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!
It's a pleasure to be here, Chick. And, actually, I prefer the term statistical analyst.
Right. So, who is this mysterious newcomer Jackson Storm? And why's he's darn fast?
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.
What? Old-timers like this guy? [gestures to a picture of Lightning and laughs]
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.
And for the better if it means my old pal Lightning is down for the count. Am I right, Certain?
Well, if I'm certain of anything, Chick, it's that this season is about to get even more interesting.
