- “"We had some good times together. I'm gonna miss that the most, I think."”
- ―Cal Weathers[src]
Cal Weathers is a minor character in the 2017 Disney•Pixar animated film, Cars 3. He is a professional race car who raced for the Dinoco team in the Piston Cup Racing Series before retiring in 2016.[2] The nephew of seven-time Piston Cup champion Strip "The King" Weathers, Cal grew up watching his uncle tear up the track, and he became the Dinoco racer following his uncle's retirement.[1]
Weathers was a successful racer who befriended many of his competitors with his uncle as his crew chief, including Lightning McQueen, Bobby Swift, and Brick Yardley. Despite his success, Tex Dinoco still sought to replace him, specifically with McQueen. In the 2016 season, after suffering many losses against next-generation rookies, Weathers announced his retirement and Cruz Ramirez would eventually become the Dinoco racer in his place.
Background[]
Oficial Description[]
"Weathers grew up around the track watching his uncle, Strip "The King" Weathers, tear it up. The veteran racer finds himself taking a step back to make room for the next generation on the track."
Personality and traits[]
Cal is sometimes is selfish, arrogant, optimistic, jerk-ish in some races.
But he was sad when he retires from the 2016 Piston Season and maked a cameo being neutral.
Physical appearence[]
He is a Capitol Motors Mark II that could resemble a Ford Taurus in NASCAR Races.
Appearances[]
Cars 3[]
Cal Weathers was one of the most significant racers of Lightning McQueen's generation. Nevertheless, he appears to be considered weaker than the racers usually employed by Dinoco, at least by Tex Dinoco's account. He is shown to be very close to Lightning McQueen and Bobby Swift, and they often pull pranks on each other. At one point, Cal gets his tires inflated after winning a race. Cal Weathers decided to retire mid-season as the competition is increasingly dominated by next-gen racers including the ruthless Jackson Storm. Upon his departure, he tells McQueen that their friendship was the part of racing that he enjoyed the most. He later appears near the end of the film after Tex makes another joke at Cal's expense when hiring Cruz Ramirez as the new Dinoco racer.
Cars: Lightning League[]
In Cars: Lightning League, Cal makes a mini cameo appearance as an unplayable character (alongside Bobby Swift and Brick Yardley).
Trivia[]
- According to the diecast range, he was originally going to be called Strip Weathers Jr. as the son of The King. This is likely a reference that he's voiced by Richard Petty's son Kyle.
- Another name he had before the launch of Cars 3 was Hank Weathers.
- He is named after Carl Weathers.
- Despite being Dinoco sponsored, he was never their best racers unlike his uncle, though he is shown winning one race in the movie, beating McQueen by a second.
- Cal possibly became the Dinoco racer between the events of the first and third films due to McQueen turning down the offer from Tex for his good sportsmanship.
- Years before Cars 3 was released, his actor Kyle Petty, has visited the Lights Motors Action show at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This was also used in featurette during the Disney Parks 2005 Christmas Parade, though Kyle Petty can't drive one of their vehicles since he isn't a stunt driver.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Cars 3' gears up for season-long ride with NASCAR
- ↑ Meet the Cars
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