Big Macky 3 -

Mack jumped out, wearing a slightly burnt apron. Shorty and Doc followed, looking exhausted but triumphant.

Across the plaza, standing by his battered silver Jaguar (still smeared with sauce), Victor watched in fury. He tried to storm the stage, but two police officers stepped in his way.

"Get the sauce!" Victor screamed, diving out of the way of the truck.

Mack, Doc, and Shorty sped away into the night, leaving the chaos behind.

Mack "Big Macky" Maddox was a mountain of a man, six-foot-seven with a beard like a bramble bush and a laugh that rattled windows. He was the proprietor of The Iron Sprocket , a food truck that served the city’s most legendary double-patty smash burgers. He had retired from a life of underground street racing years ago, swapping horsepower for horsepower-powered grills.

Out stepped Victor "The Vulture" Vane. He was skinny, dressed in a suit that cost more than Mack’s truck, and he ran the rival food empire, Vane Eats .

The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the Grand City Food Rally. The air smelled of charcoal and hope.