An Snot Rod

> Oh no, Snot Rod!"
> "He's gonna blow!
>
> Boost and Wingo, Cars

**Snot Rod** is a member of the Delinquent Road Hazards, a gang of troublemakers who enjoy street racing and body modification. The last member to join the group, Snot Red met up with DJ, Boost, and Wingo while heading westward on advice from his doctor, who recommended the fresher air in hopes of alleviating the young tuner's chronic sneezing allergies. Within the gang, he assumes the responsibility of crowd control, a natural fit given the ease with which his sneezes, which trigger violent outbursts of flame from the exhausts on his undercarriage, deter anyone in proximity.

## Possession And Paraphernalias

Snot Rod is a ***Bragatron*** Roadburner, which, in real life, draws inspiration from the 1969 Dodge Charger and 1970 Plymouth Barracuda. He is most recognizable by the exterior engine blower that is prominently installed on his hood.
He is a recurring character in the *Cars* series, first appearing in *Cars*. He is typically portrayed as an antagonist or simply a rival to Lightning McQueen and his friends.

## History

### *Cars*

 File:Boost6.jpg  In *Cars*, the Delinquent Road Hazards are weaving in and out of traffic and showing off on ***Interstate 40***. Among the Interstate travelers is Mack, who is attempting to transport Lightning McQueen to the ***Los Angeles International Speedway*** without stopping to rest. As a result of this, Mack grows tired, and begins to drift off to sleep.
The gang eventually stumbles upon Mack, whom DJ manages to put to sleep by playing a tune from his rear stereo, while Boost and Wingo subsequently push him back and forth between lanes. Unbeknownst to them, the movement causes one of McQueen's souvenirs to fall off the shelf, opening his trailer door. Boost, DJ, and Wingo drive off once Snot Rod prepares to sneeze, and his engine and flames causes Mack to jolt awake, with Lightning falling out of the trailer and into the oncoming traffic.

 File:DelinquentRoadHazardsBessie.jpg  Snot Rod and his friends later appear during the film's epilogue in the end credits sequence, speeding by Sheriff, who is sleeping by the ***Ornament Valley*** sign. Sheriff manages to chase down and impound the speeders, and they are sentenced to community service, much like how McQueen was. While they are paving the road between ***Ramone's House of Body Art*** and ***Flo's V8 Café***, Bessie splatters hot tar over them.

## General information

### Physical description

 File:SnotRod3.jpg  Snot Rod is a Bragatron Roadburner, with his paint stripes suggesting that the fictional model is based upon the 1968 ***Dodge*** Charger, and he seems to be based on a 1970 ***Plymouth*** Barracuda and 1970 ***Dodge*** Challenger as well. He is proud of his custom grille logo. He is a supercharged and fuel injected nitro-burning funny car that is prone to sneezes, which cause wide open throttle, instant acceleration and nitro fire from his exhaust pipes.
His top speed is 118 mph/190 km/h and has 800 horsepower. His license plate reads "SNOT ROD", and also states Snot Rod's city of origin, ***Drag City***.
Snot Rod is painted orange, with black lining. He has chrome exhaust pipes and rims, as well as a grey grille and white headlights. He has a blower on his engine. He has the words "Snot Rod" painted in orange painted on his black lines.

### Personality and traits

 File:SnotRodImpound.jpg  Snot Rod is a delinquent that appears to not pay attention to the rules, as he and his gang are constantly getting arrested for breaking the law. He likes to speed on the highway and do reckless driving. He has a love for practical jokes, as he and his friends put Mack to sleep in the middle of the highway.
He appears to be more spineless than his fellow delinquents, given that he always seems to follow their lead rather than stand up for himself, as well as the fact that he rarely speaks overall in the series. He also speaks as though he has a stuffed nose on the rare occasions when he actually does speak. He can also accidentally speed up whenever he sneezes.

### Powers and abilities

 File:SnotRodCars14.jpg  Whenever Snot Rod sneezes, flames emit from his exhaust pipes, allowing him more space on the road and causing him to go faster by mistake, since other cars try their best to distance themselves from him. Because of these qualities, he specializes in crowd control, to the liking of Boost, DJ, and Wingo.

### Relationships

 File:Vlcsnap-2013-04-18-12h01m55s5.png  Snot Rod's best friends include his fellow gang members Boost, DJ, and Wingo. He and his group have been arrested by Sheriff multiple times, and all four tuners appear to be on bad terms with most, if not all, of the Radiator Springs residents.

Snot Rod has also been shown to be allies with Chick Hicks on various occasions, usually assisting him and participating in harmful activities. Some of their schemes have included robbing Mack on the highway to steal Lightning McQueen's gear and stealing Santa's reindeer. Snot Rod and Lightning McQueen appear to be on bad terms; after Lightning managed to catch Boost, DJ, Wingo and Snot Rod, he scolded them for attempting to rob his friend of his gear.

## Appearances

*For this subject's list of appearances, see An Snot Rod/Appearances.*
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## Gallery

*For this subject's image gallery, see An Snot Rod/Gallery.*
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## Names in other languages

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* Dutch: *Plein-Pot*
* Greek: *Mi≡aς* (transcription: *Mi≡as*)
* Hungarian: *Fékusz*
* Polish: *Olo Polip*
* Spanish: *Mocarra*
* Russian: *Сморкач*

## Trivia

* Snot Rod has been arrested three times; first when he was caught speeding through Radiator Springs, second when he stole Lightning's racing gear from Mack, and finally when he stole goods from the town in ***Mater Saves Christmas***.
* While Snot Rod is the only member of the Delinquent Road Hazards to appear in ***Cars: Mater-National Championship***, he is also the only one not to appear in ***Tokyo Mater***.
* File:Snot Rod's cameo in Toy Story 3.jpg  In the ***Pixar*** film *Toy Story 3*, Snot Rod makes a small cameo. A picture of an orange muscle car appears on a calendar in Andy's room. The picture is identical to his official artwork, with the only exceptions of the eyes, which are replaced by a black windshield, and his mouth is also removed, to resemble a normal car.
* Snot Rod was supposedly in the unmade *Cars Toons* episode, ***Import Mater***. This episode was later remade into *Tokyo Mater*, in which Snot Rod does not appear.
* His name is a play on "hot rod", a term typically applied to American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. It also references his constant sneezing as well.
* Snot Rod rarely speaks overall in the series, with him in fact only having one line in *Cars*, and having no lines in *Cars: The Videogame* as well as *Cars 2: The Video Game*.