McQueen and Sally: Close and Personal

by SalQueenFan

Would Sally ever be a race car? What did Lightning McQueen do as a kid? What makes them a perfect match? All these questions are finally getting an answer by McQueen and Sally themselves! These interviews are taken from a 'Disney Adventures' magazine from 2006. They're 100% legit and SALLY FINALLY REVEALS IF SHE WOULD BE A RACE CAR! NEW FRANCESCO INTERVIEW INSIDE!

2. Lightning McQueen For Autoweek Magazine

This here is an interview with Lightning McQueen for the Autoweek Issue from May 29, 2006. Enjoy! (100% Made by Pixar, not me)

Hard Driver-Lightning McQueen Trying to get inside the CPU of the Piston Cup's hot rookie racer

AutoWeek: What was your welcome-to-the-Piston Cup moment?

Lightning McQueen: Getting to talk to my idol, nine-time Piston Cup champion The King, Strip Weathers. He's an ordinary guy—down to earth, easygoing. It was such a pleasure to meet him, but it'll be even more of a pleasure to beat him.

AW: What was your most embarrassing moment?

LM: I don't get embarrassed, to tell you the truth. Embarrassment is all about second-guessing yourself. I don't do that... Or do I?

AW: Your favorite off-day activity?

LM: I like to watch tapes of my previous races. I'm always working to perfect my strategy, like figuring out the right moves to win—while still looking good in the process.

AW: What's the one thing about being in the Piston Cup people really don't know or think about?

LM: The Piston Cup is held at a much larger track than most races, so it is harder for the cameras to get a good close-up on me. So I have to work to give them what they need. Plus the track lighting is not so flattering, so I have to take that into consideration, too. Looking good is not as easy as it seems, but luckily, winning races is.

AW: If I weren't in the Piston Cup, I'd...

LM: If I wasn't in the Piston Cup? The Piston Cup is the best, and if I'm not in the Piston Cup then I wouldn't be the best, I'd be less...

AW: It is apparent you don't have headlights or windshield wipers. Are you too lazy to work at night and too prissy to work in the rain?

LM: Look, lighting follows me wherever I go, not the other way around. As far as the rain goes, companies pay a lot of money for the privilege of sponsoring me and they don't like their logos getting wet. Is working hard for your sponsor prissy to you?

AW: Okay, okay. You're awfully loud. Why don't you have a muffler, like other cars?

LM: What? I'm sorry, I didn't hear that... I'm just joking. Fans don't just come to the races to see the fastest car in the world—they want to hear him, too.

AW: You don't look all that much like a street car—which is supposed to be the whole idea of this stock car racing, right? Street cars don't have those big air deflectors on the trunk and their hoods; roofs and rear ends don't look like those on normal cars. How street-legal are you, anyway?

LM: Being street-legal isn't much of a concern of mine. The only driving I do is on the track. I have a top-of-the-line luxury trailer that carries me from race to race. These tires haven't touched the street in years.

AW: Have you thought about hubcaps, or better still, spinners?

LM: Yes I have. Actually, I'm glad you brought that up. There's nothing wrong with putting a little class back into racing. And nothing says class like gold-plated spinners!

I hope you had fun for a few seconds reading this hilarious interview. I had fun when I read it and there was something about the old Lightning McQueen that he could be arrogant yet charming and sadly he lost a bit of that when he changed through the years. I kinda miss this old McQueen, don't you?