When a father and son novice racing team decides to enter the Baja 500 they face challenges to survive not only the race but drug dealers and corrupt Mexican military.

Okay. That they are thrill seeking junkies works for me as far as an initial motivation.

Okay. That they are thrill seeking junkies works for me as far as an initial motivation.

Thanks Tony. Interesting spin.

DPG: There will always be reasons not to do something in life. Life is hard. But, many are driven just by the thrill of attempting to do something. Can I face this and come out the other side?
Entering the race is not unreasonable. Hundreds of teams, both professional and amateur do it every year, but once they are in it they are in it. The whole point of the film is they are trying to get back home but must face life threatening challenges to do so. They no longer care about the race.

And, as Tony pointed out, if the relationship is estranged, then racing together could bring them together. Ultimately it divides them at first, but the challenges force them to work together (their arcs).

Hope that makes sense.