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Welcome
Wheelnuts!
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Haunted Castles?!
Ferocious Dragons?!
Ravenous Vampire Bats?!
If not, then turn back now!
If you can, then hold tight
and good luck!
MEET THE
WHEELNUTS!
!
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high-tech robot
c h o p i n g car in the universe.
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Driven by supersophisticated robots Nutz and
Boltz, this team is always happy
to use robo-gadgets to get ahead
of the opposition.
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The Wheel Deal
The Supersonic Sparkler
Petrolnella and Dieselina (known as
Nelly and Dee-Dee) are fairies with
attitude and with a sprinkling of fairy
dust, the Supersonic Sparkler has
a surprising turn of speed.
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The Jumping Jalopy
g m a gi
c
!
This grandfather and grandson team drive a not-alwaysreliable 1930s Bugazzi. Although determined to win on
skill alone, they are not above some
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PGR DE
U
‘old-school cunning’
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to keep in
oo
ll y u n d i
ic e-
er
the race.
w
!
This prehistoric car is driven
by the Dino-Crew—Turbo Rex
and Flappy, a pterodactyl and
all-round nervous passenger.
Powered by an active volcano,
GRADE this vehicle has a
UP
turbo boost unlike
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anything seen on
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Earth!
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yin
es
Dino-Wagon
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G R A DE
UP
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fir
on wheels!
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Dustin Grinner
G R A DE
P
U
and Myley
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Twinkles aren’t
just car drivers,
wo
r k s dis
they are actually
super-cheesy
pop singers and stars of
daytime TV. The Wheel
Deal, their super-soupedup stretch limo, is showbiz
Babies are great but they are
also gross, and nothing could be
more gross than this pair. Gurgle
and Burp are a duo
of high-speed babies
A
PGR DE
U
whose gas-powered
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Flying Nappy
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can go from zero to
b y fo o d
gross out in seconds!
!
Rust Bucket 3000
GRADE The Rust Bucket
UP
3000 is the most
The Flying Nappy
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VICIOUS
VAMPIRE
CAVE!
SPOOKYTANIA
BEASTLY
BIRDS!
TERRIFYING
TOBOGGAN
TRACK!
BEWARE OF
THE BEAR!
GHASTLY
GHOSTS!
WICKED
WITCHES!
DREADFUL
DRAGONS!
HAUNTED
FOREST!
GRUESOME
GIANT’S
CASTLE!
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CHAPTER 1
H
igh in the mountains, in a town square
surrounded by spooky buildings, haunted
castles and ghoulish roads, multi-billionaire
Warren ‘Wheelie’ Wheelnut had gathered the
most amazing collection of cars ever. Welcome to
Spookytania, home of the scariest racetrack
on Earth!
As with the start of all Wheelnut races, a large
crowd was there to cheer—but if you looked closely
you could see this was no ordinary crowd.
‘Howdy ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls—
or should I say ghouls and ghosts, phantoms and
spirits?’ said Wheelie. ‘Welcome to the second
“Wheelnuts! Craziest Race on Earth!”’ The whole
spooky crowd went wild. ‘The rules are simple—
there are no rules!’ he continued. ‘Now let me
introduce you to the Wheelnuts themselves!’
My fangs
are tingling!
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They don’t stand a
ghost of a chance.
‘Next up, the
Supersonic Sparkler!’
As the cars revved up their engines, Wheelie
introduced each team and asked them what they
thought of the haunted course.
Any ghosts want to get
lively? We’ve got the fairy
dust to make it a bust!
‘First up we have the Dino-Wagon!’
Any ghost in our way will
find this team has got teeth!
And wings!
We’ve driven the
haunted galaxy of
Spookulon 7!
‘Next, the Wheel Deal!’
We would actually love to
get some ghosts into our
next dance routine …
‘Over here we have
the Flying Nappy!’
We buuuuuuuuuuuuurp
in the face of fear!
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‘Say hello to the
Rust Bucket 3000!’
Our sensors do
not detect fear!
Fear? We eat fear
for breakfast!
With terror
for lunch!
‘And last, but by no
means least, we have
the Jumping Jalopy!’
So there we have
it folks, please give
a Wheelie big round
of applause for the
Wheelnuts!
‘Racing is all about winning and we have big
shiny trophies for the top three drivers,’ said
Wheelie. ‘Plus there are Wheelnut Gold Stars to
be won at checkpoints and in the world-famous
Wheelnut Challenge. You can use these stars at
the Wheelnut Garage to buy gadgets, cheats or car
upgrades! So there’s no excuse to go gently on this
ghostly track!’
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DONG!
DONG
!
It was time for the
race to start. Wheelie
climbed to the top of the
tallest, scariest bell tower. The
cars growled and roared as they
got ready to go.
Wheelie poked his head out
from the top of the bell tower.
‘I’m so excited I think even
my moustache may be haunted!
Now let’s get out there and get
driving!!!’ he bellowed, before he
rang the church bell.
The Wheelnuts shuddered to
the tips of their exhaust pipes
as the bell’s peal boomed across
town … and the contestants
were off!
The ghostly crowd went mad as the cars
screeched out of the town centre and through the
narrow cobbled streets. The Flying Nappy locked
wheels with the Dino-Wagon, the Supersonic
Sparkler almost upended the Rust Bucket 3000 and,
taking an early lead, was the Jumping Jalopy.
But before they even hit the first bend disaster
struck!
!
VA-RO OM
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One problem with having a ghostly crowd was
that they could simply walk through the metal
barriers lining the route. As if that wasn’t bad
enough, one of the ghosts had dropped something
very important onto the track—his head! As it
bounced along the road the Jumping Jalopy was
the first to spot it …
‘A head!’ shouted James.
‘I’m trying to get ahead!’ exclaimed Campbell.
‘No, Grandad, a real head! We’ve got to get it off
the track before it causes a pile up,’ said James. ‘I’ve
got an idea—drive as close to it as you can, then
hold on to my feet!’
As the head took a big bounce James reached
up, grabbed it and in one slick move took aim and
shot it through the air—straight back onto the
owner’s neck!
K!
N
O
PL
BO I NK
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‘Galloping gearsticks!’ said Campbell as he tried
to slow down.
Using all his racing driver skills Campbell managed
to pull the Jumping Jalopy in line with the head.
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‘Great basketball skills!’ shouted Campbell just
as the Rust Bucket 3000, the Dino-Wagon and the
Wheel Deal all screeched up behind them. ‘That
was close—now let’s get out of town and race!’
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T
C O LL E C
THE
S E RIE S!
FOR MO
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GO TO:
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HEELNUT
S .N E T .A U
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The rules are si
there
are no
rules!
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