When he made a career change from being a race car driver to being a driving instructor, the last thing Peter expected is to find himself embroiled in a crime. He finds himself on the run from the authorities and the mob after a thief kidnaps him and forces him to drive his getaway car after a heist.
With a heist in mind, a mysterious American called Keller (John Cusack) arrives in Brisbane needing a getaway driver. Rather than recruit one from the local underworld, he tricks a driving school instructor, Roberts (Thomas Jane) into taking the wheel.