017

Chick Hicks:
Welcome back to Chick's Picks with Chick Hicks, staring me, former and forever Piston Cup champion Chick Hicks! [imitates fanfare] This just in: Rookie Jackson Storm slams the proverbial door on Lightning McQueen! [laughs] I could've enjoyed if I'd beaten McQueen myself. Oh, wait, I have! [chuckles] But enough about me. Here to tell you how it happened is professional number-cruncher Miss Natalie Certain!

Natalie Certain:
It's a pleasure to be here, Chick. And, actually, I prefer the term "statistical analyst."

Chick:
Right. So, who is this mysterious newcomer Jackson Storm? And why's he's darn fast?

Natalie:
It's no mystery when you study the data, Chick. Jackson Storm is part of the next generation of high-tech racers unlike the veterans of yesterday.

Chick:
What? Old-timers like this guy? [gestures to a picture of Lightning and laughs]

Natalie:
Um... right. Storm achieves his top speed by exploiting the numbers. I refer, of course, to racing data, tire pressure, down force, weight distribution, aerodynamics, and next-gens like Storm are taking advantage. The racing world is changing.

Chick:
And for the better if it means my old pal Lightning is down for the count. Am I right, Certain?

Natalie:
Well, if I'm certain of anything, Chick, it's that this season is about to get even more interesting.