The Series that told me this Logic of Time Travel is Stargate, Back to the Future, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Terminator, Time after Time, Wrinkle in Time, Hot Tub Time Machine, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and more.

Since Changing the Past DOES Change the Future...

One instance is Splitting the Frozen Timeline in a fandom sense to save Elsa and Anna from themselves. Once that's done, the new Elsa and Anna live in Arendelle. Elsa finds love, shows her confidence and his good would come back to her in abundance. Problem Solved!
It's what all Time Travel series told me.

Disney's Cars Trilogy wouldn't come out until 2007. 10 Years after Putt-Putt Travels Through Time.
Taking the Piston Cup now in the Future would cause unpredictable effects on Timespace and the Timeline. I may even prevent myself from becoming a Cars Trilogy Champion.

I had the original CDs as a kid, playing them on Windows 98 and 2000 in the mid to late 2000's.

@Lily McFluffy Butt
This was one of my favorite games even though I played this along with Backyard Baseball 2001 at a friend's house on Halloween when I was younger.

Neat

I took this in 2018? Could've sworn it was at least 2019.

Anyway, sorry to ruin your headcanon. But these details are important!

well there goes my headcanon that this is a prequel to cars

This was 1997, we were still a year away from Half-Life, so storytelling & character delvopment in games was still limited.

I can see it now...
Game Theory: Putt-Putt was PURPLE GUY'S CAR?
ugh -_-