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Ponchy Wipeout is a former professional race car who raced for the Bumper Save team in the Piston Cup Racing Series with the number 90.

History[]

Background[]

Ponchy Wipeout used to work as a stunt-double. While he was working on set for film HighJinx has been noticed recruited to be a professional race car. After that he started racing in Piston Cup Racing Series for Bumper Save team with number 90.

Cars[]

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Ponchy behind Chick Hicks during the Dinoco 400 in 2005.

In Cars, Ponchy Wipeout raced in the 2005 season including the final race at the Motor Speedway of the South. with his crew chief, Ben Doordan giving him orders during it. During the race, Chick Hicks caused an accident in an attempt to further his lead on Lightning McQueen, which Ponchy was involved in, and was seen getting hit near Ruby "Easy" Oaks. Although Ponchy received some minor damage, he was able to continue racing. During the last leg of the Dinoco 400, Chick Hicks shouted at him "Come on, come on, come on!" annoying Ponchy.

Cars 3[]

In Cars 3, he competes in the 2016 Piston Cup season. After the season ends, he retires and gets replaced by a next-gen racer named Paul Conrev.

Physical description[]

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Artwork of Ponchy Wipeout as he appears in Cars 3.

Ponchy Wipeout is a Brawny Motor Co. Spark GT, based on a Dodge Intrepid. He uses Lightyear racing tires. He has a blue and white livery with a red and white number 90 on his doors, with an orange spoiler. In Cars 3, Ponchy's design goes through some small changes, most notably his model, as he is now a Capitol Motors Mark II, like all of the returning racers from Cars. He now has yellow rims instead of black rims and his spoiler is also light-blue. Other changes from his design from Cars to Cars 3 is the Bumper Save logo no longer being diagonal on his hood, the number 90 being place under his left headlight and his grille no longer being two-pieced, rather just singular. He also has the word "Lightyear" above his front tires on his front fenders.

Official profiles[]

Car Finder Game[]

  • "Ponchy was working as a stunt-double on a movie about a pair of wise-cracking California Highway Patrol officers called "HighJinx", when he was spotted and recruited to be a professional race car. Ponchy's gone from the big screen to the little screen, but at least it involves a lot less intentional crashing."

Meet the Cars[]

Ponchy Wipeout (Meet the Cars)

Meet the Cars artwork

  • Ponchy was working as a stunt-double on a movie about a pair of wise-cracking California Highway Patrol officers called "HighJinx", when he was spotted and recruited to be a professional race car. Ponchy's gone from the big screen to the little screen, but at least it involves a lot less intentional crashing.

Gallery[]

Names in other languages[]

  • Russian:
    • Пончи Вайпаут (transcription: Ponchi Vaypaut)
    • Пончи Кювето Вайпаут (transcription: Ponchi Kyuveto Vaypaut)
    • Пончи Кювето (transcription: Ponchi Kyuveto)

Trivia[]

  • Despite die-cast releases of the Cars 3 Bumper Save racer being named "Ponchy Wipeout", this design is notably different from his original design, such as being shorter, having a higher roof and different headlight stickers. It's likely that he went through a small body change during the events between Cars and Cars 3.
  • His 2017 Cars 3 Die-cast release had two variations, one with black rims, and one with yellow rims, the yellow rims would be the accurate ones, as seen in his artwork.
  • His 2017 version of Diecast in 'Cars 3' had black eyes, which was supposed to be just a minor bug during production, but upon re-release, the bug went one step further and the tires were also made black , but after another re-release in 2019, these errors were all Correction.
  • Ponchy, Lightning McQueen, Todd Marcus, Dirkson D'Agostino, Darren Leadfoot, Ralph Carlow , Ernie Gearson, Floyd Mulvihill and Murray Clutchburn are the all racers to return from Cars, Except Lightning McQueen, Ponchy along with the other Returning racers, underwent some redesigns and was converted into the Capitol Motors Mark II.
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