Fins Forward, Kook! - DWA! Podcast Ep. #898
About this episode
A lively discussion unfolds as the hosts recount their experiences at Monterey Car Week, sharing stories about luxury car tours, unique rentals, and the quirks of high-end clientele. They delve into the nuances of car culture, from the significance of driving dynamics to the impact of recent events on the future of Car Week. The episode also features humorous anecdotes about pop culture references, car-related movie stunts, and the absurdities of modern automotive trends. With a mix of nostalgia and current events, this episode captures the essence of automotive enthusiasm.
Warren had an emergency, so it's just Lane and Art. We talk about Lane's Napa trip, Laguna Seca Raceway during Monterey Car Week, Art is Selling the Clownshoe, and answer questions from our listeners.
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Hyundai Santa Cruz
"...rded live to SD card at the Beeline Motor Club in Santa Cruz, California. OffTheRecord.com, fight those ticket..."
Lamborghini Urus
"...brid and then a Lamborghini, a purple Lamborghini Urus and a Ford Mustang GT convertible."
Ford Mustang Gt
"...en a Lamborghini, a purple Lamborghini Urus and a Ford Mustang GT convertible. Nice. Just so that's like the big re..."
Subaru BRZ
"...here and then we did like 10 parade laps behind a BRZ or whatever, whatever, yeah, BRZ, I think, around..."
Porsche Cayenne
"...'s that's crazy. It's like exactly like driving a Cayenne. Like it's like driving a Cayenne with like a shi..."
Toyota Prius
"...almost is like, it's like akin to like a last gen Prius. I would say where it's like the overall shape is..."
G-Class G Wagon
"...right? Like sinks. It's like the there's like the G wagon people and there's the Urus people, which is a wh..."
Porsche Boxster
"shift. Now as I have my 9 11, I had one of my Boxster. Now Dieter has it."
Jaguar XJ220
"there. And then they had in XJ220 an E type convertible, I think."
Porsche 911
"And then when Joel from 911 Outlaw was here, I was telling him,"
Ford Explorer
"where it's not like that. Like nice explorers are better. They're more like more,"
Porsche Career Gt
"Yeah. Kind of more career GT like and these are like"
Volkswagen Gti
"The MK seven, mark seven Volkswagen GTI is a great car, but has a pretty generic 2.0 T un..."
Nissan R32
"There you go. Volkswagen hasn't put a cool motor and a golf since the mark mark five R 32 in 2008. Pretty neat."
Volkswagen Jetta
"So it's a 2.54. Wasn't the old Jetta like the basic engine, just a 2.54. At the most b..."
Oldsmobile Cutlass
"... two detour because five years ago there was a 71 cutlass convertible for sale down that way."
Ferrari A360 Ferrari
"and he'll have like a three. He has like a 360 Ferrari. I think he has like a 575."
Mazda MX-5 / Miata
"...h power you have. But I can tell you, even with a Miata, with low power,"
Ford Bronco
"...ecause like how about like a 90s Eddie Bauer Ford Bronco? Or a Bronco?"
Mini Coopers
"...alian job props to the Italian job right with the mini coopers like that was rad. Pretty good."
Toyota Supra
"... except that supposedly we might get an NAV eight supra, but only in the Australian market."
Toyota MR2
".... Like this one was a, the, it was a 86 versus an MR2 second gen MR2 turbo."
Chevrolet Camaro
"you know, racing, you know, Fox bodies versus Camaros and like, you know, there's like a storyline ther..."
Toyota Corolla
"...onist in the story has this car, you know, the 86 Corolla and it's like this underdog story too, right?"
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