With a $50 million prize at stake, racer Michael Singer (Billy Zane) partners with his father, Brian (Ray Wise), to build a rocket-powered vehicle that can break the existing land speed record of 1,000 mph — before a rival team can snatch the reward. The machine that father and son create has the power to do the job, but it could also end up being Michael’s coffin in the dramatic showdown due to be staged in the flat desert wasteland.