Girls Night Movie Night #96

      Hey Y'all! My post is a little late but we continued our girl's night with number #96 on our Disney Top 100 list! The feature was Disney Channel's "Right on Track". Like Number 97, we struggled to find a way to actually watch the movie this week. Thankfully, Neil was able to find an online version we could watch. For those who don't remember this movie, it's a movie from 2002 about Erica and Courtney Enders. This movie is actually about the real Erica and Courtney and from my research was pretty accurate in telling their story.

     Erica and Courtney were two young teens who competed in Junior drag racing in Texas. I think the movie focuses mostly on Erica in her struggle to win. Erica doesn't accept losing and even at a young age in her drag racing career she loses to a boy and well she becomes determined to beat him later in life. Erica gets the opportunity years later (still a young teen though) and accomplishes her goal (sorry for those who haven't seen it). However, Erica becomes a sore winner. Her father does a great job showing how embarrassed he is by his daughter and teaching her to be better than that.

     The movie does a great job showing what many of us might have felt in high school/middle school with the pressures to do go at an extra curricular activity, do good in school and have a social life. It's tough being a young teen and handling all that. Erica experiences this the most since her focus is to win more than anything. Part of the reason she is allowed to race is if her grades stay up. As she struggles with French class and meets a boy she wants to be with she gives up racing. This is when Courtney's story comes into play. Courtney is old enough to race and succeeds very easily. Courtney is the exact opposite of Erica's personality in the fact she is fun, carefree and simply enjoys her time. She is no where near as serious as Erica. After Erica succeeds in French class and the jealousy of her sister's success, she gets back behind the wheel.

     Erica approaches Nationals finally and well I leave that part for you to watch if she wins or not. It's a heart warmed Disney Channel movie full of good morals and things young teens typically deal with. If you haven't seen it, I'd watch it sometime. Who knows maybe you'll be inspired to succeed at your favorite hobby! Oh and the pic on the right, that's the real Erica and Courtney!