Al Oft

Al Oft is a recurring minor character in the Cars franchise. He is a blimp that works for the Piston Cup racing series and soars high above the sky during Piston Cup races, advertising for Lightyear, the official tire brand of the Piston Cup.
==History==
===Cars===
In Cars, Al Oft appears flying over the Motor Speedway of the South, watching the fireworks, much to his entertainment. He is later seen flying above the tie-breaker race in Los Angeles.
===Cars: The Videogame===
In Cars: The Videogame, Al Oft can be seen during Piston Cup races, flying high above the stadiums.
===Cars Toons===
====Mater the Greater====
In Mater the Greater, Al Oft appears briefly at the beginning of the short, above the stadium.
===Cars: Race-O-Rama===
In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Al Oft can be seen flying over Santa Carburera and Autovia.
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, Al Oft is seen flying over Porto Corsa at the second World Grand Prix race.
=== Cars 3===
In Cars 3, Al Oft, with a new paint job, is seen flying above the Motor Speedway of the South.
==General information==
===Physical description===
Al Oft is an Aaron Fullogas. "Fullogas" is a play on the words "full of gas" or "full o' gas."
Al Oft is painted grey, with blue and yellow lining. He has the "Lightyear" logo on each side.
==Official profiles==
Car Finder Game
Snapshot	Profile 	Description
 	Al OftAaron Fullogas	"Al is high on life. As an endorsement billboard in the sky for the Lightyear Tire company (proud sponsor of the Piston Cup), he loves to provide those grand images high above the track. He's just happy that his job sends him to great sporting events, because he always has the best seat in the house!"
==List of appearances by date==
Title 	Year	Notes
Cars 	2006	
Cars: The Videogame 	2006	
Car Finder Game 	2007	
Al's Sky-High Adventure 	2008	
Roadwork! 	2008	
Mater the Greater 	2008	
The World of Cars Online 	2009	Race Code badge only
Cars: Race-O-Rama 	2009	
The Spooky Sound 	2010	
"A Growing Team" 	2010	Cars Magazine #22
"High Flying Ad-Venture" 	2011	Cars Magazine #34
Cars 2 	2011	
Cars 3 	2017	
Meet the Cars - 3rd Edition	2017	
==Gallery==
Al oft1.png|Cars artwork
BlimpMeetTheCars.png|Cars 3 artwork
Al-Oft-Cars-3.png|Cars 3 diecast artwork
AlOftCars.jpg|Cars
4k-cars-animationscreencaps.com-16175.jpg|Cars
AlOftCarsGame.PNG|Cars: The Videogame
AlOftCarsRaceORama.jpg|Cars: Race-O-Rama
Aloftcars2.png|Cars 2
Al Oft (Cars3).png|Cars 3
Wrong-named helicopter.png|Him on the Pixar Cars YouTube channel
Cars aloft-blimp-big 2009.jpg|Diecast (inaccurate size)
Al Oft The Lightyear die-cast.jpg|Diecast
Cars 3 lightyear blimp.jpg|Diecast (Cars 3)
Sc-al-oft-wm.jpg|2007 release
Al oft the lightyear blimp tiny version world of cars single.jpg|2008 release
Woc-al-oft-over-sized.jpeg|2008 release (deluxe)
Ror-al-oft.jpg|2009 release
Al oft the lightyear blimp wgp deluxe - piston cup.jpg|2013 release
Cars 3 lightyear blimp cars 3 deluxe.jpg|2017 release
Cars 3 lightyear blimp cars 2018 deluxe - rsn.jpg|2018 release
==Names in other languages==
===Al Oft===
*Russian: Эл Оφт (transcription: El Oft)
===(The) Lightyear Blimp===
*Norwegian: Lightyear-luftballongen 
*Russian:
**Дирижабль Лайтер (transcription: Dirizhabl' Layter)
**Яамарочный Прицеп Мака (transcription: Yaamarochnyy Pritsep Maka)
==Trivia==
*His name is a pun on "aloft."
*Al Oft is a reference to the real life "Goodyear" blimps. Rather than the "Goodyear" logo, Al has a logo saying "Lightyear," referencing Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. For some reason, it is unknown why was Al's model not called "Lightyear".
*His back portion reads "PAS1" as a reference to Pixar Animation Studios.
*Colin Cowling shares the same model.
==References==
Category:Cars characters
Category:Cars 2 characters
Category:Cars 3 characters
Category:Comic characters
Category:Mater the Greater
Category:Cars: Race-O-Rama characters
Category:Cars: The Videogame characters
Category:Non-Road Vehicles
Category:Aircraft
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pl:Al Zeppelin
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ru:Ал Офт
Category:Press
Category:Magazine models
Category:Male characters