History Headscratchers / Cars3

Why was Ronald driving tense, and how did his exercise help him relax when he was on the treadmill?

* This film in particular shows the flaw in using cars and drivers interchangeably, because of the whole aging thing, but ''also'' shows all the reasons why aging shouldn't be a problem. It's one thing if you're going to claim that the Cars in these movies are like people, where they're "born" how they are, and paint is the equivalent of clothing, and tires, shoes. But in the same film they show Cruz getting a spoiler, and having exhaust work done. Not to mention whatever happened offscreen to get Lightning McQueen put back together. So the question remains, if the cars in the film are mechanically just like the real thing, then why should age ''ever'' be an issue? True, tech has indeed advanced considerably from decade to decade, and even in the real world, a new family car could give a 90's sports car a run for its money. But there's also nothing stopping someone from upgrading that 90's car with modern equipment and parts. Let alone comparatively trivial things like reducing the drag co-efficient.

After the Next-Gens appear, the dialogue explains that Lightning McQueen is suffering badly against his new opponents, yet his finishes (and performance at the Los Angeles 500, at least before his crash) seem to suggest otherwise. During the montage, Lightning finishes no lower than 8th place, and by NASCAR standards, that's pretty good, ESPECIALLY against cars of a completely different classification. Hell, during the Florida 500, he handily makes his way through the field, with a projected finish within the top 10 according to Smokey. Top 10's are very respectable in real life stock car racing. The waning of a drivers' finishes is kind of a normal thing in real racing (just look at Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. at the ends of their careers), yet both those drivers continue(d) to have a large following. Wouldn't Lightning have absolutely no problem staying in until his career unwinds like most normal race drivers with the fact that he's still clearly capable of beating most Next-Gens? Realistically, he AND Cal both had at least five or maybe more years left in their careers if real life NASCAR is to be believed.

* Maybe they developed the nearby field (building new commercial and residential districts) , while keep the old town center as a historical attraction.

In the original film, it was stated that Radiator Springs was a DyingTown, and that they dearly missed company. The town got better, but we haven’t seen signs of any new businesses opened up there, or older ones re-opening aside from the Wheel Well. Why?

** Since it's in a way meant to be he in his "Beard of Sorrow" mode. Maybe it's the equipment of him "wearing a old rundown sweatshirt from his old merchandise/just some old , more casual (and more Saturday morning laziness) type of clothes".

In the original film, it was stated that Radiator Springs was a DyingTown, and that they dearly missed company. The town got better, but we haven’t seen signs of any new businesses opened up there, or older ones re-opening. Why?

* Honestly, these movies pretty much zigzag with their adoption of NASCAR. Presumably using original NASCAR rules (i.e. actual ''stock'' cars), in a modern setting. Ironically, if they fully adopted modern NASCAR rules, where every car was more or less the same, with a different shell, the "aging" theme would make a lot more sense. After all, if the cars were mechanically the same, actual driving ability would be far more important. However, by using completely different vehicles, where their performance is a major part of being competitive, one has to ask why doesn't Lightning simply get upgraded, with all that new tech and design improvements that the "next gen" racers have?

Seriously are the mass produced compared to the older generation racers? The tie in book 'meet the cars' kinda implies as such with regards to the 4 next gens who are voiced by real NASCAR racers and the next gen Apple car. Is it possible that Jackson Storm is SuperPrototype of the next gens since his tie in origins book suggests that he was created in some lab.

What exactly is the purpose of the temporary 95 stickers on both of [=McQueen=]’s door panels? We can still tell it’s him without them since he’s a costom build. Is their some obscure rule for Piston Cup racers to still wear their number after being repaired to indicate where the number goes when they get repainted? Or is it for identifying purposes to show that; yes this primer-grey ghost of a hot rod with azure blue eyes is in fact Lightning [=McQueen=], and... [[HeroicBSOD he ain’t doing so hot...]]

* Secondly, Lightning also mentions how he is at the same speed a month ago, even though, according to Sally, [[TenMinuteRetirement he basically shut himself in Doc’s garage for 4 straight months doing nothing but watching his mentor’s crash and thinking he’s going to be forced into retirement just like Doc.]] Basically suffering from what appears to be...well clinical depression. Hell, even the Junior novel states that he hasn’t even practiced around Willie’s Butte (though that may be debatable if its canon to the film).

* Honestly, these movies pretty much zigzag with their adoption of NASCAR. Presumably using original NASCAR rules (i.e. actual ''stock'' cars), in a modern setting. Ironically, if they fully adopted modern NASCAR rules, where every car was more or less the same, with a different shell, the "aging" theme would make a lot more sense. After all, if the cars were mechanically the same, actual driving ability would be far more important. However, by using completely different vehicles, where their performance is a major part of being competitive, one has to ask why doesn't 95 simply get upgraded, with all that new tech and design improvements that the "next gen" racers have?

* I think the case is the "age" based on the years they've existed since manufacturing. Either that or based on their mileage.

After the Next-Gens appear, the dialogue explains that Lightning McQueen is suffering badly against his new opponents, yet his finishes (and performance at the Los Angeles 500, at least before his crash) seem to suggest otherwise. During the montage, Lightning finishes no lower than 8th place, and by NASCAR standards, that's pretty good, ESPECIALLY against cars of a completely different classification. Hell, during the Florida 500, he handily makes his way through the field, with a projected finish within the top 10 according to Smokey. Top 10's are very respectable in real life stock car racing. The waning of a drivers' finishes is kind of a normal thing in real racing (just look at Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. at the ends of their careers), yet both those drivers continue(d) to have a large following. Wouldn't Lightning have absolutely no problem staying in until his career unwinds like most normal race drivers with the fact that he's still clearly capable of beating most Next-Gens? Realistically, he AND Cal both had at least five or maybe more years left in their careers if real life NASCAR is to be believed.

After the Next-Gens appear, the dialogue explains that Lightning McQueen is suffering badly against his new opponents, yet his finishes (and performance at the Los Angeles 500, at least before his crash) seem to suggest otherwise. During the montage, Lightning finishes no lower than 8th place, and by NASCAR standards, that's pretty good, ESPECIALLY against cars of a completely different classification. Hell, during the Florida 500, he handily makes his way through the field, with a projected finish within the top 10 according to Smokey. Top 10's are very respectable in real life stock car racing. The waning of a drivers' finishes is kind of a normal thing in real racing (just look at Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. at the ends of their careers), yet both those drivers continue(d) to have a large following. Wouldn't Lightning have absolutely no problem staying in until his career unwinds like most normal race drivers with the fact that he's still clearly capable of beating most Next-Gens?

After the Next-Gens appear, the dialogue explains that Lightning McQueen is suffering badly against his new opponents, yet his finishes (and performance at the Los Angeles 500, at least before his crash) seem to suggest otherwise. During the montage, Lightning finishes no lower than 8th place, and by NASCAR standards, that's pretty good, ESPECIALLY against cars of a completely different classification. The waning of a drivers' finishes is kind of a normal thing in real racing (just look at Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. at the ends of their careers), yet both those drivers continue(d) to have a large following. Wouldn't Lightning have absolutely no problem staying in until his career unwinds like most normal race drivers with the fact that he's still clearly capable of beating most Next-Gens?

* Secondly, Lightning also mentions how he is at the same speed a month ago, even though, according to Sally, [[TenMinuteRetirement he basically shut himself in Doc’s garage for 4 straight months doing nothing but watching his mentor’s crash and thinking he’s going to be forced into retirement just like Doc.]] Basically suffering from what appears to be...well clinical depression. Hell, even the Junior novel states that he hasn’t even practiced around Willie’s Butte (though that may be debatable if its canon to the film).