Bob Cutlass

Bob Cutlass
Color	Gray
Occupation	Piston Cup announcer
Main portrayer(s)	Bob Costas
Character information Gender Male

""Welcome back to the Dinoco 400. I'm Bob Cutlass, here with my good friend, Darrell Cartrip.""

—'Bob Cutlass', Cars, [[{{{3}}}]]

Bob Cutlass is a racing announcer for the Piston Cup.

History

Cars

Bob announcing with Darrell at the Dinoco 400.

In Cars, Bob is announcing in the Piston Cup with Darrell Cartrip. After Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks and The King result in a three-way tie, Bob and Darrell cannot believe their eyes and are excitedly trying to decide on a winner. Both also appear at the Los Angeles International Speedway, commentating on the tie-breaker race. When Lightning pushes The King to the finish line, Bob questions whether or not the performance was against the rules, but Darrell dismisses it.

Cars: Fast as Lightning

In the beta version of Cars: Fast as Lightning, Bob and Darrell appear in the skyboxes above the bleachers on Lightning's Track, announcing the races. However, they do not appear in the final version.

Cars 3

Bob with Darrell Cartrip before the start of the Florida 500.

Bob returns in Cars 3, and once again announces Piston Cup races with Darrell Cartrip. During the Dinoco Light 350, at the Motor Speedway of the South, he and Darrell talk about how Lightning McQueen, Bobby Swift, and Cal Weathers seem to have a lot of fun on the track. During the Florida 500, he and Darrell are surprised when Cruz Ramirez enters the track from pit row instead of Lightning.

General information

Physical description

Bob is a 1998 Saxon Grand Touring Sports Coupe 3-Liter Inline Six 200 HP Sae @ 6,000 RPM, and his horsepower is 255. He is also based on a 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora, although the Aurora was never offered as a 2 door model. He is painted entirely in a dark shade of grey, having chrome rims and mirrors.

Personality and traits

Unlike Darrell Cartrip, Bob takes his announcing rather seriously, with him usually providing the factual commentary while Darrell provides humorous information and speculation. These qualities have landed him additional announcing occupations on television and radio, such as America's Funniest Sports Utility Vehicles, tractor pulling, monster truck rallies, and even the Olympics.

Appearances

• Cars
• Cars: Fast as Lightning
• Cars 3

Profiles and statistics

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• Bios
  • "Bob Cutlass is a world renowned sports announcer. He's covered every sporting event from tractor pulls to monster truck rallies, including the last three Olympic games, but he's most famous for teaming up with former Piston Cup racer Darrell Cartrip to announce Piston Cup racing on the Racing Sports Network. Bob Cutlass is the voice of reason to Darrell's enthusiastic color commentary. Bob is also the host of Sunday night's TV staple "America's Funniest Sports Utility Vehicles."

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Names in other languages

• Danish: Claes Bremse
• Dutch: Bob Cullas
• French:
  • Bob Culasse (Cars)
  • Bob Finelame (Disney Auchan cards)
• German: Heiko Water
• Norwegian: Jon Herwig Kløtsjen
• Polish: Bob Kordek
• Russian: Боб Катласс (transliteration: Bob Katlass)
• Spanish (Castilian): Bob Culatas
• Spanish (Latin American): Bob Cutlass
• Swedish: Björn Rallygård

Trivia

• Bob is based on and voiced by the real life announcer Bob Costas.
• In the Nintendo DS version of the Cars: Race-O-Rama video game, Bob Cutlass' promo art from Cars is used to represent Troy Brakeman during cut-scenes.
• While he doesn't appear in Cars 2 he does make an appearance in the Tall Tale deleted scene for the film.
• Bruce Boxmann's official artwork is a re-colour of Bob's.
• His German name, "Heiko Water" is a reference to his performer in the German version, Heiko Waßer ("waßer" in German means "water").
• His Danish name, "Claes Bremse", is a reference to his performer in the Danish version, Claus Borre.