Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

In a retrofuturistic town where steam powered robots do most of the work, the young genius inventor Plato discovers a new type of fuel — plasma. He needs plasma only to achieve his dream of winning the international air race, but when his invention gets stolen, Plato has to redefine what’s truly important. Together with his faithful assistant dog Tailspin and inventor Aglaya, the brave pilot will have to find the thief, claim the rights to his invention, and win the race at any cost!