Sand

The second last round of the Great Race begins, taking Hot Shot and the other contestants through the course in the Diablo Desert. As Hot Shot becomes trapped in sinking sand, Brakedown attempts to help him at the cost of compromising his own participation in the race. Dirt Boss is disqualified when Ransack and Crumplezone abandon him, leaving only Ransack, Crumplezone, Hot Shot, and Override in contention. On Jungle Planet, the Autobots and their new friends battle the allied Decepticons after being tricked by threats and a friend trapped under a rockslide. Sideways tells them he is working undercover to compromise Megatron's organization, but his true allegiance is unclear. Landmine contacts Optimus to tell him he found Coby and the Mini-Cons on Speed Planet. Hot Shot convinces Optimus and Jetfire to let Coby stay.