Amusing Injuries: Lightning's first attempt at turning right to go left results in two of these. He ends up crashing into another cactus patch after falling off a drop, then a tall cactus plant falls on top of him, resulting in a hilarious scream of pain. Artistic License – Sports: The racing here is most loosely based on NASCAR, and artistic license abounds. In Porto Corsa for the second race, Lightning manages to win one over on Francesco. However, they then spot most of the other racecars having suffered engine damage from the Allinol fuel in their tanks exploding. Though Axlerod is forced to suspend Allinol's use from the final race in London, Lightning announced that he would continue to use Allinol, stating that Fillmore said it was safe, and that "he didn't stand by Mater recently, he wasn't going to make the same mistake twice". Unknown to him, the Lemons decided to target and kill him during the final race to fully discredit Allinol. Los Angeles International Speedway is meant to be the Auto Club Speedway, but with the outer facade of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and interior architecture from the Rose Bowl. note Nearly 16 years later, the LA Coliseum would eventually become the location of a NASCAR race, the 2022 Clash held on February 6 of that year, prior to the running of the Daytona 500. McQueen's agent Harv is voiced in the American release by Jeremy Piven, best known for his role as Hollywood superagent Ari Gold on Entourage. In the foreign markets, he's voiced by Jeremy Clarkson, known for his part as the former host of Top Gear.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. ( MSOS body style - first release of this body style outside of the MSOS set) (rubber tires) (image) When Mater invites Lightning to come with him later that night, he says, “You know who you’re talking to? This is Lightning McQueen, I can handle anything.” Cut to the two standing in a field later that night, and he proclaims, "Mater, I'm not doing this!" Team Bumper Save Crew" - Chief Bumper Save (First release of this car), Fat Bumper Save Pitty (First release of this car), Wide Bumper Save Pitty, Bumper Save Pitty (First release of this car)This time around, Lightning is racing in the first ever World Grand Prix to determine who's the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises. Feet-First Introduction: As Doc Hudson drives into the courtroom and takes the podium, the camera is focused on his tires. Doc to Lightning. He hates Lightning because he sees his old self in him, implying he himself was like that in his past. He manipulates him into doing a good job of repairing the road by challenging him to a race he knows Lightning won't win, and reveals Lightning's location to the media to get rid of him, thinking (and saying) it would be better for everyone else, but really doing it for himself. He's still friendly with the rest of the Radiator Springs populace and warms up to Lightning when he sees just how much Lightning meant to the others, even becoming his crew chief and guiding him through the final race. Team Dinoco Crew" - Chief Dinoco (First release of this vehicle), Dinoco Pitty (First release of this vehicle), Wide Dinoco Pitty (First release of this vehicle), Fat Dinoco Pitty (a.k.a. Luke Pettlework) (image) But he also understands that racing isn’t everything. Where Can You Meet Lightning McQueen at Disney?

Lightning and his girlfriend Sally appear in Radiator Springs Racers as audio-animatronics who greet guests in their ride vehicle. They announce the qualities that a racing champion needs and who can provide the tire changes by Luigi and Guido or paint refreshes by Flo and Ramone, while the computer controls the way that the ride vehicle turns into each character's business.Meet at Flo's" - Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen, Sally, Lizzie, Sheriff, Doc Hudson, Ramone (yellow) & Flo (image) Lightning McQueen: "I brought my friend, Mater, along on the trip, and I told him he needed to act different that we weren't in Radiator Springs." Fantasy Landmark Equivalent: Radiator Springs and the desert scenery around it are based on real landmarks, including: King - The version of this Car made in Thailand have a differently shaped rear wheel-well than that made in China. On the version made in Thailand, the front section of the rear wheel-well is 1mm further away from the tire than the version made in China. Lightning McQueen is based on the C hevrolet Corvette C6 (with lightning bolts and vivid red paint) !

I Never Told You My Name: Fred. Everyone knows who he is because his license plate holder and license plate say "Hello, my name is" and "FRED", respectively. As a result, when McQueen says his name, he shouts, "He knows my name! He knows my name!" and gets so excited that his front bumper (which happens to be his lower jaw) falls off. Despite being a relatively successful race car with a major ego, he knows that something is missing in his life. Never say never, as there has been speculation that Lightning McQueen’s biggest fan looks an awful lot like him. Mater with Glow-In-The-Dark Lamp (Chase) (lenticular eyes) (First release of this car) (Note: This vehicle never appears in the movie.) (image)Also defied by the Radiator Springs gang from the moment Lightning is impounded to the moment he leaves town ( but not really) after finishing his community service. During this, Lightning and Cruz watch old footage of Doc's races. They see that he used the drafting technique to gain speed and see him use the barricade to flip over another car who tried to ram him into the wall. On their final day of training, Lightning manages to pull ahead on the speedway, but Cruz still wins. They have to head to Florida for the race. His Hebrew name is "ספידי מקווין" (spidi mekwin, "Speedy McQueen"). "ספידי" is a transliteration of "Speedy", and he is named after the Warner Brothers character Speedy Gonzales.

Big "NO!": Lightning screams this during his humorous nightmare where Frank appears out of nowhere and wins the Piston Cup, and again when he wakes up from it. The movie was released on June 9, 2006, accompanied by the Pixar short One-Man Band. In addition to the countless pieces of spin-off media that followed the success of this film, there have been two direct sequels as well, starting with Cars 2 in 2011 and followed by Cars 3 in 2017.

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With a fresh custom paint job and real working headlights, Lightning sets off to Japan, Italy, and England with Mater in tow for the adventure of a lifetime. He’s not a villain, but he starts the franchise as an unlikeable and arrogant racecar that needs to learn a lesson or two about friendship! What was Lightning McQueen’s top speed? Just before his departure, he is shown shedding tears as he talks with Sally. When he first arrived he wanted to go immediately, but now he's so sad he doesn't want to leave his new friends. Get Out!: Doc says this to Lightning twice, following him witnessing his real driving leading him to reveal his dark past, making Lightning realizing what he should truly be.