Piston rings are like small bands on the piston that keep the engine sealed and help manage oil. If they don’t seal or move smoothly, they rub more, which makes the engine hotter and wears things out faster. Less friction usually means the engine can make power more efficiently.
Total Seal is a company that makes performance parts for engines, especially piston rings. Their goal is to make the rings work with less rubbing so the engine runs cooler and lasts longer.
FTI is an aftermarket company that makes performance drivetrain-related parts. In this segment, they’re talking about growing their reach and resources by partnering with another performance driveline company.
This is the part of the market that upgrades the drivetrain so the car can put power down better. In racing, the goal is usually faster acceleration and components that can survive higher heat and stress.
A “pilot” here means a race driver in drag racing’s top classes. The point is that the person leading the effort comes from high-level racing experience.
McLeod driveline components is a performance-parts company focused on the drivetrain. The segment implies their parts help handle the stress of racing and high power.
They’re just naming different kinds of racing series. The takeaway is that the show covers many motorsports, from stock cars to open-wheel to drag racing.
NHRA is a big drag-racing organization in the U.S. The “nitro” part means the cars use nitromethane fuel, which helps them make huge power for super-fast runs.
Car
top fuel
“Top Fuel” is a drag racing class (not a road car model) where teams run purpose-built nitro-burning dragsters. These cars are designed for maximum acceleration and traction over a very short sprint, and wins are often decided by how well the car hooks up and stays stable under extreme power.
Concept
straw man
A “straw man” is when someone pretends you said something you didn’t, so they can argue against it. The host is saying that wasn’t what was happening here.
Concept
lead motorsport
This sounds like the name of a racing group or series. The transcript doesn’t explain it, so listeners may need a quick clarification on what “lead motorsport” refers to.
“Fog it” is a spray you use to help protect metal parts from rust. They’re saying it works like WD-40, but they believe it’s better for the same kind of protection.
WD-40 is a common spray people use to loosen things, repel water, and help prevent rust. Here, they’re saying it can be used similarly, but “Fog it” is better.
NHRA stands for the National Hot Rod Association, which organizes drag racing events in the U.S. Mentioning the “NHRA world” implies the host attended or is referring to a major drag-racing weekend, which is relevant to the show’s motorsports context.
A curfew is a time limit set by the event or track that restricts when cars can run. Extending it to 8 o’clock on Sunday night means the organizers allowed more track time, which can be crucial for scheduling passes and dealing with delays.
The “rear end gears” are the gears in the back of the car that help control how fast the car accelerates. If something goes wrong there—especially in bad weather—it can ruin the run.
Term
metals
Metals are the raw materials parts are made from. If the type or quality of metal changes, the part can be weaker or rust more easily.
Concept
pandemic-era supply chain changes
They’re suggesting that during the pandemic, companies may have had to change suppliers or materials. That can sometimes lead to parts not being as consistent or long-lasting.
Quality control is how a company checks that parts are made correctly and consistently. If that process gets worse, the parts may not be as reliable or may wear out sooner.
Topic
Coletta cars
“Coletta cars” means the race cars from the Coletta team. Those cars are set up and tuned for how the driver likes to launch and run.
In drag racing, “reaction time” is how quickly a driver responds to the start signal. It’s a key part of performance because even a great car can lose races if the launch is late.
“Single day” means how well someone performs during one event day. Sometimes everything clicks—car setup and conditions—so they look unbeatable.
Topic
track 25
“Track 25” sounds like a specific track location or event number the show uses. It helps listeners know which venue they’re talking about.
Concept
choked it up 35 smoke
Drag racing is all about getting off the line and hitting the right timing. If someone “chokes it,” it usually means they didn’t launch or shift as well as they should, so the run suffers. “Smoke” usually points to tires spinning or a burnout haze.
The “tree” is the starting light system used in drag racing. Drivers time their launch to the tree signals to avoid red-lighting (“fouling”) while maximizing reaction time and acceleration.
Concept
1000 win
“1000 win” sounds like a big, special race win—something with “1000” in the event name or branding. The hosts are saying the outcome felt right because it matched what they expected from the top competitors.
A “funny car” is a type of drag race car. It looks a bit like a regular car from the outside, but it’s built to go as fast as possible in a straight line for a very short distance.
Pro Stock is a drag racing category where the cars are based on production models, but heavily tuned for racing. It’s a class where small details—like launch timing—can make the difference.
They’re talking about one driver trying to catch another driver’s career record. It’s basically a “who has more wins/achievements” conversation over time.
Racing rules can change what cars are allowed to do. When rules change, some teams get better at adapting, and others fall behind—so the hosts are saying this team usually handles those changes well.
Concept
changing the rules every five years
In racing, the rules can change every few years. When they do, it can help teams that were struggling catch up, because the “best” approach may change.
Hood scoops are openings on the hood that can help route air to specific components like the engine bay or brakes, depending on the design. In performance cars and race cars, they’re often both functional (airflow) and visual (aerodynamic/branding cues).
A throttle stop is a setting that limits how far the gas pedal/throttle can open. Racers use it to make the car behave consistently and to dial in how aggressive the throttle is.
A “shaker” is an intake setup that sticks up through the hood so it can pull in air more directly. It’s also a classic drag-racing style feature you can spot from a distance.
“Dominator” here is slang for a big performance carburetor. The idea is that the engine needs a lot of fuel and air for drag racing, so the intake and hood hardware are matched to that setup.
A drag strip is the track layout used for straight-line acceleration races, where cars run down a fixed distance and compete on elapsed time and/or speed. The hosts mention it to explain how casual spectators react to hood scoops and other race-specific hardware.
Bristol is referenced as the track where the first-win moment happened, and the hosts call it a “great place” for a first victory. Track characteristics (tight racing, heavy braking/acceleration) often make tire and restart timing especially important.
Sometimes a race doesn’t end cleanly because of a late caution. NASCAR uses “overtime” restarts so the race can finish with a real green-flag run, which can affect tire grip and who wins.
Concept
tire wear / older tires vs fresh tires
They’re talking about tires. Older tires have less grip because they’ve been used for many laps, while fresh tires are stickier—so choosing when to pit can make or break the finish.
Winning in NASCAR’s top series usually means you’ve proven yourself against the best competition. It can change your opportunities and reputation, even if your personal life doesn’t suddenly become “different.”
“Final results” refers to the official finishing order after the race. For fans, this is where you see who won and how the rest of the field placed, which also affects points and standings in the series.
Fantasy league is a game where you pick drivers and earn points based on how they finish in real races. So the “results” from the race affect your fantasy score.
They’re talking about a game where people pick NASCAR drivers and get points based on how those drivers finish. This is just the standings recap, not a technical car discussion.
Topic
Australia report
They’re saying they’ll bring in a person from Australia for an update. It’s more about show structure than car mechanics.
Kansas refers to the NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway, which is a distinct track with its own layout and racing characteristics. Teams often adjust setups and strategy based on how that track tends to reward certain driving styles and car behaviors.
Talladega is a well-known NASCAR track where cars run very fast together in packs. NASCAR adjusts rules there to change how teams race and manage fuel.
NASCAR races are split into segments called stages. Teams can score points at each stage, so changing stage length changes when they pit and how hard they drive.
Fuel mileage racing is when teams drive more carefully to use less fuel so they can go longer between pit stops. NASCAR sometimes changes rules to stop that from taking over the race.
Fuel saving strategy means driving in a way that uses less gas than usual. In NASCAR, teams may do it more around stage breaks so they don’t have to spend as much time “pushing” for speed.
A pit stop is when the team pulls into the pits to service the car during the race. How often you have to stop (and what you can do while stopped) can strongly affect your chances of winning.
Stage lengths are how the race is split into parts. Because points are awarded at the end of each part, teams plan their fuel and tires around those breaks.
A “technical bucket” here refers to race rules that directly change car setup or performance—like aerodynamic parts (spoilers) or power limits. Teams are often cautious about making big mid-season technical changes because it can create unexpected performance gaps or reliability issues.
Power level refers to how much engine output the race car is allowed to produce, typically controlled by rules and/or engine management. Adjusting power can change acceleration, top speed, and how aggressively teams can run without overheating or using too much fuel.
A fuel stop is when the car pulls in to add gas during the race. If you can go longer without stopping, you can save time and potentially gain positions.
“Fuel mileage deal” means racing in a way that uses less fuel. That can help you avoid extra stops, but it might also mean driving a bit less aggressively.
Virginia Motorsports Park is a race track. The conversation is about what happened during a race weekend there.
Topic
Super Rod
“Super Rod” sounds like a specific race class or event name. They’re talking about entering that competition at the track.
Concept
scrub
In racing, “scrub” usually means the car lost momentum—like it didn’t keep its speed as well as it should. That can happen if the tires or setup aren’t working right.
Drag races use a timing system to measure how fast a car runs. If that system has problems, the race can get delayed or the timing may not be trusted until it’s fixed.
NHRA is the big organization that runs and regulates drag races in the U.S. When they mention an NHRA race, it means it’s a formal, official drag event.
Those temperatures are pretty cold for racing. Cold weather can make tires grip worse and can make the car take longer to warm up, so organizers may wait before running.
When it’s cold, cars and tires don’t work as consistently. Waiting a bit helps warm things up so the car launches and runs more predictably.
Topic
VMP
VMP is the name of the racing venue where they went. The hosts are saying it was a great event with lots of different racers. It’s basically the “where” behind the weekend they’re talking about.
A “project” usually means someone is working on a car over time to improve it or fix it up. Here, they’re doing big changes like installing the engine and updating the suspension.
An engine install is when the car’s engine is taken out and a different one is put in. It’s more than just dropping it in—everything has to be connected and set up to work correctly.
Suspension modifications are changes to how the car’s wheels move and grip the road. People do this to make the car handle better, especially for racing.
“Top Sportsman” is a category in racing where cars compete against similar types of cars. If someone wins it, they were the best in that group for that event.
“Jags All-Stars” sounds like a bigger or more prestigious racing group you earn your way into. They’re saying qualifying for it was a big deal because they don’t get many chances to race in their division.
Concept
Division Two
A “division” is basically a group of racers competing under similar rules or levels. Division Two here matters because there aren’t many races, so each one counts more.
In racing, “qualified” means you earned the right to move on. Your performance at an event is good enough to get you into the next stage or a bigger event.
The Gator Nationals is a drag-racing event. People show up to race, and if your car or truck does really well, you can earn awards or qualify for other events.
A QR code is a square barcode you scan with your phone. In this segment, it’s how fans join the live voting without needing to do anything complicated.
Topic
Pits podcast
A “pits” podcast is usually about what’s happening around the race team between runs. It’s the behind-the-scenes part of racing—more team talk than just the race itself.
Safety glasses protect the eyes from debris, dust, and chemical splashes. In automotive contexts—like fabrication, grinding, or working on cars—they help prevent injuries that can happen quickly.
A differential is what lets the wheels turn at different speeds. If it fails, the car can lose drive or get damaged—especially when pushed hard.
Term
Christmas rear
“Christmas rear” sounds like a slang nickname for a rear-end or differential setup. The point here is that people thought it was very strong, but failures still happened.
This is something added to help keep engine oil from draining away when the car is under stress. If oil doesn’t stay where it should, parts can run dry and get damaged.
They’re talking about a short recap video that summarizes what happened after the semifinals. It’s like Formula 1’s style of quick updates instead of watching everything live.
Concept
rear end failures coming back to life
They’re talking about problems in the back of the car that seemed to stop happening and then started happening again. In racing, that can point to a mechanical issue that changes with stress or track conditions.
Topic
sports collision
This sounds like a recurring joke/segment on the show rather than a real car topic. They’re comparing it to sports collisions and then moving on to other racing news.
NHRA is a big U.S. drag-racing organization. It hosts races where cars accelerate in a straight line, and people talk about the latest results and stories.
Concept
embedded narrative
Sometimes people decide on a story about someone—like “they always mess up under pressure.” Then they keep looking for evidence that matches that story, even if the results say otherwise.
IHRA Australia refers to the Australian organization associated with IHRA (International Hot Rod Association), which historically has sanctioned drag racing events and classes. Mentioning a previous owner suggests the episode is tying the conversation to the governance and history of drag racing in Australia.
“Top-door slammer” is a drag-racing class/category focused on door-bodied cars (as opposed to tube-frame or other specialized categories). Being a “champion” in that context means the driver has won the series or title in that specific class.
The “Nitrochamps” are a drag-racing event series in Australia, and the hosts are discussing an upcoming round in Sydney. They mention early-bird entries and total accepted entries, which is typical of event planning and competitiveness.
A “shake down” is a practice/testing session before the real race. The goal is to make sure the car is safe and running right, and to catch problems early.
Topic
Torpo 400
The “Torpo 400” is a racing event they’re talking about in New Zealand. They say the organizers had to adjust the event plans.
The GMC Cyclone is a performance version of a GMC pickup truck. It’s known for being built to go fast compared with a typical truck. In the podcast, the word “cyclone” is used, which connects to that model name.
They’re talking about the Toyota GR Supra and how it’s been very successful right away. Toyota got a pole position and also won a race, which is a big deal for a brand new to the sport.
They’re talking about the Chevrolet Camaro and how it used to be the car to beat. Now other cars are catching up, so people are wondering if the rules need to be adjusted to keep racing fair.
They’re talking about “parity,” which means making sure no single brand or car has an unfair advantage. The idea is to use rules to keep different teams competing more evenly.
They’re comparing the Ford Mustang to the Camaro. The point is that the Mustang has been doing better lately, so the Camaro isn’t winning as easily as before.
They’re saying the racing series limits engine output so teams can’t just build the most powerful engine and win that way. That helps keep competition closer.
This is about rules that control the car’s shape and aero parts. The goal is to stop one car from getting too much grip or speed just because its aerodynamics are better.
Term
DRC engine
They mention a “DRC engine” as if it’s an allowed/standard engine setup that many teams can use. The point they’re making is that engine access isn’t the reason one brand is winning more than another.
Concept
pulling the air from down low on the track
They’re talking about how race teams can grab air from near the ground to help with cooling or aerodynamics. Two cars might look similar from the outside, but the hidden duct shapes underneath can be totally different. Those differences can change how well the car performs.
Concept
body styles will be much more equal
They’re talking about making different car shapes compete more evenly. The idea is that rule changes (and aero changes) could reduce the advantage one body style has over another. That would mean more brands could realistically contend.
The Dodge Daytona is a well-known Dodge model name from the brand’s racing history. Here, they’re basically asking what kind of Dodge race car would make sense if Dodge had a Pro Stock team.
The Charger Daytona is a Dodge Charger with a Daytona performance name. In the conversation, they’re tossing it out as an idea for what Dodge could run in Pro Stock.
The water box is where drag racers put water on the track before a run. The goal is to help the tires hook up so the car can launch hard without spinning.
The hosts emphasize that drag racing isn’t just about the final run; the build-up—staging, preparation, and the moments in between—creates context and makes the outcome more meaningful. This is a content/coverage concept: viewers need the lead-in to understand why the race matters.
“Chasing speed” means trying to make the car go faster in drag racing. They’re also saying it’s important to show how racers get there, not just the final pass.
Topic
Lucas oil series racing
“Lucas Oil series racing” refers to a racing series sponsored by Lucas Oil, which is known for motorsports support. In drag racing contexts, it usually indicates a specific sanctioned series and event schedule.
They’re discussing a Corvette concept where the engine sits toward the back of the car. That layout can change how the car grips the road and how it feels in turns compared with other engine placements.
A mid-engine car puts the engine closer to the middle of the vehicle. That can help the car feel more balanced and easier to control when driving hard.
“Super Gas” is a drag racing class with specific vehicle rules, typically involving production-based cars and regulated modifications. The hosts use it to describe the competition level and the significance of the final-round results.
Term
trip zero dead zero
In drag racing, “trip zero dead zero” is announcer shorthand for a perfect timing result. It means the run was dead-on with no timing mistakes.
Atlanta Dragway is a drag racing track where sanctioned runs and events take place. The hosts reference it to pinpoint where a “perfect run” occurred, which matters to drag-racing fans tracking performance and history.
“Wally” is a common drag racing reference to the trophy awarded to class winners—often called a Wally trophy in NHRA circles. The host uses it as shorthand for the win itself, emphasizing how rare and meaningful the accomplishment was.
Reaction time is how fast the driver gets moving after the start signal. In drag racing, even tiny timing differences can decide who wins, so people talk about the exact “lights” numbers.
An alcohol dragster is a drag racing car that runs on alcohol fuel instead of regular gas. These cars are built specifically for straight-line racing and can be very powerful.
They’re describing a very serious crash where the car may have left the racing surface and hit barriers. These kinds of impacts can cause major injuries and require hospital treatment.
Different countries drive on different sides of the road. If you’re used to one side, moving to the other can feel confusing because traffic and turns are set up differently.
Concept
license plate said we don't tip
People sometimes use license plates to guess where another driver is from. Here it’s being used as a joke about Canadians and tipping while talking about driving.
Occam’s razor means “keep it simple.” If there are a few possible explanations, you start by assuming the easiest one that still makes sense is probably right.
Concept
Occam's racer
“Occam’s razor” is a way of thinking: if two explanations fit, pick the simpler one. The host is saying that if something really happened in a big, complicated way, too many people would have to be involved for it to stay hidden.
UAP stands for “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,” a modern term used for reports of aerial sightings that can’t be immediately explained. The hosts connect UAPs to the broader idea of government disclosure and public acceptance. In automotive terms, it’s not vehicle-related, but it’s a key acronym in the discussion that benefits from a quick definition.
This is a feature that lets some GM engines shut off cylinders to save fuel when you don’t need full power. The hosts are saying that, in their experience, this switching can be linked to wear in parts like lifters and cams, which can cause tapping noises.
“Top end” refers to the upper portion of the engine—typically the cylinder head area and valve train components. In this context, they’re saying they’ll need to do a top-end repair because of valve train noise, which often points to lifters/cams rather than the bottom end.
Brian Tooley Racing is a company that makes performance parts for GM LS engines. If someone brings them up while talking about engine problems and parts, it usually means they’re looking at aftermarket fixes or upgrades.
A Chevrolet Silverado is a big GM pickup. In this part, they’re talking about a 2021 Silverado that GM may require you to bring in for an engine check, because some trucks can develop problems that cause tapping or noise from the top of the engine.
They discuss a GM notice that includes a 10-year/250,000-kilometer warranty outcome if the vehicle meets specified conditions. The key point is that warranty coverage can depend on build range, inspection results, and compliance with GM’s requirements, which affects whether an engine replacement is actually covered.
A “delete kit” here sounds like an aftermarket fix that turns off the cylinder shutoff feature. The goal is to stop the engine from switching between fewer and more cylinders, which they believe helps prevent tapping and wear.
Cylinder deactivation is when the engine shuts off some cylinders to save gas when you’re not using much power. They’re saying the savings may not be worth it if it leads to wear or noise.
The “module” sounds like a small aftermarket box that changes engine behavior. In this case, they’re saying it helps keep the engine from switching modes and that it improved their gas mileage.
A head gasket seals the engine’s combustion pressure between the cylinder head and the engine block. Copper head gaskets are a performance-style version that some builders use when they’re pushing an engine harder.
Part
car composite gaskets
A head gasket is what keeps coolant and combustion gases from mixing. Composite head gaskets are a gasket type made from layered materials, and they’re often used on performance engines because they seal well.
They’re talking about Red Line synthetic oil, which is a performance engine oil brand. Synthetic oil is designed to stay stable when the engine gets hot and works hard.
A torque converter is the fluid coupling between an automatic transmission and the engine. In performance and drag racing, selecting the right torque converter affects launch RPM (how high the engine revs before the car moves) and overall acceleration.
Topic
watching Tony Stewart's first win with elite motorsports
This segment is about a specific racing moment: Tony Stewart’s first win with Elite Motorsports. It’s a notable topic within the episode’s track recap rather than a technical concept.
So I mean, you know, there's, I'd say, three Hall of Famers there.
Yeah, Ernie Irvin and Elliott Sadler will ever get in.
But they were also, you know, veteran drivers for a long time.
100 percent.
Yes. But yeah, so it's a little bit of a, you know, exclusive club.
And it was a great finish.
And, you know, Bristol, who has spent on some dark times over the years
since they repaved the track, whatever they got going right now.
It produced a good close finish.
It wasn't bad. It wasn't bad.
And I think Goodyear brought a good tire too for the for the race.
So but, you know, hey, it's it wasn't the fall race.
So it was definitely a better race, definitely a better product.
All right, here's final results.
Ty Gibbs, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Tyler Redick in fourth.
Chase Briscoe, fifth.
Todd Gilland, Joey Logano in seventh.
Ryan Priest, eighth.
Denny Hamlin, ninth.
And Carson Hosebar rounding out the top 10 for the remainder of the results.
You can go to the internet.
But right now, Bobby Graham is angry at Carson after this week.
Yeah. No, I'm just saying, you know, it's, you know, every week
there's a list of drivers that are out to get her cane or cane Hosebar.
Bobby Graham, you got some fantasy results for us here.
WFL radio fantasy league.
All right.
The winners of the race, the winners, winners, winners.
First place was be like Biff with 381 points.
Second place, you per one, three seventy five.
Third place.
He's doing good this year.
D rail 100.
Three hundred and sixty point trail, trail.
Well, one place was Bug Barn in fourth place.
Yeah, out of here.
Fourth place, Bobby, congratulations.
Bobby, you're on a roll.
All right, fifth place.
Berita racing, 81.
Sixth place.
Tied with Royal place racing was Mr.
Fantasy NASCAR.
Oh, eighth place.
Nitro Ajay, ninth place.
Gabe Killian, three, five, 18.
Way to go, Gabe.
And 10th place was PT 14.
OK, now what everybody wants is the season standing so far.
Megan is still holding strong at 142 points ahead in first place.
Well, Megan is in first place.
Go girl.
And second place is be like Biff.
Which I believe is Steve the trucker.
So I think that's the trucker is be like Biff and Megan.
So we got a couple of, you know, insiders right at the top.
Third place, team 12.
Fourth place, Gabe Killian at five, five, 18.
Fifth place, Nitro Ajay up four spots.
Eight. Sixth place up six spots was Mr.
Fantasy NASCAR. Oh, seventh place, PT 14.
Eighth place, Royal place racing.
Ninth place, Olson's dad's trailblazers.
And 10th place, you for one.
I'm not holding too good.
I'm only in 17th place.
So. Well, there you go.
And that's our NASCAR fantasy results.
Way to go.
And I see Olson's trailblazers is down there watching today.
So way to go, Olson, part of.
So is D-Rail and Matt in Australia is there.
He's getting us from work.
We'll bring him on here in a second for Australia report.
But Matt says Mr. Fantasy NASCAR is coming back.
He's making a move.
Anybody out there using AI for their fantasy picks?
I was going to set it up and I just I have been derailed
this season of various things.
But I had a whole scheme.
I was going to use AI on y'all.
And. But I mean, maybe somebody thought about that, dude.
I haven't either. No, I'm just thinking of you.
Well, that score is wrong.
Getting it corrected.
You're welcome, guys. You're welcome.
Like chat, you PT.
I am in a fantasy NASCAR league.
These are the rules.
I need you to create a schedule of picks working backwards
from the Miami Speedway based on driver performances
only using drivers nine times each.
That's what I'm talking about.
Here are your picks, Joe.
Thank you very much.
And then I will be all and you guys would freak out.
I am. Yeah.
Before we move on from NASCAR this weekend is Kansas.
There's a couple of interesting stories out there about Talladega.
They're changing some rules of Talladega shortening the
shortening the stages to combat the hated fuel mileage racing
that is happening.
We're going to talk a little bit about that
because John Probst made some comments and we will talk about it.
But any other commentary we want to mention
about NASCAR Bristol before we move forward?
No, it's fuel mileage races.
I just don't I think that needs to be refigured.
Well, they are working on it.
All right, so let's do it.
NASCAR shortening Talladega stages to combat fuel saving strategy update.
This is from today.
NASCAR will be adjusting the stage lengths of the NASCAR Cup Series
race at Talladega coming up on April 26th through PM on Fox.
The updated stages will be stage one will end on lap 98.
Stage two lap at 143 in the final stage and the race one 88.
John Probst, the NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing
development officer, discussed the reasoning behind the change
during last week's episode of Hall or Talk podcast below are his comments.
And I'm going to read it.
Coming out of Daytona, we have been working hand in hand.
Mono Imano, Gio, right?
Yeah.
With a.
I said palm to palm.
With a lot of our race teams trying to largely break into two categories,
things we could do.
One are sporting related things, things like rules around pit stops
or stage lengths or things of that nature.
The other being a technical bucket, which would mean car changes
or spoiler or power level or things of that nature.
As we went through all of our options, not just with NASCAR,
but even with the teams, there's a little bit of reluctance
to just make wholesale changes to any of the technical stuff
in the middle of the season for fear of unintended consequences.
If you look at generally how a lot of our speedways were laid out,
it was a short stage, a short stage and then a long stage going to the end.
Going into Talladega, we're going to flip that and adjust the stages
of the two final stages, such as that we're confident
that the last two stages are short enough to be made without a fuel stop.
It could be interesting as well in that the first stage, the length of it,
if there's some that try to do it in one stop versus that try to do it on two.
We think that if there are some that say, let's try to do it on two,
they may drag the group that tried to do it in one along with them
to where they won't be able to do it in one.
So it's going to be potential there for some pretty interesting strategies.
All right, I'm all for trying it, because like Bobby said,
the fuel mileage deal boring, boring, serious.
So what derail is out of here just like that, Derek?
He rails out.
His best scores are yet to come.
Yeah.
He's in the top 10.
He's happy out here.
Thanks. Right.
He heard his name.
He heard the score.
We said derail a couple of times and then he's gone.
I'm just like, I got it.
He's working.
You got to get the work.
Yeah, definitely.
Sue Dave Morris had himself a pretty good weekend this weekend.
Yes, he did.
Yes, you're with us.
What happened at the Virginia Motorsports Park?
Yeah, he went out and I sent him.
I said, hey, just because I can't go go to Virginia Motorsports Park,
go run Super Rod, bring him that Iron Man.
Well, I will tell you he came by foul close to bringing home the Iron Man.
He lost in the final.
It was it was it was a great it was a great weekend.
It was a great couple of days outside of the fact that, you know,
we were going back and forth using technology.
We we had the car set up, which we thought we had it going pretty good.
He went down there and scrub, but we were a little bit a little faster
than we were thinking it was going to be.
But we had we actually lost our technology in the semifinals.
So but but Dave drove great.
I have no complaints.
He went out there.
We did one the first night.
Got through first round, then ended up getting set up for the buy
for Saturday morning, which was great.
And then, you know, rolled it on through, got him into the semis
and then ultimately the final.
So it was it was some tough race and congrats to Rich Price,
who ultimately won in Super Rod.
And he was in the other lane.
Really good competitive race between the two of them.
And I have to say it was an overall great event.
Dave was keeping me updated the whole time.
The they had racer appreciation dinners on both Thursday and Friday night.
And it's like the food was really good that they provided both nights.
And even the second night, they had so much.
They were telling the racers and stuff, hey, come on back.
We got plenty of food.
Come on, come on, come on, come on back.
And yeah, all that you heard, Daryl Cuttow was out there when they were
delivering nice every every morning.
There were some delays, a little bit of downtime.
But, you know, to be honest, some of the things they had to do
some adjusting of the schedule first date out.
There was some timing issues, timing system issues.
And if you remember from the NHRA race last year,
VMP had timing system issues.
And a couple years ago.
And a couple years ago as well.
Yep.
So so they were dealing with some of those some of those things,
couple of those things cropped up.
And but to be honest, I give them credit
because they were making some good calls on both Thursday and Friday morning.
The people who were watching didn't know this, but it was like 34,
35 degrees, 40 degrees out.
They waited.
They waited a little bit of time, had them start a little bit later.
They didn't just go send people down the track because, you know,
it was 40 degrees out.
They waited and got temperatures up and then got them out there.
You know, there were some other delays and and it was funny
because Dave, at one point, he's getting caught up to the ladies
and he's up there.
He's he's up waiting and he's looking around.
And he's like, you know, racers do racer things.
And there were people that came up after Dan Fletcher.
Wow, you know, who also won.
Yep, he won also.
And, you know, Dave's like, Dan, Fletcher beat you guys.
Y'all are really dragging your feet. Come on, let's go.
You want to do go race?
Let's get up here, go racing.
So but it wasn't all around.
It was fun, fun, fun race.
Scott Palmer won in in Top Fuel, which was exciting to see over Gary Pritchett.
That was Dave said there was a hack of a celebration going on.
There was going to be one going on either way on whoever won.
And Dale Creasy beat Del Warsham in a funny car.
And man, that team was just static.
It was so it was so cool to watch the win.
But but great racing.
Dave said he had a fantastic time at VMP.
It was great to see a lot of different racers, you know,
and we were racing with our D one and D two friends.
So it was cool.
Fun, fun, fun weekend, fun weekend.
Excellent. Excellent.
That is great stuff.
And congratulations to Dave on a great weekend.
Also, since we're talking about that,
we'll talk a little more south towards the Motorsports Park.
My buddy, Rick, daddy, Rick McDonough,
who has been so helpful to me with Project Pontiac,
like we did all the engine install
and the suspension modifications and put it all together.
And why, you know, did everything at Rick's house here.
And I, I, you know, I don't know if he would agree with this,
but I feel like I'm kind of partially responsible
for dragging him back into top sports and racing with with my goal.
Like, oh, man, come on, you got to do it.
Him and my buddy Corey Kramer and and they're doing anyway.
Rick won a couple of races last year and ended up finishing,
I think, third in the division, had a chance to win the championship
late in the going, came out of the box with some big goals.
And he's he's got something to prove, man.
He's got something to prove.
And he won a role.
He won top sportsman at South Georgia Motorsports Park
in race one, which was a very significant race
because he qualified for the Jags All-Stars.
Yes. I didn't realize he did that.
That was that back.
That was the final race for qualification in Division Two
for the Jags All-Stars, because we have so few races in our division,
which is a bit of a bummer.
But he wanted to qualify for the Jags All-Stars.
And we've been talking about it.
And, you know, I've been talking about the stampede speed and all of this.
And he has qualified.
And so Rick Daddy is going with his truck that won best appearing
at the Gator Nationals without me being here to Dallas.
Did you have something to do with this?
That's like, dude, if you if I was there, you definitely would not have one.
Yeah. Definitely.
Oh, congrats to Rick.
That was awesome.
Like we saw those results.
And yeah, that was so happy for him.
But I did not know that that got him got him qualified for the Jags All-Stars.
That is phenomenal.
So congrats. That's what he told me.
I leave, you know, a little percentage of the table room.
I would look if he was in contention, he's going to know.
And no, he knows. Yeah. He said he goes, yeah, man.
And I haven't talked to him since we talked very briefly.
I think it was.
And he did go a couple rounds on Sunday, too.
I do know that. So funny.
You know, I assume that he did not win what I did not get for various phone calls.
You know, the phone rings off the hook when you win.
It's all good. It's all good.
Hey, hey, you know, so hey, man, the dude is good.
He's a good racer.
He's very serious about it.
Yep. And he's all fuel factory helps him out a little bit.
That's a good deal.
Yeah. He's a fuel factory driver.
So there you go.
All right. We are on the back half of the show.
Everyone congratulating Rick. That's great stuff.
There's kind of a new thing here on our on my stream yard.
So I'm going to test it right now.
It gives me the opportunity to do poll questions.
And so let's let's see what happens.
All right. Something new.
OK, start and show.
I clicked it.
And where is it?
Where to go? I don't see it.
I said, you know, I said, which team do you like better?
Yankees or Red Sox?
And you guys seeing that, maybe it's a social media thing.
Maybe it's I don't know where it is.
Polls can only be started while streaming.
Oh, well, then it's not going to work.
Oh, well, I'll do it in the show tomorrow.
We'll try it. We'll try a poll.
Did anybody see the new who's going to win the final round?
Polls and NHRA on NHRA TV.
The live.
I felt like that was very big.
That's just like, you know, monster truck race.
Who do you want to see?
Grave digger or Bigfoot?
And it's like, who's going to win?
Dallas Glen or Greg Anderson and people go to their phone
and they vote and in real time, the percentage is changing.
I can scan the QR code.
I thought it was very cool.
A great addition.
She's awesome.
Instead of the crowd cheering, it's it's not give us a number.
I love the poll.
I mean, that's just like the QR code
where they're doing with the pitchers.
That has been the last last year.
That was fantastic.
I love how they do that.
I think it's great.
Yes, I mean, you bring people all over in,
whether they're at home or at the track, I think it's phenomenal.
So makes it fun.
Fast Eddie's out of there as well.
Wednesday, he's going to be doing the Pits podcast,
hopefully with JB and NHRA beer guy
who's got a kid on the way today.
Oh, way to go, Fast Eddie.
And everyone's saying the way to go, Eddie.
Drop us a plug on there.
OK, give us a give us a plug.
Plug the show, plug the show.
Right.
He becomes a big person.
Jokes, Stella from WFOR Radio.
Fast Eddie, we're trying.
We're trying to be like you.
You set the bar last year.
We're trying to follow in your path there, buddy.
Multiple wins, all of that stuff.
All right, there's Matt in Australia.
All right, start getting ready for the Australia report.
Matt, how are you?
Good day.
Good day.
Safety glasses and helmet.
Like you're they're working hard today.
You know, not really, but there's lots of safety requirements.
It's when the safety's done.
Here are you doing this on this site?
There's lots of lots of requirements.
All right, we have we also have safety requirements
in the United States of America.
We've got something called OSHA and they are out on the job
sites, making sure people wear hard hats and safety glasses
and all that stuff.
We're not that lawless over here.
Although some are our rules, or at least, you know,
some would like us to be.
But no, we do have some.
Regulations got some regs.
I missed the very beginning of the show, Joe, but did you talk
about the the differential failures in the top field at all
at Pomona?
I think it was mentioned.
Yeah, I don't know if it was the pre-show meeting with Gio
and Sue or.
Yeah, those were Christmas rears.
The Christmas up until this point were supposedly bullet
proof.
I had not heard of a Christmas rear going anywhere.
I am under the impression that they do not are mandatory to
run a oil retention device because they've never had a
failure.
I feel like that will probably get changed and they will end
up an oil retention device.
I can tell you the first one I was told by Jesse that it
was a, you know, it wasn't just like the gear coming
apart, there was more to it.
So without, you know, I don't want to get into specifics
on the deal.
Yeah.
But they had two of them go.
Yeah, slightly different reasons.
And so let's just cross our fingers that we got two
weeks and that never happens again.
Yeah, Jim Oberhofer was sick to his stomach for having
had it happen and the amount of damage we all
experienced because of it.
Yeah, I just watched the NHRA review show this
morning that NHRA put on Facebook, which goes for
like nine minutes or something of the whole event.
And yeah, shout out to them.
Good, good for us folk overseas.
I'm going to try.
I haven't I haven't even seen that.
I'm going to have to check that out.
I have not watched that.
I didn't know that it was even a thing.
Yeah, it just gives a snapshot of much the same as
what F1 does, like a nine minute show of just from
about the semifinals onwards and what's going on.
So yeah, it's a good thing.
So you didn't watch the race in real time.
You didn't like camp out and watch the whole thing in
real time.
No, I didn't get up at 3 a.m.
in the morning and watch it.
Joe, no, no disappointing on what are your takeaways?
What is your takeaway from the nine minute show?
Give us your big points and maybe it'll start a
conversation.
Oh, just well, those there's rear end failures
coming back to life again.
I guess the big one is elite and Tony Stewart
with the win.
I didn't realize how much of Justin Ashley's old team
was involved in that.
I know there was, what's his name?
McGritchy.
Mike Green, but they also mentioned
Dustin Davis as well is gone over there as well,
which they were all some pretty key people
in Justin Ashley's rise to the top
or rise through the top fuel ranks
in the early days.
And it was interesting to hear that those people
were involved as well.
I guess the other big takeaway was Greg Anderson.
Only you can do the accent, Joe.
But just, it seems like about two years ago
he was talking about retirement
and now he's just killing it, mate.
And he's number one competitor is 00 Dallas
and he's still beating him as well.
So it's pretty amazing.
It really is.
He's going after force.
Now we got him going after force.
Gives us 50 year olds some, you know, a lot.
We're just babies.
We can do this.
Yeah, we're just babies compared to GA, yep.
Yeah, yeah, babies.
Okay, thank you for that synopsis.
All right, let's do sports collision
because we're at 40 minutes.
Sports collision followed by a fast paced,
high energy Australia report.
And then we'll give our final thoughts.
And I want to talk a little bit about something
that I found to be very amazing.
And, you know, also generally about my big return.
We can have a little more NHRA conversation
after our sports collision.
Giovanni.
Yeah.
We may begin.
Oh, that's my cue.
Sports collision.
Sports collision.
Rar, oh.
Remember the football player banging into each other.
One time we had a sound effect for that.
You can tell we got a little lazy.
A little.
Remember we lost a lot of stuff in those.
In the, in the digital.
It was a hard drive.
Yeah, hard drive that died.
Anyhow, sports collision.
The big news over the weekend was the masters,
the golf tournament. The classic Augusta, Georgia. I don't know. I've heard that there's
nothing else there except the actual golf course. Yeah. I don't know how true this is
or isn't because I've never gone in. I probably never will, especially considering what those
all single day passes have gotten out of hand. Anyhow, Rory McElroy hangs on. Where's
the masters goes back to back. Fourth, a fourth driver, driver, driver, driver ever to win back
to back masters. Only Nicholas Faldo, Nick Faldo. Yep. Nick Faldo, Eldrick, Tigger Woods,
Jack, now Rory McElroy. Yes, he was the first one I mentioned because he was the first one
to do it. Good. So Nicholas Faldo in the night. I believe it was late 80s and then
80 or 90, 91. I suppose 89, 90 and then Tiger in 0102, I believe, and now Rory. And so
there you have it. Four guys ever to go back to back. It was a great tournament. You
know, there's a lot of action going on on the text thread about it. Rory goes out
on Thursday and he takes a share of the lead on Friday. He shoots lights out. He's got
he's 12 under after two rounds, a six stroke lead. Everybody's talking about running
away with the tournament. And of course, you know, that's not just that's not how
it works, man. Only Tiger Woods does that. And, you know, Rory's great, but he's
no tiger. Anyhow, so Saturday, he has a normal day. He goes one under. He drops
11, but the field had a field day. No pun intended on Saturday. Everybody shot
like lights out three, four, five, six under. And all of a sudden there was a
battle for the lead going into the final round. Tigers tied with a cam. I was
going to say cam ward. Listen to me. I got the hurricanes on my mind. Cam
Smith was tied for the lead with Tiger with Rory. But Rory had another day
where he started off, you know, getting a getting a birdie. But then he had a
couple of bogies at a double bogey. Next thing, you know, he went from having a
two shot lead to being two shots back and guys were making a run, but he hung
on and just in a matter of, you know, got three or four holes. The guys, you
know, he had a couple of bad holes. Guys had a couple of good holes. But
then as soon as they got to the back nine, those guys that took the
lead quickly started putting the ball in the water. Double bogies here.
Bogies there. Next thing, you know, Rory's got a two stroke lead headed to
the back nine. And he was able to hang on with Scotty Schaeffler coming on
hard and strong there at the end. And he ended up winning by one stroke. He
shot a bogey on 18. And wow, it was just one of those crazy things where
guys that are that great can get lucky because, you know, they hit bad
terrible shots, but it was so bad that it ended up being in a better
position than if it had been just a bad shot in the woods, you know,
especially Rory on 18. He had his tee shot horribly far right, but he is so
far right that he ended up in the other hole and it gave him a good
angle to get back to where he needed to go. It's like these guys, even
when they hit bad shots, they get lucky. Who was it that kept hitting
trees and the balls that are falling into the woods? It just landed
right on the green on the fairway. It was unbelievable. Guy did that like
three times. Somebody else hit a chair and the ball hit the chair and
bounced back to the fairway. It was it's some it's just crazy. I
remember one time there was one that I saw where this guy hit a golf
ball and it landed right on a bird's beak and it got stuck on the
bird's beak. The bird walked away. It was very weird.
Did he get a drop?
No, the bird just took his ball. I think his round ended right there.
But I do want to call out all the riders and the haters that say that Rory choked
away a six-stroke lead and called it and were taking that angle because
anybody that actually watched the tournament knows that he didn't
choke away a six-stroke lead. The field came up to him. He just shot
par over the weekend. He was one over on Saturday and one under on Sunday.
So he shot even for the weekend. He ended up remember he was 12 under going
into Saturday and that's where he ended up winning. 12 under and Scotty was 11 under.
But when he had that big six-stroke lead it wasn't like he choked it up on Saturday
and came back to the field. No, the field all shot very well and came up to him.
And you know that's not the perception out there. Everybody was you know trying to call it
making it seem like oh he avoids choking. Rory's the choker. That's the narrative.
Not anymore baby. He's now he's a two-time champion.
Well see they're going to have a they're going to have a tough time dealing with that though
because they have an embedded narrative and this is true for all sports and beyond sports
in the regular world when there is what I'm creating the term embedded narrative
that people want it to be true and and you got to fight against it.
And so the guy won the Masters and he's won many towards it.
Did anyone the slam doesn't he have the kind of the unconventional slam right.
You can't the career slam. You can't be a choker and also have those achilles right.
And then when you win it back to back but those embedded narratives are hard to go away
and those guys want that to be true. They want that to be the story.
They want him to choke. They're rooting for him. Choke even in our text three
that thread Gio which I experienced the Masters through my friend text feed with Gio
and Paulie the white guy and sports radio Vlad and I won't say who having a little action
you know to make everybody interested. Oh the choking is beginning and I showed
Galvin and he's like it's Saturday. Like I don't think you could choke on Saturday.
Like Saturday it's not possible to choke. It's not a choke. You're not choking
in the middle of the tournament. The choke happens at the end like in the big moment one
of the big final moments. Well look at on 18 he ended up you know shooting a bogey
that and that is possible trying to choke it up there you know if he had if he had
double bogey dad and gets stuck now in a playoff with Scotty and loses. Yes that's a
right. He did not. He made the shot when it counted. By the way CBS fail missed the guy
dropping the putt for the for the for the bogey because the angle of the camera was from behind
Rory and you didn't see the ball going to hole. Oh my gosh. Yeah no I gotta tell you
Jim Nance usually great at this stuff but the CBS coverage over the weekend was a epic fail I
would say. You know you know me I like to call it. Keep moving now. Keep moving.
Masters that was going on NBA playoffs regular season closeout yesterday. The I would say the
bracket is set but not exactly because you know now they have this whole you know participation
trophies where 10 teams make the playoffs and the 7th seed plays the 8th seed and the 9th
seed plays the 10th seed and the you know the 9th place 10 the winner will get the loser of the 7
versus 8 and so that's where we're at there and quickly those Tuesday the heat play the hornets
and the blazers play the Suns Wednesday the magic play the Sixers and the Warriors play the
Clippers those are the play in games and then the regular playoffs will start on Saturday
just like the NHL this is the last week their playoffs also start on Saturday that would
be April 18th and a Major League Baseball just like that we've everybody's played about 16 games
which is one tenth of the season and you know the Yankees crap the bed over the weekend they
lost uh got swept in Tampa Bay or sorry in St. Petersburg and now there's a big a big battle
for uh ALE supremacy a three-way tie uh top the standings now with uh Tampa and the Orioles
but uh I was gonna say the Yankees were up for nothing earlier today but now that I look at
and I refresh my scoreboard it's a tie game in the fifth four to four unbelievable just like
that anyhow so baseball season full swing and um you know the usual suspects uh it's still too
early this is the equivalent of being in the in the halftime of the second NFL game of the season
you know yeah but um there is some stuff that you know that it could be trans but just like that
the Yankees have lost five in a row and uh hopefully they get it out of their way early now
but uh the pitching has been great phenomenal the hitting has been atrocious and um yeah I guess
good job Givani and my I don't really have anything else all the WNBA draft is going on today
they they a couple of weeks ago ironed out their uh you know their troubles and they signed a new
collective bargaining agreement and so there will be no work stoppage in that league obviously
you know it would have been crazy to just for that to actually happen now that they're
actually have people watching and uh you know generating some revenue that's it they gotta
just keep playing and they make a little more money well you gotta consider this league it's not
it's not a brand new league man they've been around over 20 years and you know now is when
they're finally starting to get people to watch and and generate some revenue so uh you know they
gotta go from here they can't just expect to you know to be paid you know like the same as
the other parts right when you know essentially it's a brand new league that was for many years
funded by the NBA. Monica says regular season NHL ends on Thursday.
Okay there you have it I thought it was Wednesday it was the last day but yes this week and then I
knew the playoffs. Okay Monica keep Joe straight. Yeah and Megan says uh we're getting in at WNBA
team um in in the Philly area in a couple of years as well. Monica you want my flyers to lose?
You want my flyers to lose? No.
There it is there it is all right great job great job let's uh let's do a uh now as Matt
available to do a australia report the spirited uh high-paced australia report coming at you right
now certainly Joe uh the gentleman from australia gives up his time to sue
sorry Matt come on that's funny look I didn't get it to be honest
however he was talking in true master's form
uh on the drag racing front uh we had um where Dave was uh VMP
VMP we also had uh Australian Morris Allen who's the uh previous owner of IHRA Australia
and now the CEO of IHRA Australia and uh John Zappia um the 14 time Australian
top-door slammer champion and now the ambassador for the NH uh sorry IHRA in Australia were both
on site with uh with Darrell apparently and they had a uh into our interview with Tommy Johnson
that's about all I know of it I just it just got it was a good interview Matt I did I saw
I saw it it was it was a very good interview and it was not two minutes it was yeah okay
no it was very in depth it was good is this what you're talking about Gio about her taking more time
go macko that's all I know about it um also the drag racing we've only got uh
two and a half weeks now to the uh the nitrochamps which are in Sydney which I'm entered into
which would be a good thing uh already over 250 entries uh on the early bird entries
that have been accepted so no pressure or anything but you you've been listening right
you've been listening Dave winning runner-up my buddy big have your foe d cow he's winning yeah
take all star like all this stuff it's happening you're you're here the rust is sticking off
now you're ready to go like this in my opinion this is your the the window of opportunity
is starting to open for Matt no pressure I'm just saying you've you've shaken down the car
you've shaken down yourself you're back racing now this is that you should feel really good going
into this race that's what I'm saying to you well yeah the biggest thing is the the diamond duo of
Dave and Sue you know that's that's where the real pressure comes from uh but yeah so yeah
well don't allow that to pressure you because that's unrivaled dominance you know what I mean like
you can't even nobody in the show can can do what they can match them yeah that's like the wonder twins
because they two two categories they're not twins they're married so it doesn't we are not sister
brother yeah that's a big Jerry Springer they're not from West Virginia dude that's a different
channel but you get it they're married they're married couple that wins in both categories
and you know that's tough to beat no matter what the diet the dynamic to apologies to the West
Virginia listeners this past weekend supercars were in New Zealand across the Dutch and they had
the Torpo 400 organizers actually had to change it it was supposed to be an event that obviously
started on Friday went through until Sunday they had to compress the whole event there was a
cyclone that went through the South Pacific start of the week was in was over Fiji and made its
way south to the north island of New Zealand so they compressed the event they dropped one of the
races and the whole thing was conducted on Friday sat day some pretty notable things Brody
Kostecki won in the the shell Dick Johnson racing Mustang in one race and the biggest news was
Toyota got their first pole position in the new GR Supra which only comes to supercars this
season and with Ryan Woods driving and also won the race as well which is just absolutely huge
for a new manufacturer to come into the into the sport and for them to succeed so early in
their first season so big cute Austin M next weekend the event goes to the South Island of
New Zealand in Christchurch the Christchurch Super 440 which will I believe have an extra race in
it to make up for the race that was lost on the Sunday in in Tupu so and that's pretty much the
Australian report excellent very speedy speedy good job Matt that's good stuff so you're
doing a great job with this fast thank you probably the biggest takeaway is now the
Chevy Camaro dominated for so many seasons they're now struggling to match the the Mustang and
and the new GR Supra so there's talk of parody and you know our parody levels go above and beyond
as we've spoken about before there's aerodynamic parody there's engine performance is capped
and and matched mirrored if you will and yeah now the Camaro's are struggling I don't know if
that's actually got anything to do with the car itself or the strength of some of the Camaro
teams has been depleted with the GR Supra coming in and some other teams like triple 8 racing
moving from Chevy to to Ford so probably all of the above and that that was going to be
an NHRA question Joe there's a lot of talk of the reason Dodge or Ford isn't in pro stock
supercars and I've heard correct me if I'm wrong that there's got a lot to do with the aerodynamics
of those cars as much as anything else so this is a great that's why that's why everyone's
gone to Camaro's because you can you can all run the DRC engine yes so it can't be a
performance thing so I just I just this week I had a conversation with Richard Freeman and Erica
Enders about this as I was touring the new elite motorsports trackside experience which I may showcase
some video of that tomorrow when Richard is on but some things that now remember not everybody
agrees on this but I've heard Greg talk about it I've heard Richard talk about it I've heard
Michael Heiner talk about it and I've talked to Hartford about it right not everybody agrees
on the why's and the how's and the if's and whatever but every conversation there's a little more
detail and in this conversation I was having the pulling the air from down low on the track
while it looks the same generally on the cars it's not the same up underneath the nose of
the cars and the shape of how you do it based on what the car gives you is different
and the Mustang is different than the Camaro and Richard said like the Quadras you know the Mexicans
the the Quadra family they want to run those Mustangs so badly but they can't they can't
and still be competitive what are you laughing at did it take that long for it to penetrate yeah
it took me a second yeah right
he says with hood scoops that part of it will be irrelevant and that body styles will be much
more equal and you could potentially have more Mustangs or even Dodges I don't know what we would run
but you know Richard has an incentive to run a Dodge out there for someone in particular
yes he does you know maybe this opens it up maybe drive a dragster maybe right
go on but I'll bring it up tomorrow see what he says um and yes because yeah that's what they
did with the super cars and the second time round so there was there was a lot of work that
went into the Mustang versus Camaro first of all just let's let's take a second there is no Camaro
General Motors doesn't make a Camaro Camaro it is not a real car anymore it's a car from the past
there was some rumors about a new Camaro being launched and it's a four-door car
the renderings that I've seen is a four-door Camaro which I am vehemently against and I
think that would be terrible that is just yeah you might as well call it something else
call it something else that's not a Camaro yeah bring back one of those other classic names you
know yeah or you know yeah whatever whatever don't call it a Camaro that is no insulting thank you
very much it is insulting dodge what you know what is their pro stock entry if they were to have
one what would it be that would the dodge what the Daytona that one man that's a big car to be a pro
stock car I don't know if that works the charger Daytona um Ford has the Mustang still and so we'll
just have to wait and see all right let's do a little um just I wanted to mention a couple of
things being back there this weekend completely humbled by that big big props to Fox Sports
One for staying with the NHL coverage all the way till 11 o'clock at night here on the east coast
that you know they they stayed live they waited in between all the rounds the 55 60 minutes that
they they took between the semis and the finals they stayed on and um I was gonna say loans and
loans and uh and pedergon were you know were on and they they filled the time and Fox
Sports One stayed with them the entire time they didn't uh leave the coverage and that was great
I mean also I had NHRA TV on also so I was giving them the double ratings but um but either way I just
thought it was really really good for those that don't have NHRA TV oh absolutely a hundred percent
geo I think that was out of the park like actually yeah like you could tell I mean even
leaning in and interviewing Dallas as he's putting his belts on as he's as Sadie standing next to the
car you know they're pushing him up to get ready to get into the water box they did a phenomenal
job and they just stuck with it all the way to the very end and left it on I mean it was awesome
awesome so I wanted I was in there with those guys that's what people want to see and I
mentioned I made sure to tell those guys that I was watching at home and that I saw the coverage of
run caps at the last race remember with a body explosion anyone and everything and I had to say
like that was the best stuff that's the content that we have nobody I don't want to say nobody
cares about the cars going down the track they do but without what happens in the middle
it means so much less you got to have the build up in drag racing to what it is
and that's why chasing speed is so important because what happens after is very important
and I think they have got that figured out now I think they understand that you know they got to
show everybody and they got to show the sponsors and they got to do their sellable features
but Dallas I didn't see it but Dallas getting in the car and pulling on the belt that's drag
racing that's right the microphone oh it was it was just awesome I mean you could just see it
was it friver or was it brunette friver it was friver yep it was friver
David on the starting line at the end of the day he came up to do those interviews
and he's like man I'm whipped today he's like well you've been working for about 14 hours
right at 8 30 a.m meeting to start the day earlier than that they had been hustling
and we had all been hustling because we finished the Lucas oil series racing on
Saturday we concluded that we were running the weather um Eric Olson says he thinks the rear
engine Corvette is a travesty like a four door Camaro I don't know if that's in the same category
man a rear engine Corvette that was always the plan they just never figured on how to get there
now they can do it right isn't that what the original yeah mid it's mid it was originally
going to be mid they had wanted it to be mid for many years or Duntoff wanted it to be mid
for years and now it is Camaro was never intended to be a four door blasphemy blasphemy
right word blasphemy it's very popular at this particular moment um being down there with
the sportsman racers being by first race back I was really thrilled everybody had positive
things to say for me which is great nobody said ah castello you suck wish you were not here
I appreciate but man it's not what I just see that to your face dude you don't say it you don't
know it people will in this modern world people will Mike will just all right I'll go to uh tweet
about it Mike Wibbler Schauser the keyboard haters will be was perfect in the final round of super
gas and to me that's the number one moment of the weekend Tony Stewart great stuff uh you
know Greg Anderson awesome Mike Wibbler Schauser is trip zero dead zero in the final round against
the best super gas racer in the country the past two years Val Torres who won championship
and finished second last year I have worked at the NHRA since 2013 I've been around a long time
in person in competition I have witnessed one perfect run it happened in super street at
Atlanta Dragway that's it a trip zip dead zero Wibbler Schauser trip zip dead zero Val was in the
race Val you know it was a it was a real perfect run in the final to win super gas in the 75th
season of the NHRA at the Lucas Oil Winter Nationals wow that is one of the single greatest
drag racing accomplishments moments that could ever happen in our little sport that we have yep
because it's such a statistical anomaly may never happen again someone said that Sheldon
Gecker had won back in the 90s I got to talk to Stinnett about this to find out what the truth is
he'll know but it's crazy that it happened that way and he was just happy to win a
Wally and then we told him he was perfect that was icing on the cake it was amazing being down there
with the racers being back at the track I went and saw Ma today mom is you know up and down
there's good news there's bad news every single day but being back I put in full effort I felt
like it went real well got to do the next round with Maddie Gordon Maddie was amazing we talk about
Justin Ashley's reaction times Doug Gordon's reaction times were like he had a double
oh a 10 and a 13 I think in route to winning I think those were his lights something like that
and then James Stevens downside horrific accident Saturday night in alcohol dragster
if not the worst crash I've ever been on the mic for it's close it's close because I thought every
crazy thought he got he went over the wall and slid down and but uh Nick Spiegel has reached
out on social media and said that you know James is dealing with the surgeries and what not in the
hospital and he's updating family on social media that made me feel a lot better about the situation
hearing the news but in the moment I'll tell you I felt really really terrible about you know
you're connected I it's hard to explain to everybody out there but when you're on the
mic telling the world about the race and then something really bad happens you're connected
like emotionally it's like a bond like you know one of those life bonds and I I feel connected
and that's how I became friends with Mark Caruso and a couple of others it's uh it's wild so
anyway that's it great race let's do final thoughts Bobby Graham well let's do uh Matt in
Australia then go to Bobby Graham Matt you got a final thought you want to throw out there
uh I'm starting to realize this season of soccer that it's hurting more even with my
ice baths yeah so do what you can do when you can another interesting factor I brought up about
my Emily uh getting early acceptance into teaching uh I did some financial checking
she will start on 30 percent more than what an American teacher gets paid when they're
they didn't job for five lessons right yeah yeah and so this is uh this is a bad see I want to
yell at you I want to shake you right now because half the time you're running down your country you're
saying you know our government is terrible and we don't like and it's like you know man like you
got a lot of like we're over here to hear and stuff some stuff like all those vacation days and
all that stuff and some of us are like you know man that doesn't sound so terrible
yeah so if you're a teacher in America and you want to come to Australia
and uh you know sunshine here it's in the 60s we're in autumn and uh we've got another
scheduled uh public holiday on the 26th I think of this month do you have no any teachers
that wants to go I don't know at this point if we could get used to going uh living you know
standing on our heads being living upside down the whole time right like how do you do that
driving on the wrong side of the road right in the water oh goodness well that part I think we
when we live in south Florida man we see it all watching going backwards yeah
shout out to arvin arvin is out there if you were shooting the Canadians have left already
sorry no offense to Mike over there raised guitar in Canada and and his friends but
I've had to deal with a couple of them on the road in the last week oh my goodness people
come on I know but I was behind one of the license plate said we don't tip at you know Ontario
I was like oh of course oh one more one more thought let's uh before we get to Bobby Graham
the Artemis too you know we've all been watching it but for whatever reason haven't really talked
about it on this show how cool was that you know I'm not saying that amazing we had our doubts
that it would
so
Matt Matt is a skeptic Matt
dream of California
fools there I love it Matt
Matt thinks that it didn't happen I I will I will fight him to death on that one
I am I think it is great I'm so wait a second okay let's take 10 seconds Matt 50 years
yeah 50 years they haven't been able to do it there's no word of it there's a little bit of a tick ring
they've got to send Elon Musk to go and get the the folks off the space station yeah
and then within 12 to 18 months this rocket appears out of nowhere yeah they've they've
found a way to get through Van Allen's belt yeah okay so let's let's let's hold on the coverage
in 1969 was better than what it was this time around all right so hold on they didn't want to
give anybody any any more evidence okay nobody understands what you're saying do you believe
that the Artemis 2 rocket left planet earth with four human beings on it left our orbit
went around the moon took those photographs came back and landed in the ocean do you believe that
that actually happened no no okay so what then did happen I'd rather not say
rather than I'd say well as as Michael Jordan said you know uh republicans and
democrats first bought my shoes yes they do and so like sane people and crazy people
both buy torque wrenches very much so very much so I got it I got the only thing I have to say
is a little thing I saw in the sky what was that all right Occam's razor man Occam's razor simplest
explanation is a fight back all right and here's all I gotta say do you think that for 50 years
the amount think of the amount of people that are involved in this you know scam and you know and
it is lie for 50 years since 19 since you know since the 70s we haven't got back since 1972
so over all these years all of these people have been able to keep their mouths shut
and no one calls it out and none of our enemies like the china men or the russians
or any of our enemies over the years none of them decided to like hey yeah by the way those american
they lied about the moon they never went like all of that in real time like when it was happening
right all of these people all of these countries for for all of these years all of these families
all the nine different times that they claim to have gone nine times with the Apollo missions
and all of that all of that is in my opinion the only thing I just can't believe is that
that many people would be able to keep their mouth shut for that long okay yeah and that's
the only reason why I believe in all of it all right let's give matt a chance to work on that
now geo did kind of change the subject because I was talking about Artemis I wanted it to be
like very contemporary geo is going back to geo and I know that even even this thing that
just happened over the last week because I saw that's not right you don't think Iran would be like
hey you know they're lying that's not true look here we go is there even an Iran like do we even
know that that place really exists like I've never been there I don't know if it really is a place
straight of horror moves sounds made up to me I don't know all right matt what's your retort to
what geo said what did he say he said that the Occam's racer there's too many people involved
for that to be nine times taking it nine times our enemies would have called this out immediately
as it happened for sure all right all right all right it's very interesting hey there you go
all right let's move on front let's move beyond this I will say regarding Artemis that I
would we'll never know Joe let's let's be honest there's lots of things just like it's it's valid
what you just said Iran like we'll never know weapons of mass destruction in Afghanistan and Iraq
like we're still looking for those the list goes on well that's fine that kind of stuff totally
different millions of people but the Manhattan the Manhattan project Manhattan project 67 Manhattan
project uh same deal those said there's 30 000 people that were involved in that but no one knew
what they were all doing right now that that is that is true but the nine anyway listen I don't
want to do a conspiracy show one day because the way I look at it is this it's math right like
some of the conspiracies are probably true but they can't all be true like they can't all be true
like there's so many conspiracies about every topic you know 9 11 inside job and who killed JFK
every major topic has got a conspiracy theory about it they can't all be true and to the
conspiracy theorist mind every single one of them is true and they can't be so if you get the
moon landing is faked then Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone way or absolutely not well it depends on which
conspiracy theory we're talking about you know and then that's a longer show which well I don't believe
it's a magical theory okay there's a new uh there's a new movie out to Joe s4 bob lasar story
yeah and for 40 years they've said bob lasar is is a lunatic he's just crazy he doesn't exist
he didn't go to school all the rest of it or college yep and now it's all they're working
it out it's all true bob lasar is a different scenario and honestly that one I think the
world is coming to grips with the fact that there are in fact aliens and uap's are real and
aliens are among us and they're about to release a movie it's a Steven Spielberg movie that I
think is probably a signal from the government to try to like let everybody get used to the fact
that aliens are amongst us now that's not a conspiracy theory with we could talk about that all day matt
that's different I think that's is it is it oh yeah aliens are different
yeah and if lasar is right man we got to deal with the government garlets me and garlets had
a big conversation about this it's the best conversation I ever had meet garlets and
pruce larson usa one 89 champ talking aliens for an hour it was great I'm so thrilled all right
bobby graham listen you're very patient it's time for bobby graham's words of wisdom
but I would like your commentary on the last 10 minutes you're a wisdom kind of character
what do you think about all this Bobby I'll just it hadn't affected me personally so I'm
gonna leave it at that did Artemis go around the moon did you did you think that happened or not
I don't know I didn't hear enough about it on news or anything else but basically I'll leave the
news alone because I don't like listen to the news when they start giving opinions if they gave
the news instead of an opinions then I would start watching it more got it all right all right
so what are the words of wisdom for this evening well my words of wisdom are if you own a shibble
General Motors product a 5.3 6.2 get ready for it you're gonna have your own project
and I needed help with my project so these guys here my words of wisdom will be mostly a shout
out to the to Paul Thornton and Brian Tooley racing get to know them because if you have a 5.2
a 5.3 or 6.2 you're gonna need people like this to help you and that's my words why why what what
happened what are you putting this LS in what's getting an LS it nothing's getting an LS it's
an L83 oh what's what's going in what's it going in top in it's in my truck okay my truck is one of the
shibblers from 2000 and say three to 2020 have a bad rep for the top end going bad
especially what is v4 to v8 system the lifters and the cams go out and sadly to say
two days ago I heard a little bit of sounding I didn't like so oh no you heard the tap tap tap didn't
you yeah well I only own start up like a normal a lot less than I hear in my uh Buick but
just a faint little noise so I had to order parts yikes gotta do a top end so oh no
Brian Tooley racing yeah I got a I got a uh a notice in the mail about a week ago Bobby
for my 2021 Silverado saying that I have to take it into the dealership to see if it falls
within a build range and to maybe get a new engine wow I see two guys at the local store
and they were driving surely that so how are you doing on your truck he said well I'm on my second
engine both of them told me they were on their second engine and we're looking at old nines and
in tens and so okay yeah it's pretty much in this notice from GM it says uh if it does need to be
replaced or sorry regardless of it is replaced or not I'll have a 10 year 250,000 kilometers which
is about 160,000 all uh warranty well that's nice if you the warranty is if you meet all their
specifications and they got plenty of people to interpret it all of that to make sure that you
don't meet their specifications how many miles Bobby just believe it uh mine's got 160,000
all right yikes yeah I know Matt you know yours is right in the wake of the pandemic all the
supply chain issues all that stuff going on my buddy Paulie got a truck in that time
and they were having a lot of lifter issues in that time so but I'm getting the delete kid I'm
doing away with all that top all that's gonna be deleted out yeah the four six fuel saving uh
miles stuff it doesn't save fuel yeah well I mean it saves a little fuel but not worth what
it I run I run the little module that I plug in for the last three four years I got better gas mileage
stayed on eight cylinders than I did with it switching back and forth there you go there you go
all right good job guys good job Sue what about you what do you got as we get ready to get out
of here hey um you know I I just have to say look don't ever give up don't ever think you're too
old that you can't go do something if you want to go do something go do it just put your mind to it and
you know take advantage and um you know try and uh if you don't succeed then you don't succeed but
don't ever sit there and go I never tried so keep going after it uh I want to say welcome to
Arvin to solve him down there it's the first I've seen him on the on the show and I also
want to say Monica tell AJ we said get well get well soon uh hope his recovery is going well with
those wisdom teeth you know oh yikes I didn't know about that I had that yeah yeah yeah I know I was like
all four at the same time too right is that they knocked you out I haven't got more yet
yeah well obviously no wisdom there yeah there is no wisdom there
you set me up for that one come on
this old guy can hit that one out of the park
I got it I got a tin foil hat instead there you go
but Joe also thinking about your mom and sending her good wishes as well so uh hey everybody
have a fabulous week get out there go do something WFO let's go here go to Giovanni how about you
hey everyone have a great week WFO and um you know in in relation to what Sue said you miss 100
percent of the shots you don't take so get out there and take your shots truly you got to take
some shots you got to have some failures way to go Geo thank you very much and there you
everyone have a great week Bobby Graham and Matt in Australia and Sue Morris and Giovanni
in Miami and where's Matt there he is there he is and that brings it back to me and Arvin yeah welcome
Arvin um you know next time you enable your camera we might get you on here and like quiz you
right find out like who are you Arvin what have you done Arvin and everybody out there listening
to the audio only podcast thank you very much if you'd like to be uh you know involved with
the show the patreons that's it patreon.com slash WFO radio and if you join for a year i'll send
you a t-shirt i'm going to do some of that this week we're going to do another giveaway too uh
the here from hiner show was an entry point of the giveaways uh money motivation that probably
a tuesday motivation something like that tomorrow i got to get into the hospital real early that's
one of the reasons people want to know um what uh you know like why i've tightened up the shows
is like there's just less free time listen went and saw mom today some good news some bad news
just weird uh she's gonna be in there two more weeks they think yikes two more weeks this was day 45
guys are you kidding me yeah it's just crazy being back on the racetrack was amazing i do want to
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track was amazing um you know i was apprehensive as you can imagine to leave ma but i had to go to
work and she gave me the uh the go ahead and so i went and seeing everyone in person
watching tony stewart's first win with elite motorsports watching justin ashley's driving clinic
on the starting line seeing doug gordon wins seeing a perfect run interviewing mike
wibblish howser all my friends you know the jason's josh nicky everybody like that was uh
you know like i don't want to just brian loans now that i started saying names right tony
pedragon we had a great time in the booth on friday night um i'm in like a different place
mentally now like just happy to be here man i'm just literally just happy to be here
and um you know seeing my mom in there sue is right like whatever it is guys so whatever you
want to do you want to go to your local comedy club and do a little comedy you should write some jokes
and do it no more waiting around no more waiting around just do it nicky apparently you know
kramer says they're falling off just figure out what it is that you want to do and do it
get out there yeah west talks about all those rear ends it wasn't a bunch it was the same team
and they had a couple of them but it was very bad it was very bad i hope that problem goes away
joe got a little burnt at pamona was a great saturday oh yeah well you were out there is
the deal west i didn't get to talk to anyone i rarely got to go to pits money notice it was
just me and galvin we had two announcers and uh courtney like you know sportsmen announcers
courtney courtney enders great scene courtney had in and out man the internet was great
for all you patreons or soon to be patreons there is a hear it from hyner show available
michael hyner had a great weekend came up short but still had a great weekend of racing all
right guys appreciate all you remember life's a drag on wednesday and hr and i show tomorrow wfo
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About this episode
Pomona’s Lucas Oil Winter Nationals kick off the NHRA season, and the crew recaps the weekend’s biggest moments: Tony Stewart’s Elite Motorsports win, Justin Ashley’s unreal reaction-time consistency, and a standout “trip zero” perfect run by Mike Wibbly Schauser in Super Gas. They also discuss troubling rear-end failures (“Christmas rears”) and the ongoing quality-control chatter. NASCAR coverage includes Ty Gibbs’ Bristol win and a Talladega stage-length tweak aimed at reducing fuel-mileage strategy. The show then swings to Masters golf, sports standings, and an Australia report on Supercars and upcoming nitro events.
Ty Gibbs gets his first NASCAR Cup Series win in thrilling OT at Bristol for Joe Gibbs Racing, while Tony Stewart breaks through for his first NHRA Top Fuel victory with Elite Motorsports! Full breakdowns, reactions, and unfiltered takes on a huge weekend in motorsports. The full crew is in the house, Sue Morris, Gio in Miami, Matt in Australia, Bobby Graham and more! Ignition is fired up — GO WFO!
