Solomon_C (A.K.A Solomon Clarke).

Hi, I'm Solomon. I'm a fan of Pixar's Cars franchise - especially a fan of the more... overlooked elements of the world.

[solomon-c]

In case you didn't know, I have a Cars fanfiction on AO3 that I'm writing. It's like an alternative version of "Cars 3," - what would happen if Lightning never moved past his anger and adopted more villainous traits?

EDIT: This is now completed.

You can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/70274611

[solomon-c]

We need more OCs in "Cars," fics.

Just my opinion. I mean, Lightning, Doc, Mater, et al are fun and all, but it's much better when there are also OCs in the fics to help out the character dynamics.

[long-slow-distance]

[random-fanofthings]

YIPPEEE!!!

[solomon-c]

I wrote another "Cars," one-shot. This one entirely uses OCs, unlike most others.

Synopsis:

Percy Walker, Amber Samson, James Fenton, and Alexandra Dale are the most impressive GT3 cars of the modern era, having defended their 2020 title in dominant fashion. And then they receive an unexpected phone call.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85537476

[solomon-c]

I wrote another fanfic centred around Strip Weathers. I feel like not enough people write about him. There are a couple of OCs thrown in there too.

Summary:

It's 2019. You would think that things have progressed in the racing world. At least, Strip Weathers hopes so. But then he watches some racing highlights.

Here is the AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85218566

[an0neemouse]

Write whatever you want. Write that incredibly niche thing that only two other people on earth will get. Write the super indulgent cliche thing that makes you kick your feet giddily. Write the angry rage story that whumps them all and makes people cry.

Whatever it is that YOU want to write. Write it. Because only YOU can.

[solomon-c]

Hey, did anyone else notice that Lightning's mantra, "I am speed," carries a much deeper meaning when you look at the context behind when he first says it?

On the surface, he uses it to gee/hype himself up before a race. Calm the nerves. Help get him into the right mindset - whatever he needs to do. And it works. He wins.

But there is a deeper meaning here: "I am speed," is actually a confession as well as a mantra.

Think about it - at the start of Cars 1, he has no friends. His crew chiefs can't stand him. Mack, Rusty and Dusty are loyal, but his disdain for them prevents him from seeing that. He is an arrogant prick with almost no good qualities, and no life outside of racing - but he IS damn fast.

That's why, when he says "I am speed," he isn't just hyping himself up - he's describing his entire existence. He was a likely great junior racer, and topped out at 750 horsepower, with a top speed around 200 mph. That's some serious speed - enough speed to win a Piston Cup. But what is there of him, other than speed? Absolutely nothing. He's completely hollow and narcissistic. That's where the more disturbing side of "I am speed," shows itself.

At the end of Cars 1, notice how the mantra doesn't work anymore - because he has become more than speed. He has friends that he actually misses.

Also, in Cars 3, when he begins the "I am speed," ritual, he stops, and goes, "Did I used to say that?" and after Mater's interruption, we hear that he has changed his race prep routine.

I think the reason why he is so shocked he used to say that is because he has evolved so much from the beginning of Cars 1, and cannot fathom the concept of being defined by speed. And yet, that is exactly where he used to be.

The abandoning of the mantra in Cars 3 shows how much he has evolved as a character, and I love it.

"I am speed," is FAR more than the simple phrase many people think it is.

[shifty-fics]

I feel like a lot of people forget Mater is closer in age to Doc than Lightning

[incorrect-favourites]

mater: "I lost a bet." mater: The second-most ominous phrase in existence.

lightning: What's the first?

mater: "Let's make a bet."

[solomon-c]

Cars Headcanon #24.

24-hour endurance races are pure torture for cars in the "Cars," universe. I mean, imagine if you had to run for 24 hours straight. That's basically what they have to do.

[eupat]

[spacethiefbluecat]

Vehicles in my brain: I finally watched the Planes duology over the course of a road trip edition

[ilovemy911]

[manboro]

[goldendiie]

i know what you are

[shifty-fics]

Cars headcanon:

A lot of people are quick to label Fillmore as a hippie stoner and forget to consider he makes his own fuel at home. He's really great at chemistry and math and is probably one of the smartest residents in Radiator Springs, maybe even among the few with a good degree or two (alongside Doc and Sally)