Ready, Set, Go!

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Across
  1. 2. Gotta Go ___!
  2. 5. Resistant force in motion
  3. 6. Another word for a car
  4. 13. Vehicle that uses energy as fuel
  5. 14. A car's identifying string, for police
  6. 16. The explosion that occurs when breaking the sound barrier
  7. 17. ___ the Hawk; a type of powerful engine
  8. 19. Red wolf avatar's name, unofficially; a word for "tool"
  9. 21. It is illegal to drive without paying for this
  10. 22. Movie theater you attend in a car
  11. 24. Subject of question for crossing the road, supposedly
  12. 28. The emeralds Sonic collects; "disorder"
  13. 30. Type of car made by Nissan, fancy word for "villain"
  14. 32. Type of Race, in two different fields
  15. 35. ___ Motors, owns Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac
  16. 36. The team that makes sure a car is in shape, during a race
  17. 38. Extreme ___, used primarily in Sonic racing games; what manual-shift users must shift between
  18. 40. Mephiles the ___; Some people cannot drive after this time
  19. 41. A palindrome related to the theme of this crossword
  20. 42. To cross the street without allowance
  21. 44. Small, foliage-dwelling animal, classified as "truly fat and blind"
  22. 45. ___ the Swallow; celebrity's gesture to a crowd
  23. 46. ___ Ocean, Zone from Sonic 2; "Black Gold"
Down
  1. 1. Paid driving service, in some cities
  2. 3. What you don't want to hear about your car after a crash
  3. 4. Vehicle safety camera mandated by Obama
  4. 7. Name of Sonic's plane; a twisting storm's wrath
  5. 8. What Tails' real name sounds like, abbreviated; measure of speed in American cars
  6. 9. Bad drivers never miss this
  7. 10. To be yanked violently by a sudden change of momentum
  8. 11. ___ Sonic, Introduced in 1993; What most cars are primarily made from
  9. 12. What people may say racers are burning, proverbially
  10. 15. Used to penalize American Football players, by the referees
  11. 16. To exceed the area's speed limitation
  12. 18. What the DeLorean and Silver the Hedgehog have the ability to travel through
  13. 20. Fines for a traffic violation
  14. 23. Sonic Game, released in 2006; another word for "passengers"
  15. 25. It is illegal to neglect this
  16. 26. What may happen to tires, during Winter
  17. 27. What you must yield to, on the road
  18. 29. Illegal form of vehicular sportsmanship
  19. 31. __ the Tenrec; a medal for first place
  20. 33. Central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
  21. 34. What cars race on, most of the time
  22. 35. Limited run muscle car by Buick; title of a Kendrick Lamar album
  23. 37. Dodge car, usually used by police
  24. 38. What makes an apple fall
  25. 39. Flying ___, Zone from Sonic & Knuckles; all cars need this
  26. 43. Another term for automobile theft, abbreviated
  27. 45. Slang term for car; a stretchy weapon