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{{Character infobox
|image = Carl Clutchen Artwork.png
 
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|image=Carl1clutch.png
|name = Carl Clutchen
 
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|make=[[Brawny Motor Co.]] Spark EA
|gender = Male
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|gender=Male
|color = Blue, white, black
 
|eye color = Brown
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|eye color=Blue
 
|color=Blue
|occupation = [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer
 
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|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|first appearance = ''[[Cars 3]]''
 
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|occupation={{PCracer|[[Easy Idle]] (formerly)}}
}}'''Carl Clutchen'''<ref name=“diecast”>[[1:55 Scale Die-Cast]] line packaging ([https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/worldofcarsdrivein/images/2/2c/Carl18.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180703233756&format=original image])</ref> is a professional racing car who competed in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]]. He replaced [[Ruby Oaks]] as the [[Easy Idle]] racer, before getting fired and replaced by [[Harvey Rodcap]]. His racing number is 15.
 
 
|first=''[[Cars 3]]''}}
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'''Carl Clutchen''' is a stock car that used to compete in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]] for the [[Easy Idle]] team with the number 15.
   
== History ==
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==History==
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===''Cars 3''===
In ''[[Cars 3]]'', Carl competes in the 2016 [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] season, but when the next-generation rookies begin performing much better than normal stock cars, [[Easy Idle]] fires Carl and replaces him with a next-generation racer named [[Harvey Rodcap]].
 
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[[File:Carlclutchcars3.png|thumb|left|220px|Carl Clutchen being passed by [[Lightning McQueen]] during the [[Dinoco Light 350]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]].]]
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In ''[[Cars 3]]'', Carl Clutchen competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series during the 2016 season. In 2016, he had finished 5th in the [[Dinoco Light 350]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]], 7th in the [[Iowa Hybrid 450]] race at [[Rocker Arms International]], 24th at the [[Georgia Safety Horn 350]] at the [[Georgia Super Speedway]] and 11th at the [[Dinoco 400]] at the [[Copper Canyon Speedway]].
   
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However during the midseason, with the rise of interest in high-tech [[Next-Generation]] series of race cars, that had better achievements on the tracks, he was forced to stop competing in the Piston Cup by Easy Idle and got replaced by a [[Next-Gen]] racer named [[Harvey Rodcap]], the current racer for Easy Idle.
== Gallery ==
 
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==Physical Description==
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Carl Clutchen is a [[Brawny Motor Co.]] Spark EA stock car with [[Lightyear]] racing tires. His eye color is blue. He has a blue livery with some white bold stripes on the back of his sides. He has the number 15, painted in black, on his sides and the roof and the logo of [[Easy Idle]] on his hood, boot, back and sides.
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==Achievements==
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{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 380px;"
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|+[[File:Pistoncup2016.png|30px|link=Piston Cup Racing Series]] Races of the 2016 Piston Cup Racing Series season.
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! scope="col" |Race track
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! scope="col" |Event
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! scope="col" |Finish position
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|-
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|[[Motor Speedway of the South]]
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|[[Dinoco Light 350]]
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|5th
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|-
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|[[Rocker Arms International]]
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|[[Iowa Hybrid 450]]
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|7th
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|-
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|[[Georgia Super Speedway]]
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|[[Georgia Safety Horn 350]]
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|24th
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|-
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|[[Copper Canyon Speedway]]
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|[[Dinoco 400]]
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|11th
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|}
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==Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
EasyIdleStock.jpg|''[[Cars 3]]''
Easyart.png|Concept art
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Easyart.png|Concept art.
Buckbea39.jpg|Carl racing with [[Buck Bearingly]].
 
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File:Carl Clutchen (CGI render).png|Concept art.
15-Easy-Idle.jpg
 
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EasyIdleStockCar.jpg
EasyIdleStock.jpg
 
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CarlClutchen.jpeg|Diecast
Dud-throttleman-personnage-cars-3-01.jpg
 
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Clutchen card.png|2018 release
Robert_Rocks.jpg|Concept art
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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==Names in other languages==
== Trivia ==
 
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*Russian: ''Карл Клатчен'' (transcription: ''Karl Klatchen'')
*The early concept art suggest that his number should be 51. It was changed because [[Cruz Ramirez]] would be given this number after completing the [[Florida 500]] to honor [[Doc Hudson]].
 
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==Trivia==
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[[File:Robert Rocks.jpg|thumb|220px|Concept art of Carl Clutchen presenting him with the number 51.]]
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*While he and [[Harvey Rodcap]] had used the number 15 in ''[[Cars 3]]'', [[Ruby "Easy" Oaks]], used the number 51.
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**There is an early concept art that presents Clutchen with the number 51 instead. The change could have been made because of [[Cruz Ramirez]] being given the number 51 in ''Cars 3'', which could have been changed from the first concept of the movie, as the development had progressed.
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*He is named after, ''[[Cars 3]]'' effects artist, [[Carl Kaphan]].
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*He is 1 of the 6 stock cars fired after the 2016 Dinoco 400.
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*Coincidentally, Carl Clutchen's model is identical to [[Carl]]'s, albeit with different sizes and shapes for their brake ducts and headlight stickers.
 
{{Easy Idle}}
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{{Cars 3}}
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[[Category:Cars 3 characters]]
 
[[Category:Brawny Motor Co.]]
 
[[Category:Racers]]
 
[[Category:Piston Cup racers]]
 
[[Category:Easy Idle]]
   
 
[[pt-br:Carl Clutchen]]
== References ==
 
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[[ru:Карл Клатчен]]
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:Piston Cup Racers]]
 
 
[[Category:Cars 3]]
 
[[Category:Cars 3]]
[[Category:Cars 3 Characters]]
 
[[Category:Piston Cup]]
 
[[Category:Racing cars]]
 
[[Category:Male characters]]
 
[[Category:Americans]]
 
[[Category:Cars 3 Racers]]
 

Latest revision as of 09:50, 18 April 2024

Character

Carl Clutchen is a stock car that used to compete in the Piston Cup Racing Series for the Easy Idle team with the number 15.

History

Cars 3

Carlclutchcars3

Carl Clutchen being passed by Lightning McQueen during the Dinoco Light 350 race at the Motor Speedway of the South.

In Cars 3, Carl Clutchen competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series during the 2016 season. In 2016, he had finished 5th in the Dinoco Light 350 race at the Motor Speedway of the South, 7th in the Iowa Hybrid 450 race at Rocker Arms International, 24th at the Georgia Safety Horn 350 at the Georgia Super Speedway and 11th at the Dinoco 400 at the Copper Canyon Speedway.

However during the midseason, with the rise of interest in high-tech Next-Generation series of race cars, that had better achievements on the tracks, he was forced to stop competing in the Piston Cup by Easy Idle and got replaced by a Next-Gen racer named Harvey Rodcap, the current racer for Easy Idle.

Physical Description

Carl Clutchen is a Brawny Motor Co. Spark EA stock car with Lightyear racing tires. His eye color is blue. He has a blue livery with some white bold stripes on the back of his sides. He has the number 15, painted in black, on his sides and the roof and the logo of Easy Idle on his hood, boot, back and sides.

Achievements

Pistoncup2016 Races of the 2016 Piston Cup Racing Series season.
Race track Event Finish position
Motor Speedway of the South Dinoco Light 350 5th
Rocker Arms International Iowa Hybrid 450 7th
Georgia Super Speedway Georgia Safety Horn 350 24th
Copper Canyon Speedway Dinoco 400 11th

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Russian: Карл Клатчен (transcription: Karl Klatchen)

Trivia

Robert Rocks

Concept art of Carl Clutchen presenting him with the number 51.

  • While he and Harvey Rodcap had used the number 15 in Cars 3, Ruby "Easy" Oaks, used the number 51.
    • There is an early concept art that presents Clutchen with the number 51 instead. The change could have been made because of Cruz Ramirez being given the number 51 in Cars 3, which could have been changed from the first concept of the movie, as the development had progressed.
  • He is named after, Cars 3 effects artist, Carl Kaphan.
  • He is 1 of the 6 stock cars fired after the 2016 Dinoco 400.
  • Coincidentally, Carl Clutchen's model is identical to Carl's, albeit with different sizes and shapes for their brake ducts and headlight stickers.