A Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car built for fast driving. People bring it up because it can accelerate quickly and is designed to be fun to drive. The podcast is talking about that performance side.
Term
exhaust work
“Exhaust work” is a broad term for modifications or repairs to the exhaust system, such as adjusting components, replacing sections, or addressing leaks and fitment issues. In this segment it’s tied to chasing a rattle, suggesting the exhaust area and nearby heat shielding were part of the problem.
The firewall is the wall between the engine area and the inside of the car. Insulation there helps keep heat and noise down, but if it sags and touches the hot exhaust, it can rattle and cause problems.
Term
transmission header area
The “header area” is where the exhaust manifold collects exhaust gases before they go down the exhaust system. Because it’s close to other parts near the transmission, anything that moves—like insulation—can end up touching it.
“OEM” means it’s made by the car’s original manufacturer. “Bespoke” here means it’s custom-shaped for that specific car, so it should fit right—unless it loosens and shifts.
“Refinish the seat” means repairing the seat’s surface so it looks better again. Instead of replacing the whole seat, you restore the color/finish to make it look clean and even.
“Dakar yellow” is just a named yellow paint color. People who care about BMWs often recognize it because it’s associated with certain special cars and looks distinctive in person.
The BMW M3 is BMW’s high-performance version of the 3 Series. It’s the kind of car enthusiasts buy for handling and driving feel, and here they’re talking about one finished in a standout color called Dakar yellow.
Term
M sports interior
“M sports interior” means the car’s cabin is trimmed in an M-style, with sport seats and materials meant to match the performance character. Here they’re pointing out that the fabric/finish looks especially good.
After a rally, people do a quick check to make sure nothing got damaged. The goal is to find leaks or broken parts early—before they turn into a bigger problem.
The throttle is the pedal/command that tells the engine how much power to make. More throttle usually means faster acceleration, but it can also make tires wear out quicker.
Bumperettes are the smaller pieces on the ends of a car’s bumper. They’re there to help protect the car in small crashes, and they can sometimes be replaced without replacing the whole bumper.
“Factory” parts are the original parts the car manufacturer put on the car. Here, they’re talking about expensive original bumper pieces versus cheaper replacements.
“Knockoff” parts are cheaper replacement parts made to copy the original. They can work fine, but quality and fit can be different, so you want to make sure they mount correctly.
If the replacement bumper pieces don’t line up with the original mounting spots, you may have to close the leftover holes. That’s usually done before painting so the bumper looks smooth and finished.
“Paint work” is the whole process of repairing and repainting a damaged area. It’s not just spraying color—it’s also prepping the surface so the new paint blends in and doesn’t look patchy.
A molded rubber bumperette is a bumper piece made from rubber that’s shaped in a mold. Rubber parts tend to flex and take impacts better, and they can behave more like the original factory piece.
An “accordion bumper” is a type of bumper design with flexible, accordion-shaped sections. It was used to help the bumper take a hit without getting destroyed, and keeping it means the car still looks like it did when it left the factory.
Term
sunroof tram
A sunroof has tracks and guides that help it slide smoothly. If something is “poked up,” the sunroof may be sitting wrong, which can lead to rattles, leaks, or it not closing properly.
“Original paint” means the car still has the factory paint on most of it. If only the hood was repainted, it may look slightly different or wear differently than the rest of the car.
Rock chips are little paint-damage spots caused by small stones hitting the car. They can look minor, but if water gets in, the damage can grow over time.
“Lizard Skin” is a coating people put on cars to help protect surfaces and reduce vibration/noise. If it’s on the hood, it can also make painting more annoying because the material can make the surface harder to prep.
The “front bumper” is the front impact-protection structure and styling panel at the car’s lowest front area. It’s a common target for damage from road debris and low-speed contact, so it’s often repainted during collision or chip repair work.
A primer spot is where the car’s paint was damaged and someone put a base layer (primer) down to protect it. When you repaint, that spot usually needs extra attention so it doesn’t show.
Using a “toothbrush” for paint touch-ups is a DIY technique for applying small amounts of paint into chips or primer areas. It can work for tiny spots, but it often leaves visible texture or edges compared to proper spray blending.
The front air dam is the low piece at the bottom of the front bumper. Because it’s so close to the ground, it gets bent or scraped a lot, so it’s common to repaint it when you’re fixing the front.
Patina is the natural “worn-in” look a car gets over time. It can show up as faded paint, color changes, or worn edges instead of a perfectly new finish.
The door seal is the rubber strip around the door that helps keep rain and wind from getting inside. If it’s old or not fitted right, water can leak in and you may hear more wind noise. Replacing it is often about getting the rubber seated correctly in the channel.
A “generic” seal is a replacement rubber strip that’s made to work for many cars, not necessarily the exact factory part. It can still work, but it might not line up perfectly, so installation has to be careful. If it’s not seated right, it won’t seal as well.
The Chevrolet C30 is a type of heavy-duty truck. It’s built for tougher jobs like hauling and towing. In the episode, they’re talking about going after one of these trucks.
The timing chain tensioner is a device that keeps the timing chain tight. If it stops working, the chain can get loose and the engine can start making noise or run incorrectly.
Chain slap is when the timing chain starts moving around more than it should. That can create rattling noises and can mean the chain isn’t being held tight enough.
Cams (camshafts) are parts that control when engine valves open and close. After you install new ones, the surfaces can need a break-in period, and that can change what you see in the oil at first.
Blackstone is a company that analyzes used engine oil. They can tell whether the oil contains unusual metal particles that might suggest engine wear problems.
“Glitter” means tiny metal bits floating in the engine oil. Too much can be a warning sign of wear, but a little can sometimes happen during normal break-in.
An oil cooler is an extra part that helps your engine oil stay from getting too hot. If something goes wrong with it, the oil can overheat or leak, and that can cause bigger engine problems.
A VTIC solenoid is an electronic part that helps control engine timing by moving oil where it needs to go. Because it depends on oil, if the oil has metal or plastic debris, it can get trapped and cause problems.
Here, the “screen” is basically a small filter that catches tiny bits floating in the oil. If it’s clean, it can be a sign that there isn’t much wear debris circulating.
This kind of solenoid works using oil pressure from the engine. Because it’s controlled by oil, dirty oil—or oil with tiny metal/plastic bits—can clog its filter screen and cause issues.
Valve guides are parts inside the engine head that help the engine valves slide in a straight, controlled way. If they wear out, oil can get where it shouldn’t and the engine may start smoking or using oil. The host is worried that this engine might have weaker valve-guide durability.
Blow-by is when hot combustion gases slip past the piston rings and get into the area under the pistons. When that happens, it can cause oil to get dirty and the engine may smoke. The host is basically asking how much blow-by the engine would have if the valve guides were weak.
Knocking is a bad-sounding pinging or tapping noise from the engine. It usually means the fuel is burning in an abnormal way. The host is saying they’re listening for that kind of sound as a sign something is wrong.
The oil pump is what moves oil through the engine. It keeps metal parts from grinding by supplying lubrication under pressure. Removing it usually means you’re doing deeper engine work.
Bearings are small parts inside the engine that help moving parts spin smoothly. If they’re worn, the engine can start making noise and wear out faster, so rebuilds often replace them.
A boroscope is like a tiny camera that you can insert to look inside the engine. It lets you check cylinder condition without tearing the whole engine apart first.
The Chevrolet Nova is an older American performance car. People still talk about it because it’s a well-known model from the muscle-car era. In this episode, it’s mentioned as part of a specific detail or reference.
Term
starting grid paddock
A “starting grid paddock” is a fan/participant area near where cars line up to start the race. The closer and more connected it is to the start area, the more engaging the event feels.
Sonoma Raceway is a big race track in California that hosts NASCAR and other events. The speaker is saying the venue layout—especially the pit area and paddock—works well for this kind of festival.
Car
Porsche 962
The Porsche 962 is a famous Porsche race car from the Group C era. It’s known for being a serious endurance racer and a big deal in vintage racing.
The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most famous vintage Ferraris ever made. It’s a rare, highly collectible race-style car that people love to see at classic events.
Group B was a rally racing class from the 1980s. The cars were brutally fast and are still remembered as some of the most exciting rally machines ever made.
AC Schnitzer is a company that works on BMWs for racing and performance. In this context, it’s being used to describe a particular BMW-related car look or build you’d see at events.
“Batmobile” is a nickname for a car that looks really wild and dramatic, like something from Batman. Here it’s describing the look of that specific car group’s vehicle.
A “livery” is the car’s full paint-and-sticker design. “M Sport” usually means it’s styled to look like BMW’s performance branding.
Term
M paint scheme
“M paint scheme” refers to BMW M-style livery cues—distinctive stripes/colors associated with BMW’s M performance brand. In this context, it’s describing the visual theme on the white car, not a mechanical specification.
The Porsche 935 is a famous Porsche race car based on the 911. It’s known for being very track-oriented, and the “white and pink” part is just the special paint/livery on that particular car.
Term
wide-eyed and bushy taste
That phrase is just a funny way of saying the new guy is still really impressed and excited. It’s about attitude, not a car feature.
This is Ford’s purpose-built race version of the GT. It’s made for endurance racing—events where cars run for a long time and have to stay fast and reliable.
Le Mans prototype cars are special race cars built for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They’re designed to be fast for a long time, with shapes and construction meant for endurance racing.
Lewis Hamilton is one of the most successful Formula 1 drivers ever. Here, they mention his F1 car because it’s associated with a lap-time record they’re comparing against.
An F1 car is a Formula 1 race car—open-wheel, single-seat, and built for the top level of racing. It’s designed differently than endurance race cars, so comparisons need to account for the car type.
The Ferrari 550 Maranello is a Ferrari with a big V12 engine. People love it because it’s a real grand touring car—fast and exciting—but also comfortable enough to drive longer distances.
“911 Cup” refers to Porsche 911 race cars used in a one-make racing series. Since they’re competing at a high level, the teams usually have to adjust and fix things between runs.
The Tesla Semi is an electric big rig, meaning it’s a large truck that runs on electricity. It’s designed to move freight like traditional semi trucks, but without diesel power. The podcast is highlighting how huge it is.
“Road legal” means the car can be driven on public streets legally. Track-only cars usually can’t be used the same way without special permissions or modifications.
The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is a rare supercar made by Mercedes. It’s known for being closely connected to racing and for being uncommon. The podcast mentions it because they’ve seen it at a track event like Laguna Seca.
The Nissan GT-R is a sports car built for high performance. People talk about it because it can be very quick and capable on the road or track. The podcast mentions it as part of a lineup of cars they’ve seen at a major track event.
Term
blip shift
A “blip shift” is when you quickly add a little throttle while downshifting. It helps the engine and transmission speeds match so the car shifts more smoothly.
The Fisker Karma is a fancy car that runs mostly like a hybrid/plug-in electric. It has an electric system, and a gas engine helps generate power so it can go farther than a pure battery-only car.
The McLaren F1 is a famous, ultra-rare supercar. It’s known for being very lightweight and for putting the driver in the middle seat so you get a better view and feel more in control.
At track events, a “run group” is like a wave of cars that go out together. It helps keep the track organized and safer by separating cars that are driving at different speeds.
NASCAR is a popular American racing series with stock cars. The hosts are using it as a reference to say that the grandstands were only really packed during big events like NASCAR. It’s more of a crowd-size comparison than a technical discussion.
Top fuel is a type of drag racing where the cars are the most extreme in the sport. They’re built for very fast acceleration over a short distance. Here, it’s mentioned because those events also tend to draw big crowds.
Car
Mazda 767B
The Mazda 767B is a special race car Mazda built for endurance racing. It’s famous because it was part of Mazda’s serious push at events like Le Mans. Even though it’s not the exact one that won, it’s still considered a major, important Mazda race machine.
Car
Mazda 787
The Mazda 787 is another Mazda race car from the same general era as the 767B. The key point here is that the host says the 787 is the one that actually won Le Mans. That makes it especially famous to racing fans.
The Ferrari F40 is a famous Ferrari supercar known for being raw and fast. It’s the kind of car that shows up at car events because a lot of enthusiasts consider it a classic. Here, it’s mentioned as part of the impressive cars on display.
The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 is a rare supercar made in small numbers. It’s built to feel special to drive and to deliver high performance. The podcast mentions it because they saw it displayed along with other cars from the same maker.
Gordon Murray is a famous car designer/engineer. The hosts are saying there was a display of cars associated with him, so it’s a clue that the event included vehicles with a particular engineering style. Even if you don’t know his work, the name helps you understand why those cars are special.
Car
1906 Ford hill climb racer
This is a very old Ford race car built for hill climbs—racing up a hill. The host is saying it was stripped down to the extreme to save weight, with almost no protective parts.
A valve cover is a protective cover on top of the engine’s valve area. Saying there’s “no valve cover” means the engine’s top parts are exposed instead of protected.
A muffler is the part that quiets the exhaust. If there’s “no muffler,” the exhaust is basically not silenced, so it’s much louder and can affect engine sound and behavior.
Place
Laguna sake
This sounds like “Laguna Seca,” a well-known race track in California. Car people mention it a lot because it’s a popular place to drive and race.
Rod bearing failure is when the small bearings inside the engine that help the crankshaft move smoothly start to wear out or run without enough oil. If it gets bad, it can seriously damage the engine fast.
“Radwood” is a car scene that celebrates older cars from the 1980s and 1990s. When someone says “Radwood era,” they mean that particular time period and the kinds of cars people show and talk about there.
DTM is a German touring-car racing series. The hosts are using it as an example of the kinds of racing that influenced what enthusiasts want to see.
Topic
BTCCs
BTCC is the British Touring Car Championship, a major UK race series for touring cars. They’re mentioning it to reference the racing culture around these kinds of cars.
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Parts fired.
Welcome to Driving Well Awesome.
My name is Warren and I'm Lane.
Mark.
Thank you for joining us once again.
Driving Well Awesome podcast.
Got some updates here.
Wow.
Project car updates.
I got updates too.
I'm going to jump right into it.
We're officially in slippery slope season here, boys.
I love it.
I'm in the same season, Warren.
Are you really?
Oh, wow.
I'm curious to know what yours are because I think it's not cosmetic.
Oh, it's both.
It is.
Is it cosmetic?
Yep.
Oh, you're slipping down.
You go first, dude.
All right.
So I think where we left off is getting bumpers, side skirts, mirrors painted, headlights
refinished.
That was sort of the first thing that went from I'm just going to get a little bit of
work done on the car, you know, mechanically to what is this going to cost?
Oh, it's actually not that bad.
Let's get it done.
And then looking at the wheels and I was like, I need to get those refinished.
I'll do that, you know, next time or whatever.
And then, you know, I think Lane even said he's like, do it while it's there, you know,
like they can do it.
They have a refinisher.
I'm like, oh, shit.
So I reached out and sure enough, they have a guy over the hill that's like super dialed
and very meticulous and quick.
So he was able to do it.
I think like two day turnaround, like they got like came and got him.
He also takes the tires off and remounts them because he's had so many issues with people
taking the finished wheels home and then fucking them up on machine, which makes a lot of sense.
So he's like, I'll just do it.
So I just got a picture from B line of the wheels, just one shot of like, you know, couple
of the wheels look perfect.
They look really good.
So that's exciting.
And then the car should be done today.
So shift or rebuilt a little bit of exhaust work.
What else did we do?
Some other little stuff.
So that's, that's where we're at.
It's going to be feeling good, feeling great.
Wait, little bit of exhaust work.
Yeah.
You know, just tune in the dragon.
Well, I know that you keep it on the deal, dude.
I know what you mean.
Yeah.
Cause I know that there was like a rattle that you were chasing forever, but I gave them
that task.
I'm like, Hey, if you guys want to take another stab at this, like by all means, but I think
we've tried twice and no one can figure it out.
However, and I mentioned on the podcast, the firewall insulation that goes over the transmission
header area, like if you look down on the engine bay like back, it's like a corrugated
metal with padding built in.
It's like a OEM bespoke thing.
That had sagged off the firewall and was like touching the exhaust.
Now I don't think the type of metal it is and the sound I'm hearing is consistent, but
I want to eliminate that.
So that's going to get, that was going to get fixed.
So we'll see.
Giving it a pad lift.
Yeah, dude.
It's like a little, the tummy tuck.
Yeah.
I mean, it was sagging.
So yeah.
Yeah.
It's like, what are the girls do?
They do like the, the inject fat into their jowls and then stretch them and jowls.
Oh, well, men too.
I shouldn't say girls, but the men had jowls.
Cosmetic stuff.
Well, that sounds pretty rad, dude.
I'm stoked on the wheel situation because that's really going to transform your car.
It's, it's going to look dialed.
It's going to look dialed.
I know.
And now I can't drive it.
So it's just a show car boys.
Straight up, dude.
Now you just create patina that you create the new patina.
Yes.
Let me curb these bad boys.
I do still need to get the seat, refinish the driver's seat tastefully.
And then although I did see BMW classic account posted a Dakar yellow M3.
Did you see that one?
And it had, I saw it had hurricane or whatever the confetti type.
Maybe Slurikane.
Slurikane M sports Slurikane interior.
So that's like the fabric, which it looks so good.
I mean, our ear cars very similar, but this adds like a guy.
I know the guy that you're going to take it to.
You can do this.
Like I said, we're in the season.
It's funny.
This is slippery.
It's like driving season too.
And you were doing all this stuff.
We don't have a driving.
I know, but you know, it is like, it is like coming out of like any chance of
rain to like good, you know, the best weather, you know.
Yeah.
So anyways, the car will be back tomorrow.
I think I could probably pick it up today, but I don't have time.
So anyways, next week of updates, because a few people have seen it in the flash
like Lane and then us, our buddy Steven sports car was also a B line for
a different project. And he's like, Oh, your car looks good.
Like, Oh, cool.
So I haven't actually seen it.
But yeah.
And I talked, we will get into this too after Lane's updates, but we went to
Velocity and B lines painter.
What's his name?
Chris.
Chris.
Nice guy.
And we were chatting about, you know, some other cosmetic paint body stuff.
So yeah, it's all good.
All right.
Lane slippery slope.
You're up.
Well, I'm really happy for you.
Before Lane jumps in, there's something super crucial that you just did
not even bring up and glossed over.
There was a sea pillar that cover.
Oh, it was.
Has not been addressed.
Has not been addressed.
I think I just need to pop it back.
I haven't gone to the back seat and gone like pop.
No, I think you just tell B line, go look and I bet the clips are broken.
And then might as well update that.
I'll take a look at that.
I will say though, when he took the door, he had to take the door panel off.
How do we do?
Door panel came off to get to the mirrors.
That's right.
So to get the mirrors off to paint, the door panel came off.
And this is right as I had said on the rally.
I'm like, the car is basically like falling apart because all those glued
panels of the door panel are just like basically falling.
And he's like, when I went by there to look at color sample, he's like,
yeah, so the doors kind of like broke on us.
And I'm like, no, what?
How could you?
Jesus Christ.
And no, he just said, he's like, I kind of glued it back together.
I'm like, great.
That sounds good.
Nice.
So how long that lasts or whatever.
But all right, Lane, take it away.
Take it away.
All right.
So in the in the slippery slope season, I after the rally, my driver's side
window was sticking.
Oh, that's right.
And it might have been because I the dust, the amount of dust that got into
the window.
I don't know.
Didn't help.
Didn't help.
But my window ended up stuck down, which is not a good position to be in.
Especially when you drive around with four cameras at certain times, five
cameras.
So then you have to carry said cameras on you at all times because you can't
leave them in your car.
So I brought it there to get the, to get that addressed.
Actually, I took the door panel apart myself to see if there was something
simple in there, but I couldn't.
I couldn't see anything.
By the way, I hate taking door panels.
Not a fun thing.
Right.
You're like, never goes back together.
And you're like, great.
I fucked everything up when I did that.
It's also 30, 40 years old.
So yeah, dude.
Yeah.
So yeah, but at least it's a simple car and, you know, relative terms.
It's not a bunch of plastic.
No airbags and stuff.
Pretty simple.
But yeah, so I brought it to them for that.
And then I'm like, okay, I need a post rally inspection.
Of course, you know, I want to see if there's anything, you know, going on.
And then I need an oil change.
It's been a little bit.
So I haven't do all that.
By the way, it looks like I need tires again.
Dude, you are the most aggressive tire user.
You gotta go to that throttle.
Hey art, let's hit up red is time.
Check this.
Let's hit up red is time.
Can we head up red side?
Try those things out.
Let's do it.
So when it was there.
So we're doing all that.
We're doing that.
We're doing all that kind of stuff.
I have some oil leaks, little oil seepage, but we're fine with that.
It's an old 911, right?
And then yeah, they all do it.
It's fine.
It doesn't get a lot on the ground or anything.
It's all good until it starts like, you know, major pooling on the ground.
I'm good.
And then I have these.
I have these European bumperettes that I bought right after I bought the car
because, you know, remember on the way home from buying the car, I got rear-ended
and it punctured the little, those big pillow bumperettes that I have on the car
and those factory ones are like $600 each.
So I bought the European knockoff ones, which are like cheap.
They're like a hundred bucks each or less.
But to put those on, you have to fill these two holes or plug them.
So I was like, okay, when it's there, hey, let's just add on painting the rear bumper
and filling those holes.
Cause I know they're doing, they're doing all this paint work there at B line
and this guy, Chris is killer at paint.
Are those bumperettes, are those bumperettes as hollow like fiberglass or are they actually rubber?
They're rubber.
They're like real, they're real molded rubber bumper.
So they'll work just like the factory ones.
Nice.
And, you know, I still have the aluminum bumper.
Everything is like kind of the same.
It's just smaller and not that big pillow.
It's like a small, sharper thing.
It looks like it was supposed to from the factory.
Exactly.
Original design for our market.
Yeah.
And it's still accordion bumper and everything.
It's not like lame.
It's not like, yeah, it's not super.
It's not aftermarket looking or anything.
So I was like, okay, let's do that.
And then when it's there, I'm having the sunroof tram is kind of poked up.
So I'm having that addressed.
And then I'm like, well, since they're painting the rear bumper,
Oh boy.
And I got a little jealous of Warren.
Oh boy.
You know, I was like, I was getting really jelly over there.
I saw his car and stuff.
I'm like, God, Warren's car is looking so good, you know,
Slope is getting slippery.
Slope is getting slippery.
And I was like, my hood is so shitty, dude.
It's so hard to like wash because it's, it's been my,
my car is pretty original paint for the most part,
but the hood has been repainted.
I'm pretty sure.
And then it's been touched up probably 200 times,
like little touch ups, little like, you know, from rock chips and stuff.
And it's like the hood takes like so much time.
It's like the towel just sticks to it and stuff because it's got
a little lizard, lizard skin up there.
Yeah, exactly.
So I'm like, Hey, let's get the hood painted.
Oh boy.
But if I'm painting the hood, I might as well paint the front bumper.
Cause if you remember, like the, the bumper had like a three inch by
three inch primer spot and I paint it with a toothbrush after
like the rally before last.
So I'm like, let's just paint the front bumper too.
But then if you're paying the front bumper, like might as well do the
front air dam, right?
Cause like the front air dam is a little like bent to something like
so yeah.
And I'm like, okay, so let's pay the front air dam.
But then I'm like, Hey, the mirrors are a little tattered.
So let's pay the mirrors too.
Here we go.
So we're doing, yeah.
So we're doing basically the whole center of the car,
but we're not doing the hood.
So we're just not doing the hood and fenders and doors.
No, you're doing that.
You're doing the hood or sorry, not doing the fenders, the roof doors
and roof.
I thought you were about to say, and so we're painting the whole
car.
No, no, no.
I like the, I like the originality, but like, yeah, the bumpers are a
they're not.
Yeah, they're not part of the car.
I feel, you know, it's like it doesn't feel like it.
You also they're aware.
Almost yeah.
They're a little bit of you can't even paint meter on their aluminum,
but the hood.
I mean the hood has a little bit of a badge of honor usage out of
the fenders.
The hood's gross.
The fenders have rad patina like they have like the white showing
through on the edges and then also the roof has like the brown
showing through because the primers like it's so thin like in
certain light you can kind of see it and it just been polished
a lot.
Yeah, exactly.
And the fender has that as well, but it's like it's nice and shiny
and it has a little rock chips and stuff, but it's it's like nice,
you know, it's like, but the hood's just shitty.
Gotcha.
No, I think we've talked about this in the past like the difference
between like patina and neglect, right?
Yeah.
And like some of the stuff that you're describing there at the
end was definitely patina, whereas the hood looks like it's
just beat up now, right?
Yeah.
It's not a good look.
I can totally see that, especially bumpers and stuff like that.
But yeah, it'll really freshen up the car too.
Yeah.
I'm just kind of bumped out that you decided to paint the mirrors
and I just get the leather mirror condoms.
I know, dude.
With the Porsche crest and Boston them.
That's just called the speed lingerie.
Well, the lingerie.
The thing I didn't tell you is I'm painting the mirrors bright
orange, dude.
That's are you really doing it?
No.
Like, oh, I thought like like group C style.
No, dude.
Well, you could also just this could have gotten super slippery,
raging waters level even.
You know, but I thought you would you were going to go color
change because you were jealous of color.
I mean, that is another way I could go.
Just paint it Albert blue, like a dark blue.
You can't even it's like a navy blue, right?
Yeah, just not even paint the door jams.
You're like, you can't tell it would be easy.
Yeah, black car.
I am super cheap.
Super cheap.
Super cheap.
I mean, well, while you're in there, yeah, while you're at it
situations, I think that's all I'm doing.
I'm sure I'm missing something.
Right, right.
Well, the one thing I didn't tell my car my door seal on the
driver side needs to be replaced and I bought a seal that is
just like generic seal the same that people have used for
you 36's, but man getting that properly fit in there in that
channel and stuff is so tricky.
So I haven't taken it on quite yet.
I'm going to see do a little more diving where
at what door seal?
Where is it?
Like where you put your feet in as a driver from the previous
owner.
It was just ripped there.
So that's it, but that's just the one straight panel along the
bottom, right?
The rocker there.
Yeah, but the seal I bought is like a roll of seal.
So I need to like get it to fit properly.
And so you got to like put it in the sun for a day or something.
Relax it.
Yeah, yeah.
Cool dude.
Well, man, now I'm getting jealous of all this paint work, dude.
Yeah, dude.
Well, I mean, if I'm getting, if I'm chasing the C 30 and three that
I mentioned last week, I'm not going to paint this car.
But I did.
As I had mentioned last week, I left us on a, the
suspenseful note that I had found some, some, some sparklies in
my oil change.
And the more research I did and the more I thought about it,
instead of just sending it to get disassembled, I was like,
you know what, I'm just going to send it and see what happens.
So I, so I mean, you need to do an oil change though.
Right.
Exactly.
So basically, yeah.
So got it all to do an oil change.
And then I want to get like clean, fresh oil with like, you know,
500 miles on it to send in for an inspection, right?
Cause like, and if it blows up by before then, then I know what
was wrong with it.
But I mean, so I, I've taken it now on three solid drives like
to Ohio impact, like working from there as I do.
And it's exactly the same.
It's runs great.
It doesn't make any weird noises.
Like nice.
Totally fine.
So I don't know what the hell it was.
I, and I mentioned the research, you know, I went on my midnight
Reddit slash old forum binges and so no one, I didn't find a
single case of rod bearing failure.
Like that just doesn't really happen with these motors.
But the things that kept popping up were some, some people
wore through their timing chain guides into the metal and got
metallic shavings, but I'm like, no, that's crazy.
Like this is a pretty low mileage motor.
It's a possibility, but who knows?
Other a possibility timing chain tensioner fails.
You got chain slap rub in the chain itself starts to disintegrate
and I think it's brass, right?
So then you get some of that in there.
Timing chain guide is perfect.
I mean, there's no rattle on startup, which is like a classic
sign.
You know, that's fine.
And the other thing that keeps popping up is people when they
break in new cams have experienced this.
These are new cams, but I have thousands of miles on them now
like hard miles.
And you've done several oil changes since the cams were
in several oil changes.
So I don't know, man.
It's a mystery.
And the last thing that I read, which was even more annoying
is that several people experienced this, not a ton, like five
people, they sent it into a to Blackstone and Blackstone said
everything looks good.
Yeah.
Just like your motor.
You get a little bit of wear and tear there and you're going to
get some, some, some minor, minor glitter in your oil.
I think I'd never seen before.
Have you replaced any like fittings or anything recently?
Have you done any?
That is a good question.
That is a good question because I know I think it was like KC
said he had reached out to you.
Maybe Parkins of Group C and he was saying like like when people
to replace like brass fittings and stuff, you could have a lot
of brass.
You could have a lot of brass in the fittings.
Yep.
Oil cooler.
So that's, that did happen, right?
So we did have the oil cooler incident, but I changed my oil
after that, unless it was caught up somewhere.
And you know what?
Here's, here's another crazy thing.
So the, the, the VTIC solenoid sits on the top of the head, the
front like corner of the head, right?
Like right next to the timing chain.
And so there is a screen on there that filters out because it's
a, you know, an oil pressure actuated, you know, solenoid.
It has a filter on there and anytime you have shavings of any,
whether they be plastic guides or metal, they get caught up on
there, you know, and it's like pristine, like not a single
thing on it.
I, you know, I pulled it off and I took pictures of it.
I was like, what the hell dude?
Like so, I don't know.
Cause I mean, you saw that picture.
It's not like there was like shavings in there.
It was just like little sparkles, you know, and little specs here
and there.
And maybe, maybe this is just, you know, it's going to happen
when you beat up the motor a certain amount and get natural
wear.
Well, and since it's not, copper, it's not
magnetic.
So it's not going to all go and stay there.
It's going to like be in the engine for a little bit of time,
maybe.
So maybe it will last a few oil changes, you know.
And I have a magnetic drain plug, but on top of that, I told
you guys when I drained it, I ran a big magnet over the,
you said it's not magnetic, right?
Yeah.
So it's because it's copper.
Yeah.
So yeah.
So I don't know what the hell it is.
You know, it may or may not be a problem again.
We'll see.
I'm excited to see what comes out right now.
Like I'm going to, I've driven it like 300 miles now and just
around regular driving and then a few good driving runs.
And we'll see what happens.
The last thing that I'll say is that some people mentioned that
the, the valve guides are not super strong on these motors.
So those are brass, you know, so I don't know, maybe that's a
thing, but again, like all very unlikely given like the total
mileage of the motor.
How much blow by would you have?
Exactly.
That was like, like it feels like it would be smoking.
Just be scraping the shit out of your cylinder.
Yeah.
So I think you just have a good plan.
Oil changes, use it, do another little change, like probably
quicker, you know, a thousand miles or something and see how
that looks.
And then at that point, just, you know, make another plan, but
no performance issues, no noise, no knocking, probably fine.
Yeah.
Cause otherwise, I mean, as, as you know, like, I mean, do you
have, this is kind of an involving task, you know, just
even see the fucking bearings.
You have to remove the oil pump.
You have to pour it.
Yeah.
So I mean, what is that?
10 hours labor easy.
Yeah.
You're not really doing that as an inspection.
You're going into rebuild it, whatever happens.
Right.
So you just look at that.
Exactly.
You're doing new bearings.
You're upgrading things and whatever.
Yeah.
I'd rather have some kind of knock and then stop and then
send it in.
Once you have a knock, that's easy, but you know, there's
also still like boroscope into the cylinders to make sure
there's, but you'd have like blow by and performance issues
and other things going on.
So I think you're, you're on the right path.
That's, that's probably the best way to do it.
Well, I appreciate the support on that.
Man, we're behind you.
I'm like, this is what I'm planning on doing.
What are you guys doing?
You're more like a uphill slope on that one, but you can
join the slippery slope season.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm not, yeah.
There's, I'm trying to think of anything right now
immediate.
Yeah.
The rest of it is big, but it's like I'm kind of on a hold
with any major changes because if I go the 30m three route
with this other car, like, you know, that, well, actually,
here's another angle real quick to this.
So I was thinking about this quite a bit.
I'm like, well, what are, why do I have to swap
everything over?
Why don't I just like go buy the kit again and like
have it done that way?
Like, cause I mean, like it's, it's like seven grand
for the whole package.
It only takes like a month, you know, but we, there's,
but we know how to do this now.
We sure do.
We sure do guys.
You take it to K swap industries and you say,
here you go boys.
Yeah.
About it.
And Nick B line will be happy.
You'll be happy.
He might, he might be happy.
He doesn't want to do it.
Yeah.
So K power industries, they advertise.
I think it's 4,900 bucks.
If you send them all the stuff,
basically ship on the car.
That can't be right.
I'm just going to look it up again.
I believe that they wrote that, but that's just,
but I mean, I think it's because they're the guys.
Right.
And so you buy the stuff there.
They charge you 4,900 bucks for the labor to do the swap.
Like that's like to get it all running and in the car and everything.
And then of course, like tuning in and all that shit is like more,
but, but it was like, that's a no brainer then.
That's a no brainer.
You know, not even a question that that's especially because they're
the guys, right?
Like, I mean, they've all the parts sitting next to them.
They just did one yesterday.
Like it's ready to go.
Yep.
So yeah.
So this is all all.
Yeah, and it keeps your car intact.
Do that.
That's the way to do it.
It keeps it intact.
I could keep cruising it until that one's done and then sell it as a
complete thing.
You know, so it's versus.
That's a that's a no brainer dude.
That's a no brainer.
Yep.
And then maybe I'll see.
I was just going to add something to a note on slippery slope season,
but regarding tires.
I'm still on my original set from when I bought the car.
What?
Supply just want to throw that out there dude.
How?
I don't know.
I drive much less than you lane.
You use your car a lot, but yeah, but how many rallies and yeah,
how many rallies.
So a lot.
You don't have aggressive alignment though.
I do not and I'm sh maybe schmobbing, but I'm not.
You're hard as we were smobbing.
We were mobbing on like that north rally together.
I don't know dude.
I'm just not.
I'm not gripping and ripping.
I'm maybe I don't know or maybe just 11 or just more aggressive.
It's it's progressive throttle inputs versus that.
I don't know.
I think you do have more weight in them.
You have more weight across the back to lane.
So that's more friction.
I mean, I it is also like I do have a very aggressive alignment
though and you're driving a lot more than I do.
I am.
I am doing a lot more like weekend drives.
It's like daily kind of.
I mean yeah.
I could but also I'm doing a lot more like I do a lot more like
fun drives than you do as well.
You do.
You're on a lot of Friday drives that I'm not on.
There's one other very important factor and this is a fact factor
fact.
You're on ps4 s is worn.
We know that Michelin's wear really well and Lane is that much
more.
They do wear a little better.
That is true.
A little not not that crazy, but that is a thing.
That much better though.
Yeah.
But it is a thing.
But Continental's wear well because I've done them back to back
on my Polestar and the P I've done those back to back like
essentially the Continental and Michelin there.
The Michelin's do better, but it's not like that different.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Or three or four, whatever this is, dude.
I've gone through fricking four sets.
I don't even know.
I know.
I'm going through crazy sets, dude.
And I might shit.
Yeah.
I might be able to get through the next rally with these.
We'll see.
It's crazy, dude.
Why where we go?
My friends last time looked like I tracked the car.
I know dude.
Are we got some questions?
These will lead us into velocity, which we need to talk about.
We'll start here.
Big fat flip says I'm done with smart watches and want to get into yet
another money sink of a hobby.
Any recommendations for a starter daily driver watch, preferably
something with a sturdy scratch resistant face since I tend to
reach and do some unsavory places.
Otherwise anything goes.
No idea how much a good watch costs, but thinking somewhere in
the hundred to $200 range.
Dude, it's big old slippery slope at a hundred.
Oh my God, dude.
I do have the perfect watch.
I think I have the perfect watch for him.
All right, let's hit at that price.
It's called the.
It's the what is it called?
It's called the big idea design TTI baseline field watch.
So this is made by a company called RZE or RZ for big idea
design, big idea design is like a what's that called the it's a
company that makes like not they make like a pens and stuff like
very cool like, you know, writing pens.
Everything's titanium.
This is a titanium watch.
It has a sapphire crystal.
So it gets and I scratch it's water resistant.
It's 40 millimeter case, 11.2 millimeter stick.
So it's nice.
It's pretty thin.
It has a Seiko movement, quartz movement to your battery life.
100 millimeter, 100 meter water resistant flat sapphire has
really good super Luma Luma Nova 20 millimeter band.
So it's perfect.
You're going to swap out bands.
It comes with a really cool band.
A two piece canvas strap has to to your warranty and it's titanium,
which is really rad and it's $200.
So it's at the top of your limit, but it's 200 bucks and it has
like all the best stats you want.
And it's titanium.
It's it's great looking.
It's like very simple.
You can get a white dial or a black dial and big idea designs a
pretty rad company.
Like they make like really cool, like, you know, expensive, you
know, $100 writing pens and, you know, like really cool knives
and all this kind of stuff like that.
The one guy has a, you know, he drives a 911.
It's very hipster company.
They're out like I forget where they are, but they're in a
money clip from these guys.
I mean, I don't know if you know of them, but I don't recognize
the name, but I probably make rad stuff.
It's like a it's like big and then an eye like a squiggly eye
and then design.
But yeah, it's kind of like everything you're looking at and
it's hard to get all and more because it's titanium.
It's kind of like the ultimate and under 200 bucks.
It's like unheard of these days because if you go say
and get some stuff, but but you're going to get you're not going
to get a you're not going to get Sapphire for that price.
I don't think they're heavy.
It's going to be heavy and thick and you know you can go
digital for this price and get a really cool Casio G shock and
stuff.
But you're not going to get like this is this is I think this is
like kind of like the best.
This is the best like I have like 30 watches and I have stuff
ranging from this price to like a lot of money and I kind of
want this watch.
So there you go.
That that is like I just think it's really cool.
It's very simple.
Like I don't know where and you and you see it.
It's like it's like a good looking watch.
Absolutely.
I'll let art go because I think he wants to say something.
Yeah, I was just no.
I was going to ask.
I do have a recommendation, but I was because I'm looking it up
as we're talking here.
So you said it was the baseline.
Yeah.
It's the it's a baseline field watch 200.
$199.
Yeah.
That's that's a sick watch.
It's really clean to design.
Yeah.
That's really nice.
Well, my mind went to I was trying to find how much this
cost because I saw.
Have you seen the G shock full metal the 2100 series?
Those are cool.
Yeah.
Those are so sick, but they have a sapphire.
You know, what do you call it?
Crystal and but they're 600 bucks.
Yeah.
Unfortunately.
The reason also these are not like your traditional digital
G shock.
They actually do have a dial, you know, so but it looks really
cool.
It's like it almost has like AP vibes a little bit right with
that like sort of that octagonal face.
They call them they call them Cassiokes.
Yeah.
Cassie.
Exactly.
I have the cheap ones wearing one today.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Those are two of them.
Yeah.
They're great watches.
I was just going to say, I mean, Lane, your your choices,
you've obviously done the research and it's a great idea to
check those out.
Style is so important though.
Like when it comes to watches, it's so individual.
Like for one person, they love a certain watch and it could
be like the least favorite of someone else.
So that's one thing is like, what are you really looking
for?
But I was just going to recommend the Casio stuff,
but Timex, which Timex designs their new stuff are so clean.
So good.
And I think for the nicer ones that you really want and probably
like, oh, that's nice.
They're like 300 bucks, 350.
But like, you don't really have to worry about it.
It's they're like very sturdy and great styles.
And so it's hard to get Sapphire like Sapphire gets expensive
with with time.
Like I just I recently bought a Casio and it was like a couple
hundred bucks.
I think I got on sale for like 150, but it's not Sapphire, right?
Like exactly.
So if you want like an everyday beater, you know, strong thing,
that's why I think the big idea is like the style of that thing.
It's not.
It's kind of one of those things you kind of can't not like that
style almost.
It's like a field.
A field watch is hard to not like.
Yeah, I know you're right.
And if you're getting into watches, I don't think you'll ever
not like.
You'll never look back on that watch and be like, how did I ever
like that thing?
Which is that's a thing with watches too.
You could like something now and be like, oh, that I can't believe
I ever wore that thing.
And I don't think you'll ever be like that with that.
It's kind of like buying a Hamilton or something.
You'll you'll always like a Hamilton, like a you watch or something.
Great recommendation.
Yeah, totally.
I mean, it's it's no pun intended here, but it's the timelessness
of it, right?
It's a timeless design.
And yeah, I can totally say it's like at some point like wearing
like a fucking gigantic Breitling or something.
Yeah, that's like crazy heavy versus like yeah and something
like this where it's like it is timeless.
It's clean.
It's simple.
Yeah.
Also T. I pretty good rapper.
Dude, straight up.
You got that going for you.
Yeah.
Nice.
The photographer's garage says actually can I say it the way
I used to say it?
The photographer's garage.
I like that better dude.
Yeah, you too.
Same velocity was a good time and a solid event.
Why do we not see anyone there?
I saw Frank.
We had on my way out.
Yeah.
As peeps who are deeply involved with coordinating and planning
car events of all types, what you y'alls like to them?
Add that's exactly what he said, but I think he's saying,
what would you like them to add in the future?
But he said, what you y'alls like to them add in the future?
All right.
Velocity Lane and I went with some other peeps.
I brought Andrew, which was fun.
I haven't been since we had a Radwood.
Well, no, we did the Laguna Seca one Lane and I.
And that's where I was there.
Those were.
Oh, was that we did not have a rad with that one, huh?
No, we were just as fans and that was when they kind of unveiled
that starting grid paddock situation, which we really like.
So for those who aren't familiar, Velocity Invitational is a big
motorsport festival they do once a year.
It's been between Sonoma and Laguna Seca kind of bounce back
and forth for different reasons and different times of year.
And I think they skipped a year.
Skip last year.
Skip last year and moved it to last weekend.
So it was at Sonoma Raceway, which is where the NASCAR,
NASCAR races there, a bunch of races and stuff.
Very cool, very cool track.
And I will just say that I think Sonoma works really well
for this type of event.
I think it's a more intimate pit area, paddock,
and it kind of flows in a way that I think works well
and has huge grandstands, which is nice too.
That are easy to get in and out of.
And they're really set up for a lot of people.
Like their bathrooms are massive.
They've got food kind of everywhere.
It's a really well orchestrated area.
And it was a good event.
I don't know how you feel about it, Lane.
You were there maybe a little later than I was.
Maybe saw some more racing, but it was cool.
Yeah, I'm very jaded these days, dude.
It was good, dude.
It was a good event.
But like you said, I think the first thing you said to me,
you're like, we've seen all these cars for the last 20 years.
I know it's tough being in Northern California
at a vintage racing event with different classes
and different groups.
It's very rare where there's like a new standout car.
It's like we've seen that 962 Porsche
and we've seen that 250 GTO.
And that Testerosa Laguna Seca.
We've seen all the Group B cars probably 10 times.
We didn't see all the NASCARs.
There's a group that comes through the AC Schnitzer Alpina
Batmobile thing.
That's beautiful and white with the M Sport livery.
One of my favorite cars.
I love it, but I've literally seen it.
Is that Luigi or whatever that one is?
No, it's the classic.
Like it says Schnitzer on the window windshield banner.
Oh, wait a minute.
This is the white one, not the black one.
Yeah, exactly.
White car with like the kind of fluorescent M paint scheme.
Awesome car.
I love it.
I love seeing it, but I have seen it probably 20 times.
The Japanese 935, the white and pink.
I mean, I've been a lot.
I've been seeing that car for literally since I was born
or something.
I don't even know what they would like.
And it's a great, it's one of my favorites.
I've seen it.
It's like one of my favorite Porsches probably,
but you know, it's hard to, I think you said it best.
So you're like, we're kind of jaded, right?
You walk in and that's always a little fun bringing Andrew,
because he's, you know, obviously new to it all.
Wide-eyed and bushy taste.
Yeah, yeah.
It's cool seeing it through his eyes.
And he's got some favorites for sure.
And yeah, it's kind of fun talking to him about it.
But I think we also are coming from a perspective of we didn't,
where you have media access, so we're not,
we're not paying for this event.
It's not the only motorsport event we go to.
So there's some people where this might be like one of two race car
things they go to all year, or maybe it's their first time.
And there was a few, I could see a big group of people were there
for Yuki, our boy Yuki.
Dude, he was sending some laps, dude.
Yeah, you guys were timing him, which was a good idea.
I had no idea what he was doing out there.
He was in a Ford GT race car, a new style.
But like Le Mans prototype style, where it's like, you know,
I don't even know if it was tube frame or whatever,
but he was blasting around and putting down some times for sure.
128, I think, was what we were seeing.
He did not.
It was not, he wasn't trying to break the record.
Like the, well, he was far, not even close to the record,
maybe for that type of car he could have been.
But yeah, I think it's Lewis Hamilton's F1 car
that still holds the record.
Yeah, we were there for that.
Yeah.
So rad, but he did an autograph session and we didn't do that
or anything.
People are lined up for hours to get his autograph.
But when we went, we left and we were sitting in the line
for the shuttle and we're just sitting on the wall like waiting
and a golf cart drove out and went right past us
and Yuki was on the back facing us.
No way.
And he goes, that's Yuki.
I go, you're right.
Wave to him.
He waved to him and Yuki wave back.
That's awesome.
He's pretty sweet.
So we did get a Yuki sighting.
That's cool, dude.
He was just doing his thing.
So anyways, overall, I thought it was a great, great event,
great layout and stuff.
And it's just so hard, man.
You're like, how do you, we as organizers,
there's so many pieces to it, like all these different vendors
and groupings and they had cars kind of parked just randomly,
like that singer that was just off by the food
with a 550 Maranello next to it.
And you're like, I don't quite know what's going on here.
There was a skyline just parked like underneath the grandstands,
but with no other cars or any group.
Yeah.
I mean, it was pretty, they paid for a lot of talent,
I would say to come out.
So they had like Leo Block and Larry Chen
and what's his name from Fast and Furious and Jay Leno was there.
And I guess Jay Leno, yeah.
And Yuki and all these kind of, like a lot of these like celebrity,
celebrity-ish people or celebrities were there.
They paid for a lot of that.
I could see a little, it's hard for me because I was at the,
we've been at them since the first one.
We had Radwood at the very first one.
And the very first one, they like went all out.
It felt like, and this one you could tell,
like they had the luxury tent at the first one and this one they didn't.
And it felt like you could see like that it was a little,
like it was a little more like a normal one.
Like, I mean, it's cool that they, the one thing cool that sets it apart
from like a normal, they don't have, they don't have the trucks
and trailers in the pits, which that's what sets us apart
from a normal race weekend or track event.
Trailers.
No, not in the normal, paddocks.
Oh, yeah, right, right.
Yeah.
So same thing that, yeah, exactly.
So I think what you're describing is like,
where are the actual cars are being worked on?
Yeah.
They have tents and like pseudo garages.
It's the company, it's like, the velocity puts up these big white tents
and they all work on them.
So they have to cart their tools in there,
rather than like Ligunaseca for Works Reunion or whatever,
I don't know, whatever it's called.
They would have a big trailer next to it
and then they would have their own little tent.
They would have their own tent.
Yeah, they build out their own little world of,
yeah, exactly.
So they did fit.
Yeah, I was going to say they did have it for the 911 cup cars
because we saw, yeah, that is true,
which I think those cars require like so much tinkering
like between runs and so that they had like a separate section
of the big, big rigs, but for the vintage stuff,
they had their, yeah, yeah, which is great.
That's how it should be.
But there were some parts like, so for example,
I could trail had me like asked me to take some photos of Steve,
our friend Steve had us have me take some pictures of this
348 challenge car that he takes care of, I guess.
And it was in, it was actually in the same spot that we were
at during the first Radwood or the where we had our Radwood
display at the first velocity.
And when we had it there, we had the doors open and it kind
of looked cool here.
They had this fake grass down on the ground and it was all
different color.
It was just like put down.
There was different colors and it was kind of like,
it just looked shitty.
And I think there was a white plastic picket fence in front
of it.
It looked horrible.
It was all bad.
Dude, it's like, just have, just have the asphalt and no
picket fence.
Like why is there a picket fence there, dude?
Like, and why is there fake grass in two different shades
of like, it was so bad for taking pictures.
It was bad to look at.
It was like that cheapened it for me like so much, dude.
It was like, it was trying to class it up, but it did the
opposite.
It was like trailer, trailer parked it, dude.
It was like, fuck, what are you doing here, dude?
One thing too is that it would be one thing if it was picket
fence and you can't go in there and they're keeping the car
safe, quote unquote, but it was picket fence on one side
and then you could just walk around into that area and
walk up to the car.
It was so strange, dude.
Yeah.
I totally, I see what you were saying.
I will give them major credit for creating that paddock
experience where you can walk up to a 250 GTO without
any stanchions.
That's great.
And see like the mechanics tinkering with it or prepping
it to go back out.
The driver's getting ready.
Like it's not this like stanch and off.
Like you said with our, their RVs and their semi truck and
you can't even like see the car.
So that's, I do really like that.
And then they do this cool thing where every run group goes
out and stages kind of in the center of the show and backs
up into like a Chevron pattern and they're ready to go out,
which is also cool to see.
That was cool.
And then right next to that is like a beer garden.
So you could be there and watch the whole thing,
which is kind of like, and, and that was cool.
Not quite as cool as at Laguna Seca though,
where they had the hay bales to sit on either side with the
umbrellas.
Like that was classed up another level.
Another notch.
And it's that balance, right?
And this was like a little, but, but I do like, you're right.
Like I do like Sonoma a little better for this kind of event.
I think it's more intimate, right?
It like feels a little bit tighter and it's really scenic,
you know, with the hills and stuff, the major props to getting
the cars they did.
So I had three McLaren F ones, two road legal cars and then
a long tail Le Mans car, which is one of the most iconic cars
out there.
And the CLK GTR, which we've seen a few times before at Laguna
Seca and stuff, but Andrew was wearing his new blip shift
shirt, which is the exact car that was there.
That was their inspiration.
So it was pretty fun because he got to see the car that's on
his shirt and then that's awesome.
Yeah, it was cool.
And then they had the McLaren's staged inside the like old
Audi driving school garage, what I don't know what they call it
now, but it was nice that it was just the cars sitting there
was two F ones and the long tail.
I think also slotted in there when it wasn't running or whatever,
but they had a P one off to the side.
It's kind of just like a room with weird stanchions and or a
scrim in the back with drapery and no, I don't know.
It was just very strange.
You could walk around the cars and take pictures of there weren't
that many people in there, but it was like, I don't know.
It just felt the Lane and I were both like, what is this room?
Like, yeah, it just feels unfinished.
It's just kind of like, yeah, dude, I'm real quick.
I mean, and I, you know, we know the organizers and, you know,
we love them.
They have good intentions and all that.
And they was, I didn't go this year, but I mean, I'm looking
at what Lane is describing.
I found a picture of the choupon.
Yeah.
And the 968 streetcar.
Yeah.
And holy crap, you're not kidding.
So there's, I'm just in this picture.
I'm seeing 1234567 different
colors of turf.
So bad to fill out this one area.
And so this kind of stuff, I mean, it's like, I wish if it was
all the same color and radius correctly, like it would look good,
but it's literally, it looks like they cut strips that they just
had scraps and try to piece something together.
It's horrible.
If I, if I was there, I wish Ryan would ask someone like me to
be like, hey, Lane, like, or someone like us to be like, hey,
art direct this for me.
Dude, like, hey, does this look good?
We'd be like, no, scrap that dude.
Well, I mean, less is more too.
Like you have so much with your materials, dude.
Be honest with your materials.
Like, oh, like when in doubt, fucking keep it honest, dude.
Yeah.
So much the industrial backdrop to there that you can utilize
and little pairings.
And there was no, yeah, felt very like on one side.
What was with that Fisker Karma?
There was another car that was like next to it randomly,
like next to the closed pizza shop.
And, you know, just very weird staging.
So one thing I will say that was really, I thought was cool
was they did, I think it was chalk or something.
They painted a huge mural on the ground in chalk
and that looked really rad pictures.
So, so that's, they should have done that in more places
rather than this grass.
That should have been the theme.
You know, that's a really cool idea.
And dude, like the, just even just the checker alone.
And it made all the pictures.
Like if you look at all the pictures looked rad in that area,
but all the pictures everywhere else didn't look good.
So like they should have made that the theme for the whole event.
Like it should have, they should have had that everywhere.
But even then the curation of that space made no sense at all.
There was no like, I mean, yeah, you had the CLK GTR
and the McLaren F1 next to each other.
And then some like prototype 50s, 60s race car thing.
I didn't even know what it was right in front of the McLaren.
So like for photos, it was weird.
And then next to that you had two Duesenbergs.
Like why, what was going on here?
And then yeah, I just, I don't know.
That's the kind of stuff where like my, you know,
our organizational brains for like curated parking is everything.
Like that's what you want.
And it just felt very like, yeah, just park over there.
A little haphazard, right?
Anyways, I also will recognize that we aren't as tuned into the racing.
Like I wasn't like, oh, this run group's going.
I want to see who wins or like that doesn't factor in at all.
I just like seeing the cars in motion, which is fun and cool.
So that's one thing for me.
Like I'm not clued into group B and who's going to win this,
you know, this race.
It's more just like a cool display of, you know, cars on track.
I was impressed with how many people were in the grandstands watching racing.
And I, and I watched like arguably like kind of a shitty run group dude,
like a 2017 to 26 or something like that.
You know, I mean, when you were, it was a late model run group.
It was like 99 sevens and 99 racers group, 99
six and some four GTs and a Corvette like not the, you know,
not the like coolest run group there and the grandstands were like pretty
like not full, but like like pretty like there was a lot of people dude.
It wasn't it was like, you know, you know what I'm saying?
Like you looked in the crowd and it wasn't like like usually these things.
It was it had a good number of people and those are big grandstands dude very big.
Yeah, yeah, I was glad to see them full.
Like I've been there for Indie races and not even during Indie races.
They get I think it's probably the only time they're full as NASCAR or like top
I haven't seen Drax. Yeah, top fuel for sure.
Top fuel gets pretty full, but overall the event was really well attended.
I was happy to see that.
I was happy to see they had great weather.
It rained like the day before the festival started, which was a bummer,
but they had an awesome weather and then there was a lot of people there.
So yeah, shout out to Frank who was there selling a car and cars and bids.
I don't know how it went.
We also saw the pivotal flying around, which is kind of always a trip.
Yeah, and there were some heavy hitters though.
I mean, dude, there was the the Mazda 767B, which was as an insane car,
like the most important Mazda ever built.
Well, was it the 787 or 767?
787 is the one that won Le Mans.
767B, which one does that do anything?
Which is still a significant car.
Yeah, so not the one that won Le Mans, but like right there.
That led to it.
There was an F40, you know, like I said, the McLaren's.
There was also a display of all the T50 and Gordon Murray cars that are around.
So like very awesome.
Oh, and I almost forgot the, I love these things too, because they're so
technically interesting just to look up at and see is the old, the ragtime racers
or whatever they're called.
That display was cool, dude.
They do such a good job.
They're just, they're, they're build out as cool.
The variety is interesting.
They had this like 1906 Ford hill climb racer.
And when you say like, like add lightness, like it had no floor.
Every single like piece of metal was drilled out.
It looked like the most death trap of all.
No valve cover.
No valve cover.
The seats were just like, you know, metal with a old dead horse on top of it.
And yeah, just crazy.
The exhaust went right into the driver's face, you know, like no muffler, no exhaust at all.
I mean, I'll send you some pictures.
It's, it's almost like hard to see in photos how crazy that thing is, but they just, they
do a great job.
And those things are such like a spectacle, you know, when they start up and it's very
cool.
So anyways, I, and also the characters, right?
The drivers, they're all in like, they got the big mustache.
Exactly.
The caps and all the things.
Yeah, exactly.
They're totally all in.
And they know how to like, I think one time I look at Laguna sake, it was the same group,
but they like took apart a car and put it back together as like just, this is how easy
they were to do, you know, and it's just like your K swap part.
Dude, the same.
And we had the rod bearing failure concerns right here with open exposed valve cover.
I just want to say that it was a great event.
I was only there for Saturday.
It goes for three days and they have night stuff and camping and all sorts of stuff,
but it was really cool.
Highly recommend it.
If you haven't been to an event like that, like, you know, if you haven't seen these cars
20 times, go check it out and I'll definitely want to attend next year.
Yeah, I mean, I think that though goes back to the original question and not having attended
this event.
I can contribute there where it's, it's, it's for us, it's really seeing these cars
over and the redundancy of it.
So like introducing new things and new cars is very important, right?
And so we know what we would like to see and, you know, being into the Radwood era.
Yeah.
And we know that those cars like, you know, the DTM, the BTCCs of the world, like those
just the MCGTOs are around, but not all of them.
And it's like access to the cars, which is fascinating because I remember like Ryan early
on reaching out to us and asking for assistance, like sourcing some of these cars.
And it's just like, and I remember straight up asking them, like, how do you, what is
your pitch, dude?
Like, because I mean, it's, they don't pay these people to come out.
You know, like it's like, it's technically you have to build heritage, right?
So that it adds pedigree to the car.
But when you're a brand new event, it's like, it's tricky, right?
It's hard.
So a lot of these cars are coming from far away.
And that's why we do see the same ones over and over.
It's probably like Western us vintage racing is like those cars are around and the drivers
are willing to, or the owners are willing to actually put them on track.
And I would say from a, you know, just a car show perspective, I would do far more
curation of the space.
And even after like a run group is done, like that 250 GTO should be parked next to the
sp3 Daytona.
That's across the street and be like, you know, have some, have a bit more curation with
the cars on hand because, you know, having them just parked in a row with, you know,
like you said, picket fences and Astro turf isn't really, really doing it.
So maybe there's a way to do like we run races in the morning and then in the afternoon,
it's such as to more of a car show, like displays and that kind of thing.
And you, you could use the same cars, but just having a little bit more thoughtfulness
there.
Maybe even a side show, you know?
There we go.
Dude, I like that.
Side shows for life.
Angry bird GTI says, just dropped my daughter off for a few days away at Girl Scout summer
camp her first time.
Besides the obvious cut and paste from the Parkfield rally, what would a DWA summer camp
look like?
Ideal location, food theme.
Let's get weird here.
I have one thing I know what I would want after going to the Watsonville races.
I want a very simple, like maybe the letter B, imagine like a letter B dirt track and
I want dirt go carts, whether they're, whether, whether they're and not even no
suspension, maybe a kidney bean shape track.
Yes.
Kidney bean is what I want and I want some banking to maybe one of the, one of the turns
and maybe a little bit of a straightaway, but I want it to be kind of tight and we get
to just rip around in little simple go carts with our friends.
I'm down, dude.
I love it.
I think that's awesome.
I know.
I think we've talked about this before internally because this sounds very familiar and I remember
thinking, I want to have it for my car.
Like it's like, so if you have enough room, right?
Like and have actually like a little, you know, a mini scuba circuit, which is similar
to what you're describing.
And we can all play around, you know, and it's like, it's not a, it's not a full scale
track, but maybe half scale.
So you can kind of rip around and just to slide around and fuck around in your personal
car.
But I love your idea though.
Cause I mean, you also less chance of breaking your car.
And like getting a filthy.
Literally have like $300 go carts that if they break, it's like whatever, but they use
like Harbor Freight Predator engines and have.
Ripoff is what you're saying.
Exactly.
But that's one thing I would say a location was ideal location.
I think you really want to lean in the summer camp vibe.
So it's got to be like Sierra's by a lake dude.
Lake.
Yeah.
And I want.
Here's what I want.
One of those big fucking pillow things where you jump and the other person flies off
of it.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
I want one of those dude.
Ideal location is South Lake Tahoe and we can.
Yes.
Also tie in, you know, some adult fun.
Maybe a river or hours river floats the lake.
It's going to be a huge ranch mansion on Lake Tahoe.
And we have the go cart track and we have the pillow that Lane wants to jump on.
And jet skis for those that like those was like boring things.
But yeah, 100% on board with all of it.
And, you know, in an ideal world, I would say that it would be like on the incline
village side, but like that's not.
It doesn't exist.
Yeah, exactly.
Because there's no like because you have some epic properties over there and like
there's properties all around.
But we're inventing this anyways, right?
So we're adding the track and all the shit.
Yep.
Yep.
Dude.
And also can we close off Highway 52, please?
Please.
All the way to Strawberry.
Oh, let's go.
Let's go.
Thank you.
And we can do to and fro to Strawberry and I want to close off Kingsbury grade
and we go over, rip over to Gardnerville and that side of things.
So all right, we'll do that.
Bobby Reed with the cars says if your car could roast you for your driving,
for your driving habits, like a stand up comedian, what's the one brutal line
it would destroy you with on the show?
Yeah.
I mean, Lane's would be, this guy can't even keep a tire around for a month.
I guess my tire.
My tires.
My tires.
The mash.
Oh, dude.
I was going to say we could do like the mash theme from the show and that's
your new theme song.
That's all.
It's like when it came on, I was like, shit, am I getting older?
Is it like late in the day?
What's happening here?
It's so depressing.
The helicopter taking off.
I'm like, I like helicopters.
No, no, this is not my show.
Don't watch it.
Actually mine is probably like I always want to tap the break.
I always need to like ghost break.
Ghost break the whip.
Yeah.
Ghost break.
What does that mean?
You know, I always need to like check the brakes on like a big turn.
I need to like check that they're there.
Oh, I see.
Before you give it like, you know, like no, even if I don't need to use like
if I'm going fast in a turn, I come like, yeah, I'm like, are the brakes there?
You know, like even if I don't need the brakes, I'm like, are the brakes are the
brakes there?
Ghost break OCD.
Yeah.
It's a little like it's a little habit of like I just I don't know if I have
brakes. I need to check.
I need to check, you know, because that when when you were in high school,
that one time you were in that rabbit and the master cylinder failed.
Actually, it was a Honda.
It was actually a Honda corn, dude.
There you go.
To the floor.
Yeah, dude.
Hmm.
Let's see what Warren.
Mine's going to be something with parking.
It's like parking too far away from the group because I want to get a good
parking space and I'm like way.
No, you're you're like parking fucking next to the crusher because you think
yeah, it's like it's like keep your friends close for your enemies closer.
You got to be like you want to like you ask all the door dingers you park there
and for some reason they respect your shit.
Exactly.
Exactly.
No, I am, but I'm very particular about spots, though.
Like I do like finding like the spots that don't have any fucking know.
But we don't know what I got, though.
Look, I mean, what sort of other OCD shit?
The car could roast you for your driving for driving specifically.
Oh, maybe it's like putting too much warmth on the tires or something.
I don't know, dude.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Too aggressive?
Are you too aggressive with?
I'm not.
I drive smooth but fast.
I'm going to put 10 in the tires.
He's kind of perfect, folks.
He's kind of perfect.
Dude, I'm kind of flawless.
Lawless.
Dude, who's your mentor?
I'm sure it got, dude.
Well, that guy that lives.
Morpheus.
Morpheus.
Shizante.
Dude, Zante is a good mentor.
Could it be just like, I mean, I'm sure.
I nerd out about all sorts of shit, right?
Colors and, you know, fucking stupid stuff, right?
That most people would like be like, what the fuck are you doing?
It could be like, oh, nice.
Get your interior done.
But the car can't idle.
Sweet.
Exactly.
Well, here's another thing too.
It's like, I don't know if you guys are just talking shit or if you truly hate
like the spec thing because like, I get it.
Like, I know the hate for the whole spec thing, but I am also a spec guy.
You know, like, yeah, you're not like, I mean, you're like a color guy.
Like, but also materials and like wheels and like packages and all that shit.
Like, and I can recognize a nice spec, right?
Like when you like, for example, the other day I saw a dude driving a modern GT4
and it was purple with like Alcantara interior, but it wasn't deviated stitching.
You know, like it was all black.
Like, you know, it wasn't in just like tasteful shit, right?
And like, I'm like, that's a solid spec dude.
Like he chose and he chose silver wheels.
I was like sick.
I think it's more like saying spec.
It's become a beam art because like that was the problem.
That was the forum thing.
Everyone would say nice back and that's all they would say dude.
If he came because it was also the purpose, the sole purpose of ownership
right on the driving, which is claim a cliche dude.
The only reason people would buy a car is so you could say nice spec, dude.
And they'd be like, and they didn't even care about the car at all.
They would just buy it because it was a good spec.
And you're like, do you care about that car at all?
Yeah.
So that they became a, it just became a meme, dude.
Like it became a reason to buy a car because they're like, well,
it has a better spec and you're like, do you even care about this car?
You know, that's why it became a, it became a joke basically and became
like a stupid thing and it became a bigger, you know, like, yeah,
obviously we all appreciate a car with like a good, like package
and having LSD and this and that with a good interior color and a, you know,
like, it's like everyone wants the best spec possible, but you just don't.
And not everyone though.
So I have people who are like not color people at all and they don't give a
shit as long as the car drives well or, you know, like,
your priorities are different than mine in that way because like I am a
aesthetics person, but when I buy a car, I think my money for my money,
you know, because I don't have all the money in the world.
My money goes towards buying the car that is like the best condition
for the price rather than the best color for the price.
And that's why I always end up, that's why I end up with a boring
black car and silver cars, even though I don't like, I don't want a black
or silver car because I do prioritize like condition over the spec stuff,
even though every part of me wants to have an interesting color, you know,
it's like, I would love, like, I love more than anything to have a good spec,
but like I would, I prioritize condition, you know, I get it.
But also that said, I feel like because of what you like, it's obvious
that you do appreciate the good spec piece. I feel like you're also kind of,
I don't know if it's the wrong word, but you can be impatient, right?
Where it's like you find the car that's gray or black and it checks all the other
boxes, you're like, fuck it, I'll take that, right?
Versus like you could, you could have waited and got paid the same amount
that you did for your car and found a cool color and all that,
but like this one was there, right? I don't know if I could, though,
at the time, I don't know anymore. Yeah. Well, at the time, I was like,
it was actually, I was looking for like six months, five months,
and they were way more expensive at the time, even than what I paid.
I'm telling you, on that eighth month, you would have found one,
and I'm just kidding. Maybe, dude. Yeah, but it's still,
but still your case is still valid because like your car was a pretty solid platform,
right? And it's like, fuck it, like, and it's got all the mechanicals are there
and that's important. Yeah. Do I get it?
Last question. SF production Gabe says,
what are some of your favorite Radwood era children's toys?
I'm going to take this one first because I just saw a post about a toy
that was very big and it was about the age that Andrew was now.
So he's 10, maybe 10 or 11.
Summertime toy, this thing came out.
And it's kind of close. It kind of ruled the neighborhood.
Super Soaker 50. Oh, yeah. That's classic.
If you had a Super Soaker and this is a very specific water gun
that was just hit all the boxes. It was neon.
It had a cool shape. It was easy to refill.
It went, you could blast someone from far away.
50 feet, right? Oh, I thought that was for like the capacity.
I think it was the size of the capacity. I think, yeah, it wasn't a capacity
because I made a 70 and a 90 and they made them later.
You could be right. I don't know. I don't know anything about it.
I don't remember. I thought, no, because there's a Super Soaker 3000,
but I don't know if that's just the name.
That's like you're getting into new stuff that doesn't even imply.
Yeah, there you go. See, so in 1990 by Laramie, I used a manual pump
to build air pressure unleashing a powerful stream that could reach up to 50 feet.
So I have nothing to do with the tube.
I thought it was the feet. Yeah, but I don't know about the other ones
because I mean, it's the 250 feet.
Interesting. No, hell no.
It was a way bigger thing. Anyway, the Super Soaker 50 specifically,
and the picture I saw was it in the packaging, which I'm like,
oh man, like how cool would that be to have on the wall?
Those are the kind of things that are so stupid.
Those are the things I dreamt of. I know.
I know. So anyways, that's where I'm going. That was like 1990,
1991, 92 maybe. Yeah, yeah, ish. Yeah, ish.
And that was an epic toy.
Dude, yeah, that was a good answer.
Summertime. Summertime.
I'm really into Tamiya RC cars.
Like I think those are super cool and it's probably going to be one
of my retirement projects.
I'm going to collect all the 80s and 90s Tamiya shit and have a room
for them and disassemble them and take away the mobile home by yourself.
But near Topaz Lake over there.
So I get to rip it over the mountain.
It's a $70,000 cabin and I have like a half a million dollar garage.
Did you say Rick Roll the mountain or what did you say?
Something I don't even know.
Many, many little rip.
Yeah, well, those are those are still very collectible.
I mean, those aren't like lame or weird. They still make it weird.
No, no, no, no, I'm just saying like they still make them.
They still make them to this day, right? I mean, is it?
Well, yeah, but not, but I'm thinking the OG like the actual,
I want the original ones from the era like the original boxes and packaging
and like, you know, because they released certain ones like, you know,
with it for a year and all that stuff.
Yeah, I when I was a kid, my I really, really wanted.
What is it? Is it the frog? The frog? Yeah, frog was the grasshopper
and the frog. There is like so yeah and that was like I begged for that toy
for years for for what's called for Christmas and I never got one.
I got other shit that I for some reason like was probably equally as expensive.
I remember when I got like it was like the beefiest electric quad you can get
and I was like nine and and it was actually pretty fast.
And so I was a rat toy. Yeah, I can't remember what those are called,
but you know what I'm so cool. Yeah, and that was rad.
I also had a super turbo train. Do you remember that? Oh, yeah,
those are really good. So sick. Yeah, it was amazing for that.
So they're really fast. They're magnetic and they have like they look
like a like a bullet train. Totally. You could build tracks and like you make
them go on loops and shit. Those are awesome. That was a really good toy.
Yeah, those commercials. That was the taiko taiko. Who was doing the ad?
The ad wizard at that place. Man, Jeff Swart could learn a thing or two.
Maybe that was his mentor, dude.
My sauce. I have a soft spot for like I mean who doesn't for like original
Nintendo, but, um, but, uh, I always have a, I have a soft spot for like,
do you guys, art's probably not old enough, but warm.
Maybe you remember, do you remember like the, the mail order, like,
or sorry, the cereal box, you would collect the little things and then get like
a GI Joe. She would collect enough and then you would send it in and get like
the GI Joe character. Did you, were you that guy? Dude, I got like the,
uh, like whatever fucking to the bad guy or whatever, dude, um,
Cobra commander, dude, because I got like,
you like saved up enough of like the little things and like the cereal box
or whatever. And then you got the Cobra commander and then I remember I had
like the, like the, um, the boat, like the GI Joe boat and I had like,
and that was like pretty sick, dude. The GI Joe toys were very legit.
Man, they were deep army propaganda eyes. Oh yeah.
For sure. And then the Ewok stuff was cool. You know,
all the Star Wars stuff was super dope. Um, I don't know those little figurines.
They were awesome. All those figurines are so cool.
And by the way, he man is out in theaters, I think now, which is so weird,
super weird. Maybe there's a Radwood tie in.
And we need to be aware of we're not, uh, capitalizing here. Yeah,
yeah, maybe. Um, man, there's like the more I think about it, like,
there's all sorts of cool shit. Like, um, I, I remember,
and so somebody recently posted this and I, I remember exactly what it
feels like to turn the wheel and to press the buttons.
But do you remember the little, this is when you're a baby almost,
but it's like the steering wheel with the scrolling screen.
Oh yeah. You're driving a little car and then you have a shifter on the
side and this is something you have when you're not a baby, but maybe
when you're five or six. Um, and I remember having that and I still
remember exactly what it felt like to operate it. Nice. So buddy bring it
back. Yeah, I still have a soft spot like my kids had one too, but cozy
coupes. Yeah, yeah, those are fun. Pretty sick, dude. So much of that stuff,
like the stout, the little nostalgia bubbles you get when you think about
like a lot of those little toys. Absolutely. It's good. It's good times
like escape. Like there's the big toys, you know, like big kid toys,
like cars basically, but like skateboards and bikes are like the biggest for me
obviously, but you know, buying my first like good skateboard. I still remember
like going into Santa Cruz fiberglass buying that sick that Jeff Grosso
like we were at that coffee shop in Morro Bay for the rally and they had a
really cool display of vintage skateboards, which are very popular now.
I mean, if you look at prices on eBay, it's staggering what a vintage,
an actual vintage worn skateboard costs. It's mind blowing, but they had some
cool ones. My favorite was the Christian Hussoi hammerhead was always my
favorite and it was just funky and I remember looking in the back of the
skate magazines and they had like all the decks in black and white that you
go through and like pick your favorite. Then that was always my fave. So
that was me in the back of road and track looking at all the wheels. I
mean, do you remember there was the tire rack ads with all the wheels and
the tires? Of course. Well, dude, what I don't know if you guys got into
scooters, but I can't remember what scooters I had, but I had a couple of
those at least two or three. I just remember. Yeah, the ones with the air
and they were with the with the real tires with the air and I'm so yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah. I feel like that would be kind of right. Those are those are rad
dude. Yeah, those are fun. They're fun, dude. Yeah. Alright, trivia time,
unless you have something else.
Yeah,
trivia time. You guys are pretty worldly. You travel and you know things about
cars, right?
This this question is just for you then.
Tell me what is China's best selling EV?
Oh, that's a B. Y. D. Yeah, negative. So this you know you guys
know cars, of course, and it's probably one of the most. It's
probably like a sunny. Oh God, it's one of the most. It's a sunny side up.
It's other weird. I've never heard of the most sold cars in the world. One of
them probably right. Come on guys. You know what one of the most it's a it's
high high 10,000 dude. Is it the dolphin? I know it's
the dolphin dude. Come on. Wait, no, it's the it's the star dreamer. Is it a
cherry? Is it a chance for it's close to cherry? It's a brand you've probably
heard of. You're probably not going to guess it. But when I say you're going
to go, Oh, I've heard of that. Is it a great wall? No, not a great wall. Great
wall. It is. It's a it's come from the manufacturer. Geely. Okay. Yeah. Geely.
They own a bunch of stuff. I've heard of them. Just stuff. This is the Xing Yuan.
Oh, Xing Yuan. Yeah, I was looking at that. Rolls. Rolls right out the tongue.
Yeah, it's a X I N G Y U A N. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Don't look
there. This is China's best selling EV and the Geely Xing Yuan sold overseas as
the EX2 and other markets. So there you go. Range estimated 298 miles, so
called 300 starting starting price and it looks good. It is like a regular
small crossover hatchback thing. Very clean styling. No weirdness. Doesn't
look cheap. I'm sure it's got the best crash standards you could ever
imagine. And it's environmentally friendly to produce for sure. But 300 miles.
Number one dog here. How much does it cost to get into a Xing Yuan? Well, this
is also, as we know, heavily subsidized by the government. So this might be true.
You start there. Yeah, I'm going to guess $19,500. Okay, I'm gonna go $22,000 art.
You were exactly $10,000 over. What the whoa? 9500 bucks $9,500 for a brand
new 300 mile EV. We are so cooked. Wow. We are there. Oh my God. We are cooked.
Yeah. And this is consistent. We've been talking about it for a while. We are
cooked. Chacked work. We're chop chop. Asia like the EV sales skyrocket and
continue Europe still growing even though it shrunk a bit. And I was just
listening to this thing on BBC. It was a podcast thing and they were someone
toured the BYD factory. Yeah, and they said that it's 90% automated dude. Like
it is just guys are just pumping the shit out super clean, really efficient
and like well made now like and just yeah. I looked at you. I went to a BYD
dealership in Japan when I was there and checked up. They look so good and
they're like the fit and finish looks so nice. It says that last year they
sold more than 465,000 units and they beat out the Xiaomi Su7, which I have seen
that reviewed. Very cool. And the Tesla Model Y says now Gile has launched an
upgraded version with six trims ranging from $9,500 to $14,000 top of the line.
Incredible. And for a limited time buyers can also get promotional pricing starting
at about $9,100. What year is this? 1984 dude? 1974. And it's, I don't even know
what to say. It's just like yeah, $9,000 brand new 300 mile EV. Wow. Yeah.
And also all of their infrastructure, all the technology that's going into
charging now, like they announced at the Beijing Auto Show they have a new
system that will charge a three to 400 mile range car in like 80% in five
minutes. Oh my God. And all of this shit is like they're developing and
advancing and we're over here. Elasting the environment and building solar
farms all throughout like the Tibetan Plateau and all that.
So yeah, that is a whole other thing. And where, and then I'm sure a lot of
their cobalt mineral materials come from Africa. That's why they're, oh,
we're investing in the infrastructure. Let's build an airport.
Oh, by the way, we're going to take all your shit. Of course. We're going to
exploit everybody. Yeah, it's on the electric car front. I don't know if
this is true. There's any validity to this, but I, I don't drive my car.
I don't commute in my car anymore, but like when I charge it now, I'll charge
it for like 12 minutes before I pick up my daughter at New Leaf on the west side
and I'll get freaking 35, 40% dude in like 12 minutes.
Is that way better than you used to? Yeah, it's insane. Yeah, I feel like it's
like just like, I mean, it's a 300 watt charger, but like supposedly my car,
like it can't take more than it. I don't know. Like it feels more efficient.
Like I can just, like the fact that I can get like 40% in like 15 minutes or
whatever is kind of crazy dude. Like that's all I'll have to do every two weeks.
I just do that and I'm good. You know, like that is, that's wild. Yeah.
It's pretty insane. Like that's like a, that's like a long gas station spot.
You know, it's like, that's not that bad dude. Like I'll sit in there.
I'll make, I'll take like, I'll like make an Instagram post or take, you know,
write one email and I'm good. You know, I'm done.
Or I go into new leaf, do one trans, you know, like buy something
and I go out and it's, it's like 45% compelling. Yeah. Very compelling.
It's hard to argue. Yeah. I mean, yeah, I, I think I've said it before
and I'll say it again. I don't know if I'll ever have an ice daily ever again.
Yeah. As a daily, daily, like it's just, I mean, there's just all of it is
just so compelling. I mean, as you just said, like it's, it's definitely the move.
It's an appliance again. It's here. I watch it's here, whatever, you know,
it's just, it does the job very well and I'm okay with that.
I was going to throw in another thing real quick here.
Another little trivia about the Chinese EV market, the best selling
foreign, foreign brand. Okay. The Toyota BZ three X electric SUV
is the best foreign selling EV in China. How much does that one cost?
Wait, it's over the model. Why? Yeah, apparently so.
It says Toyota's new electric SUV is already off to a strong start.
It is officially the best selling foreign EV. I mean, those here are 30 grand
or more. So I don't know what's going on. They sell them here.
Well, well, this is the one, maybe because it's made there, right?
Like it's just the as a, as a brand, right? Like it's a foreign brand, but
yeah, it's, it's not the best selling one. It doesn't look like the one that we
have. Oh, it doesn't. Okay. No, it's, it's a little smaller and it's a,
it's, it actually looks better. I'm going to say like 25 grand.
I mean, to compete, I think it has to be like 14 grand. I know.
Dude, Lane almost nailed it 15 grand and that is also an interesting
thing, right? Because I'm sure they still sell well because it has
foreign cache, right? As like an established brand. It's a Toyota
over whatever that's like luxury compared to a nicer interior and some
extra features and stuff. But yeah, that's I don't even know what to say.
It's just it's like you can't even compute with what we're looking at.
You know, it's like a totally different reality. Another interesting stat.
So this particular one is the best selling and then the Volkswagen ID three
was second. Oh, whoa. So it's like catching up. Interesting. I wouldn't
think that that's interesting because that's the marketplace.
That's it. That's all man. All right. Well, I'm going to go charge my
shing you on a bunch of top dunks over here. Dude, we're so just choppy
and cookie and all of it. We're on that slippery slope, dude.
Sloping down on old cars and these guys. Oh my God.
He's on the dollar. All right. That's podcast. Thanks for joining us.
See you next time. Bye bye.
About this episode
“Slippery slope season” kicks off with shop-and-project updates, including cosmetic bumper/side skirt/headlight work and a rattle traced to sagging firewall insulation touching the exhaust. Wheel and paint decisions get debated—keeping originality, creating patina, and even doing “while it’s there” refinishing. The conversation then pivots into maintenance and reliability worries: oil-change “sparklies,” timing-chain/rod-bearing concerns, and using Blackstone oil analysis to sanity-check wear. Later, the hosts shift to event logistics and vintage racing vibes, plus EV trivia and charging reality checks.
Lane and Warren went to Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway, Warren is on a slippery slope with car repairs on his BMW E36 M3, and Lane is joining in on the fun...Art has an oil update.
