Cars Yeah
Ginger Baker Rust
Last episode 12 months agoCars Yeah is a 4-day a week podcast produced and hosted by Mark Greene. Mark interviews Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™, people who have wrapped their lives, careers, and business around their passion for automobiles, motorcycles and trucks. Together we inspire listeners and fellow automotive enthusiasts showing them that it's possible to have a life, career, and a business in the field they love. Enjoy over 2,300 shows.
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203: Jim Hyde from RawHyde Adventures Talks About Motorcycles, BMW GS Bikes and More
Jim Hyde owns The World of RawHyde Adventure Motorcycle Training, Tours & Special Events. He started the business in the spring of 2002 with a goal of providing adventure destinations for motorcycle riders around the world. Jim and his talented crew provide numerous motorcycle tours, training, and trips in a wide variety of locations around the world. From intermediate to advanced challenges they will guide and coach you through some of the most fun you’ll ever have on two wheels. RawHyde is officially endorsed by BMW Motorrad North America and they are an official BMW training center. Their goal is to provide participants with fun and exhilarating adventures on motorcyles.
202: Henke Holsheimer Automotive Designer and Artist
Henk Holsheimer is a designer and artist, with a strong focus on conceptual thinking and idea generation. With years of experience as concept manager for the LEGO Group and through collaboration with partners such as IDEO, Audi, BMW, and others his automotive design competencies derive from a lifelong passion for car design and its history. Henk lectures at art and design universities and curates art events and exhibitions. In 2010 he published the book ‘Constructed Styles, LEGO bricks in urban art’. His automotive artwork and design has been on display in museums, in magazines, galleries, and in private collections and in 2005 he created the poster for the Concours d’elegeance at Villa d’Este. Henk lives in Munich where he continues to create automotive art and design.
201: Louie Shefchik from J&L Fabricating Where They Restore and Fabricate Vintage Race Cars
Louie Shefchik is the owner of J&L Fabricating in Puyallup, Washington. Since 1981 Louie and his talented team have been restoring and building vintage racecars, hot rods, concours, and collector cars for automotive enthusiasts who demand the best in craftsmanship and expertise. Louie’s passion for cars goes back to 1972 when he was 15 and filled a mechanic’s position on Salt Walther’s Indy Car team. Today J&L celebrates over 30 years of design, engineering, building, and fabricating parts for some of the most famous racecars ever built. They also offer trackside support and transportation to racing events around the country, and the world, giving their customers an arrive-and-drive convenience further enhancing the vintage racing experience.
200: Dennis Gage from My Classic Car, Trippin' on Two Wheels and Corbin's Ride On Velocity
Dennis Gage is the producer and host of the wildly popular television show My Classic Car. For twenty years he’s traveled around the globe sharing automobiles, collections, car shows, and more with enthusiasts. His show has been on TNN, SPEED and can now be seen on the Velocity and MAVTV networks and is enjoyed in over 90 million households. Dennis is also the Executive Producer of the motorcycle television programs, Trippin’ on Two Wheels and Corbin’s Ride On and the reality series, Texas Hardtails and the independent film, Novem.
199: Matt Stone, Automotive Journalist, Author, and Photographer
Matt Stone is a freelance journalist, author, broadcaster and former Editor at Motor Trend Classic magazine. He’s been a professional automotive journalist and photographer since 1990. He’s a Chief Class Judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, a member of the LeMay America’s Car Museum Steering Committee and past-President of the Motor Press Guild trade association. He’s written several books including: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, McQueen’s Machines, My First Car, and History’s Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed.
198: Holly Martin Automotive Photographer from Metal and Speed
Holly Martin of Metal and Speed, is a photographer who specializes in innovative automotive and mechanical photography. She also drives racecars. Her passion for automobiles, metalwork and the mechanical arts is captured in her photography and she is an artist with a background in painting and mixed media. She loves classic cars, hot rods, customs, motorcycles and her portfolio has something for every car and racing enthusiast. Her work has been featured world-wide in numerous publications including the Robb Report, Hot Rod magazine and others. She is the head photographer for Danny Thomson and his Challenger II and she often shoots at Bonneville and El Mirage Dry Lake.
197: Steve Moal from Moal Coachbuilders Creating Custom Built Hot Rods and Cars
Steve Moal of Moal Coachbuilders in Oakland, California, comes from a long line of skilled metal workers going back to his grandfather William who emigrated here to the United States from France. Steve’s shop carries on a tradition carried forward by his father George and today Steve and his wife and sons design, engineer, fabricate, and assemble custom coachcraft vehicles for the most discerning automotive enthusiasts. His skilled team of artisans create, and build distinct and spirited high-performance motorcars that are recognized around the world as works of art.
196: Scott Riekstins from Green Auto Detail Talks About Environmentally Friendly Auto Detailing
Scott Riekstins is the owner and operator of Green Auto Detail in Kirkland, Washington. He’s been detailing and caring for automobiles since 1989 out of his mobile detailing van. In 2009 Scott made a commitment to going green and today he focuses on using eco-friendly cleaning products and processes while cleaning vehicles. This reduces the impact on the environment and his customers, not to mention Scott himself. Scott’s detailed all kinds of vehicles including some famous cars from the movies including James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 and the iconic Chuck Barris Batmobile.
195: Vic Elford, Iconic Porsche Racer of the 917 and More Talks About His Life
Vic Elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and is a racing icon in Porsche’s history. He is arguably the most versatile all around driver of all time and he’s raced and won pretty much every motoring event in Europe and the U.S. The Monte Carlo Rally, the Daytona 24 Hours, Targa Florio, the Nurburgring 1000 Kilometers, Sebring and the European Rally Championship. Then he moved to Formula 1, Can Am, Trans Am, off road racing in Africa and even Nascar. In addition to Porsche Vic’s raced for almost every marque and set speed records and lap records around the globe. He drove for Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans and Vic’s authored books, narrated Michel Keyser’s film The Speed Merchants and still participates in many motoring and vintage racing events.
194: Thomas Bryant former Editor and Chief at Road & Track Magazine Shares a Lifetime Around Cars
Thomas Bryant spent 36 years working at Bond-Parkhurst/CBS/Hachette as an editor in various positions. He started as a junior editorial assistant on the magazine Pickup, Van & 4WD that was getting started in 1972. Thomas later moved to Road & Track as an Associate Editor, and then in 1986 he became the Editor of Road & Track Specials—magazines that focused on exotic cars from around the world. Two years later he was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Road & Track magazine where he had always longed to be. Thomas remained in that position for 20 years, until his retirement in the summer of 2008.
193: Scott Jacobs Artist Licensed by Harley Davidson
Scott Jacobs is an artist whose passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles is reflected in his paintings. Whether it’s a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a classic car, a fine bottle of wine or a delicate flower, Scott’s attention to detail supersedes all expectation. Every detail is perfection, right down to the reflections within reflections. Scott was the first artist to be officially licensed by Harley Davidson. His work has been featured in VQ Magazine, American Iron, Art Business News, Easy Rider Magazine, Airbrush Action Magazine as well as a host of other publications. His work is commissioned and collected by celebrities, he’s painted numerous portraits, and his work appears in galleries and collections around the world.
192: Shinoo Mapleton from Sector 111 Talks About Lotus, Arial Atom, Briggs Automotive Company and Alfa Romeo plus the Drakan Spyder
Shinoo Mapleton grew up in Detroit and admits his first memory is looking out at cars from his preschool window. He started Sector111 in 2003 and operates in Temecula California. It is a company focused on lightweight sports cars including Lotus, Ariel Atom, Briggs Automotive Company and Alfa Romeo. He is a lifelong auto fanatic and earned a mechanical engineering degree at GMI-Engineering Management Institute (now Kettering University). He started in the industry in 1985 working at Pontiac Fiero Assembly and then he move onto 3M Automotive. and continues to chase his automotive dreams.
191: Chris Powell Porsche Mechanic from Chris's German Auto Service
Chris Powell is the owner of Chris’s German Auto Service in Bellevue Washington. He’s run his shop for over 31 years caring for Porsche automobiles. Chris spent some of his early years in racing with Bruce Leven and Bayside Racing and he got his hands on some very serious Porsche race cars including: the RSR, 934, 935, 924, GTR, Lola Porsche, and the 962. The team ran at the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring and they won at Sebring in 1981. Chris is on the Porsche Club of America’s National Technical Committee and enjoys helping Club members with their cars and technical challenges.
190: Peter Krause Driving Coach Talks About Going Faster
After twenty-five years as an award winning historic race car competitor, mechanic, and preparation shop owner, Peter Krause shifted gears to rev up a new career utilizing the latest GPS and high definition video equipment to quantify racing driver performance. This intersection of this technology, coupled with Krause's intimate knowledge of the psychology, art and science of "going fast," propelled him into the top tier of driver coaches, perhaps more accurately, driver performance analysts, in North America. Peter maintains a 1,200 square foot learning facility at Virginia International Raceway, complete with simulators to "virtually coach" and plasmas on the wall to review data and video.
189: Bruce Canepa Talks About Designing, Building, Restoring, and Racing Vintage Cars and more
Bruce Canepa is the Founder and CEO of Canepa Motor Company and Concept Transporters in Scotts Valley, California. Bruce is passionately involved in all aspects of his companies from vehicle design and development to historic and collector cars sales, restoration, and racing. His company is renown for expertly combining sophisticated design and superb craftsmanship in new vehicles and Pebble Beach level restorations on collector cars, vintage racecars, hot rods, luxury cars, motorcycles, SUVs, you name it. The automotive projects that come out of his companies are recognized as the best of the best. Bruce has raced in all sorts of cars over the years and today runs in most of the premier historic events around the world.
188: Big Daddy Don Garlits Does A Quarter Mile at 323.04 MPH in 4.72 Seconds
The name “Big Daddy” Don Garlits is synonymous with drag racing. Don’s been dubbed the “King of the Dragsters” and is the patriarch of Top Fuel Drag Racing. His 17 World Championship titles and racing milestones are so numerous it would take me this entire show to list them all. Don’s won the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals a record 8 times and he’s raced for over four decades. His famous Swamp Rat series of 34 hand fabricated black race cars carried him to 144 national event wins. Today Don is the CEO of the Garlits Auto Museum in Ocala, Florida. The museum is a treasure trove of drag racing history and a destination for every fan to experience. The fastest Don's ever gone in a dragster? 323.04 mph in Swamp Rat 34 at the 2003 Gator Nationals. That's a quarter mile in 4.72 seconds!
187: John Wright is a Writer for Vintage Racecar, Victory Lane and Old Autos Magazines
John Wright is from Waterloo, Ontario. He is a journalist who writes stories about cars, racing, and people in racing. He writes for Vintage Race Cars, Victory Lane, and the Canadian publication Old Autos. He did some racing in a Formula Vee and then a race prepared MGB.
186: Danny Thompson Talks About Setting Land Speed Records and The Challenger II Plus His Father Micky Thompson
Danny Thompson comes from a family whose name is synonymous with speed. His father, Micky Thompson, is the famed driver and innovator of the Challenger, a man who broke land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Step by step, Danny Thompson has maintained and expanded his family’s celebrated history in motor sports. Danny raced motocross winning his first 18 races. He then moved on to raing cars in the Formula Atlantic Series, Supervees, and CRA Sprint Cars. He won the opening night of the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Grand Prix and drove for Chevrolet as a factory driver. He’s served as the President of the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group and later as a consultant to entertainment, promotional, and safety firms.
185: Jim Kearney from Kearney Driver Development Teaches You How To Drive Faster While Being Happy
Jim Kearney operates KDD, Kearney Driver Development. He is a driving coach who’s mission is to help drivers become faster, more consistent, and competitive. He spent 32 years racing in Formula Vee, Formula ford, F2000 and SSC. He is a four-time SCCA Northeast Division FVee Champion with numerous top ten finishes. He’s a published writer with his words appearing in Sports Car magazine and Speed Secrets Weekly to name a few. Jim’s Napkin Manifesto, “Little Things Do Add Up.” Is a testament to Jim’s philosophy about driving fast and tuning the helmet, not engineering the race car. As drivers gain confidence, performance rises and happy drivers go faster.
184: Ian James Racecar Driver for Team Seattle in the Alex Job Racing Tudor 991 Porsche GT
Ian James is an ex Pat Brit who moved to America from England in 1999 after a successful open wheel career racing junior open wheel formulas. He has been racing successfully ever since in the United States. He is a race winner in the former American LeMans and Grand Am series and well as the continental sports car series. Ian has a truly diversified career and a keen ability to adapt to all types of vehicles. He currently races for Alex Job Racing in the Tudor Sportscar series driving the heart of Racing 991 GT America Porsche where he's been a drive for the past four years. Team Seattle is a group known by their Racing for the Heart program where they have raised over five million dollars for Seattle Children's Hospital.
183: John Dagys Automotive Journalist Who Operates Sportscars365.com
John Dagys is an international motorsports journalist and photographer who specializes in the coverage of sports car and endurance racing. For the past ten years, he's traveled the globe reporting on professional auto racing series including the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship and pinnacle events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. John founded Sportscar365.com in 2013 that is an independent news source for sports car racing. He also serves as a corespondene for FOXSports.com.
182: Adam Martin From Hagerty Insurance and The Petersen Museums's Checkered Flag 200 Club
Adam Martin is the Vice President of The Hagerty Institute for Collector Vehicles, Business Development, and Automotive Data & Intelligence. He’s an overachieving classic car enthusiast affectionately known as enthuse-i-Adam. He’s an executive Committee member of the Checkered Flag 200 Club at the Petersen Museum. Recently Adam and Lucy, his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe were featured in a video on Petrolicious where you can enjoy Adam’s long time passion and enthusiasm for the collector car hobby. Adam always brings Enthuse-i-Adam to everything he does.
181: David Ray Races Around the Track From Hooked on Driving
David Ray is the founder and group leader at Hooked on Driving. It is a community of enthusiasts who share a passion for driving and they operate in 7 key regions of the U.S. Their focus is providing high performance driver training in the controlled environment of a race course – with NO competition or training for competition. It is all about providing drivers with coaching so they are better and safer drivers. David’s competed in the SCCA regional racing program and the NASA 25 Hour Thunderhill 5 times. He won two Regional Championships in T2 and the Illgen Enduro in two different classes. He’s an SCCA instructor, a driving coach and he was Chair of the new track committee of the San Francisco Region of the SCCA.
180: Emme Hall, Off Road Racer, Automotive Reviewer, Theater Costume Professional
Emme is a driver, racer, reviewer, and rabble-rouser. She is the principle driver and trophy winner for the Mega Monkey Motorsports 2 seat 1600 desert racecar, where she has podium finished in class 5U, class 11, and ultra-4. She is one of fewer than 20 American women to participate in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, a 9-day, all female off road rally in Morocco where they use no GPS. Emme reviews cars with the guys at the Fast Lane Car, one of the top automotive channels on YouTube. She holds an MFA in Costume Technology from North Carolina School of the Arts and she is a graduate of Yale School of Drama. She lives in Washington DC and works at a well-known regional theatre. Emme also autocrosses her Mazdaspeed Miata whenever she can.
179: Mackena Bell Shares Her Life Around Racing From Karts to NASCAR
Mackena Bell is the first female owner/driver team in NASCAR history. She runs out of Thomasville, North Carolina and started racing when she was 11 years old in an Outlaw kart. In 2014 she drove the Rick Ware Racing number 23 Chevrolet Camaro. Last year Mackena made her debut in one of NASCAR’s premier touring series at Phoenix International Raceway and she is one of only a few women to compete in the Nationwide series. She is the only woman to graduate from NASCARS’s Drive for Diversity Program who races in the Nationwide series.