Malibu Sands is preparing to hold the annual Miss Liberty beauty pageant, and Zack, one of the judges, is pressured by Mr. Carosi to rig the competition in Stacey's favor.

As the gang's summer is starting to wind down at the Beach Club, Zack and Stacey's relationship hits a rough patch when her boyfriend from Boston shows up, looking to formally give her his fraternity pin. Things come to a head when they compete at the annual Malibu Sands ATV race to see who the better man is. Also during the race, Jessie wants to prove to Slater that she can do things just as easy as he can and decides to race against him.