Slider Petrolski

Slider Petrolski
Vehicle type	Capitol Motors Verve XT
Color	Yellow, black and white
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Sidewall Shine (formerly)
First appearance	Cars
Latest appearance	The World of Cars Online
Character information Gender Male Family Unnamed parents Slide Powers (uncle)

Slider Petrolski is a former race car of the Sidewall Shine racing team.

History

Cars

Slider in last place during the Dinoco 400.

In Cars, Slider is seen racing at the Motor Speedway of the South, among thirty-five other competitors. When Chick Hicks causes a huge wreck, Slider is one of the many involved, ramming into Floyd Mulvihill, and suffering some minor damage. Despite this, he is still able to continue racing, but finishes in last place.

The World of Cars Online

In The World of Cars Online, Slider was one of the opposing racers that the player faced at the Petroleum City Super Speedway, along with Chick Hicks and Haul Inngas. 

Between Cars and Cars 3

Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, Slider retires, and no other race car supersedes him in the Piston Cup. 

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Slider Petrolski Capitol Motors Verve XT

His story:
"Slider Petrolski's parents named him Slider after his uncle: famed dirt track racer Slide Powers, who graced the gritty, makeshift tracks of the late forties. Aspiring to his namesake Slider started racing at an early age. He challenged postal trucks, taxis, delivery vans and all varieties of unsuspecting pedestrian motorists. He even raced a police car, but only once."

Meet the Cars

• Slider Petrolski's parents named him Slider after his uncle, famed dirt-track racer Slide Powers, who graced the gritty, makeshift tracks of the late forties. Slider wanted to be like his uncle. He started racing at an early age. He challenged postal trucks, taxis, delivery vans, and all varieties of unsuspecting pedestrian motorists. He even raced a police car, but only once.

Pixarpedia

• Slider Petrolski is a Capitol Motors car. He is named after his uncle Slide Powers, a famous dirt track racer. His sponsor is Sidewall Shine.

Physical description

Slider is a Capitol Motors Verve XT that is painted yellow and black, with the number 74 painted in white on his doors and roof. He has the Sidewall Shine logo printed on his hood, below his camera and behind his rear tires.

Gallery

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  Cars artwork

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  Meet the Cars artwork

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  Car Finder Game profile

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  Slider’s first appearance onscreen

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  Cars

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  Slider with stripes on his back bumper.

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  Slider with a racing camera attached to him.

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  Cars

• Slider in last place.

  Slider in last place.

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  Slider with stripes on his back bumper.

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  The World of Cars Online

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  Diecast

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  Disney Store release

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  Disney Store diecast

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  Second Disney Store release

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  Disney Store release with Darren Leadfoot

Names in other languages

• Russian:
  • Слайдер Петролски (transcription: Slayder Petrolski)
  • Ползун Бензински (transcription: Polzun Benzinski)

Trivia

• At the start of the last lap Slider is seen in last place, but in the next shot, Claude Scruggs is seen in last.
• Before the restart, Winford Bradford Rutherford was shown behind Davey Apex, but Slider was shown in the next shot.
• His diecasts have stripes on his rear end although he doesn’t have them in the movie, until he collides with Floyd Mulvihill.
  • Also, his diecasts does not also have his camera, but when he collides with Floyd, the camera dissappears;