The Smoking Tire

This week Matt, Bill and I talk Audis, Evos, Mustangs and one-takes. In addition we cover a supercharged Civic Si, building a yurt for Burning Man, the GT350 launch, and discuss open vs closed cockpit cars in the wake of Justin Wilson's untimely death. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week we're joined once again by automotive industry legend Gale Banks (Facebook) founder of Banks Power. As is usually the case, we take a trip through Gale's storied past this time delving into kiwi jet boat racing, coyote panthers, radio controlled lawnmowers, Burt Monroe's sex life, Freightliners and top fuel drag cars. In addition we discuss the current maladies involving the Z06 overheating issues. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackkl

This week Matt and I sit down to catch up on the news, swap stories and meander through conversation.  We talk about the endless stream of men that resemble Matt, updates on my Corvette "GT3" project, C7 Z06 overheating, Carplay & Android Auto integration, Matt's trepidation in daily driving a Focus RS, Lexus IS & RC lineup, the new 2016 Cadillact CTS-V and how it stacks up against ze Germans, rising Skyline R32 prices, my adventures in carbon fiber and the Top Gear crew's move to Amazon. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman 

This week our good friends and co-conspirators from the /Drive network Mike Musto (@MDMusto) and Alex Roy (@AlexRoy144) join us to catch up and cover all the usual subject matter. This week filming was thwarted by a park ranger, Nino buys a Cyboard, society collapses in a small Nevada town and we compare the Dinan M4 to its natural competition in the form of the F-Type R and AMG GT. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week Matt and I are joined in the studio once again by friend of TST Rick Radcliffe. We start off with an off topic conversation on watches specifically Matt's new GuardsRed watch and my new Apple Watch. From there we cover Rick's cross country trip in the million mile Lexus and its likely former life as a roaming Floridian bass and ecstasy dispensary. From there all three of us discuss the various states of disuse and/or repair of our Corvettes and we wrap up with Matt's review of the Dinan BMW M4 and the 034 Motorsport TT RS. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehtt

After many weeks of travel everybody is back in the studio for a regular podcast. This week Matt shares his take on the Mercedes GLE63, we discuss the harsh realities of canabalism, an RX300 is freed from its confines, Confederate flags are everywhere, Thad forgets about Ivy league acceptance and we debate the merits of Lamborghini SUVs. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

Once again the guys have sent me another remote recording from a hotel for editing and ultimatale your listening pleasure. This time they're talking with Tony and Scott of Rally North America. Up first is a brief discussion on why Cobras and Slingshots are a bad choice for a rally, followed thereafter by mild offroading in a Corvette, the proliferation of the Confederate flag, a wavering Alfa Romeo 4C and of course the charity behind Rally North America; Hope for the Warriors.   Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https:/

Once again on the road; the guys are recording from the reclusive Farah complex somewhere along the northeastern seaboard and are joined by /Drive presenter, mascot, bishop and midwife Mr. Mike Spinelli. This week the finer points of improvised defecation are covered as is an in depth review of the Cadillac ATS-V, a visit to NASA, adulation for Goodwood, the 4th of July and the Rolls Royce Phantom EV. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This podcast was recorded at the end of the All Cars Go To Heaven 2 adventure. The guys try to recap the experience without giving too much away before the film is edited and released. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week the guys are in Phoenix preparing to embark on the adventure that will become All Cars Go To Heaven 2. A day of wandering through the blistering Phoenix heat was spent finding cars for the trip. In addition to the beater cars. In addition John Bothwell of PurSang will be joining the guys in his Model T and they discuss the mods necessary for it to survive this trip. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week Matt and I made our way north to Adam Carolla's studios in Burbank for a Forza Motorsport 6 preview with some hands-on time with the new game. We sit down with friend of the show Dan Greenawalt (creative director of Turn 10 studios) and talk about the new game and as a bonus Carcast's own Matt D'Andria joins us for the discussion. In addition to Forza 6 we've got a fresh clip of the new Mustang GT350R that gives a much better impression of the final product and we get face time with the Focus RS and new Ford GT. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Tw

DSMs... one of the big cars of the early 2000s import scene, Matt finds out what it's like to drive one that has been built very well.  In addition we talk about tackling projects without a proper budget, automatic seatbelts, middle men, mexican interior work, fuel filters the new Ford GT and Larry Kosilla's ever evolving 964. Oh... and Matt's Mustang is done. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week we talk about the Grid Life Music & Motorsports festival that Matt MC'd over the weekend while reviewing the new BMW M235i and a 2015 Hennessey Supercharged Mustang GT. Otherwise it's all the usual BS with the occassional piece of useful information peppered throughout. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week Jeff Glucker (@jglucker) of Hooniverse joins us again as we recap the TST world tour. Matt has just returned from a trip to Monaco to watch the grand prix with his father, Jeff gives us the gift of ridiculous Nurburgring stories, we discuss the Corvette factory in Bowling Green Kentucky, the new Z06, the general debacle that was the Camaro launch event and some quality time was spent with Jaguar and Range Rover in their newest F Type and Sport variants. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.c

This week we're joined by Tim Whitcome, a long-time friend and occassional contributor to the efforts at TST. Matt and Tim discuss "Speed Secrets" a pre-pilot show that brought Matt to LA for the first time. We review the Golf R and WRX STi while comparing them to the impending Focus RS. Additionally Matt got some seat time in Magnacharger's supercharged C7 Corvette and we talk Carplay radios. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

We've got an old friend in the studio this week one Craig Lieberman (@CraigLieberman). Craig is one of the unsung heroes of the Fast and Furious franchise, he tells the story of how he went from car geek to consultant on what is now one of the largest film franchises ever. Paul Walker's Supra in the fast and furious was quite literally Craig's car that was leased to the studio for the film and his Skyline was one of the hero cars from Fast and Furious 2.   Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thes

This week we're joined by AJ Gordon of The Petersen Automotive Museum and the Car Stories podcast.  AJ came by to inform our audience that The Petersen is doing a little fundraising to help restore their 1948 Davis Divan via IndieGogo.  An admittedly strange car but nonetheless and important part of Los Angeles' history. Matt is fresh back from announcing half mile runway racing and he left half of his vocal chords on the track; while I'm down for the count this week with laryngitis. In addition we cover importing Japenese classics, the 2015 Subary WRX STi, the possibility of a revamped Honda CRZ and a somewhat surprising comparison of the C6 Z06 vs the C7 Z06.   Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST

Recorded on many people's favorite holiday; Patriot's Day (April 20th) we sat down at the podcast table for the first time in a couple weeks.  Matt is fresh back from Germany on the /Drive NBC shoot.  While there he got some hands on time with the Mercedes C63 S and he has tails from general insanity at Bilderberg and the Nurburgring.  Halfway through recording Jeff Glucker from Hooniverse joins us at the table and we discuss the Audi S3 vs Golf R and how they may stack up against the Focus RS. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman I

This week we're joined by our friend Rick Radcliffe a man with much patience (auto-shop teacher). Rick arrived in his newly purchased C5 ZO6 and we meander through various subject matter as usual. However Rick didn't swing by just to bullshit, he wanted us to help grade his student's Top Gear Challenge assignments.  Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram:https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

This week we're joined by Bodie Stroud (@BodieStroud) founder and namesake of the well known hot rod shop BS Industries. Bodie has been in the business a long time and shares his experience in running a high-end shop, working with client's, and managing projects while maintaining an artistic influence to expensive fabrication projects. We talk suspension, welding, CNC and all the things you'd expect but we also touch on drunk gaming, SEMA, bro-trucks, Fast and Furious 7 and even a bizarre pizza fetish. Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Watch our car reviews: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire  Tweet at us!https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtirehttps://www.Twitter.com/zackklapma