After a full three hours of running around yesterday afternoon, we arrived at the NASCAR Speedpark at Vaughan Mills. We actually reached the mall about 2 minutes after the display ended, which turned out to be a good thing, as we got to see a little bit more than most people did. Just like the Camaro concept that Alex wrote about, these things are runners!
Sally Carrera really is based on a Porsche chassis, with stock appearing brakes & rear end body work. The engine sounds like a stock flat six. Lightning Mcqueen is a “real” little cartoon race car, complete with that race car sound, or so the kids thought. In reality, it sounds like an untuned small block, breathing through mildly muffled side pipes, but at least it gets the idea across. If you look closely, you can even see a full roll cage inside. The racing slicks are cartoonishly large, so I’m not sure if it would be able to do much other than muddle around a parking lot.
We got to see both cars loaded into Mack the transport truck and the kids thought it was pretty cool that they travelled in a real race car hauler. The fact that my kids know what a real race car hauler looks like just shows how well I’ve corrupted them.
The lady who was representing the Toronto based promo company heard that we had driven a while to get there and graciously offered to mail us a set of free movie passes. When she asked how we heard about the display, I told her about The Garage and that I had seen it on the Pixar blog. She then said she would also be sending off some swag for the kids. The Garage is hardly a media outlet, but we’re not proud…bring on the payola!! Besides, it’s all for the kids right?
See more pics of Lightning, Sally and Mac in the gallery
Excellent photos!!! I’m really looking forward to taking my kids to see this movie. Did the Promo company give you any kind of schedule for these cars? I’m wondering if they are headed anywhere near Richmond, VA!
i should have posted this before. here is the schedule, but you will need to do some digging to find out where they are going in each city.
April 17 Akron, OH
April 18 Washington DC
April 19 Baltimore, MD
April 20 Philadelphia, PA
April 21 Allentown, PA
April 22 Hartford, CT
April 23 Boston, MA
April 24 Toronto, CN
April 26 Detroit, MI
April 27 Chicago, IL
April 28-29 Minneapolis, MN
May 1 Denver, CO
May 2 Salt Lake City, UT
May 4 DuPont, WA
May 5 Seattle, WA
May 6 Portland, OR
May 7 San Francisco, CA
May 8 Bakersfield, CA
May 10-12 Los Angeles, CA
May 15 Houston, TX
May 17-18 Atlanta, GA
May 20-21 Orlando, FL
May 22-23 Jacksonville, FL
May 24-28 Charlotte, NC — World Premiere/NASCAR Coca Cola 600
May 30 Charlottesville, VA
May 31 Parsippany, NJ
June 1-6 New York, NY
June 11-18 Los Angeles, CA
June 19 Phoenix, AZ
June 21 San Antonio, TX
June 22 Dallas, TX
June 23-24 Tulsa, OK
June 26 St. Louis, MO
June 27 Erlanger, KY
June 28 Cincinnati, OH
June 29 Lexington, KY
June 30 Columbus, OH
July 5 Battle Creek, MI
July 6 Oakbrook, IL
July 7 Bloomington, IL
July 8-11 Chicago, IL
The CARS all have their own pages at CarSpace… you can “become friends” with the characters and receive “special” announcements from them about upcoming events and contests. Plus, check out their photo albums, leave comments on their pages, etc.
http://www.carspace.com/lightningmcqueen
http://www.carspace.com/sally
http://www.carspace.com/dochudson
http://www.carspace.com/mater
http://www.carspace.com/fillmore
http://www.carspace.com/flo
http://www.carspace.com/ramone
http://www.carspace.com/sarge
See you there!
that’s cool silvia, thanks!
hola rayo esres el mejor
love Mcqueen
te amo mcqueen
Hey, I just got the movie. It’s hillarous. I love the trator tipping part. lol
i like that movie because about rout 66 and rout 40 . i traveled in the same rout. and also because its rated PG!!!
How much for that car?
i would love to sally,mater and lightining!!!!!!!!!!!!
non so che dire, cars mi stàandando su di giri.
p.s:lighnting fai pena.
oggi ho visto cars e mcqueen è fighissimo
mcqueen e sally parcheggiati sotto un pino e si scambiano un bacino
I wanted to know if you guys could come down to miami for my kids party.
mcqueen è figo fighissimo, più di sally.
HEY, MY NAME IS Tiffany culver. I live in Gainsville Ga. My brother is 4 yers old and his name is Ethan and he loves CARS. When I seen that I could write yall I got on the computer and started writing. So I was wondering if you guy’s could bring Lightning Mcqueen down to Gainsville Ga. so that my brother and I could see him. Well I’m mostly talking about my brother because he loves Mcqueen.SO PLEASE WILL YOU DO IT! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Tiffany & Mario,
Unfortunately, The Garage isn’t related to Cars. We just took some pictures at a local event.
I bet if you keep an eye on Disney World these cars will be close to you soon!
does anyone know if it is coming to ireland??
WI wish I could answer that, but unfortunately I haven’t heard anything.
Would you know where the car both Lightning Mcqueen and Sally will be in the fall where we can take kids to see them and take pictures in California
Sorry Zaira, they don’t let us know where the cars will be.
Ilove lightning Mc. Queen and was wondering if you could bring him to Lake Forest
My kids live this, to bad I missed the St. Louis visit.
where is mc queen now, where , what city????
PLEASE TELL ME WHERE…………….
Does anyone have a 2008 schedule for the real life CARS characters?/
He was just in San Antonio around Jan 26th, 2008 (AutoRama show) – we missed it and I want to know if they are coming to Houston. I can’t find a schedule anywhere on the web….
Eres el mejor lightning Mc Queen
me and my cousin love your pics of mc. queen. it rocks.!!!!!!
Sou uma criança que vou fazer 5 anos e minha festa vai ser dos carros. sou viciado em relampago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Ei, relampago ,tudo bem? Estou aqui com minha mãe.
Just wondering if the cars gang is coming to PA in 2009.
Please let me know. Thank you, chad and my three sons.
Soy fan numero uno de Rayo, espero con ansias la 2da parte, algun dia podremos tener este bello auto en Peru?
I would love to know if these cars can be rented for children’s birthday parties.
The Cars In Town.
When will be there next appearance & where?
Outside of Disney Studios, do the cars characters still make appearances? East coast dates would be nice!
I haven’t heard anything about the cars traveling in a long, long time.
the date is march 24th 2010…..Does anyone have a 2010 schedule for Lightning Mcqueen
Are all the tours over. Will there be more. I am new to this thing………
Sorry Nancy, but I haven't heard anything about these cars since the day I originally shot the photos!
is this the same car i saw in youtube? the real life Lightning McQueen? Hey, I wonder if I repaint my mazda 3 red.. would it look like mcqueen?
Lightning Mcqueen my nephew loves you everytime he sees you he goes queen queen plus i also love you i turn watch when i was my nephew's age and i still watch haha
cars is dumm…..lol