Rip Clutchgoneski

Rip Clutchgoneski
Vehicle type	2005 Formula 6000 Racer
Occupation	Le Motor Prototype race car
Character information Alias(es) The Rookie Gender Female Home Wheeli, Rearendia

Rip Clutchgoneski is a race car from Rearendia. She competes in the Le Motor Prototype racing series. In 2011, he participated in the World Grand Prix where she represented Rearendia. She races with the number 10.

History

Cars 2

In Cars 2, Rip Clutchgoneski participated in all three World Grand Prix races, as well as in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix. Because of her modest origin from an unknown country and of her lack of titles, Rip can be considered the rookie of the competition. Rip makes a cameo on the tv screen during the Mel Dorado Show when the racers formed the World Grand Prix logo. She didn't make a physical appearance until the Tokyo party where she and the other racers reacted to seeing Mater. The first race, in Tokyo, was Rip's best performance. She started from fifth position from the back (the best racers started at the back of the line for this race). Although in the first part of the race she was seen near the end of the pack, she gained places after the dirt section. She finally got up to the third position behind Lightning McQueen and Francesco Bernoulli, but then, had her motor blown out by the lemons and was forced to quit the race, which he was one of the three cars that blew out during the race. In the following races she stayed near or in the last position. Rip was recovered after the race in Tokyo, and raced into 9th position in the Porto Corsa race in front of Jeff Gorvette and Lewis Hamilton. She was one of the last racers to crash in the huge pileup, at the same time as Raoul ÇaRoule. In the London race, Rip was seen in the last position. When the race starts in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix, Rip was pretty fast and raced into the 5th position. She was seen around the 4th or 7th position.

Other Appearances

Rip appears in the Neon Racers book and takes part of the Neon race held by Shu Todoroki. In that book she says his only lines in the entire franchise.

Livery

Rip is painted orange, with green tire wheel wells and red lines on her doors.

Model

Rip is a 2004 Formula 6000 Racer, with a top speed of 199 mph and a 0-60 of 3.1 seconds. Her engine is a 3.5-liter DOHC V-8, having 650 horsepower.

Concept art showing a slightly different paint job from the final one. Note the black wheel covers that match the Hulme CanAm of which she is inspired off of.

Rip's design is reminiscent of Formula One-like production cars, like the Caparo T1. However, she resembles most the little-known New-Zealand super-car Hulme CanAm, of which he bears characteristics elements like its distinctive air dams, wheel covers and boat shaped central body. Hulme's developers reportedly saw this in an unfavorable light and found Rip so similar to their car they considered making a legal action against Disney. However, Rip does differ from the Hulme CanAm by several design elements (F1-like cockpit, different rear end, side vents), and some Caparo T1-derived elements can be spotted. Rip has the Hulme's characteristic orange color (although the Caparo too is frequently presented in orange), and furthermore, concept art reveals he was first designed with black wheel covers, exactly like the Hulme car.

Bio

• The former European colony and newly independent Rearendia is desperate to put their name on the map – the #10 open-wheeled racer Rip Clutchgoneski is their best bet. After putting together a remarkable string of qualifying races, Rip’s entry into the World Grand Prix is clearly the Cinderella story of the competition. Though Rip credits luck for her chance on the international stage, it’s really skill and exuberance that brought the proud Rearendian racer to the starting line.
• Stats:
  • Weight Class: Medium
  • Speed: 49
  • Power: 51
  • Torque: 1.04081632653
  • Nitro: 25.5

Appearances

• Cars 2
• Neon Racers (book)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Rip Clutchgoneski/Gallery.

Names in Other Languages

• German: Roman Pedalski
• Greek: Αμπραγιαζέφσκι (transcription: Ampragiazéfski)
• Polish:
  • Sztyrling Mech (Cars 2)
  • Tomek Dodeski (Meet the Cars)
• Russian: Трип Обгонетски (transcription: Trip Obgonetski)

Trivia

• According to Meet the Cars, Rip is a 2004 Formula 6000 Racer, but her true basis is actually inspired by a Caparo T1.
• She and Carla Veloso are the only 2 racers of the WGP that are female.
• According to the Cars: Character Encyclopedia book, Rip was actually meant to die during the first World Grand Prix race, hence her name Rip (for rest in peace) Clutchgoneski (for Clutch gone in the sky). However, her fate was changed and she survived and only suffered a blown engine and was able to continue racing.
• For unknown reasons, Rip's WGP insignia shows her country's flag with colors in the opposite configuration (top left and bottom right section red instead of green) to all others flags and insignia appearing in the film.
• Rip's diecast version took time to be revealed, and was the last of the World Grand Prix racers announced.
• She is the only World Grand Prix racer for which no turntable video has been made.
• She is also the only one, along with Lewis Hamilton not to appear in Cars 2: The Video Game.
  • However Lewis does appear in the PSP version of Cars 2: The Video Game.
• Rip's fenders on her die-cast model are bigger that in the movie.
• Hier die-cast model coloring is also inaccurate as in the middle is shown be a bright yellow-orange-ish color instead of orange.
  • However the prototype of her for his launcher shows the corrected color and Mattel later on did make him orange for her Carbon Racers release but didn't do the same for her normal release afterwards.
• Rip is the only World Grand Prix Racer not to have any lines at all.
• Despite her being the rookie of the competition, Rip is actually pretty fast; she was in fifth place in the first part of Tokyo, and the second part, she was in third until she was hit by the death ray. In Italy, she was in 10th place, behind Jeff Gorvette and Lewis Hamilton. Then, she drove ahead of them, along with Raoul ÇaRoule. Then after Shu Todoroki collided with Miguel Camino and Max Schnell, She was in 9th place. In London, she was in the last position. Despite that, she was between 4th and 7th place in the one in Radiator Springs.
• Rip is the only racer in the World Grand Prix not to have a crew chief, just a pit crew consisting of some pitties. However, She does gain a crew chief in the form of a toy (who does not appear in Cars 2).
• Rip is the only WGP racer to be from a mythical country.
• Rip was the only WGP racer to not receive a silver racers die-cast. However, it was planned but it got cancelled.

External Links

• ‘Cars 2′ Character Stats, New Tokyo Party Clip and New Still as Sophia Loren Joins International Cast
• Disney rip 'copy' of Kiwi car