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It's Rally Week! - DWA! Podcast Ep. #903

It's Rally Week! - DWA! Podcast Ep. #903

Driving While Awesome Oct 02, 2025 65 min
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About this episode

Rally week excitement takes center stage as the hosts discuss their car preparations and mechanical issues ahead of the upcoming event. Warren, Lane, and Art share updates on their vehicles, including tuning challenges and last-minute fixes. They also reminisce about past rally experiences, roadside hangouts, and the camaraderie that comes with these adventures. The episode is filled with humor, technical discussions, and a sense of community as they gear up for a weekend of driving and fun.

Topics: rally preparations mechanical issues car tuning roadside experiences community camaraderie past rally memories car updates event excitement
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Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Hyundai Santa Cruz

"...orded live to SD Card at the B-line Motor Club in Santa Cruz, California. All you have to do is download the a..."
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Honda Civic
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Honda Civic

"...like $3,000 distributor. Oh, they're not to Honda Civics. Yeah, I do. $3,000 distributor. I mean, I don't ..."
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BMW E30
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BMW E30

"...M, E28M5 mounts, which are stronger than standard E30 mounts, which is nice, right? So, but they're rub..."
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Subaru Uncharted

"...g's like, it's all new shit, right? It's all like uncharted territory. Yeah, well, we're charting a couple hu..."
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Porsche 911
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Porsche 911

"... of the cars behind me were either super low like 911s or, you know, name your super car. And we got to ..."
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Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
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Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG

"...hoice. Yeah. But not, not the most wagon-y wagon. E55 AMG wagon. Pretty cool. But then you also have li..."
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Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
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Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

"...ty cool. But then you also have like a re-talking vista cruiser type stuff, where you just want to chill and like..."
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Chevrolet Suburban
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Chevrolet Suburban

"...e up there for that sort of thing. It is, it is a suburban just dressed in wagon clothing for the most part...."
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Audi RS4
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Audi RS4

"...d BMW's, the smaller wagons? I want to be. I have RS4 Avant. That's my favorite. That's your favorite. ..."
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Audi RS2
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Audi RS2

"...peak wagon, though. No, really nice V70R, though. RS2 is pretty dang good. It does something about that..."
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Audi Quattro
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Audi Quattro

"...t's got a cool 340 horse, I think, on those. It's Quattro 2, right? Quattro, automatic, but they made a man..."
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BMW E39
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BMW E39

"...ot you beat. I've got you beat. Okay, here we go. E39 Alpina wagon. Automatic. That's cool, but okay. I..."
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Ford Mustang
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Ford Mustang

"...s, what would it be like? They have been into the Mustang dark horse series, which uses the dark horse R, a..."
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Subaru BRZ
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Subaru BRZ

"... that keeps the six speed manual. I also like the BRZ and 86 cup in Japan. Those cars even race with th..."
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Acura CL
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Acura CL

"...ere whether it's like true showroom. So he's been CL asked in Martin, you know, what have you? Porsche..."
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BMW M2
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BMW M2

"... thing. Yeah, the first one that comes to mind is M2. I feel like the M2 class would be really rad, bu..."
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Honda Fit
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Honda Fit

"...What about like a shit box series where it's like Honda Fit Mazda 2's. Whoa, old school. You know, a Sonic. I..."
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BMW M3
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BMW M3

"...hat is it called? I mean, I think that's what the F80 is going to race in. I can't just call it and loo..."
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Audi V8
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Audi V8

"...ose. I know, or even like the big body stuff like Audi V8 versus S class versus Jaguar versus. Yeah, you ca..."
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Ferrari F50
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Ferrari F50

"... entertaining. That's cool. Those races with with F50s and have 40s and GT2s and all that stuff. Like it..."
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Lexus Lc500
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Lexus Lc500

"..., you don't include any daily drivers. Can I do a LC500 as a sports car? Yeah, sure. Yeah, because I migh..."
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Porsche 914
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Porsche 914

"... I'll do a, I'll do like a really like the nicest 914 6, like built car. So we're talking, let's say $1..."
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Ferrari F355
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Ferrari F355

"however you want, right? It's like it'd be like, spend all the money over here and then, you know, less here. Like the first two that immediately come to mind is, you know, F 355 GTB manual, of course, 964 RS. And those can each be had, you know, let's say, let's say it's 250 for the 964 RS"
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Honda NSX
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Honda NSX

"... crazy. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, my mind goes Japanese NSX for me. Oh, there you go. How much is an NSX R? N..."
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Toyota Corolla
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Toyota Corolla

"...se, because I would go with like, um, like a T 27 Corolla or like an early 70's Celica, like that, that one..."
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Toyota Celica
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Toyota Celica

"...ke, um, like a T 27 Corolla or like an early 70's Celica, like that, that one with the quad headlights. I ..."
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Chevrolet Corvette
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Chevrolet Corvette

"... art was late to the rally, but he showed up in a Corvette. So it was okay. You did burn out. Favorite prep...."
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Volkswagen Gti
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Volkswagen Gti

"... some interesting pre runs. Warren and I took the GTI when it was like brand new on, and all of a sudde..."
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Lotus Elise
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Lotus Elise

"...y. It'd been Rogitz. Then notice the spree and an Elise. That's cool. Oh, yeah. And two bad Jeff's car wa..."
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Ford Model T
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Ford Model T

"... There's a guy that drives around Santa Cruz in a Model T that showed up. So that's, it's like full on like..."
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BMW Z4
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BMW Z4

"...emember when I went with the, oh, yeah, yeah, the Z4 GT, Florida in seabring. Yeah. So, yeah, super ni..."
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BMW M6
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BMW M6

"... car to the event. And it was like the nicest E24 M6 I've ever seen. And Warren will know this because..."
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BMW M5
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BMW M5

"...s at the same like the same condition as that E28 M5 that got Radiston show at PNW. Like that level, b..."
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Mazda MX-5 / Miata
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Mazda MX-5 / Miata

"...Tom Matano, the inventor or designer of the Mazda Miata and FDR-X7. I think you had a MPV. MPV. You met h..."
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Honda S2000
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Honda S2000

"... Yeah. All right. He's on that. Told me the Honda S2000 hood was too flat. Oh, nice. Did you get him to s..."
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Plymouth Barracuda
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Plymouth Barracuda

"...ding Torana, which looks. It looks kind of like a barracuda. I'll show it to Laney. It looks like a barricade..."
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Ford Cortina
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Ford Cortina

"...even like a, you know, like a, like a, oh, like a Cortina, like a Cortina, like a later Cortina or like a. ..."
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