Vert Wheeler is a 16 year old lone skateboarder/surfboarder who just got his driver's license. It was released on VHS and DVD on December 2, 2003, and was followed by a sequel, titled Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers (2005).
The video game Hot Wheels: World Race was based on the television series. The film was distributed on DVD by Family Home Entertainment and Artisan Entertainment.
Hot Wheels: World Race is a 2003 computer-animated sports action film based on the Hot Wheels television series Hot Wheels: Highway 35 – World Race that premiered on Cartoon Network from July 12 to Augwhich includes five episodes, 'Ring of Fire', 'The Greatest Challenge', 'Desert Heat', 'Frozen Fire' and 'Wheel of Power' divided into a feature film.