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The Delinquent Road Hazards are the secondary antagonists of the 2006 Disney•Pixar animated film Cars. They are a group of four cars who intentionally cause danger on the highway.

Background

Physical appearences

Boost (purple neon/silver Nissan Silvia (S15) with a custom body kit resembling JGTC cars, voiced by Jonas Rivera), Devon "DJ" Montgomery Johnston III (blue customized/slammed Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker three-door SUV, voiced by E.J. Holowicki), Wingo (green and purple 2004 Acura RSX, voiced by Adrian Ochoa), and Snot Rod (orange Dodge Challenger with a blower, voiced by Lou Romano).

Personalities

They like to intentionally cause danger on the highway, speed and do reckless driving. They also seem to like rap music as DJ played rap music while speeding along the Interstate. Also, when Snot Rod sneezes, it causes him to naturally speed up.

Appearances

Cars

The Tuner Cars catch Mack nodding off to sleep on the way to California. They amuse themselves by playing a prank on a drowsy Mack, by putting him to sleep with soothing music (Kenny G's "Songbird"), and nudging him onto the rumble strips along the shoulder. The resulting vibration inadvertently causes Mack's trailer door to open and a sleeping McQueen to roll out of the trailer. When the chronically sniffly Snot Rod sneezes, Mack is startled awake and the Tuner Cars accelerate away, leaving the still-sleeping McQueen behind out on the highway near Radiator Springs, thus making the Tuner Cars mostly responsible for McQueen's disappearance.

The gang ultimately gets their comeuppance during the end credits of the movie when they make the mistake of speeding in Radiator Springs, causing them to be apprehended by the Sheriff for reckless driving and destruction of property and remanded to the impound yard to do their time. It is then later revealed that Doc Hudson himself sentenced the Tuner Cars to messy roadwork of towing Bessie for their actions. It could be implied that they would be released from Radiator Springs for good behavior if they fixed the road.

Other appearances

The Tuner Cars later appear in the short Tokyo Mater with the exception of Snot Rod. They did another reckless driving causing Sheriff to chase them.

Video games

Cars: The Video Game

In the Cars video game, two specific levels relating to the Tuner Cars are called "Delinquent Road Hazards" and "High Speed Heist".

In Delinquent Road Hazards, McQueen tries to enter Tailfin Pass only to find them blocking the road. Boost tells McQueen that the road is closed but McQueen believes its okay. DJ then responds that its closed to McQueen, in which he finds out that the word meant to get lost. McQueen then challenges the tuner cars that if he wins, they let him pass.

Cars 2: The Video Game

The Tuner Cars are downloadable playable characters.

Cars: Lightning League

In Cars: Lightning League, DJ is the DRH to be an unlockable playable character.

Disney Parks

DJ Paint the Night — DJ in Paint the Night Parade

Out of the cars, only DJ appears in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, where he plays songs for the guests as part of hosting his daily dance activity, DJ's Dance n Drive. This show and DJ himself would be relocated to Disney's Hollywood Studios as additional entertainment outside Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy.

DJ also appears in Paint the Night Parade in Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney California Adventure riding on Mack's fold-deck until 2020 (before COVID) as he spinning his wild music, he will be replaced by Sheriff since 2023 as arresting him.

Gallery

Trivia

In Italy, Boost and DJ are voiced respectively by F1 racers Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli, while Wingo is dubbed by 24 Hours of Le Mans racer Emanuele Pirro.
Snot Rod was supposed to be in the unmade Cars Toons episode, Import Mater. This episode was later remade into Tokyo Mater, in which he didn't appear.
- Snot Rod is the only delinquent road hazard that doesn't appear in Tokyo Mater.
- Snot Rod is the only delinquent road hazard to appear in Cars: Mater-National Championship.
- Snot Rod appears on a calendar in Andy's room in Toy Story 3 as a normal car.
Wingo was the only Delinquent Road Hazards member that was playable in Arcade Mode in Cars: The Video Game, despite Boost and DJ being playable in the High Speed Heist minigame.
A repainted, non-anthropomorphic version of Boost could be seen on a poster on the wall of Andy's room in the trailer of Toy Story 3. This poster was replaced in the final movie by a picture of Finn McMissile.
While DJ's license plate states that his hometown is Treble Town,^{[citation needed]} he has come to visit Tokyo in Tokyo Mater depicts him as one of Tokyo's residents, making it unclear where DJ's true town of origin is.
If they haven't tricked Mack into falling asleep, McQueen would never end up in Radiator Springs where he would be taught humility and how friendship is more important in life than racing and winning. However, McQueen would still be in his cocky, arrogant personality still due to wanting to win the Piston Cup, in which he gave up on after having ended up at Radiator Springs and learning life lessons from them.
DJ's original die-cast depicted him with blue stripes rather than green. This was corrected in 2009, but the incorrect striping returned on his 2015 re-release.
The song DJ plays in his introduction is "Rollin' in the Rearview" by Headbone and Jabu; he later plays "Songbird" by Kenny G to put Mack to sleep.
Despite being antagonists, DJ is considered to be friendly to the theme park guests at Cars Land.

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Media

Films: Cars (video/soundtrack) • Cars 2 (video/soundtrack) • Cars 3 (video/soundtrack)

Shorts: Mater and the Ghostlight • Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Shows: Cars Toons • Cars: Racing Sports Network • Pixar Popcorn (Unparalleled Parking/Dancing with the Cars) • Cars On The Road (soundtrack)
Video Games: Cars: The Video Game • Cars 2: The Video Game • Cars: Mater-National Championship • Cars: Race-O-Rama • The World of Cars Online • Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures • Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure • Disney Infinity • Cars: Fast as Lightning • Cars: Lightning League • Cars 3: Driven to Win • Disney Emoji Blitz • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Wonderful Worlds
Books: The Art of Cars/2/3

Disney Parks

Cars Land (soundtrack) • Disney's Art of Animation Resort • Cars: Road Trip • Cars Quatre Roues Rallye • Disney Animation Building • Luigi's Flying Tires • Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters • Mater's Junkyard Jamboree • PLAY! • Pixar Pal-A-Round • Radiator Springs Racers

Entertainment: Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy • Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular • Pixar Playtime Pals
Restaurants: Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Cafe
Shops: Radiator Springs Curios • Ramone's House of Body Art • Sarge's Surplus Hut
Parades: Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Paint The Night Parade • Pixar Play Parade
Fireworks: Disney Enchantment • Happily Ever After • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color: Celebrate!
Summer: Club Mouse Beat • Lightning McQueen Live!

Characters

Cars: Lightning McQueen • Mater • Sally Carrera • Mack • Strip Weathers • Chick Hicks • Mia and Tia • Harv • Doc Hudson • Flo • Ramone • Sheriff • Luigi • Guido • Sarge • Fillmore • Red • Lizzie • Stanley • Tex Dinoco • Lynda Weathers • Jay Limo • Tuner Cars • Bessie • Frank • Tractors • Jerry Recycled Batteries

Cars 2: Finn McMissile • Holley Shiftwell • Tony Trihull • Rod "Torque" Redline • Tomber • Miles Axlerod • Professor Zündapp • Grem • Acer • Francesco Bernoulli • Uncle Topolino • Mama Topolino • Jeff Gorvette • Lewis Hamiliton • Raoul ÇaRoule • Miguel Camino • Nigel Gearsley • Shu Todoroki
Cars 3: Cruz Ramírez • Jackson Storm • Sterling • Miss Fritter • Chase Racelott • Danny Swervez • Bubba Wheelhouse • Bobby Swift • Smokey • Junior, River, and Louise • Harvey Rodcap • Tim Treadless
Mater and the Ghostlight: Screamin' Banshee
Cars Toons: Kabuto • Big D • Skipper Riley • Sparky • Sandy Dunes • Blue Grit • Idle Threat • Shifty Sidewinder
Cars on the Road: Ivy • Mato • Road Rumblers
Video Games: Candice • Stinger

Episodes

Cars Toons

Mater's Tall Tales: Rescue Squad Mater • Mater the Greater • El Materdor • Tokyo Mater • Unidentified Flying Mater • Monster Truck Mater • Heavy Metal Mater • Moon Mater • Mater Private Eye • Air Mater • Time Travel Mater
Tales From Radiator Springs: Hiccups • Bugged • Spinning • The Radiator Springs 500½
Cars on the Road: Dino Park • Lights Out • Salt Fever • The Legend • Show Time • Trucks • B-Movie • Road Rumblers • Gettin' Hitched
Canceled Episodes: To Protect and Serve

Songs

Cars: Real Gone • Life is a Highway • Our Town • McQueen and Sally • Sh-Boom • Route 66 • Find Yourself • Behind the Clouds • My Heart Would Know

Cars 2: You Might Think • Polyrhythm • Mon Cœur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) • Collision of Worlds • Nobody's Fool
Cars 3: Run That Race • King's Highway • Glory Days • Ride
Cars on the Road: Cars on the Road • TRUCKS
Others: Free Ride • Welcome to Radiator Springs • Radiator Rock • Mambo Italiano • Stop in the Name of Love • Riding in My Car (Car Car Song) • Low Rider (Espanol Fantasma Mix) • Junkyard Jamboree • Big Bulldozer • Tow Mater (The One You Want to Call) • Mater's Square Dance • Let's Go Driving

Organizations/Groups
Dinoco • Tuner Cars • World Grand Prix • Lemons · Next-Gen Racers

Locations

Radiator Springs • Luigi's Casa Della Tires • Ramone's House of Body Art • Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Café • Radiator Springs Curios • Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre • Wheel Well Motel • London, England • Paris, France • Porto Corsa • Tokyo • California • Los Angeles International Speedway • Motor Speedway of the South • Ornament Valley • Big Ben • Top Down Truckstop • Big Bentley • Hollywood • U.S. Route 66

Objects
Piston Cup • Allinol • Electromagnetic Pulse Emitter • Pixar Ball • A113 • Pizza Planet Truck

See Also
The Science Behind Pixar • Pixar in a Box

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-{{Infobox character||image = DRH.jpg
+{{Group Infobox
+|image = Boostheader.jpg
-|name = Tuner Cars
 |films = ''[[Cars]]''
-|shows = ''[[Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales]]''
+|shows = ''[[Cars Toons]]'' (DJ, Boost, and Wingo only)
+|games = ''[[Cars (video game)|Cars: The Video Game]]<br>[[Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures]]<br>[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]'' (Snot Rod only)<br>''[[The World of Cars Online]]<br>[[Cars 2 (video game)|Cars 2: The Video Game]]'' (downloadable characters)<br>''[[Cars: Fast as Lightning]]''<br>''[[Cars: Lightning League]]'' (DJ only)
-|actor = Jonas Rivera (Boost)<br>E.J. Holowicki (DJ)<br>Adrian Ochoa (Wingo)<br>[[Lou Romano]] (Snot Rod)
+|rides=''[[Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy]]'' (DJ only)
-|friends = Each other, [[Chick Hicks]]
+|occupation = Criminals
-|enemies = [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Mack]], [[Sally]], [[Sheriff (Cars)|Sheriff]]
+|alias = Delinquent Hot Rodders<br>
-|weapons = A Music Player (DJ)<br>Bright Lights (Wingo)
-|fate = Got arrested by [[Sheriff (Cars)|Sheriff]] and were sentenced to fix the road.||likes = Music, causing trouble
+Import Punks (by [[Sheriff (Cars)|Sheriff]])
+|leaders = Boost
-|dislikes = Getting arrested||personality = All: Reckless, Trouble making, Dangerous|alias = The Delinquent Road Hazards|appearance = [[Boost]]: Purple Neon/Silver 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse)<br>[[DJ]]: Blue 2004 Scion xB<br>[[Wingo]]: Green and purple 2000 Nissan S15 Silvia<br>[[Snot Rod]]: Orange 1970 Plymouth Barracuda)
+|members = DJ<br>Wingo<br>Snot Rod
-|occupation = Tuner cars
+|inspiration = Street racers
-|alliance = Bad/Neutral
+|status = Unknown}}
-|goal = To play pranks and cause mischief
-|minions = Themselves|games = ''[[Cars - The Video Game]]''<br>''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''|home = [[Tokyo]]}}The '''Tuner Cars''', or '''Delinquent Road Hazards''', are minor antagonists of the [[2006]] Disney/[[Pixar]] film ''[[Cars]]''. They are a group of four cars that intentionally cause trouble on the highway: [[Boost]] (Purple Neon/Silver 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse), [[DJ]] (Blue 2004 Scion xB), [[Wingo]] (Green and purple 2000 Nissan S15 Silvia) and [[Snot Rod]] (Orange 1970 Plymouth Barracuda).
+The '''Delinquent Road Hazards''' are the secondary antagonists of the [[2006]] [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]•[[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Cars]]''. They are a group of four cars who intentionally cause danger on the highway.
+==Background==
+===Physical appearences===
+Boost (purple neon/silver Nissan Silvia (S15) with a custom body kit resembling JGTC cars, voiced by [[Jonas Rivera]]), Devon "DJ" Montgomery Johnston III (blue customized/slammed Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker three-door SUV, voiced by E.J. Holowicki), Wingo (green and purple 2004 Acura RSX, voiced by Adrian Ochoa), and Snot Rod (orange Dodge Challenger with a blower, voiced by [[Lou Romano]]).
+===Personalities===
+They like to intentionally cause danger on the highway, speed and do reckless driving. They also seem to like rap music as DJ played rap music while speeding along the Interstate. Also, when Snot Rod sneezes, it causes him to naturally speed up.
 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Cars]]''===
-The Tuner Cars catch [[Mack]] nodding off to sleep on the way to California. They amuse themselves by playing a prank on a drowsy Mack, nudging him onto the rumble strips along the shoulder. The resulting vibration causes Mack's trailer door to open and a sleeping [[Lightning McQueen|McQueen]] to roll out of the trailer. When the chronically-sniffly Snot Rod sneezes, Mack is startled awake and accelerates away, leaving the still-sleeping McQueen behind near [[Radiator Springs]], thus making the Tuner Cars mostly responsible for McQueen's disappearance.
+The Tuner Cars catch [[Mack]] nodding off to sleep on the way to [[California]]. They amuse themselves by playing a prank on a drowsy Mack, by putting him to sleep with soothing music ({{WikipediaLink|Kenny G}}'s "[[Wikipedia:Songbird (composition)|Songbird]]"), and nudging him onto the rumble strips along the shoulder. The resulting vibration inadvertently causes Mack's trailer door to open and a sleeping [[Lightning McQueen|McQueen]] to roll out of the trailer. When the chronically sniffly Snot Rod sneezes, Mack is startled awake and the Tuner Cars accelerate away, leaving the still-sleeping McQueen behind out on the highway near [[Radiator Springs]], thus making the Tuner Cars mostly responsible for McQueen's disappearance.
-The gang ultimately gets their comeuppance during the end credits of the movie when they make the mistake of speeding in Radiator Springs, causing them to be apprehended by the [[Sheriff (Cars)|Sheriff]] for reckless driving and destruction of property and remanded to the [[Radiator_Springs_Municipal_Impound|impound yard]] to do their time. It is then later revealed that [[Doc Hudson]] himself sentenced the Tuner Cars to messy roadwork towing Bessie for their actions.
+The gang ultimately gets their comeuppance during the end credits of the movie when they make the mistake of speeding in Radiator Springs, causing them to be apprehended by the [[Sheriff (Cars)|Sheriff]] for reckless driving and destruction of property and remanded to the impound yard to do their time. It is then later revealed that [[Doc Hudson]] himself sentenced the Tuner Cars to messy roadwork of towing [[Bessie]] for their actions. It could be implied that they would be released from Radiator Springs for good behavior if they fixed the road.
+===Other appearances===
+The Tuner Cars later appear in the short ''[[Tokyo Mater]]'' with the exception of Snot Rod. They did another reckless driving causing Sheriff to chase them.
+==Video games==
 ===''[[Cars (video game)|Cars: The Video Game]]''===
+In the ''Cars'' video game, two specific levels relating to the Tuner Cars are called "'''Delinquent Road Hazards'''" and "'''High Speed Heist'''".
+In '''Delinquent Road Hazards''', McQueen tries to enter Tailfin Pass only to find them blocking the road. Boost tells McQueen that the road is closed but McQueen believes its okay. DJ then responds that its closed to McQueen, in which he finds out that the word meant to get lost. McQueen then challenges the tuner cars that if he wins, they let him pass.
+===''[[Cars 2 (video game)|Cars 2: The Video Game]]''===
+The Tuner Cars are downloadable playable characters.
+=== ''[[Cars: Lightning League]]'' ===
-In the ''Cars'' video game, a specific level relating to these characters is called "'''Delinquent Road Hazards'''", leading many fans to refer to their group by this name. They later appear in the short ''[[Tokyo Mater]]'' with the exception of Snot Rod.
+In ''Cars: Lightning League'', DJ is the DRH to be an unlockable playable character.
+==[[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]]==
-The Tuner Cars also appear in ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'' as downloadable playable characters.
+[[File:DJ Paint the Night.JPG|thumb|250px|DJ in Paint the Night Parade]]
+Out of the cars, only DJ appears in [[Cars Land]] at [[Disney California Adventure]], where he plays songs for the guests as part of hosting his daily dance activity, DJ's Dance n Drive. This show and DJ himself would be relocated to [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] as additional entertainment outside [[Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy]].
+DJ also appears in [[Paint the Night Parade]] in [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] and Disney California Adventure riding on [[Mack]]'s fold-deck until 2020 (before COVID) as he spinning his wild music, he will be replaced by Sheriff since 2023 as arresting him.
-===[[Disney Park]]s===
-DJ appears in [[Cars Land]] at [[Disney California Adventure]] as a drive-around character. He hosts a street party show in addition to general meet-and-greets.
 ==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
-<gallery>
+DRH.jpg
-Delinquent Road Hazards.jpg
 Boostheader.jpg
+Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-2384.jpg|The Delinquent Road Hazards harassing Mack
+Snot Rod in the junkyard.jpg|The Delinquent Road Hazards in the junkyard after illegal speeding in Radiator Springs.
+Wingo and his minions working.jpg|The Delinquent Road Hazards pulling [[Bessie]] as punishment, with hot tar splashed on them.
 Delinquent Road Hazards by JonnyDJ.jpg
+Vlcsnap-2013-04-18-11h47m56s73 774 588.png
+File:DJ at night with his handsome movie style glow.jpg
+File:Cars Characters 27 SnotRod.jpg
+File:Cars Characters 26 Dj.jpg
+File:Cars Characters 25 Boost.jpg
+File:Cars Characters 24 Wingo.jpg
+File:Cars-Land-DJ.png
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
+*In Italy, Boost and DJ are voiced respectively by F1 racers Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli, while Wingo is dubbed by 24 Hours of Le Mans racer Emanuele Pirro.
-*The Tuner Cars like punk and heavy metal, and think they are extra smart.
+*Snot Rod was supposed to be in the unmade [[Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales|''Cars Toons'']] episode, ''[[Import Mater]]''. This episode was later remade into ''Tokyo Mater'', in which he didn't appear.
-*It is uncertain how long they were sentenced to community service. Their early life is unknown due to the fact they are minor characters.
+**Snot Rod is the only delinquent road hazard that doesn't appear in ''[[Tokyo Mater]]''.
-*It is also unknown why the Tuner Cars are such troublemakers, unlike most other Pixar villains who would reveal their reasons why.
+**Snot Rod is the only delinquent road hazard to appear in ''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]''.
+**Snot Rod appears on a calendar in Andy's room in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' as a normal car.
+*Wingo was the only Delinquent Road Hazards member that was playable in Arcade Mode in ''Cars: The Video Game'', despite Boost and DJ being playable in the High Speed Heist minigame.
+*A repainted, non-anthropomorphic version of Boost could be seen on a poster on the wall of [[Andy Davis|Andy's]] room in the trailer of ''[[Toy Story 3]]''. This poster was replaced in the final movie by a picture of [[Finn McMissile]].
+*While DJ's license plate states that his hometown is Treble Town,{{Citation needed}} he has come to visit Tokyo in ''Tokyo Mater'' depicts him as one of Tokyo's residents, making it unclear where DJ's true town of origin is.
+*If they haven't tricked Mack into falling asleep, McQueen would never end up in Radiator Springs where he would be taught humility and how friendship is more important in life than racing and winning. However, McQueen would still be in his cocky, arrogant personality still due to wanting to win the Piston Cup, in which he gave up on after having ended up at Radiator Springs and learning life lessons from them.
+*DJ's original die-cast depicted him with blue stripes rather than green. This was corrected in [[2009]], but the incorrect striping returned on his [[2015]] re-release.
+*The song DJ plays in his introduction is "Rollin' in the Rearview" by Headbone and Jabu; he later plays "Songbird" by Kenny G to put Mack to sleep.
+*Despite being antagonists, DJ is considered to be friendly to the theme park guests at Cars Land.
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuner Cars}}
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