After Lightning failed to repave the road correctly, Doc challenged him to a race, in which Lightning lost by understeering and hitting cacti due to him not knowing how to corner on an unbanked turn. Doc's one token attempt to explain drifting to Lightning was met with misunderstanding and skepticism, leaving Doc disillusioned and bitter about the young, selfish racecar.
When Lightning failed to properly resurface the road, Doc proposed a challenge, which resulted in Lightning losing due to understeering and colliding with cacti because he lacked experience handling an unbanked turn. Doc's attempt to instruct Lightning on drifting was misunderstood and met with skepticism, causing Doc to become disenchanted and resentful towards the young, egotistical racing driver.