Hot Wheels: World Race is a 2003 animated sports action film based on the Hot Wheels television series Hot Wheels: Highway 35 – World Race that premiered on Cartoon Network from July 12 to August 2, 2003 which includes five episodes, "Ring of Fire", "The Greatest Challenge", "Desert Heat", "Frozen Fire" and "Wheel of Power" divided into a feature film. This serves as the follow-up to the 1969 animated series Hot Wheels.[2] The film was distributed on DVD by Family Home Entertainment and Artisan Entertainment. The video game Hot Wheels: World Race was based on the television series. It was released on VHS and DVD on December 2, 2003,[3] and was followed by a series of 4 sequel movies, titled Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers