In the United Corporations of America, which is plagued by overpopulation and an unemployment rate of 99.993%, the Death Race provides both entertainment and population control.

Spanning from Old New York to New Los Angeles, the current Death Race features reigning champion Frankenstein, genetically engineered athlete Jed Perfectus, hip-hop sensation Minerva Jefferson, female cultist Tammy the Terrorist and the evil, black, artificially intelligent, self-driving car ABE.

As the drivers race through the East Coast, rebels, led by former network producer Alexis Hamilton, set traps throughout the sector.

After running into a rebel trap, ABE malfunctions, kills its proxy, and abandons the race to discover its purpose in life.

Elsewhere, the Chairman explains that Frankenstein has become a liability due to his longevity, whereas Perfectus will encourage his devoted fans to die at his hands.

At a bar, Minerva reveals to Annie that she is an educated intellectual who plays a stereotypical hip-hop character in order to survive.

Corman got the idea for a sequel to the original film when he was being interviewed by an Italian journalist who remarked that The Hunger Games had similarities to Death Race 2000.

[9] Writing for ComingSoon.net, Chris Alexander called the film "loud, shrill, spastic, sadistic, stylish, slipshod, stupid and smart in equal measures.

"[3] Scott Weinberg, reviewing the film for Nerdist, said "all very clunky and ramshackle and kitschy, but that’s just part of the 'shaggy dog' charm of the production.

"[10] And Sebastian Zavala, writing for Screenanarchy.com, declared "it’s got enough blood, guts, simplistic political commentary, scenery chewing and terrible special effects for it to become a cult classic.