Directed by Pixar co-founder and Disney Animation creative kingpin John Lasseter, "Mater The Greater" is the second in a series of Cars shorts. Mater is a daredevil, dressed in a style resembling Evel Knievel. At the stadium, Mater attempts to jump a long line of cars, but instead merely tiptoes over them. Mater performs other stunts and he said Lightning failed to jump over Carburetor Canyon while strapped to a rocket.