The Last Race
aka "Tha Last Donut"
Airdate: 7/07/01
The team's struggle for their last donut
makes Lucas swerve out of control and get pulled over,
getting him a trip to driving school.
Nadira dons a new, classier look to go
rob a jewelry store.
She makes a getaway with her new mutant
boytoy, Dash, who is an excellent driver.
The next morning on another heist, Nadira
and Dash are stopped by the Rangers.
Seems like Dash and Lucas are old
friends. Lucas urges him to leave Nadira's side, but
Dash hops back in the car and takes off with her.
He later tells the rest of the team about
how he and Dash were friendly rivals on the track as race
car drivers, and how Dash was imprisoned after his
reckless driving hurt people.
Nadira and Dash takeon civilian guises
and go on another shopping spree.
Dash ditches Nadira to have lunch with
Lucas, where he challenges him to one last race. Lucas
accepts.
Lucas brushes up on his skills as he
serves time at driving school
Coincidentally, he runs into Dash and
Nadira making another getaway. Dash begins the last race.
Lucas swerves in and makes Dash stop,
barely stopping him from hitting a group of kids. Dash
thinks twice about his behavior.
Nadira won't accept her driver's change
of heart, so she zaps him, and gives him armor that also
controls his actions.
The other Rangers arrive ready to back
Lucas up.
The out of control Dash knocks out the
Rangers and goes straight for Lucas.
Nadria fires a blast at the Rangers.
The explosion exposes Dash's DNA, making
him grow.
The Rangers use the Time Force Megazord
to blast off Dash's armor.
Dash comes to his senses,and lets the
Rangers take him in.
Lucas puts his old buddy on ice, and
knows that one day he will be back on the fast track.
Lucas gets a visitoratwork - the driving
instructor shows up to get race car driving lessons.
Comments:
As soon as a I saw that asian saleperson, I knew
it was to accomodate Sentai footage.
Bananas and ketchup - yum yum!
They should have given the cop the last donut,
maybe he wouldn't have given Lucas the ticket.
